| CHOMOPHYTE | • chomophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices. • CHOMOPHYTE n. a plant growing on rocky ledges. |
| CHROMOPHIL | • chromophil n. Alternative form of chromophile. • CHROMOPHIL n. a cell that takes a stain easily, also CHROMOPHILIC. |
| HOMEOMORPH | • homeomorph n. (Chemistry) Material that exhibits similarity in crystalline structure. • homeomorph n. Anything characteristic of homeomorphism. • HOMEOMORPH n. a thing similar in form from another but essentially different, also HOMOEOMORPH. |
| HOMEOPATHS | • homeopaths n. Plural of homeopath. • HOMEOPATH n. a practitioner of homeopathy, also HOMEOPATHIST, HOMOEOPATH, HOMOEOPATHIST. |
| HOMEOPATHY | • homeopathy n. A system of treating diseases with small amounts of substances which, in larger amounts, would produce… • HOMEOPATHY n. the use of minute quantities of medications that in large amounts, produce symptoms like those of the disease being treated, also HOMOEOPATHY. |
| HOMOEOPATH | • homoeopath n. Alternative spelling of homeopath. • homœopath n. Obsolete spelling of homoeopath. • HOMOEOPATH n. a person who believes in or practises homoeopathy, also HOMEOPATH, HOMEOPATHIST, HOMOEOPATHIST. |
| HOMOGRAPHS | • homographs n. Plural of homograph. • HOMOGRAPH n. one of two or more words that have the same spelling but differ in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation e.g. bow (in hair) and bow (of a ship). |
| HOMOGRAPHY | • homography n. The state or quality of being written in the same way, especially when spelled with the same letters… • homography n. (Geometry) An isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines. • HOMOGRAPHY n. a type of transformation that maps straight lines onto another plane. |
| HOMOMORPHS | • homomorphs n. Plural of homomorph. • HOMOMORPH n. a thing having the same form as another. |
| HOMOMORPHY | • homomorphy n. (Biology) similarity of form; resemblance in external character or in geometric ground form. • HOMOMORPHY n. similarity in form, as of the flowers of a plant, also HOMEOMORPHY. |
| HOMOPHILES | • homophiles n. Plural of homophile. • HOMOPHILE n. a homosexual. |
| HOMOPHOBES | • homophobes n. Plural of homophobe. • HOMOPHOBE n. one who dislikes homosexuals. |
| HOMOPHOBIA | • homophobia n. Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against homosexuals. • homophobia n. (Obsolete, individual occurrences) A pathological fear of mankind. • HOMOPHOBIA n. fear of homosexuals. |
| HOMOPHOBIC | • homophobic adj. Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes. • homophobic n. A homophobe. • HOMOPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of homosexuals. |
| HOMOPHONES | • homophones n. Plural of homophone. • HOMOPHONE n. a word that sounds the same as another but is spelt differently e.g. 'to', 'too' and 'two'. |
| HOMOPHONIC | • homophonic adj. (Linguistics) Having the same sound; being homophones. • homophonic adj. (Music) Having a single, accompanied, melodic line; not polyphonic. • HOMOPHONIC adj. in a single melodic line with accompaniment. |
| HYPOMORPHS | • hypomorphs n. Plural of hypomorph. • HYPOMORPH n. a mutant gene but having a similar but weaker effect than the corresponding wild-type gene. |
| OOMPAHPAHS | • OOMPAHPAH n. an imitation of the sound of a tuba. |
| OPHIOMORPH | • OPHIOMORPH n. a caecilian amphibian. |
| RHIZOMORPH | • rhizomorph n. A rootlike structure, consisting of a dense mass of hyphae, in many fungi. • RHIZOMORPH n. a rootlike mass of fungal hyphae. |