BOUSTROPHEDON | • boustrophedon adv. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left… • boustrophedon adj. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines. • boustrophedon adj. (Figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth. |
COUNTERPROOFS | • counterproofs n. Plural of counterproof. • COUNTERPROOF n. an inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and passing it through the press. |
ENTEROCOELOUS | • enterocoelous adj. Alternative form of enterocoelic. • ENTEROCOELOUS adj. of or like an enterocoele. |
GASTEROPODOUS | • gasteropodous adj. Obsolete form of gastropodous. • GASTEROPODOUS adj. like a gasteropod. |
HETEROSPOROUS | • heterosporous adj. (Botany, of an organism) Producing both male and female gametophytes. • HETEROSPOROUS adj. producing two different sizes or kinds of spores. |
HOMEOTHERMOUS | • HOMEOTHERMOUS adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded. |
MONOTREMATOUS | • monotrematous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Monotremata or monotremes. • monotrematous adj. (Ichthyology) Of the olfactory organ of a fish, having a single opening from which water flows in and out. • MONOTREMATOUS adj. like a monotreme. |
MOUTHBROODERS | • mouthbrooders n. Plural of mouthbrooder. • MOUTHBROODER n. a cichlid fish that carries its young in its mouth for protection, also MOUTHBREEDER. |
NOTORIOUSNESS | • notoriousness n. Notoriety, infamy. • NOTORIOUS n. infamous. |
OSTREOPHAGOUS | • ostreophagous adj. Oyster-eating. • OSTREOPHAGOUS adj. oyster-eating. |
OUTDOORSWOMEN | • outdoorswomen n. Plural of outdoorswoman. |
PHOTONEUTRONS | • photoneutrons n. Plural of photoneutron. • PHOTONEUTRON n. a neutron emitted from a nucleus as a result of photodisintegration. |
POSTBOURGEOIS | • postbourgeois adj. (In Marxist philosophy) Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie. • POSTBOURGEOIS adj. belonging to a period of society after the bourgeoisie. |
PROTEROGYNOUS | • proterogynous adj. (Botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous. • PROTEROGYNOUS adj. exhibiting proterogyny. |
SOUTHERNWOODS | • southernwoods n. Plural of southernwood. • SOUTHERNWOOD n. an aromatic South European shrub of the wormwood genus. |
STOLONIFEROUS | • stoloniferous adj. Producing stolons; putting forth suckers. • STOLONIFEROUS adj. bearing or having runners. |
TROUBLESHOOTS | • troubleshoots v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of troubleshoot. • TROUBLESHOOT v. to solve problems. |
UNORTHODOXIES | • unorthodoxies n. Plural of unorthodoxy. • UNORTHODOXY n. the state of being unorthodox. |