| ERIOPHOROUS | • ERIOPHOROUS adj. very cottony. |
| FLUOROPHORE | • fluorophore n. (Biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence. • FLUOROPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for fluorescence. |
| GONOPHOROUS | • GONOPHOROUS adj. relating to a gonophore, in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil, also GONOPHORIC. |
| HOMEOMEROUS | • homeomerous adj. (Archaic) Alternative form of homoeomerous. • HOMEOMEROUS adj. having all the somites alike, also HOMEOMERIC, HOMOEOMERIC, HOMOEOMEROUS, HOMOIOMEROUS. |
| HOMOPTEROUS | • homopterous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects. • HOMOPTEROUS adj. relating to the Homoptera, aphids, cicadas, and scale insects. |
| HOMOSPOROUS | • homosporous adj. (Botany) producing spores of the same size and type. • HOMOSPOROUS adj. producing only one size or kind of spore, as opposed to heterosporous. |
| HORMOGONIUM | • hormogonium n. (Biology) A small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division… • HORMOGONIUM n. a portion of a filament in many cyanobacteria that becomes detached as a reproductive body. |
| HORRISONOUS | • horrisonous adj. (Obsolete) Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound. • HORRISONOUS adj. (archaic) dreadful-sounding, also HORRISONANT. |
| ISOCHRONOUS | • isochronous adj. Happening at regular intervals; isochronal. • isochronous adj. Happening at the same time; simultaneous. • isochronous adj. (Computing) Of or pertaining to the use of clocks derived from the same clock reference. |
| ISOMORPHOUS | • isomorphous adj. Of, relating to, or exhibiting isomorphism. • ISOMORPHOUS adj. similar in form. |
| MOTORMOUTHS | • motormouths n. Plural of motormouth. • motor-mouths n. Plural of motor-mouth. • motor␣mouths n. Plural of motor mouth. |
| OVERHONOURS | • OVERHONOUR v. to honour excessively, also OVERHONOR. |
| PHOSPHOROUS | • phosphorous adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus. • phosphorous adj. Resembling phosphorus. • phosphorous adj. (Chemistry) Of relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus. |
| POORMOUTHED | • poormouthed v. Simple past tense and past participle of poormouth. • POORMOUTH v. to complain about being poor. |
| PYROPHOROUS | • pyrophorous adj. (Archaic) light-producing. • pyrophorous adj. (Archaic) of or relating to pyrophorus. • PYROPHOROUS adj. spontaneously igniting in air, also PYROPHORIC. |
| RHIZOPODOUS | • rhizopodous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the rhizopods. • RHIZOPODOUS adj. relating to a rhizopod. |
| SHOOTAROUND | • shootaround n. (Basketball) An informal practice session. • shoot␣around v. (Film, television) To record footage in the absence of (one of the actors), with the intention of editing… • SHOOTAROUND n. an informal basketball practice or warmup before a game, during which players take turns shooting baskets. |
| UNORTHODOXY | • unorthodoxy n. Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox. • UNORTHODOXY n. the state of being unorthodox. |