ANTHROPOGRAPHY | • anthropography n. The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different… • ANTHROPOGRAPHY n. the study of the geographical distribution of human races. |
ANTHROPOPHAGY | • anthropophagy n. The eating of human flesh; cannibalism. • ANTHROPOPHAGY n. cannibalism. |
HELMINTHOLOGY | • helminthology n. (Zoology) The branch of zoology related to the study of helminths (parasitic worms). • HELMINTHOLOGY n. the study of parasitic worms. |
HONEYMONTHING | • HONEYMONTH v. (obsolete) to spend one's honeymoon, also HONEYMOON. |
HYPOGNATHOUS | • hypognathous adj. (Zoology) Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper jaw. • HYPOGNATHOUS adj. having the lower jaw or mandible protruding. |
ONYCHOPHAGIST | • onychophagist n. (Rare) A person who bites his or her fingernails. • ONYCHOPHAGIST n. one who bites their fingernails. |
ONYCHOPHAGISTS | • onychophagists n. Plural of onychophagist. • ONYCHOPHAGIST n. one who bites their fingernails. |
ORTHOGNATHY | • orthognathy n. The condition of being orthognathous. • ORTHOGNATHY n. the state of having normally aligned jaws. |
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. |
ORTHOHYDROGENS | • orthohydrogens n. Plural of orthohydrogen. • 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. |
PHOSPHORYLATING | • phosphorylating v. Present participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylating adj. That phosphorylates. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
PHYTOPATHOGEN | • phytopathogen n. (Biology) Any organism that is pathogenic to plants. • PHYTOPATHOGEN n. an organism parasitic on a plant host. |
PHYTOPATHOGENIC | • phytopathogenic adj. Pathogenic to plants. • PHYTOPATHOGENIC adj. of or like a phytopathogen. |
PHYTOPATHOGENS | • phytopathogens n. Plural of phytopathogen. • PHYTOPATHOGEN n. an organism parasitic on a plant host. |
THOROUGHGOINGLY | • thoroughgoingly adv. Fully; completely; thoroughly. • THOROUGHGOING adv. marked by thoroughness or zeal. |