| CHEMOAUTOTROPH | • chemoautotroph n. (Biology) a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from chemical processes rather… • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| CHROMATOPHORES | • chromatophores n. Plural of chromatophore. • CHROMATOPHORE n. a pigment-bearing cell. |
| HETEROCHROMOUS | • heterochromous adj. (Botany) Having the central florets of a flower head of a different colour from those of the circumference. • HETEROCHROMOUS adj. having different colors. |
| HETEROMORPHOUS | • heteromorphous adj. (Biology) heteromorphic. • HETEROMORPHOUS adj. having different forms, also HETEROMORPHIC. |
| HOBBLEDEHOYDOM | • hobbledehoydom n. Hobbledehoyhood. • HOBBLEDEHOYDOM n. the state of being a hobbledehoy, an awkward young fellow, also HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD, HOBBLEDEHOYISM. |
| HOMEOMORPHISMS | • homeomorphisms n. Plural of homeomorphism. • HOMEOMORPHISM n. one-to-one correspondence of two geometric figures that is continuous in both directions. |
| HOMOEOMORPHIES | • HOMOEOMORPHY n. the state of being homoeomorphy. |
| HOMOEOMORPHISM | • homoeomorphism n. (British spelling, topology) Alternative spelling of homeomorphism. • homœomorphism n. Obsolete typography of homoeomorphism. • HOMOEOMORPHISM n. the state of being homoeomorphic. |
| HOMOEOMORPHOUS | • homoeomorphous adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of homeomorphous. • homœomorphous adj. Obsolete form of homoeomorphous. • HOMOEOMORPHOUS adj. of two geometrical figures, such that one can be converted into the other by distortion. |
| HOMOEOPATHISTS | • homoeopathists n. Plural of homoeopathist. • homœopathists n. Plural of homœopathist. • HOMOEOPATHIST n. one who practises homoeopathy, also HOMEOPATH, HOMEOPATHIST, HOMOEOPATH. |
| HOMOEOTHERMOUS | • HOMOEOTHERMOUS adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded, also HOMEOTHERMAL, HOMOEOTHERMAL, HOMOEOTHERMIC, HOMOIOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMIC. |
| HOMOIOTHERMIES | • HOMOIOTHERMY n. the maintenance of a constant body temperature, also HOMEOTHERMISM, HOMEOTHERMY, HOMOTHERMY. |
| HYPOMENORRHOEA | • hypomenorrhoea n. Alternative form of hypomenorrhea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
| MONOPHOSPHATES | • monophosphates n. Plural of monophosphate. • MONOPHOSPHATE n. an ester of phosphoric acid. |
| MONOPHTHONGISE | • monophthongise v. Alternative spelling of monophthongize. • MONOPHTHONGISE v. to pronounce as a monophthong, also MONOPHTHONGIZE. |
| MONOPHTHONGIZE | • monophthongize v. (Transitive, linguistics) To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel). • monophthongize v. (Intransitive, linguistics) To become a monophthong. • MONOPHTHONGIZE v. to pronounce as a monophthong, also MONOPHTHONGISE. |
| MORPHOPHONEMES | • morphophonemes n. Plural of morphophoneme. • MORPHOPHONEME n. either or any of two or more phonemes which form variant morphs representing one morpheme (as in wife, wives). |
| MORPHOPHONEMIC | • morphophonemic adj. (Linguistics) Relating to morphophonemes or morphophonemics. • MORPHOPHONEMIC adj. like a morphophoneme. |
| OPHTHALMOSCOPE | • ophthalmoscope n. (Ophthalmology) An instrument for examining the interior of the eye (that is, for ophthalmoscopy). • OPHTHALMOSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye. |
| THERIOMORPHOUS | • THERIOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a beast, also THERIOMORPHIC. |