ALLOCHTHONOUS | • allochthonous adj. Originating in a place other than where it is found. • allochthonous adj. (Geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation. • ALLOCHTHONOUS adj. refers to something, e.g. a rock, formed elsewhere than in its present location. |
ANTHROPOMORPH | • anthropomorph n. A figure in ancient art resembling a human being. • anthropomorph n. An anthropomorphic character. • ANTHROPOMORPH n. a stylized human figure. |
ANTHROPOSOPHY | • anthroposophy n. (Archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature. • anthroposophy n. A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as… • Anthroposophy prop.n. Alternative letter-case form of anthroposophy. |
AUTOCHTHONOUS | • autochthonous adj. Native to the place where found; indigenous. • autochthonous adj. (Biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates. • autochthonous adj. (Geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance… |
MONOPHOSPHATE | • monophosphate n. (Chemistry) any compound containing a single phosphate unit. • MONOPHOSPHATE n. an ester of phosphoric acid. |
MONOPHTHONGAL | • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong. • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also… • MONOPHTHONGAL adj. of or like a monophthong. |
ORNITHOMORPHS | • ornithomorphs n. Plural of ornithomorph. • ORNITHOMORPH n. a figure or design in the form of a bird. |
ORNITHOPHOBIA | • ornithophobia n. Fear of birds. • ORNITHOPHOBIA n. fear of birds. |
ORTHOGNATHOUS | • orthognathous adj. (Anatomy) straight-jawed. • ORTHOGNATHOUS adj. having a lower jaw that neither projects nor recedes, also ORTHOGNATHIC. |
ORTHOHYDROGEN | • orthohydrogen n. (Physics) form of the hydrogen molecule (H2) in which the two nuclei have parallel spin; about 75% of… • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
PHOTOSHOPPING | • photoshopping v. Present participle of photoshop. • PHOTOSHOP v. to manipulate a digital image using editing software. |
PHYTOHORMONES | • phytohormones n. Plural of phytohormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |
PYTHONOMORPHS | • pythonomorphs n. Plural of pythonomorph. • PYTHONOMORPH n. a large marine reptile of the Cretaceous period, with long, scaly body and paddle-shaped limbs. |
THOROUGHGOING | • thoroughgoing adj. With great attention to detail; complete, thorough. • thorough-going adj. Alternative form of thoroughgoing. • THOROUGHGOING adj. marked by thoroughness or zeal. |
XANTHOCHROOUS | • xanthochroous adj. Yellow‐skinned; of or pertaining to Xanthochroi. • XANTHOCHROOUS adj. exhibiting xanthochroism, a condition in which all pigments other than yellow disappear, also XANTHOCHROIC. |