| CHLOROPHYTUM | • CHLOROPHYTUM n. any plant of the genus Chlorophytum, grown as pot plants for their long narrow leaves. |
| COMPULSATORY | • compulsatory adj. Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory. • COMPULSATORY adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATIVE. |
| COMPURGATORY | • compurgatory adj. Compurgatorial. • COMPURGATORY adj. relating to compurgation, the clearing of an accused person by means of oaths. |
| COUNTERPLOYS | • counterploys n. Plural of counterploy. • COUNTERPLOY n. a ploy in return. |
| CRYPTOCOCCUS | • cryptococcus n. Any soil fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which are pathogenic. • Cryptococcus prop.n. Principally soil-dwelling yeast fungi, but certain species cause cryptococcosis or meningitis in mammals… • Cryptococcus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Eriococcidae – certain scale insects, soft scale, some of which… |
| CRYPTOGAMOUS | • cryptogamous adj. Of or pertaining to the cryptogams. • CRYPTOGAMOUS adj. of or like a cryptogam. |
| CRYPTONYMOUS | • cryptonymous adj. Relating to, or published under, a cryptonym. • CRYPTONYMOUS adj. like a cryptonym, a secret name. |
| DEUTEROSCOPY | • deuteroscopy n. (Obsolete) That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense, ulterior signification. • deuteroscopy n. Second sight. • DEUTEROSCOPY n. second view or meaning; second sight. |
| HYDROPHYTOUS | • hydrophytous adj. Relating to hydrophytes. • hydrophytous adj. Relating to hydrophytons. • HYDROPHYTOUS adj. like a hydrophyte, also HYDROPHYTIC. |
| PECTORILOQUY | • pectoriloquy n. (Medicine) An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation. • PECTORILOQUY n. the sound of a patient's voice as heard through a stethoscope. |
| PITYROSPORUM | • Pityrosporum prop.n. Former name of Malassezia (“fungus genus”). • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| PORTENTOUSLY | • portentously adv. In an ominous manner. • portentously adv. In a pompous manner. • PORTENTOUS adv. of, relating to, or constituting a portent. |
| PREOVULATORY | • preovulatory adj. Prior to ovulation. • PREOVULATORY adj. occurring or existing in or typical of the period immediately preceding ovulation. |
| PROPITIOUSLY | • propitiously adv. In a propitious manner. • PROPITIOUS adv. favorably disposed, benevolent; auspicious. |
| PUSSYFOOTERS | • pussyfooters n. Plural of pussyfooter. • PUSSYFOOTER n. one who pussyfoots. |
| URETHROSCOPY | • urethroscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the interior of the urethra. • URETHROSCOPY n. medical examination of the urethra. |
| WOODBURYTYPE | • Woodburytype n. (Uncountable) A photomechanical printing process in which a relief pattern in gelatin is hardened and… • Woodburytype n. (Countable) A print of this kind. • WOODBURYTYPE n. (tradename) a photomechanical process in which an exposed and developed bichromated film is forced into a metal plate by great pressure, and so forms a matrix for subsequent printing. |