| ARCTOPHIL | • ARCTOPHIL n. a lover or collector of teddy-bears, also ARCTOPHILE. |
| AUTOPHAGY | • autophagy n. (Cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within… • autophagy n. (Cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion. • autophagy n. (Rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself. |
| AUTOPHOBY | • autophoby n. Archaic form of autophobia. • AUTOPHOBY n. a shrinking from making any reference to oneself. |
| AUTOPHONY | • autophony n. The unusually loud hearing of a person’s own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds. • autophony n. (Medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer’s own voice, while… • AUTOPHONY n. apparent distortion of one's own voice due to infection or stoppage of ears. |
| AUTOPHYTE | • autophyte n. Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances. • AUTOPHYTE n. an autotrophic plant, as any green plant. |
| ECTOPHYTE | • ectophyte n. (Biology) Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism. • ECTOPHYTE n. a vegetable ectoparasite. |
| ENTOPHYTE | • entophyte n. (Ecology) Any plant or fungus growing as a parasite within another organism. • ENTOPHYTE n. a vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body. |
| LEPTOPHOS | • leptophos n. An organophosphate formerly used as a pesticide and fungicide. • LEPTOPHOS n. a type of pesticide. |
| OPTOPHONE | • optophone n. A device that transforms light into sound. • optophone n. A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character. • OPTOPHONE n. a device transforming light into sound. |
| PHOTOPHIL | • photophil n. The phase of a two-phase circadian rhythm associated with light and expenditure of energy. • PHOTOPHIL n. an organism that seeks the light. |
| SCOTOPHIL | • scotophil n. The phase of a two-phase circadian rhythm associated with dark and relaxation or regeneration. • SCOTOPHIL adj. liking darkness. |