| BOOZEHOUND | • boozehound n. (Informal) alcoholic, drunkard. • BOOZEHOUND n. (colloquial) an alcoholic. |
| 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. |
| MONOCEROUS | • monocerous adj. Relating to or characteristic of a monoceros. • MONOCEROUS adj. having only one horn. |
| MONOCOQUES | • monocoques n. Plural of monocoque. • MONOCOQUE n. (French) an aircraft structure in which the outer skin carries all or most of the torsional and bending stresses; a car structure in which the body is integral with and shares the stresses with the chassis. |
| MONOECIOUS | • monoecious adj. (Botany, invertebrate) Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either… • monœcious adj. Archaic form of monoecious. • MONOECIOUS adj. having separate male and female flowers on the same plant, also MONECIAN, MONECIOUS, MONOICOUS. |
| MONOGENOUS | • monogenous adj. (Biology) Relating to monogenesis. • monogenous adj. (Mathematics) Having a single differential coefficient considered as a rule of generation. • MONOGENOUS adj. of or pertaining to monogenesis; as, monogenous, or asexual, reproduction. |
| MONOLOGUED | • monologued v. Simple past tense and past participle of monologue. • MONOLOGUE v. to perform a monologue. |
| MONOLOGUES | • monologues n. Plural of monologue. • monologues v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of monologue. • MONOLOGUE n. a dramatic piece for a single performer, also MONOLOG. |
| MONOMEROUS | • monomerous adj. (Botany) Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil. • monomerous adj. (Zoology) Having only one joint; said of the foot of certain insects. • MONOMEROUS adj. of flowers, having whorls consisting of only one member. |
| MOTONEURON | • motoneuron n. A motor neuron. • MOTONEURON n. a neuron that passes from the central nervous system toward a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement. |
| NEUROMOTOR | • neuromotor adj. Pertaining to the relationship between the nervous system and movement. • NEUROMOTOR adj. of or relating to nerves and effectors, esp. muscles. |
| ONCOGENOUS | • ONCOGENOUS adj. relating to an oncogene, an agent producing cancerous tumours. |
| OVERHONOUR | • OVERHONOUR v. to honour excessively, also OVERHONOR. |
| POULTROONE | • POULTROONE n. (Shakespeare) a poltroon, also POLTROON. |
| THEONOMOUS | • theonomous adj. Of or relating to theonomy. • THEONOMOUS adj. relating to theonomy. |