| DROMOPHOBIAS | • DROMOPHOBIA n. a fear of crossing streets. |
| ENDOMORPHIES | • ENDOMORPHY n. the state of being an endomorph, a crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz. |
| ENDOMORPHISM | • endomorphism n. (Geology) The assimilation of surrounding rock by an intrusive igneous rock. • endomorphism n. (Mathematics) A homomorphism that maps a system to itself. • ENDOMORPHISM n. metamorphism of cooling igneous rock; mapping a set into itself. |
| HEMOPHILIOID | • HEMOPHILIOID adj. relating to haemophilia, also HAEMOPHILIOID. |
| 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. |
| HYDROTROPISM | • hydrotropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
| IDIOMORPHISM | • IDIOMORPHISM n. the state of being idiomorphic. |
| ISODIMORPHIC | • isodimorphic adj. Isodimorphous. • ISODIMORPHIC adj. showing isodimorphism. |
| LYMPHOMATOID | • lymphomatoid adj. Relating to, or characteristic of lymphomata. • LYMPHOMATOID adj. like a lymphoma. |
| MONADELPHOUS | • monadelphous adj. (Botany) Having all its stamens within a flower fused together at least partly by the filaments. • MONADELPHOUS adj. united by filaments into a single stamen. |
| MONODELPHIAN | • monodelphian n. (Zoology) One of the Monodelphia. • MONODELPHIAN n. any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphi. |
| MONODELPHOUS | • monodelphous adj. (Botany) Describing stamens that have filaments united into a single tubelike group. • monodelphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Monodelphia. • MONODELPHOUS adj. relating to the Monodelphia, placental mammals. |
| MONOPHYODONT | • monophyodont adj. (Biology) Having only one set of teeth. • monophyodont n. (Biology) Any organism with only one set of teeth. • MONOPHYODONT n. an animal with only one set of teeth. |
| OPISTHODOMOI | • opisthodomoi n. Plural of opisthodomos. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| OPISTHODOMOS | • opisthodomos n. (Greek architecture) A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| PAEDOMORPHIC | • paedomorphic adj. Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult. • pædomorphic adj. Alternative spelling of pedomorphic. • PAEDOMORPHIC adj. of, relating to, involving, or exhibiting paedomorphosis or paedomorphism. |
| PHOTODYNAMIC | • photodynamic adj. Of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations. • photodynamic adj. Of, or relating to photodynamics. • PHOTODYNAMIC adj. of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as in the destruction of cancer cells stained with a light-sensitive dye) in a living system. |
| PODOPHYLLUMS | • podophyllums n. Plural of podophyllum. • PODOPHYLLUM n. the dried rootlet and rhizome of the mayapple, used as a caustic. |
| PSEUDOMORPHS | • pseudomorphs n. Plural of pseudomorph. • PSEUDOMORPH n. a false or abnormal physical form. |