| CHEMOTROPISM | • chemotropism n. (Biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus. • CHEMOTROPISM n. plant growth in the direction of a particular chemical. |
| HEMIMORPHITE | • hemimorphite n. (Mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc. • HEMIMORPHITE n. an orthorhombic hydrated zinc silicate, usually occurring as white flattened prisms, one of the forms of calamine. |
| HEMITROPISMS | • HEMITROPISM n. the state of being a hemitrope, a twinned crystal. |
| HEPHTHEMIMER | • hephthemimer n. (Prosody) A group of seven half feet. • HEPHTHEMIMER n. in Greek and Latin prosody, seven half-feet. |
| LITHOSPERMUM | • lithospermum n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Lithospermum. • Lithospermum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – the stoneseeds and gromwells. • LITHOSPERMUM n. a kind of flower. |
| METAMORPHISM | • metamorphism n. (Geology) The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure. • metamorphism n. (Zoology) The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva… • metamorphism n. (By extension) Any dramatic change from one thing to another. |
| METAMORPHIST | • metamorphist n. (Theology) One who believes that the body of Christ was merged into God when he ascended. • METAMORPHIST n. a person who believes that Christ's body merged into the Deity at the Ascension. |
| METAMORPHOSE | • metamorphose v. (Of a moth or insect, intransitive) To undergo metamorphosis. • metamorphose v. (By extension, intransitive) To undergo some transformation. • metamorphose v. (Transitive) To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance. |
| METAMORPHOUS | • metamorphous adj. Metamorphic. • METAMORPHOUS adj. of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks). |
| MORPHOMETRIC | • morphometric adj. Of or pertaining to morphometrics. • MORPHOMETRIC adj. relating to morphometry, measurement of form or shape. |
| OMMATOPHORES | • ommatophores n. Plural of ommatophore. • OMMATOPHORE n. an eyestalk, as in snails. |
| PENTHEMIMERS | • PENTHEMIMER n. a metrical group of two and a half feet. |
| SPHYGMOMETER | • sphygmometer n. A sphygmomanometer. • SPHYGMOMETER n. an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure. |
| SPRECHSTIMME | • Sprechstimme n. A dramatic vocal style midway between speaking and singing. • SPRECHSTIMME n. (German) music using the sprechgesang form of vocalization. |
| THEOMORPHISM | • theomorphism n. The bestowal of divine attributes on humanity. • THEOMORPHISM n. the concept of man as having the form of a god. |
| TRIMETHOPRIM | • trimethoprim n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually… • TRIMETHOPRIM n. a synthetic antibacterial and antimalarial drug used alone or in combination with sulfamethoxazole. |