| BOUSTROPHEDON | • boustrophedon adv. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left… • boustrophedon adj. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines. • boustrophedon adj. (Figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth. |
| BRONCHOSCOPES | • bronchoscopes n. Plural of bronchoscope. • BRONCHOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the windpipe. |
| CHONDROPHORES | • chondrophores n. Plural of chondrophore. • CHONDROPHORE n. a medusoid hydrozoan that resembles a jellyfish. |
| CHROMOPROTEIN | • chromoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem. • CHROMOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins (as hemoglobins, carotenoids, or flavoproteins) having a pigment as a prosthetic group. |
| CONIDIOPHORES | • conidiophores n. Plural of conidiophore. • CONIDIOPHORE n. a hypha that produces conidia. |
| GEOMORPHOGENY | • GEOMORPHOGENY n. the study of the origins of land forms. |
| GERONTOPHOBES | • gerontophobes n. Plural of gerontophobe. • GERONTOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of old age. |
| GERONTOPHOBIA | • gerontophobia n. An abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old. • gerontophobia n. An abnormal and persistent fear of elderly individuals or people. • gerontophobia n. An aversion or hatred towards elderly people. |
| IONTOPHORESES | • iontophoreses n. Plural of iontophoresis. • IONTOPHORESIS n. the introduction of an ionized substance, such as a drug, through intact skin by the application of a direct electric current. |
| IONTOPHORESIS | • iontophoresis n. (Medicine) A treatment in which electrodes are put in contact with tissue and a voltage is applied in… • IONTOPHORESIS n. the introduction of an ionized substance, such as a drug, through intact skin by the application of a direct electric current. |
| IONTOPHORETIC | • iontophoretic adj. Of or pertaining to iontophoresis. • IONTOPHORETIC adj. relating to iontophoresis. |
| MONOMORPHEMIC | • monomorphemic adj. (Linguistics) Consisting of only one morpheme; not divisible into smaller parts. • MONOMORPHEMIC adj. consisting of only one morpheme. |
| MORPHOPHONEME | • morphophoneme n. (Linguistics) One of the units of which the underlying representations of morphemes are composed. • MORPHOPHONEME n. either or any of two or more phonemes which form variant morphs representing one morpheme (as in wife, wives). |
| ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| 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. |
| PHOTONEUTRONS | • photoneutrons n. Plural of photoneutron. • PHOTONEUTRON n. a neutron emitted from a nucleus as a result of photodisintegration. |
| PHOTOREACTION | • photoreaction n. (Chemistry) a photochemical reaction. • PHOTOREACTION n. a photochemical reaction. |
| PHYTOHORMONES | • phytohormones n. Plural of phytohormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |
| SIPHONOPHORES | • siphonophores n. Plural of siphonophore. • SIPHONOPHORE n. a marine creature, colonial in habit. |