BIOCOMPUTINGS | • BIOCOMPUTING n. the application of computers to problems in biology and biochemistry. |
CLEISTOGAMOUS | • cleistogamous adj. (Botany) Pertaining to cleistogamy. • CLEISTOGAMOUS adj. relating to cleistogamy, the production of small inconspicuous closed self-pollinating flowers additional to and often more fruitful than showier ones on the same plant, also CLEISTOGAMIC. |
COMPURGATIONS | • compurgations n. Plural of compurgation. • COMPURGATION n. the exoneration of an accused person on the basis of oaths sworn by other persons. |
ENTOMOPHAGOUS | • entomophagous adj. Feeding on insects; insectivorous. • ENTOMOPHAGOUS adj. eating insects. |
GEITONOGAMOUS | • geitonogamous adj. Relating to or exhibiting geitonogamy. • GEITONOGAMOUS adj. relating to geitonogamy, pollination of a flower by another flower on the same plant. |
GRANULOMATOUS | • granulomatous adj. (Pathology) Of, pertaining to, or characterised by granulomata. • GRANULOMATOUS adj. of or like a granuloma, a localized collection of granulation tissue. |
HAEMATOGENOUS | • haematogenous adj. Producing blood. • haematogenous adj. Spread by blood. • HAEMATOGENOUS adj. relating to haematogenesis, the production of blood, also HEMATOGENOUS. |
HEMATOPHAGOUS | • hematophagous adj. (American spelling) Alternative form of haematophagous. • HEMATOPHAGOUS adj. of certain animals, feeding on blood, also HAEMATOPHAGOUS. |
IMMUNOLOGISTS | • immunologists n. Plural of immunologist. • IMMUNOLOGIST n. a practitioner of immunology. |
MONOLINGUISTS | • monolinguists n. Plural of monolinguist. • MONOLINGUIST n. a monoglot. |
MUSICOLOGISTS | • musicologists n. Plural of musicologist. • MUSICOLOGIST n. a student of musicology. |
MYCETOPHAGOUS | • mycetophagous adj. That feeds on fungi. • MYCETOPHAGOUS adj. eating fungi. |
NUMEROLOGISTS | • numerologists n. Plural of numerologist. • NUMEROLOGIST n. a student of numerology. |
NUMISMATOLOGY | • numismatology n. Numismatics. • NUMISMATOLOGY n. the study or collection of coins and medals. |
ODONTOGLOSSUM | • odontoglossum n. Any of very many orchids of the genus Odontoglossum. • ODONTOGLOSSUM n. any of a genus of widely cultivated tropical American orchids. |
ORNITHOGALUMS | • ORNITHOGALUM n. a plant of a large genus of herbs of the family Liliaceae. |
PLAGIOSTOMOUS | • plagiostomous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Plagiostomi. • PLAGIOSTOMOUS adj. of or like a plagiostome, also PLAGIOSTOMATOUS. |
PROMULGATIONS | • promulgations n. Plural of promulgation. • PROMULGATION n. the act of promulgating. |
PULMONOLOGIST | • pulmonologist n. A physician who specializes in pulmonology. • PULMONOLOGIST n. a consultant in pulmonology, the study of the lungs. |