| DECOMPOSE | • decompose v. (Transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components; to disintegrate or fragment. • decompose v. (Intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy. • DECOMPOSE v. to fall to pieces. |
| EXPOSOMES | • exposomes n. Plural of exposome. • EXPOSOME n. a collection of environmental factors, such as stress and diet, to which an individual is exposed and which can have an effect on health. |
| LEPTOSOME | • leptosome adj. Narrow-bodied (in proportional to height or length). • leptosome n. A tall, narrow-bodied, angular person. • LEPTOSOME n. a person with a slight or slender build. |
| MEIOSPORE | • meiospore n. A haploid spore produced by meiosis. • MEIOSPORE n. a haploid spore. |
| MENOPOMES | • menopomes n. Plural of menopome. • MENOPOME n. a large American salamander, aka hellbender. |
| OPTOMETER | • optometer n. An instrument for measuring the focus of the lens of the eye. • OPTOMETER n. an instrument for testing vision. |
| PHEROMONE | • pheromone n. (Biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior… • PHEROMONE n. a chemical substance secreted by an animal that influences the behaviour of others of its species. |
| PODOMERES | • podomeres n. Plural of podomere. • PODOMERE n. a limb segment of an arthropod, also PODITE. |
| POTOMETER | • potometer n. A device used for measuring the rate of water uptake of a leafy shoot due to photosynthesis and transpiration. • POTOMETER n. an instrument measuring the rate at which plants absorb water. |
| PREDOOMED | • predoomed v. Simple past tense and past participle of predoom. • PREDOOM v. to sentence in advance. |
| PROTEOMES | • proteomes n. Plural of proteome. • PROTEOME n. the complement of proteins expressed by a genome. |
| RECOMPOSE | • recompose v. (Transitive) To compose or construct again. • recompose v. (Transitive) To bring (oneself) back to a state of calm. • RECOMPOSE v. to compose again. |