| 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. |
| CONIDIOPHORES | • conidiophores n. Plural of conidiophore. • CONIDIOPHORE n. a hypha that produces conidia. |
| ENTOMOPHAGOUS | • entomophagous adj. Feeding on insects; insectivorous. • ENTOMOPHAGOUS adj. eating insects. |
| ENTOMOPHILOUS | • entomophilous adj. Of, pertaining to, or pollinated by means of entomophily. • ENTOMOPHILOUS adj. of flowers, pollinated by insects. |
| EOSINOPHILOUS | • EOSINOPHILOUS adj. staining readily with eosin, also EOSINOPHILIC. |
| GERONTOPHOBES | • gerontophobes n. Plural of gerontophobe. • GERONTOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of old age. |
| 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. |
| MONOPHOSPHATE | • monophosphate n. (Chemistry) any compound containing a single phosphate unit. • MONOPHOSPHATE n. an ester of phosphoric acid. |
| PHONENDOSCOPE | • phonendoscope n. A form of stethoscope used in auscultation. • PHONENDOSCOPE n. a device which amplifies small sounds, especially within the human body. |
| PHOTOEMISSION | • photoemission n. (Physics) the ejection of electrons from the surface of a solid by incident electromagnetic radiation. • PHOTOEMISSION n. the release of electrons from a usually solid material (as a metal) by means of energy supplied by incidence of radiation and esp. light. |
| PHOTOMONTAGES | • photomontages n. Plural of photomontage. • PHOTOMONTAGE n. montage using photographic images. |
| PHOTONEUTRONS | • photoneutrons n. Plural of photoneutron. • PHOTONEUTRON n. a neutron emitted from a nucleus as a result of photodisintegration. |
| 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. |