ACHROMATOUS | • achromatous adj. Lacking normal colour; colourless. • ACHROMATOUS adj. having little or no colour. |
ANACHRONOUS | • anachronous adj. Anachronistic. • ANACHRONOUS adj. relating to anachronism. |
AUTOCHTHONS | • autochthons n. Plural of autochthon. • AUTOCHTHON n. one sprung from the ground he inhabits, aborigine, native. |
AUXOCHROMES | • auxochromes n. Plural of auxochrome. • AUXOCHROME n. a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye. |
CACOPHONOUS | • cacophonous adj. Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds. • CACOPHONOUS adj. discordant, unpleasantly noisy, also CACOPHONIC, CACOPHONICAL, CACOPHONIOUS. |
CAOUTCHOUCS | • caoutchoucs n. Plural of caoutchouc. • CAOUTCHOUC n. (Quechua) un-vulcanized natural rubber. |
CHIAROSCURO | • chiaroscuro n. (Painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts… • chiaroscuro n. (Painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color. • chiaroscuro n. (Art) A woodcut technique in which several woodcut blocks are used to print different shades of a color… |
CHOLAGOGUES | • cholagogues n. Plural of cholagogue. • CHOLAGOGUE n. an agent which increases the flow of bile and promotes its ejection. |
CREOPHAGOUS | • creophagous adj. Flesh-eating. • CREOPHAGOUS adj. flesh-eating, carnivorous. |
CYMOPHANOUS | • cymophanous adj. Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant. • CYMOPHANOUS adj. opalescent. |
DIACHRONOUS | • diachronous adj. (Geology) Varying in age from place to place. • diachronous adj. Alternative form of diachronic. • DIACHRONOUS adj. relating to the study of a language through its development. |
DICHOGAMOUS | • dichogamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting dichogamy. • DICHOGAMOUS adj. having males and females maturing at different rates. |
HERCOGAMOUS | • hercogamous adj. (Botany) Not capable of self-fertilization; said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle… • HERCOGAMOUS adj. related to hercogamy, the prevention of self-pollination in plants. |
HOLOCAUSTAL | • holocaustal adj. Of or relating to a holocaust. • HOLOCAUSTAL adj. relating to a holocaust, also HOLOCAUSTIC. |
HOLOCAUSTIC | • holocaustic adj. Of or relating to a holocaust. • HOLOCAUSTIC adj. relating to a holocaust, also HOLOCAUSTAL. |
MONOCHASIUM | • monochasium n. (Botany) A type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower. • MONOCHASIUM n. a cyme with a single main stem. |
MOUSTACHIOS | • moustachios n. Plural of moustachio. • moustachios v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moustachio. • MOUSTACHIO n. (Spanish) a large, elegantly curling moustache, also MUSTACHIO. |
MYCOPHAGOUS | • mycophagous adj. Fungus-eating. • MYCOPHAGOUS adj. eating fungus. |