| ALLELOMORPHS | • allelomorphs n. Plural of allelomorph. • ALLELOMORPH n. any one of the two or more possible forms of a gene, also ALLEL, ALLELE. |
| HELIOTROPISM | • heliotropism n. The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the… • HELIOTROPISM n. the movement of plants towards sunlight. |
| HOMOPOLYMERS | • homopolymers n. Plural of homopolymer. • HOMOPOLYMER n. a DNA or RNA strand whose nucleotides are all of the same kind. |
| MELANOPHORES | • melanophores n. Plural of melanophore. • MELANOPHORE n. a chromatophore containing melanin. |
| MORPHOLOGIES | • morphologies n. Plural of morphology. • MORPHOLOGY n. the study of forms e.g. of words. |
| PHOTOPOLYMER | • photopolymer n. (Chemistry) Any polymer that reacts to light with a physical or chemical change, used especially for teeth fillings. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| PHOTOREALISM | • photorealism n. Alternative spelling of photo-realism. • photo-realism n. A very realistic style in art in which a painting or drawing is virtually indistinguishable from a photograph. • PHOTOREALISM n. an esp. detailed, precise painting style, giving an effect of (often exaggerated) realism. |
| PHOTOTHERMAL | • photothermal adj. (Physics) Involving the production of heat by photoexcitation. • PHOTOTHERMAL adj. of or concerned with light and heat, esp. the production of heat by light, also PHOTOTHERMIC. |
| PLEOCHROISMS | • pleochroisms n. Plural of pleochroism. • PLEOCHROISM n. the property of differentially absorbing different wavelengths of light depending on their direction of incidence or state of polarization. |
| PLEOMORPHIES | • PLEOMORPHY n. the state of being pleomorphic, occurring in several different forms. |
| PLEOMORPHISM | • pleomorphism n. (Biology) the occurrence of multiple structural forms during the life cycle of an organism. • pleomorphism n. (Chemistry) Synonym of polymorphism. • PLEOMORPHISM n. polymorphism; the occurrence of two or more structural forms during a life cycle. |
| PLEOMORPHOUS | • pleomorphous adj. Having or passing through many different forms. • PLEOMORPHOUS adj. occurring in several different forms, also PLEOMORPHIC. |
| POIKILOTHERM | • poikilotherm adj. Cold-blooded. • poikilotherm n. A cold-blooded animal. • POIKILOTHERM n. an organism that takes on the temperature of its surroundings. |
| POLYCHROMIES | • polychromies n. Plural of polychromy. • POLYCHROMY n. the art or practice of combining different colors, esp. brilliant ones, in an artistic way. |
| PROTOPHLOEMS | • protophloems n. Plural of protophloem. • PROTOPHLOEM n. the first-formed phloem that develops from procambium, usually associated with a region of rapid growth. |
| THERMOCOUPLE | • thermocouple n. (Physics) A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is… • THERMOCOUPLE n. a pair of different metals in contact giving a thermoelectric current. |