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Acanthophorous
Acanthophorous Ac`an*thoph"o*rous, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? spine + ?
to bear.]
Spine-bearing. --Gray.
Actinophorous
Actinophorous Ac`ti*noph"o*rous, a. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + ? to
bear.]
Having straight projecting spines.
Adenophorous
Adenophorous Ad`e*noph"o*rous, a. [Adeno- + Gr. ? bearing.]
(Bot.)
Producing glands.
Anthophorous
Anthophorous An*thoph"o*rous, a.
Flower bearing; supporting the flower.
Ctenophorous
Ctenophoric Cten`o*phor"ic (t?n`?-f?r"?k), Ctenophorous
Cte*noph"o*rous (t?-n?f"?-r?s), a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
DiscophorousDiscophora Dis*coph"o*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? disk + ? to
bear.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of acalephs or jellyfishes, including most of the
large disklike species. -- Dis*coph"o*rous, a. GalactophorousGalactophorous Gal`ac*toph"o*rous, a. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, milk + ?
to bear: cf. F. galactophore. Cf. Lactiferous.] (Anat.)
Milk-carrying; lactiferous; -- applied to the ducts of
mammary glands. HypophosphorousHypophosphorous Hy`po*phos"phor*ous, a. [Pref. hypo- +
phosphorous.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of
oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphorous
acid.
Hypophosphorous acid (Chem.), an acid, H3PO2, whose salts
are produced by the action of barium hygrate on
phosphorus. It may be obtained from its water solution, by
exaporation and freezing, as a white crystalline
substance. It is a powerful reducing agent. Hypophosphorous acidHypophosphorous Hy`po*phos"phor*ous, a. [Pref. hypo- +
phosphorous.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of
oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphorous
acid.
Hypophosphorous acid (Chem.), an acid, H3PO2, whose salts
are produced by the action of barium hygrate on
phosphorus. It may be obtained from its water solution, by
exaporation and freezing, as a white crystalline
substance. It is a powerful reducing agent. Ichorous
Ichorous I"chor*ous, a. [Cf. F. ichoreux.]
Of or like ichor; thin; watery; serous; sanious.
Odontophorous
Odontophorous O`don*toph"o*rous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having an odontophore.
PhosphorousPhosphorous Phos"phor*ous, a. [Cf. F. phosphoreux.] (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling or containing
phosphorus; specifically, designating those compounds in
which phosphorus has a lower valence as contrasted with
phosphoric compounds; as, phosphorous acid, H3PO3. Phyllophorous
Phyllophorous Phyl*loph"o*rous, a. [Phyllo- + Gr. ? to bear.]
(Bot.)
Leaf-bearing; producing leaves.
PyrophorousPyrophoric Pyr`o*phor"ic, Pyrophorous Py*roph"o*rous, a.
[Pyro- + Gr. ? to bear.]
Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus.
Pyrophoric iron (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites
spontaneously on contact with air. Rhizophorous
Rhizophorous Rhi*zoph"o*rous, a. [Gr. ??? a root + ???? to
bear.] (Bot.)
Bearing roots.
Spermatophorous
Spermatophorous Sper`ma*toph"o*rous, a. (Physiol.)
Producing seed, or sperm; seminiferous; as, the so-called
spermatophorous cells.
Stylommatophorous
Stylommatophorous Sty*lom`ma*toph"o*rous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to Stylommatophora.
Sulphophosphorous
Sulphophosphorous Sul`pho*phos"phor*ous, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical acid of
phosphorus, analogous to phosphorous acid, and known in its
salts.
ZoophorousZoophorous o*["o]ph"o*rous, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See
Zo["o]phoric.] (Anc. Arch.)
The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; --
so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.
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