| OPISTHODOMOI | • opisthodomoi n. Plural of opisthodomos. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| DECOMPOSITION | • decomposition n. A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost. • decomposition n. The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis. • decomposition n. The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts. |
| ISODIMORPHOUS | • isodimorphous adj. Having the quality of isodimorphism. • ISODIMORPHOUS adj. showing isodimorphism, isomorphism between each of the two forms of a dimorphous substance. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPE | • sigmoidoscope n. (Medicine) An instrument used for examining the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPY | • sigmoidoscopy n. (Medicine) Internal examination of the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPY n. examination of the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| DECOMPOSITIONS | • decompositions n. Plural of decomposition. • DECOMPOSITION n. the breakdown of dead organic material by detritivores or saprophytes. |
| MONOPRIONIDIAN | • monoprionidian adj. (Paleontology, of a graptolite) Having a polyparium with a single row of cells. • MONOPRIONIDIAN adj. of graptolites, serrated on one side. |
| PHOTOPERIODISM | • photoperiodism n. (Biology) The growth, development and other responses of plants and animals according to the length… • PHOTOPERIODISM n. a plant or animal's response or capacity to respond to photoperiod. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPES | • sigmoidoscopes n. Plural of sigmoidoscope. • SIGMOIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPIC | • sigmoidoscopic adj. (Medicine) Relating to the type of examination of the colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPIC adj. pertaining to a sigmoidoscope, an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| DIAPHOTOTROPISM | • DIAPHOTOTROPISM n. the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| DIPLOMATOLOGIES | • DIPLOMATOLOGY n. the study of diplomats. |
| MISPROPORTIONED | • misproportioned adj. Having incorrect or distorted proportions. • misproportioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of misproportion. • MISPROPORTION v. to proportion wrongly. |
| PHOTOPERIODISMS | • photoperiodisms n. Plural of photoperiodism. • PHOTOPERIODISM n. a plant or animal's response or capacity to respond to photoperiod. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPIES | • sigmoidoscopies n. Plural of sigmoidoscopy. • SIGMOIDOSCOPY n. examination of the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |