| APHELIOTROPISM | • apheliotropism n. The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do. • APHELIOTROPISM n. growth away from the sun. |
| COMPUTERPHOBES | • computerphobes n. Plural of computerphobe. • COMPUTERPHOBE n. one with a fear of computers. |
| COMPUTERPHOBIA | • computerphobia n. Fear or irrational dislike of computers; cyberphobia. • COMPUTERPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of computers. |
| COMPUTERPHOBIC | • computerphobic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted by, computerphobia. • computerphobic n. A computerphobe. • COMPUTERPHOBIC n. someone having an irrational fear of computers. |
| HIPPOPOTAMUSES | • hippopotamuses n. Plural of hippopotamus. • HIPPOPOTAMUS n. a large African artiodactyl ungulate of aquatic habits. |
| HYPOPHYSECTOMY | • hypophysectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). • HYPOPHYSECTOMY n. the removal of the pituitary gland. |
| METAPHOSPHORIC | • metaphosphoric adj. Of or pertaining to metaphosphoric acid. • METAPHOSPHORIC adj. applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid. |
| MONOPHOSPHATES | • monophosphates n. Plural of monophosphate. • MONOPHOSPHATE n. an ester of phosphoric acid. |
| 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. |
| PHARMACOPOEIST | • pharmacopœist n. Obsolete typography of pharmacopoeist. • PHARMACOPOEIST n. one who compiles a pharmacopoeia. |
| PHOTOCOMPOSERS | • photocomposers n. Plural of photocomposer. • PHOTOCOMPOSER n. one who photocomposes. |
| PHOTOPERIODISM | • photoperiodism n. (Biology) The growth, development and other responses of plants and animals according to the length… • PHOTOPERIODISM n. a plant or animal's response or capacity to respond to photoperiod. |
| PNEUMATOPHORES | • pneumatophores n. Plural of pneumatophore. • PNEUMATOPHORE n. an upward-growing respiratory root in swamp plants. |
| PYROPHOTOMETER | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| SPERMATOPHORAL | • spermatophoral adj. Relating to spermatophores. • SPERMATOPHORAL adj. of or like a spermatophore, a case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans. |
| SPERMATOPHORES | • spermatophores n. Plural of spermatophore. • SPERMATOPHORE n. a case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans, molluscs and amphibians. |