| AEROTROPISM | • aerotropism n. (Biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content. • aërotropism n. Alternative spelling of aerotropism. • AEROTROPISM n. curvature in response to concentration of oxygen. |
| AMBOCEPTORS | • amboceptors n. Plural of amboceptor. • AMBOCEPTOR n. in immunization, an antibody acting as a double receptor. |
| COMPENSATOR | • compensator n. (Literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation. • compensator n. Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance. • compensator n. A building control device used to deliver the compensation relationship or curve between the air temperature… |
| COMPOSTABLE | • compostable adj. Suitable for compost. • compostable n. That which is suitable for compost. • COMPOSTABLE adj. that can be composted. |
| FORETOPMAST | • foretopmast n. (Nautical) The mast above the foretop. • FORETOPMAST n. the mast above the foretop platform. |
| HOMOEOPATHS | • homoeopaths n. Plural of homoeopath. • HOMOEOPATH n. a person who believes in or practises homoeopathy, also HOMEOPATH, HOMEOPATHIST, HOMOEOPATHIST. |
| HOMOPTERANS | • homopterans n. Plural of homopteran. • HOMOPTERAN n. a member of the Homoptera, cicadas, froghoppers etc. |
| ISOMETROPIA | • isometropia n. (Medicine) The normal condition of having equal refractive power in each eye. • ISOMETROPIA n. equal refraction of the two eyes. |
| LEPROMATOUS | • lepromatous adj. Synonym of lepromatoid: Of or relating to leprous lesions (lepromas) or lepromatic leprosy. • LEPROMATOUS adj. characterized by, exhibiting, or being leprosy with infective superficial granulomatous nodules. |
| LIPOMATOSES | • LIPOMATOSIS n. the presence of many lipomata; obesity. |
| MYTHOPOEIAS | • mythopoeias n. Plural of mythopoeia. • MYTHOPOEIA n. the making of myths. |
| PLAGIOSTOME | • plagiostome n. (Zoology) One of the Plagiostomi. • PLAGIOSTOME n. any fish families of the Plagiostomata or Plagiostomi, the cross-mouthed fishes, sharks and ray. |
| SMOOTHPATES | • SMOOTHPATE n. (archaic) a bald person. |
| SOMATOTYPED | • somatotyped v. Simple past tense and past participle of somatotype. • SOMATOTYPE v. to place with regard to somatotype. |
| SOMATOTYPES | • somatotypes n. Plural of somatotype. • SOMATOTYPE v. to place with regard to somatotype. |
| SPERMATOZOA | • spermatozoa n. Plural of spermatozoon. • SPERMATOZOON n. a male sexual cell, which fertilises the egg, also SPERMATOZOAN. |
| SYNAPTOSOME | • synaptosome n. A structure containing vesicles and mitochondria of a synapse that is obtained when brain tissue is homogenized. • SYNAPTOSOME n. a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| TAPHONOMIES | • taphonomies n. Plural of taphonomy. • TAPHONOMY n. the study or science of how plants and animals die, decay and become buried and fossilized. |
| TROPAEOLUMS | • TROPAEOLUM n. a genus of South American trailing plants. |
| TRYPANOSOME | • trypanosome n. Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of… • TRYPANOSOME n. a parasite causing sleeping sickness. |