| 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. |
| COTEMPORANEOUS | • cotemporaneous adj. Living or existing at the same time; contemporaneous. • COTEMPORANEOUS adj. existing, occurring, or originating during the same time, also CONTEMPORANEOUS. |
| DIPLOSTEMONOUS | • diplostemonous adj. (Botany) Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals. • diplostemonous adj. (Botany, uncommon) Having twice as many stamens as petals. • DIPLOSTEMONOUS adj. having two whorls of stamens, the outer alternating with the petals, the inner with the outer. |
| HAPLOSTEMONOUS | • haplostemonous adj. (Botany) Having a single series of stamens, equal in number to the proper number of petals and alternating with them. • HAPLOSTEMONOUS adj. with one whorl of stamens. |
| HETEROMORPHOUS | • heteromorphous adj. (Biology) heteromorphic. • HETEROMORPHOUS adj. having different forms, also HETEROMORPHIC. |
| 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. |
| PNEUMOCONIOSES | • pneumoconioses n. Plural of pneumoconiosis. • PNEUMOCONIOSIS n. a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles). |
| PNEUMOCONIOSIS | • pneumoconiosis n. (Pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter. • PNEUMOCONIOSIS n. a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles). |
| PNEUMOCONIOTIC | • pneumoconiotic adj. (Medicine) Of, relating to, or affected by pneumoconiosis. • PNEUMOCONIOTIC n. a person suffering from pneumoconiosis. |
| PNEUMOKONIOSES | • PNEUMOKONIOSIS n. a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles). |
| PNEUMOKONIOSIS | • PNEUMOKONIOSIS n. a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles). |
| PNEUMONOLOGIES | • PNEUMONOLOGY n. the study of the respiratory system. |
| PNEUMONOLOGIST | • pneumonologist n. Alternative form of pneumologist. • PNEUMONOLOGIST n. one who studies pneumonology. |
| POLEMONIACEOUS | • polemoniaceous adj. Of or pertaining to the plant family Polemoniaceae. • POLEMONIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family. |
| PSEUDOMORPHOUS | • pseudomorphous adj. Not having the true form. • PSEUDOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a pseudomorph, also PSEUDOMORPHIC. |
| THERIOMORPHOUS | • THERIOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a beast, also THERIOMORPHIC. |