| ODORIFEROUSLY | • odoriferously adv. In an odoriferous manner. • ODORIFEROUS adv. giving off an odour; morally offensive, also ODIFEROUS. |
| PROTEROGYNOUS | • proterogynous adj. (Botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous. • PROTEROGYNOUS adj. exhibiting proterogyny. |
| HYDROCORTISONE | • hydrocortisone n. (Biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C21H30O5 produced by the adrenal… • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| MICROSPOROCYTE | • microsporocyte n. (Biology) A cell that produces (typically four) microspores during meiosis. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
| ORTHOHYDROGENS | • orthohydrogens n. Plural of orthohydrogen. • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| ORTHOPYROXENES | • orthopyroxenes n. Plural of orthopyroxene. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| OSMOREGULATORY | • osmoregulatory adj. Of or pertaining to osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATORY adj. relating to osmoregulation. |
| PROPAROXYTONES | • proparoxytones n. Plural of proparoxytone. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| SOPORIFEROUSLY | • soporiferously adv. In a soporiferous manner. • SOPORIFEROUS adv. causing or tending to cause sleep. |
| ANDROGYNOPHORES | • androgynophores n. Plural of androgynophore. • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| ARCHEOASTRONOMY | • archeoastronomy n. Alternative spelling of archaeastronomy. • ARCHEOASTRONOMY n. the scientific study of the beliefs and practices concerning astronomy that existed in ancient and prehistoric civilizations. |
| HYDROCORTISONES | • hydrocortisones n. Plural of hydrocortisone. • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| HYPOMENORRHOEAS | • hypomenorrhoeas n. Plural of hypomenorrhoea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
| MICROSPOROCYTES | • microsporocytes n. Plural of microsporocyte. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
| PYROPHOTOMETERS | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |