| APOGEOTROPISM | • apogeotropism n. (Botany) An apogeotropic tendency. • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| 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. |
| HOMEOMORPHIES | • HOMEOMORPHY n. the state of being homeomorphic, also HOMOMORPHY. |
| HOMEOMORPHISM | • homeomorphism n. (Topology) a continuous bijection from one topological space to another, with continuous inverse. • homeomorphism n. (Chemistry) a similarity in the crystal structure of unrelated compounds. • HOMEOMORPHISM n. one-to-one correspondence of two geometric figures that is continuous in both directions. |
| HOMOEOMORPHIC | • homoeomorphic adj. (Britain, topology) Alternative spelling of homeomorphic. • homœomorphic adj. Archaic form of homeomorphic. • HOMOEOMORPHIC adj. of two geometrical figures, such that one can be converted into the other by distortion. |
| HOMOPOLYMERIC | • homopolymeric adj. Of or pertaining to a homopolymer. • HOMOPOLYMERIC adj. of or like a homopolymer. |
| MONOMORPHEMIC | • monomorphemic adj. (Linguistics) Consisting of only one morpheme; not divisible into smaller parts. • MONOMORPHEMIC adj. consisting of only one morpheme. |
| MORPHOTROPIES | • MORPHOTROPY n. the effect on crystalline form of the addition or substitution of an element or radical. |
| NINCOMPOOPERY | • nincompoopery n. The beliefs and behaviours of a nincompoop; folly; idiocy. • NINCOMPOOPERY n. the state of being a nincompoop. |
| NONCOMPETITOR | • noncompetitor n. One who is not a competitor. • NONCOMPETITOR n. one who is not a competitor. |
| OVERPROMOTING | • overpromoting v. Present participle of overpromote. • OVERPROMOTE v. to promote excessively. |
| PHOTOCHROMIES | • photochromies n. Plural of photochromy. • PHOTOCHROMY n. a former process of colour photography. |
| POLYRIBOSOMES | • polyribosomes n. Plural of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| RECOMPOSITION | • recomposition n. Composition again or anew; the process or result of recomposing. • RECOMPOSITION n. the act of recomposing. |
| SOMATOTROPINE | • somatotropine n. Alternative spelling of somatotropin. • SOMATOTROPINE n. a growth hormone, also SOMATOTROPHIN, SOMATOTROPIN. |
| TOPOISOMERASE | • topoisomerase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that affect the topology of DNA, especially ones that relax supercoiling. • TOPOISOMERASE n. any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking and rejoining one or both strands of the DNA molecule. |