ANTHROPOPHAGOUS | • anthropophagous adj. Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal. • ANTHROPOPHAGOUS adj. eating humans. |
ANTHROPOPHUISMS | • ANTHROPOPHUISM n. the ascription of human nature to God or to the gods. |
BRACHYCEPHALOUS | • brachycephalous adj. Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic. • BRACHYCEPHALOUS adj. short-headed, esp. having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length. |
CHEMAUTOTROPHIC | • chemautotrophic adj. Alternative form of chemoautotrophic. • CHEMAUTOTROPHIC adj. of or like a chemautotroph. |
CHEMOAUTOTROPHS | • chemoautotrophs n. Plural of chemoautotroph. • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
CHEMOAUTOTROPHY | • chemoautotrophy n. (Biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is… • CHEMOAUTOTROPHY n. the production of energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. |
CHROMATOPHOROUS | • CHROMATOPHOROUS adj. of or like a chromatophore, a pigment-bearing cell. |
DRAUGHTSMANSHIP | • draughtsmanship n. UK standard spelling of draftsmanship. • DRAUGHTSMANSHIP n. the craft of draughtsman. |
EDRIOPHTHALMOUS | • edriophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to the Edriophthalma, a former classification of peracarids. • EDRIOPHTHALMOUS adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIAN, EDRIOPHTHALMIC. |
ELEUTHEROPHOBIA | • eleutherophobia n. (Rare) Fear of freedom. • ELEUTHEROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of freedom. |
FLUOROPHOSPHATE | • fluorophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) The anion PO3F2- formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a… • fluorophosphate n. (Organic chemistry) The functional group >PO3F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group… • FLUOROPHOSPHATE n. a mineral compound of fluorine and phosphorus. |
HYDROCEPHALUSES | • hydrocephaluses n. Plural of hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
PHENYLTHIOUREAS | • phenylthioureas n. Plural of phenylthiourea. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
PHONAUTOGRAPHIC | • phonautographic adj. Relating to the phonautograph. • PHONAUTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to a phonautograph, an instrument for recording sound vibrations. |
PHOTOAUTOTROPHS | • photoautotrophs n. Plural of photoautotroph. • PHOTOAUTOTROPH n. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. |
PITHECANTHROPUS | • Pithecanthropus prop.n. A former taxonomic genus in the family Hominidae, whose species are now assigned to the genus Homo… • PITHECANTHROPUS n. any of several primitive extinct men from Java. |
RADIOPHOSPHORUS | • radiophosphorus n. Radioactive phosphorus (especially when used as a tracer). • RADIOPHOSPHORUS n. a radioactive isotope of phosphorus. |
SUPERPHOSPHATES | • superphosphates n. Plural of superphosphate. • SUPERPHOSPHATE n. acid phosphate. |
UNCHOREOGRAPHED | • unchoreographed adj. Not choreographed. • UNCHOREOGRAPHED adj. not choreographed. |