| ANEMOCHOROUS | • anemochorous adj. (Botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind. • ANEMOCHOROUS adj. of or like an anemochore, a plant in which the fruits or seeds are dispersed by wind. |
| CHONDRIOSOME | • chondriosome n. Synonym of mitochondrion. • CHONDRIOSOME n. an old name for a mitochondrion, a minute body generating ATP in the cytoplasm of a cell. |
| HETERONOMOUS | • heteronomous adj. Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous. • heteronomous adj. (Biology, of parts of an organism) Differing in development or in specialization. • heteronomous adj. (Linguistics, of a language) Being a dialect of an autonomous language. |
| HONEYMOONERS | • honeymooners n. Plural of honeymooner. • HONEYMOONER n. one who is on honeymoon. |
| MONOCHROMIES | • monochromies n. Plural of monochromy. • MONOCHROMY n. the art of painting or drawing in monochrome. |
| MONOPOLISERS | • monopolisers n. Plural of monopoliser. • MONOPOLISER n. one who monopolises, also MONOPOLIZER. |
| MONOPOLIZERS | • monopolizers n. Plural of monopolizer. • MONOPOLIZER n. one who monopolizes, also MONOPOLISER. |
| MONOPTEROSES | • MONOPTEROS n. a building with single ring of columns supporting a roof. |
| MONOSPERMOUS | • monospermous adj. (Botany) Having only one seed. • MONOSPERMOUS adj. producing only one seed, also MONOSPERMAL. |
| MONOSTROPHES | • monostrophes n. Plural of monostrophe. • MONOSTROPHE n. a poem in which all the stanzas or strophes are written in the same metre. |
| NONCOMPOSERS | • noncomposers n. Plural of noncomposer. • NONCOMPOSER n. one who is not a composer. |
| NONMOTORISED | • nonmotorised adj. Alternative spelling of nonmotorized. • NONMOTORISED adj. not motorised, also NONMOTORIZED. |
| NORMOTENSION | • normotension n. Blood pressure that is within the normal range. • NORMOTENSION n. normal blood pressure. |
| PROMONTORIES | • promontories n. Plural of promontory. • PROMONTORY n. a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water. |
| RODOMONTADES | • rodomontades n. Plural of rodomontade. • RODOMONTADE n. (French) a bragging speech; vain boasting or bluster. |
| SENSORIMOTOR | • sensorimotor adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity. • SENSORIMOTOR adj. of, relating to, or functioning in both sensory and motor aspects of bodily activity. |
| SEROTAXONOMY | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
| SPERMATOZOON | • spermatozoon n. (Cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote. • spermatozoön n. Alternative spelling of spermatozoon. • SPERMATOZOON n. a male sexual cell, which fertilises the egg, also SPERMATOZOAN. |