| HAEMOTOXINS | • haemotoxins n. Plural of haemotoxin. • HAEMOTOXIN n. a substance that destroys red blood cells, also HEMOTOXIN. |
| HOMEOSTASIS | • homeostasis n. (Physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain… • homeostasis n. Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance. • HOMEOSTASIS n. a tendency towards health or stable physical conditions, also HOMOEOSTASIS. |
| HOMEOSTATIC | • homeostatic adj. (Biology, physiology) Of or pertaining to homeostasis. • HOMEOSTATIC adj. relating to homeostasis, a tendency towards health or stable physical conditions, also HOMOEOSTATIC. |
| HOMOBLASTIC | • homoblastic adj. (Biology) Developing from a single type of tissue. • homoblastic adj. (Botany) Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant’s or shoot’s age. • HOMOBLASTIC adj. derived from similar cells; showing direct embryonic development. |
| HOMOPLASTIC | • homoplastic adj. Relating to, or showing, homoplasy. • homoplastic adj. Relating to the transplantation of tissue between individuals of the same species. • HOMOPLASTIC adj. similar in structure and development but not descended from a recent common source. |
| LOGOMACHIST | • logomachist n. One who disputes the meanings of words. • LOGOMACHIST n. a person who engages in a war of words. |
| MOUSTACHIOS | • moustachios n. Plural of moustachio. • moustachios v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moustachio. • MOUSTACHIO n. (Spanish) a large, elegantly curling moustache, also MUSTACHIO. |
| MYTHOPOEIAS | • mythopoeias n. Plural of mythopoeia. • MYTHOPOEIA n. the making of myths. |
| OPISTHOSOMA | • opisthosoma n. (Zoology) The posterior abdomen of the chelicerates. • OPISTHOSOMA n. the abdomen of a spider or other arachnid. |
| PHOTOMOSAIC | • photomosaic n. (Photography) A composite image made of individual photographs, normally of the same shape and size… • PHOTOMOSAIC n. an image composed of many smaller photographs. |
| RHIZOMATOUS | • rhizomatous adj. (Botany) Having the nature or habit of a rhizome or rootstock. • RHIZOMATOUS adj. having the form of a rhizome. |
| TAPHONOMIES | • taphonomies n. Plural of taphonomy. • TAPHONOMY n. the study or science of how plants and animals die, decay and become buried and fossilized. |
| TAPHONOMIST | • taphonomist n. One who studies taphonomy. • TAPHONOMIST n. an expert or specialist in taphonomy. |
| TRICHOMONAS | • trichomonas n. Trichomonad. • Trichomonas prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Trichomonadidae – flagellated protozoans parasitic in many animals. |