| AUXOSPORES | • auxospores n. Plural of auxospore. • AUXOSPORE n. a diatom cell before its siliceous wall is formed. |
| AUXOTROPHS | • auxotrophs n. Plural of auxotroph. • AUXOTROPH n. an auxotrophic strain or individual, i.e. one requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| EXOPHAGOUS | • exophagous adj. Exhibiting or relating to exophagy. • EXOPHAGOUS adj. relating to exophagy, cannibalism outside one's own group. |
| EXOTROPIAS | • exotropias n. Plural of exotropia. • EXOTROPIA n. a condition in which the eyes turn outwards. |
| OPOPANAXES | • opopanaxes n. Plural of opopanax. • OPOPANAX n. (Greek) a medicinal gum-resin. |
| PHOTOTAXES | • phototaxes n. Plural of phototaxis. • PHOTOTAXIS n. growth or movement determined by light. |
| PHOTOTAXIS | • phototaxis n. (Biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light. • PHOTOTAXIS n. growth or movement determined by light. |
| POMOSEXUAL | • pomosexual adj. (Of a person) Rejecting, avoiding or not fitting in any sexual orientation label, such as heterosexual… • pomosexual n. A person who is pomosexual. • POMOSEXUAL n. someone who rejects sex altogether. |
| SAXOPHONES | • saxophones n. Plural of saxophone. • SAXOPHONE n. a jazz and dance band instrument with a reed, an S-shaped (properly metal) tube, and about twenty finger-keys. |
| SAXOPHONIC | • saxophonic adj. Of or pertaining to the saxophone. • SAXOPHONIC adj. of or like a saxophone. |
| SOAPBOXING | • soapboxing v. Present participle of soapbox. • SOAPBOX v. to give an opinion to the public. |
| TOXOPLASMA | • toxoplasma n. Any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans. • Toxoplasma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae – parasitic chromists that cause disease in mammals… • TOXOPLASMA n. a genus of microorganisms causing infections in domestic cats and humans. |
| TROPOTAXES | • tropotaxes n. Plural of tropotaxis. • TROPOTAXIS n. a taxis in which an organism orients itself by the simultaneous comparison of stimuli of different intensity operating on different end organs. |
| TROPOTAXIS | • tropotaxis n. (Biology) Movement by organisms with paired receptor cells, triggered when the stimuli at the receptors… • TROPOTAXIS n. a taxis in which an organism orients itself by the simultaneous comparison of stimuli of different intensity operating on different end organs. |