| COLOPHONS | • colophons n. Plural of colophon. • COLOPHON n. an inscription placed at the end of book giving details of publication, or a publisher's logo. |
| COLOPHONY | • colophony n. Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical… • COLOPHONY n. rosin. |
| GONOPHORE | • gonophore n. (Botany) An elongated receptacle above the corolla to elevate the stamens and carpels. • gonophore n. (Zoology) A medusoid bud on a hydroid. • GONOPHORE n. in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil. |
| HOMOPHONE | • homophone n. (Semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin. • homophone n. A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters. • HOMOPHONE n. a word that sounds the same as another but is spelt differently e.g. 'to', 'too' and 'two'. |
| HOMOPHONY | • homophony n. (Music) a texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords. • homophony n. The quality of being homophonous. • HOMOPHONY n. sameness of sound. |
| IONOPHORE | • ionophore n. (Chemistry) Any substance that can transfer ions from a hydrophilic medium (such as water) to a hydrophobic… • IONOPHORE n. a chemical compound able to combine with an ion and enable it to pass through a cell membrane. |
| LOPHODONT | • lophodont adj. (Zoology) Having molar teeth that have ridged grinding surfaces. • LOPHODONT adj. of a molar tooth, having (esp. transverse) ridges between the cusps; (of a dentition) characterized by such molar teeth. |
| MONOPHONY | • monophony n. (Music) The characteristic of a piece that has only a primary melody and no secondary melody or accompaniment. • MONOPHONY n. a composition for one voice. |
| OOPHORONS | • OOPHORON n. an ovary. |
| OPTOPHONE | • optophone n. A device that transforms light into sound. • optophone n. A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character. • OPTOPHONE n. a device transforming light into sound. |
| PHONOLOGY | • phonology n. (Linguistics, uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable… • phonology n. (Linguistics, countable) The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system. • PHONOLOGY n. the branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds. |
| PHONOPORE | • phonopore n. (Historical, telecommunications) An invention allowing telephonic voice communications to be transmitted… • PHONOPORE n. a kind of sound-conducting apparatus. |
| SPOONHOOK | • spoonhook n. Alternative form of spoon hook. • spoon-hook n. Alternative form of spoon hook. • spoon␣hook n. Synonym of spoon lure. |