APOGAMOUSLY | • APOGAMOUS adv. engaging in apogamy, asexual reproduction. |
FLUOROGRAPHY | • fluorography n. Photofluorography. • fluorography n. Visualisation of radiolabelled material. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
GAMOPHYLLOUS | • gamophyllous adj. (Botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments). • GAMOPHYLLOUS adj. with perianth leaves united. |
HYLOPHAGOUS | • hylophagous adj. That feeds on wood. • HYLOPHAGOUS adj. eating wood. |
IMMUNOPATHOLOGY | • immunopathology n. (Medicine) The branch of immunology that studies the relation of the immune system to disease; a disease… • IMMUNOPATHOLOGY n. the study of immunity to disease. |
LYMPHOGRANULOMA | • lymphogranuloma n. Lymphogranuloma venereum. • LYMPHOGRANULOMA n. a tumour of the lymph glands. |
NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
PHYLLOPHAGOUS | • phyllophagous adj. (Zoology) that feeds on leaves; leaf-eating. • PHYLLOPHAGOUS adj. leaf-eating. |
PNEUMATOLOGY | • pneumatology n. The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God. • pneumatology n. (Christianity, theology) The study of the Holy Spirit as revealed in Scripture. • pneumatology n. The science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc. |
POLYGALACEOUS | • polygalaceous adj. Of or pertaining to a family of plants (Polygalaceae) of which Polygala is the type. • POLYGALACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Polygalaceae, milkworts. |
POLYGAMOUS | • polygamous adj. Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy. • polygamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting polygamy. • POLYGAMOUS adj. of or pertaining to polygamy. |
POLYGAMOUSLY | • polygamously adv. In a polygamous manner. • POLYGAMOUS adv. of or pertaining to polygamy. |
POLYGONACEOUS | • polygonaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a family of apetalous plants, Polygonaceae, of which the knotweeds of the… • POLYGONACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Polygonaceae, knotgrasses. |
POLYGONATUM | • Polygonatum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – many herbaceous perennials including Solomon’s seal. • POLYGONATUM n. the Solomon's seal genus Polygonatum, of the lily family. |
POLYGONATUMS | • POLYGONATUM n. the Solomon's seal genus Polygonatum, of the lily family. |
POLYPHAGOUS | • polyphagous adj. Eating many types of food. • polyphagous adj. (Of an herbivorous insect) Having many host plants. • POLYPHAGOUS adj. eating many types of food. |
ULTRASONOGRAPHY | • ultrasonography n. (Medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus. • ultrasonography n. The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures. • ULTRASONOGRAPHY n. the use of ultrasound. |
XYLOPHAGOUS | • xylophagous adj. Feeding on wood. (Of insects etc.) • xylophagous adj. Destructive to wood. (Of fungi etc.) • XYLOPHAGOUS adj. wood-eating. |
ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS | • zygophyllaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Zygophyllaceae of bean-capers, caltrops, and related plants. • ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS adj. belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the bean caper family. |