| ANTHOCHLORES | • ANTHOCHLORE n. a yellow pigment in flowers. |
| BATHOCHROMES | • BATHOCHROME n. a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
| CHEMOAUTROPH | • CHEMOAUTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTOTROPH. |
| CHLOROETHENE | • chloroethene n. (Organic chemistry) vinyl chloride, or any other chlorinated derivative of ethene. • CHLOROETHENE n. ethyl chloride. |
| CLOTHESHORSE | • clotheshorse n. A frame on which laundry is hung to dry. • clotheshorse n. (Figurative) A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing. • clothes-horse n. Alternative form of clotheshorse. |
| HETEROCHRONY | • heterochrony n. (Biology) the variation in ontogeny of individuals of a species that gives rise to evolution. • HETEROCHRONY n. divergence from normal time sequence in development, also HETEROCHRONISM. |
| HOMEOTHERMIC | • homeothermic adj. (Zoology) Capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment. • HOMEOTHERMIC adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded, also HOMOIOTHERMIC. |
| HYPOCHLORITE | • hypochlorite n. (Chemistry) any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach. • HYPOCHLORITE n. a salt of hypochlorous acid. |
| HYPOTHECATOR | • hypothecator n. (Law) One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed. • HYPOTHECATOR n. one who hypothecates. |
| METHOXYCHLOR | • methoxychlor n. (Organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide. • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
| ORTHOCEPHALY | • orthocephaly n. The condition of being orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALY n. the state of being orthocephalic. |
| PHOTOSPHERIC | • photospheric adj. Of, relating to, or occurring in the photosphere. • PHOTOSPHERIC adj. relating to the photosphere. |
| PHOTOTHERMIC | • photothermic adj. Relating to both light and heat. • PHOTOTHERMIC adj. of or concerned with light and heat, esp. the production of heat by light, also PHOTOTHERMAL. |
| PHYTOCHROMES | • phytochromes n. Plural of phytochrome. • PHYTOCHROME n. a plant pigment which absorbs red or infrared rays and acts as an enzyme controlling growth. |
| THERMOCHROMY | • thermochromy n. The property possessed by heat of being composed, like light, of rays of different degrees of refrangibility… • THERMOCHROMY n. a phenomenon in which certain dyes made from liquid crystals change colour reversibly when their temperature is change, also THERMOCHROMISM. |
| TROCHOPHORES | • trochophores n. Plural of trochophore. • TROCHOPHORE n. a free-swimming pelagic form of many invertebrates, also TROCHOSPHERE. |
| TROCHOSPHERE | • trochosphere n. (Zoology) A young larval form of many annelids, mollusks, and bryozoans, in which a circle of cilia… • TROCHOSPHERE n. a free-swimming pelagic form of many invertebrates, also TROCHOPHORE. |