| CAMPODEIFORM | • campodeiform adj. (Zoology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling an insect or larva of the genus Campodea. • CAMPODEIFORM adj. of or resembling the Campodeidae, certain six-legged, hard-bodied active insect larvae. |
| CLADOSPORIUM | • Cladosporium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Davidiellaceae – fungi including some of the most common indoor… • CLADOSPORIUM n. a type of fungus. |
| DIOPTOMETERS | • dioptometers n. Plural of dioptometer. • DIOPTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring ocular refraction. |
| DISCOMPOSURE | • discomposure n. The state of being discomposed. • discomposure n. (Obsolete) Discordance; disagreement of parts. • DISCOMPOSURE n. lack of composure. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| MONODISPERSE | • monodisperse adj. (Of a colloid) Having particles of (approximately) the same size. • monodisperse adj. (Of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of uniform (“composed of a single macromolecular species”). • monodisperse v. To cause to become monodisperse. |
| OVERPROMISED | • overpromised v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpromise. • OVERPROMISE v. to promise too much. |
| 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. |
| PREDOMINATOR | • predominator n. One who predominates. • PREDOMINATOR n. one who predominates. |
| PYRAMIDOLOGY | • pyramidology n. The study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective… • PYRAMIDOLOGY n. the study of the Egyptian pyramids. |
| SPERMATOZOID | • spermatozoid n. (Biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm. • SPERMATOZOID n. a motile male gamete of a plant usually produced in an antheridium. |