| EGOCENTRICS | • egocentrics n. Plural of egocentric. • EGOCENTRIC n. an egocentric person. |
| EGOCENTRISM | • egocentrism n. The constant following of one’s egotistical desires to an extreme. • EGOCENTRISM n. being egocentric, also EGOCENTRICITY. |
| LOGOCENTRIC | • logocentric adj. Of or pertaining to logocentrism. |
| MENINGOCELE | • meningocele n. (Pathology) A form of spina bifida in which a meningeal sac of cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through the skull. • MENINGOCELE n. protrusion of the meninges through the skull. |
| OLIGOCHAETE | • oligochaete n. Any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the subclass Oligochaeta, that… • OLIGOCHAETE n. any worm of the Oligochaeta, chaetopods in which the locomotor organs are reduced to bristles, e.g. earthworms, etc. |
| OLIGOCHROME | • oligochrome adj. (Art) Using only a few colours. • OLIGOCHROME n. (trademark) the brand name of a light-filtering device used in photography. |
| OLIGOCLASES | • oligoclases n. Plural of oligoclase. • OLIGOCLASE n. a triclinic soda-lime feldspar, plagioclase. |
| PHAGOCYTISE | • phagocytise v. (Immunology, cytology, Britain) To ingest (something) by phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTISE v. to consume by phagocytosis, also PHAGOCYTIZE. |
| PHAGOCYTISM | • phagocytism n. The nature or function of a phagocyte. • PHAGOCYTISM n. the nature or function of a phagocyte. |
| PHAGOCYTIZE | • phagocytize v. (Immunology, cytology, US) To ingest (something) by phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTIZE v. to consume by phagocytosis, also PHAGOCYTISE. |
| PHAGOCYTOSE | • phagocytose v. (Immunology, cytology) To phagocytize; to ingest by phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTOSE v. to subject to phagocytic action. |
| QUANGOCRACY | • quangocracy n. Rule by quangos or similar unelected bodies. • QUANGOCRACY n. government by quango. |
| QUANGOCRATS | • quangocrats n. Plural of quangocrat. |
| ZYGOCARDIAC | • zygocardiac adj. (Anatomy) Yoke-like and cardiac; applied to an ossicle of the stomach of some crustaceans. • ZYGOCARDIAC adj. denoting certain paired lateral ossicles in the gastric mill of Crustacea. |