| CHRONOSCOPE | • chronoscope n. An optical instrument used to measure very small time intervals with precision. • chronoscope n. (Science fiction) A device for viewing the past or the future. • CHRONOSCOPE n. an instrument for measuring very short time intervals. |
| COSPONSORED | • cosponsored v. Simple past tense and past participle of cosponsor. • co-sponsored v. Simple past tense and past participle of co-sponsor. • COSPONSOR v. to sponsor jointly. |
| ENDOSPOROUS | • endosporous adj. (Botany) Having the spores contained in a case; applied to fungi. • ENDOSPOROUS adj. of or like an endospore. |
| IONOTROPIES | • IONOTROPY n. the reversible interconversion of a pair of organic isomers. |
| MONOPOLISER | • monopoliser n. Alternative form of monopolizer. • MONOPOLISER n. one who monopolises, also MONOPOLIZER. |
| MONOSTROPHE | • monostrophe n. A metrical composition having a single strophe. • MONOSTROPHE n. a poem in which all the stanzas or strophes are written in the same metre. |
| NONCOMPOSER | • noncomposer n. One who is not a composer (writer of music). • NONCOMPOSER n. one who is not a composer. |
| ONEIROSCOPY | • oneiroscopy n. The interpretation of dreams. • ONEIROSCOPY n. judging a dream. |
| ORPHEOREONS | • orpheoreons n. Plural of orpheoreon. • ORPHEOREON n. a large lute-like stringed instrument with six to nine metal strings, also ORPHARION. |
| ORTHOPNOEAS | • orthopnoeas n. Plural of orthopnoea. • ORTHOPNOEA n. the ability to breathe in an upright position only. |
| OZONOSPHERE | • ozonosphere n. A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer. • OZONOSPHERE n. the ozone layer. |
| PERSONHOODS | • personhoods n. Plural of personhood. • PERSONHOOD n. being a person. |
| PHONOPHORES | • phonophores n. Plural of phonophore. • PHONOPHORE n. a sound-conducting apparatus, of various kinds; a device for telephoning and telegraphing simultaneously by the same wire. |
| PHOTOSENSOR | • photosensor n. A photodetector. • PHOTOSENSOR n. a detector that is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation. |
| POULTROONES | • POULTROONE n. (Shakespeare) a poltroon, also POLTROON. |
| SPOROGENOUS | • sporogenous adj. Relating to sporogenesis. • SPOROGENOUS adj. of tissue or cells in which the spores are formed. |
| SPOROGONIES | • sporogonies n. Plural of sporogony. • SPOROGONY n. the growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ. |