| ANEMOCHOROUS | • anemochorous adj. (Botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind. • ANEMOCHOROUS adj. of or like an anemochore, a plant in which the fruits or seeds are dispersed by wind. |
| HOMOEOSTASES | • HOMOEOSTASIS n. a tendency towards health or stable physical conditions, also HOMEOSTASIS. |
| HOMOEOSTASIS | • homoeostasis n. Alternative spelling of homeostasis. • homœostasis n. Obsolete spelling of homeostasis. • HOMOEOSTASIS n. a tendency towards health or stable physical conditions, also HOMEOSTASIS. |
| HOMOEOSTATIC | • homoeostatic adj. Alternative spelling of homeostatic. • HOMOEOSTATIC adj. relating to homoeostasis. |
| MONADOLOGIES | • monadologies n. Plural of monadology. • MONADOLOGY n. the doctrine or theory of monads. |
| MONOPETALOUS | • monopetalous adj. (Botany) Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to… • MONOPETALOUS adj. having petals united. |
| MONOSEPALOUS | • monosepalous adj. (Botany, of a calyx) having all sepals united. • MONOSEPALOUS adj. sepals fused. |
| MOTORBOATERS | • motorboaters n. Plural of motorboater. • MOTORBOATER n. one who drives a motorboat. |
| MOTORCOACHES | • motorcoaches n. Plural of motorcoach. • motor-coaches n. Plural of motor-coach. • motor␣coaches n. Plural of motor coach. |
| OMMATOPHORES | • ommatophores n. Plural of ommatophore. • OMMATOPHORE n. an eyestalk, as in snails. |
| OSTEOSARCOMA | • osteosarcoma n. A type of cancer of the bone. • OSTEOSARCOMA n. a malignant tumour derived from osteoblasts, composed of bone and sarcoma cells. |
| OVARIOTOMIES | • ovariotomies n. Plural of ovariotomy. • OVARIOTOMY n. the operation of removing one or both of the ovaries, aka oophorectomy. |
| POTAMOGETONS | • potamogetons n. Plural of potamogeton. • POTAMOGETON n. a plant of the pondweed genus of water plants, with floating and submerged leaves. |
| POTAMOLOGIES | • POTAMOLOGY n. the study of rivers. |
| RODOMONTADES | • rodomontades n. Plural of rodomontade. • RODOMONTADE n. (French) a bragging speech; vain boasting or bluster. |
| SEROTAXONOMY | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
| SOMATOLOGIES | • somatologies n. Plural of somatology. • SOMATOLOGY n. the science of the properties of matter. |
| SPERMATOZOON | • spermatozoon n. (Cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote. • spermatozoön n. Alternative spelling of spermatozoon. • SPERMATOZOON n. a male sexual cell, which fertilises the egg, also SPERMATOZOAN. |