HAPAXANTHOUS | • hapaxanthous adj. Being or relating to a hapaxanth. • HAPAXANTHOUS adj. monocarpous, also HAPAXANTHIC. |
HYPOTHALAMUS | • hypothalamus n. (Anatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon… • HYPOTHALAMUS n. a part of the brain. |
PHOSPHATURIA | • phosphaturia n. (Pathology) The presence of phosphate in the urine. • PHOSPHATURIA n. the excessive discharge of phosphates in the urine. |
HEMATOPHAGOUS | • hematophagous adj. (American spelling) Alternative form of haematophagous. • HEMATOPHAGOUS adj. of certain animals, feeding on blood, also HAEMATOPHAGOUS. |
PHONAUTOGRAPH | • phonautograph n. (Historical) A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form. • PHONAUTOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording sound vibrations. |
PHOSPHATURIAS | • phosphaturias n. Plural of phosphaturia. • PHOSPHATURIA n. the excessive discharge of phosphates in the urine. |
ANTHROPOPHAGUS | • anthropophagus n. A man-eater; a cannibal. • ANTHROPOPHAGUS n. a cannibal; a man-eater. |
HAEMATOPHAGOUS | • haematophagous adj. (British spelling) Feeding on blood. • hæmatophagous adj. Obsolete spelling of hematophagous. • HAEMATOPHAGOUS adj. of certain animals, feeding on blood, also HEMATOPHAGOUS. |
PHONAUTOGRAPHS | • phonautographs n. Plural of phonautograph. • PHONAUTOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording sound vibrations. |
SCAPHOCEPHALUS | • SCAPHOCEPHALUS n. an abnormally long and narrow boat-shaped skull. |
SULPHATHIAZOLE | • sulphathiazole n. Alternative spelling of sulfathiazole. • SULPHATHIAZOLE n. a sulphonamide formerly used in human medicine against staphylococcal infection (now only used in veterinary medicine), also SULFATHIAZOLE. |
THAUMATOGRAPHY | • thaumatography n. A description of natural wonders. • THAUMATOGRAPHY n. the description of natural wonders. |
ANTHROPOPHAGOUS | • anthropophagous adj. Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal. • ANTHROPOPHAGOUS adj. eating humans. |
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. |
PHONAUTOGRAPHIC | • phonautographic adj. Relating to the phonautograph. • PHONAUTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to a phonautograph, an instrument for recording sound vibrations. |
SCAPHOCEPHALOUS | • scaphocephalous adj. Synonym of scaphocephalic. • SCAPHOCEPHALOUS adj. having an abnormally long and narrow boat-shaped skull. |
SULPHATHIAZOLES | • sulphathiazoles n. Plural of sulphathiazole. • SULPHATHIAZOLE n. a sulphonamide formerly used in human medicine against staphylococcal infection (now only used in veterinary medicine), also SULFATHIAZOLE. |