| AUXOCHROME | • auxochrome n. (Obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift… • AUXOCHROME n. a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye. |
| ERIOPHORUM | • Eriophorum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – cottongrass, found in acidic bogs, especially in the Arctic. • ERIOPHORUM n. a plant of the cotton-grass genus. |
| HOMOGENOUS | • homogenous adj. (Biology) Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny. • homogenous adj. (See usage notes) Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”). • HOMOGENOUS adj. having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification. |
| HOMOLOGUES | • homologues n. Plural of homologue. • HOMOLOGUE n. a thing exactly or relatively corresponding in structure. |
| HOMOSEXUAL | • homosexual adj. (Of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members… • homosexual adj. (Of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay. • homosexual adj. (Dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc. |
| HOUSEROOMS | • houserooms n. Plural of houseroom. • HOUSEROOM n. room or place in a house; as, to give any one houseroom. |
| HUMOURSOME | • humoursome adj. (Archaic) Liable to humours or moods; fickle; ill-tempered. • HUMOURSOME adj. capricious, petulant, also HUMORSOME. |
| MONOHULLED | • monohulled adj. (Nautical) Having a single hull. |
| MUSHROOMED | • mushroomed v. Simple past tense and past participle of mushroom. • MUSHROOM v. to grow or spread rapidly. |
| MUSHROOMER | • mushroomer n. One who gathers (picks or hunts) mushrooms. • MUSHROOMER n. something that mushrooms, expands rapidly. |
| NEUROHUMOR | • neurohumor n. (Biochemistry) Any material produced in a neuron that activates a neighbouring neuron, muscle or gland;… • NEUROHUMOR n. a neurohormone, esp. a neurotransmitter, also NEUROHUMOUR. |
| OUTHOMERED | • outhomered v. Simple past tense and past participle of outhomer. • OUTHOMER v. to surpass in hitting home runs. |
| OUTHUMORED | • outhumored v. Simple past tense and past participle of outhumor. • OUTHUMOR v. to surpass in humoring, also OUTHUMOUR. |
| SKEUOMORPH | • skeuomorph n. A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary. • SKEUOMORPH n. a design feature copied from a similar artifact in another material, even when not functionally necessary e.g. the click sound of a shutter in an analog camera that is now reproduced in a digital camera by playing a sound clip. |
| SMOKEHOUSE | • smokehouse n. A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor. • smokehouse n. A structure in which freshly harvested tobacco is cured or preserved by smoking. • SMOKEHOUSE n. a building where meat or fish is cured by subjecting it to a dense smoke. |
| THEONOMOUS | • theonomous adj. Of or relating to theonomy. • THEONOMOUS adj. relating to theonomy. |
| UNSMOOTHED | • unsmoothed adj. Not smoothed. • UNSMOOTH v. to make not smooth. |
| UROCHROMES | • urochromes n. Plural of urochrome. • UROCHROME n. an amorphous yellow pigment found in urine. |
| ZOOTHECIUM | • zoothecium n. (Zoology) The outer layer of certain protozoans. • ZOOTHECIUM n. the tubular sheath of certain infusorians. |