| BIOPOLYMER | • biopolymer n. (Biochemistry) Any macromolecule of a living organism that is formed from the polymerization of smaller… • BIOPOLYMER n. a polymeric substance formed in a biological system. |
| CHROMOTYPE | • chromotype n. (Historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph. • chromotype n. (Historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours. • CHROMOTYPE n. a sheet printed in colors by any process, as a chromolithograph. |
| COMPLETORY | • completory n. A compline. • completory adj. Serving to fulfil. • COMPLETORY n. in the Christian liturgy, the seventh and last service of the day, at 9 p.m., completing the set hours for prayer. |
| COPOLYMERS | • copolymers n. Plural of copolymer. • COPOLYMER n. a compound of high molecular weight produced by polymerizing two or more different monomers. |
| CORMOPHYTE | • cormophyte n. (Now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its… • CORMOPHYTE n. a plant differentiated into leaf, stem and root. |
| ECTOMORPHY | • ectomorphy n. The condition of being ectomorphic. • ECTOMORPHY n. the state of being an ectomorph. |
| ENDOMORPHY | • endomorphy n. The property of having the endomorph body type. • 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. |
| LAMPOONERY | • lampoonery n. The act of lampooning. • LAMPOONERY n. the practice of lampooning. |
| MESOMORPHY | • mesomorphy n. The condition of being mesomorphic. • MESOMORPHY n. the state of being a mesomorph. |
| MORPHOGENY | • morphogeny n. (Biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history… • MORPHOGENY n. the history of the evolution of forms. |
| MYRIOSCOPE | • myrioscope n. A form of kaleidoscope, especially one consisting of mirrors arranged so as by multiplied reflection… • MYRIOSCOPE n. a form of kaleidoscope. |
| NEPHROTOMY | • nephrotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney. • NEPHROTOMY n. the extraction of a stone from the kidney by cutting. |
| PETROMONEY | • petromoney n. Money earned from the sale of oil. • PETROMONEY n. money from oil revenues. |
| PHOTOMETRY | • photometry n. (Physics) The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity. • photometry n. (Astronomy) The measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars. • PHOTOMETRY n. that branch of science which treats of the measurement of the intensity of light. |
| PLEOMORPHY | • pleomorphy n. Alternative form of pleomorphism. • PLEOMORPHY n. the state of being pleomorphic, occurring in several different forms. |
| PLEUROTOMY | • pleurotomy n. (Medicine) the surgical incision of the pleura. • PLEUROTOMY n. incision into the pleura. |
| POLYCHROME | • polychrome adj. Using multiple colours. • polychrome adj. Executed in the manner of polychromy. • polychrome n. (Countable) A piece of multicolored pottery. |
| POLYMEROUS | • polymerous adj. (Biology) Having many parts or members in each set. • polymerous adj. (Chemistry) Polymeric. • POLYMEROUS adj. consisting of many parts or segments. |
| PROEMBRYOS | • proembryos n. Plural of proembryo. • PROEMBRYO n. a group of cells formed in the dividing zygote, from which part the embryo arises. |
| PROTOXYLEM | • protoxylem n. The first xylem to form in a plant. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |