| FLUOROCHROME | • fluorochrome n. Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination. • FLUOROCHROME n. any of various fluorescent substances used in biological staining to produce fluorescence in a specimen. |
| FLUOROMETERS | • fluorometers n. Plural of fluorometer. • FLUOROMETER n. an instrument for measuring fluorescence, also FLUORIMETER. |
| FLUOROMETRIC | • fluorometric adj. Of, pertaining to, or measured using fluorometry. • FLUOROMETRIC adj. relating to fluorometry. |
| HETEROMEROUS | • heteromerous adj. (Biology) Having different types or numbers of parts (within the same or similar structure). • HETEROMEROUS adj. unequal or different parts within the same structure. |
| MACROPTEROUS | • macropterous adj. Having long wings or fins. • MACROPTEROUS adj. having large wings or fins. |
| MICROPTEROUS | • micropterous adj. (Entomology) Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings. • MICROPTEROUS adj. having small wings or fins. |
| MICROSURGEON | • microsurgeon n. (Surgery) A surgeon who specializes in microsurgery. • MICROSURGEON n. a surgeon who specialises in microsurgery. |
| MOUTHBROODER | • mouthbrooder n. (Zoology) Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its… • MOUTHBROODER n. a cichlid fish that carries its young in its mouth for protection, also MOUTHBREEDER. |
| NEUROFIBROMA | • neurofibroma n. (Medicine) A benign tumor composed of fibroblasts surrounding nerve cells. • NEUROFIBROMA n. a tumour of the nervous fibre. |
| NEUROHORMONE | • neurohormone n. Any hormone that stimulates the nervous system. • NEUROHORMONE n. a hormone (as acetylcholine or norepinephrine) produced by or acting on nervous tissue. |
| NEUROHUMORAL | • neurohumoral adj. (Anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or produced by a neurohumor. • NEUROHUMORAL adj. relating to neurohumor. |
| NEUROHUMOURS | • neurohumours n. Plural of neurohumour. • NEUROHUMOUR n. a neurohormone, esp. a neurotransmitter, also NEUROHUMOR. |
| OUTPERFORMED | • outperformed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outperform. • OUTPERFORM v. to exceed in performance. |
| PERIMORPHOUS | • perimorphous adj. Perimorphic. • PERIMORPHOUS adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHIC. |
| RECOMFORTURE | • recomforture n. (Obsolete) The act of recomforting; restoration of comfort. • RECOMFORTURE n. (Shakespeare) consolation. |
| RUMORMONGERS | • rumormongers n. Plural of rumormonger. • rumormongers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rumormonger. • rumor␣mongers n. Plural of rumor monger. |
| RUMOURMONGER | • rumourmonger n. Alternative spelling of rumormonger. • rumourmonger v. Alternative spelling of rumormonger. |
| XEROMORPHOUS | • xeromorphous adj. Xeromorphic. • XEROMORPHOUS adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHIC. |