| AEROTROPISM | • aerotropism n. (Biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content. • aërotropism n. Alternative spelling of aerotropism. • AEROTROPISM n. curvature in response to concentration of oxygen. |
| AMELIORATOR | • ameliorator n. A person who, or thing which, ameliorates. • AMELIORATOR n. one who ameliorates. |
| ARTERIOTOMY | • arteriotomy n. (Medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting. • ARTERIOTOMY n. the surgical excision of an artery. |
| COLORIMETER | • colorimeter n. Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard… • colorimeter n. (Analytical chemistry) An analytic instrument that estimates the concentration of a substance in a sample… • COLORIMETER n. an instrument for measuring and determining color. |
| COLORIMETRY | • colorimetry n. The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values. • colorimetry n. (Analytical chemistry) Analysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour. • COLORIMETRY n. measurement by colorimeter. |
| DOLORIMETRY | • dolorimetry n. The measurement of pain. • DOLORIMETRY n. the measurement of pain. |
| DORMITORIES | • dormitories n. Plural of dormitory. • DORMITORY n. a sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms. |
| HOROMETRIES | • horometries n. Plural of horometry. • HOROMETRY n. the science of time measurement. |
| MELIORATORS | • meliorators n. Plural of meliorator. • MELIORATOR n. one who meliorates. |
| MERITORIOUS | • meritorious adj. Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward. • MERITORIOUS adj. deserving of honor or esteem. |
| MORTIFEROUS | • mortiferous adj. (Now rare) Causing spiritual death. • mortiferous adj. Causing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal. • MORTIFEROUS adj. death-bringing; fatal. |
| PREMONITORS | • premonitors n. Plural of premonitor. • PREMONITOR n. one who, or that which, gives premonition. |
| PREMONITORY | • premonitory adj. Serving as a warning. • PREMONITORY adj. conveying a warning, also PREMONITIVE. |
| REFORMATION | • reformation n. An improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices… • reformation n. (Law) Change or correction, by a court in equity, to a written instrument to conform to the original… • Reformation prop.n. (Historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church. |
| REMONTOIRES | • REMONTOIRE n. any of various devices used in watches, clocks etc. to compensate for errors, also REMONTOIR. |
| RHEOTROPISM | • rheotropism n. (Biology) movement stimulated by a current of water. • RHEOTROPISM n. the direction of growth by water. |
| THERIOMORPH | • THERIOMORPH n. an animal form in art. |
| TRIMETROGON | • trimetrogon n. A single assembly of three cameras at differing angles, used for aerial photographic surveys. • trimetrogon n. An image produced by this means. • TRIMETROGON n. a technique of aerial photography using three cameras, which increases the range and detail of the coverage. |
| TROMOMETRIC | • tromometric adj. Relating to the tromometer. • TROMOMETRIC adj. relating to a tromometer, an instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks. |