| ARCHESPORIUM | • archesporium n. (Botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores. • ARCHESPORIUM n. a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops. |
| CHROMOPHORIC | • chromophoric adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to a chromophore. • chromophoric adj. (Biology) Coloured. • CHROMOPHORIC adj. of or like a chromophore, the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour, also CHROMOPHOROUS. |
| CRYPTORCHISM | • cryptorchism n. The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. • CRYPTORCHISM n. a medical condition in which the testes fail to descend, also CRYPTORCHIDISM. |
| HYDROMORPHIC | • hydromorphic adj. Synonym of hydric (“requiring moisture”). • hydromorphic adj. (Soil science) Formed in the presence of an excess of water. • HYDROMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of an excess of moisture which tends to suppress aerobic factors in soil-building. |
| LAMPROPHYRIC | • lamprophyric adj. Of or relating to lamprophyre. • LAMPROPHYRIC adj. of or like lamprophyre, a kind of basic igneous rock. |
| MACROGRAPHIC | • macrographic adj. Of or relating to macrography. • MACROGRAPHIC adj. of or like a macrograph, a photograph, drawing, etc. in which an object appears as large as or several times larger than the original. |
| MARCONIGRAPH | • marconigraph n. (Dated) wireless telegraph. • marconigraph v. (Dated) To communicate by wireless telegraph. • MARCONIGRAPH n. a message sent by wireless telegraphy. |
| MICROGRAPHED | • micrographed v. Simple past tense and past participle of micrograph. • MICROGRAPH v. to write with a micrograph. |
| MICROGRAPHER | • micrographer n. One who carries out micrography, describing things at the microscopic level. • MICROGRAPHER n. a person who draws or describes microscopic objects. |
| MICROGRAPHIC | • micrographic adj. Pertaining to micrographics. • micrographic adj. Pertaining to micrography. • MICROGRAPHIC adj. relating to micrographics, the production of photographically reduced texts. |
| MICROSPHERES | • microspheres n. Plural of microsphere. • MICROSPHERE n. a small sphere. |
| MORPHOMETRIC | • morphometric adj. Of or pertaining to morphometrics. • MORPHOMETRIC adj. relating to morphometry, measurement of form or shape. |
| MORPHOTROPIC | • morphotropic adj. (Crystallography) Of or pertaining to morphotropism. • morphotropic adj. Describing a phase transition due to a change in composition. • morphotropic adj. Describing the phase boundary between tetragonal and rhombohedral regions of a ferroelectric. |
| ORTHOMORPHIC | • orthomorphic adj. (Cartography) conformal. • ORTHOMORPHIC adj. of a map projection, maintaining true shape over a small area and scale in every direction. |
| PARACHRONISM | • parachronism n. An error in chronological order in which something is ascribed a later time than the actual one; metachronism. • PARACHRONISM n. the representation of something as being newer than it is. |
| PROCHRONISMS | • prochronisms n. Plural of prochronism. • PROCHRONISM n. assigning a date to an event earlier than actual. |
| PROTOMORPHIC | • protomorphic adj. (Biology) Having the most primitive character; in the earliest form. • PROTOMORPHIC adj. primordial; primitive. |
| TETRAMORPHIC | • tetramorphic adj. Having four forms. • tetramorphic adj. Relating to a tetramorph. • TETRAMORPHIC adj. having four forms. |
| THERMOTROPIC | • thermotropic adj. (Biology, of a plant) Tending to move towards or away from a source of heat. • thermotropic adj. (Physics, of a liquid crystal) Exhibiting different phases at different temperatures. • THERMOTROPIC adj. bending towards or away from a heat source. |