| CHROMOPHORES | • chromophores n. Plural of chromophore. • CHROMOPHORE n. the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour. |
| COPROCESSORS | • coprocessors n. Plural of coprocessor. • co-processors n. Plural of co-processor. • COPROCESSOR n. a microprocessor supplementing the functions of a main processor. |
| COPROSTEROLS | • COPROSTEROL n. a compound formed from cholesterol in the intestine. |
| FLUOROPHORES | • fluorophores n. Plural of fluorophore. • FLUOROPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for fluorescence. |
| MOSSTROOPERS | • mosstroopers n. Plural of mosstrooper. • moss-troopers n. Plural of moss-trooper. • MOSSTROOPER n. (historical) a 17th century border raider. |
| MOTHPROOFERS | • mothproofers n. Plural of mothproofer. • MOTHPROOFER n. a substance that keeps away moths. |
| NECROPHOROUS | • necrophorous adj. (Zoology) Carrying away and burying dead bodies, like the beetles of the genus Necrophorus. • NECROPHOROUS adj. carrying away and burying dead bodies, as do burying beetles. |
| ORTHOPTEROUS | • orthopterous adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROUS adj. pertaining or belonging to insect order including grasshoppers, crickets, etc. |
| ORTHOTROPIES | • ORTHOTROPY n. the state of being orthotropic, growing along a vertical axis. |
| OVERPROMOTES | • overpromotes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpromote. • OVERPROMOTE v. to promote excessively. |
| PROMONTORIES | • promontories n. Plural of promontory. • PROMONTORY n. a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water. |
| SHOWERPROOFS | • showerproofs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of showerproof. • SHOWERPROOF v. to make clothes resistant to light rain. |
| SOPORIFEROUS | • soporiferous adj. (Archaic) soporific, sleep-inducing. • SOPORIFEROUS adj. causing or tending to cause sleep. |
| TROCHOPHORES | • trochophores n. Plural of trochophore. • TROCHOPHORE n. a free-swimming pelagic form of many invertebrates, also TROCHOSPHERE. |
| XEROMORPHOUS | • xeromorphous adj. Xeromorphic. • XEROMORPHOUS adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHIC. |