| AILOUROPHOBES | • ailourophobes n. Plural of ailourophobe. • AILOUROPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of cats. |
| FLUOROSCOPIES | • fluoroscopies n. Plural of fluoroscopy. • FLUOROSCOPY n. examination with a fluoroscope. |
| GEOMORPHOLOGY | • geomorphology n. The study of landforms, their classification, origin, development, and history. • GEOMORPHOLOGY n. the study of the landscapes of the earth and their development. |
| HOMOPOLYMERIC | • homopolymeric adj. Of or pertaining to a homopolymer. • HOMOPOLYMERIC adj. of or like a homopolymer. |
| ISOPROTERENOL | • isoproterenol n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of isoprenaline. • ISOPROTERENOL n. a sympathomimetic agent used in the treatment of asthma. |
| OLIGOTROPHIES | • OLIGOTROPHY n. the state of being oligotrophic. |
| PHOTOELECTRON | • photoelectron n. (Physics) An electron ejected from the surface of a material by the photoelectric effect. • PHOTOELECTRON n. an electron released from a surface by a photon. |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| POLTROONERIES | • poltrooneries n. Plural of poltroonery. • POLTROONERY n. mean pusillanimity, cowardice. |
| POLYRIBOSOMES | • polyribosomes n. Plural of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| PROLEGOMENOUS | • prolegomenous adj. (Literary) Introductory; functioning as a preface or prolegomenon. • PROLEGOMENOUS adj. of the nature of a prolegomenon, introduction, also PROLEGOMENAL, PROLEGOMENARY. |
| PROSOPOPOEIAL | • prosopopoeial adj. Prosopopoeic. • prosopopœial adj. Obsolete typography of prosopopoeial. • PROSOPOPOEIAL adj. relating to prosopopeia, personification. |
| RHOPALOCEROUS | • rhopalocerous adj. Of or relating to the Rhopalocera. • RHOPALOCEROUS adj. relating to the Rhopalocera, a suborder of insects with clubbed antennae, also RHOPALOCERAL. |
| SPOROPOLLENIN | • sporopollenin n. (Botany) A combination of biopolymers, observed in the exine layer of the spore and pollen wall. • SPOROPOLLENIN n. a polymer that comprises the exine (outer layer of the wall) of spores and pollen grains. |
| TROPOCOLLAGEN | • tropocollagen n. (Biochemistry) A component of fibres of collagen in which three polypeptide chains are coiled around each other. • TROPOCOLLAGEN n. a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix. |