| APHELIOTROPISM | • apheliotropism n. The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do. • APHELIOTROPISM n. growth away from the sun. |
| APOGEOTROPISMS | • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| APPORTIONMENTS | • apportionments n. Plural of apportionment. • APPORTIONMENT n. an act or result of apportioning. |
| COMPUTERPHOBES | • computerphobes n. Plural of computerphobe. • COMPUTERPHOBE n. one with a 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. |
| METOPOSCOPICAL | • metoposcopical adj. Alternative form of metoposcopic. • METOPOSCOPICAL adj. relating to metoposcopy, the art of judging a person's character and fortune from his face, also METOPOSCOPIC. |
| METOPOSCOPISTS | • metoposcopists n. Plural of metoposcopist. • METOPOSCOPIST n. one who practises metoposcopy, the art of judging a person's character and fortune from his face, principally his forehead. |
| 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. |
| PAPILLOMATOSES | • papillomatoses n. Plural of papillomatosis. • PAPILLOMATOSIS n. the condition of having papillomata. |
| 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. |
| POSTMENOPAUSAL | • postmenopausal adj. (Of a symptom or condition) Subsequent to the menopause. • postmenopausal adj. (Of a person) Having experienced menopause. • POSTMENOPAUSAL adj. taking place after the menopause. |
| SPATIOTEMPORAL | • spatiotemporal adj. Of, concerning, or existing in both space and time. • spatiotemporal adj. Of or concerning spacetime. • spatio-temporal adj. Alternative form of spatiotemporal. |
| 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. |