| AILUROPHILES | • ailurophiles n. Plural of ailurophile. • AILUROPHILE n. a cat-lover, also AILOUROPHILE. |
| ALLELOMORPHS | • allelomorphs n. Plural of allelomorph. • ALLELOMORPH n. any one of the two or more possible forms of a gene, also ALLEL, ALLELE. |
| ALLOMORPHISM | • allomorphism n. (Chemistry) The property of a compound which has more than one crystalline form or allomorph. • ALLOMORPHISM n. the state of being an allomorph. |
| CHLOROPLASTS | • chloroplasts n. Plural of chloroplast. • CHLOROPLAST n. a plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis. |
| ELLIPSOGRAPH | • ellipsograph n. A mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse. • ELLIPSOGRAPH n. an instrument for describing ellipses. |
| HALOPERIDOLS | • haloperidols n. Plural of haloperidol. • HALOPERIDOL n. a synthetic tranquillizing drug used in treating psychiatric illnesses. |
| HOSPITALLERS | • hospitallers n. Plural of hospitaller. • HOSPITALLER n. a member of a charitable brotherhood for the care of the sick in hospitals, also HOSPITALER. |
| MORPHALLAXES | • morphallaxes n. Plural of morphallaxis. • MORPHALLAXIS n. regeneration in a changed form. |
| MORPHALLAXIS | • morphallaxis n. (Biology) The regeneration of specific tissue due to loss or death of the existing tissue. • MORPHALLAXIS n. regeneration in a changed form. |
| OSCILLOGRAPH | • oscillograph n. An instrument for measuring alternating or varying electric current in terms of current and voltage; an oscilloscope. • OSCILLOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording alternating current wave forms. |
| PLACEHOLDERS | • placeholders n. Plural of placeholder. • place␣holders n. Plural of place holder. • PLACEHOLDER n. a symbol in a mathematical or logical expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of a set. |
| PROTHALLUSES | • prothalluses n. Plural of prothallus. • PROTHALLUS n. the free-living gametophyte of a fern or other vascular cryptogam, also PROTHALLIUM. |
| SPHEROIDALLY | • spheroidally adv. In a spheroidal manner. • SPHEROIDAL adv. having the form of a spheroid. |
| TROPHALLAXES | • trophallaxes n. Plural of trophallaxis. • TROPHALLAXIS n. mutual exchange of nutriment in symbiosis. |
| TROPHALLAXIS | • trophallaxis n. (Biology) The mutual exchange of (fluid) food between individuals, especially in social insects. • TROPHALLAXIS n. mutual exchange of nutriment in symbiosis. |