| CHORDOPHONE | • chordophone n. (Music) Any musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument. • CHORDOPHONE n. any instrument in which a string vibrates to produce a sound, including the zither, piano, lute, lyre and harp. |
| CHROMOPHOBE | • chromophobe n. (Cytology) Any cell that is resistant to staining. • CHROMOPHOBE n. a cell that does not take a stain easily. |
| CHROMOPHORE | • chromophore n. (Chemistry) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour. • chromophore n. (Chemistry) (more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible… • CHROMOPHORE n. the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour. |
| HOLOMORPHIC | • holomorphic adj. (Complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain. • holomorphic adj. Having holohedral symmetry. • HOLOMORPHIC adj. of a function of a complex variable, having a derivative at each point of its domain. |
| HOMEOMORPHS | • homeomorphs n. Plural of homeomorph. • HOMEOMORPH n. a thing similar in form from another but essentially different, also HOMOEOMORPH. |
| HOMEOMORPHY | • homeomorphy n. (Biology) The evolution of similar external forms from very distant ancestors. • homeomorphy n. (Mathematics) The formation of a new graph by inserting new nodes along existing edges. • HOMEOMORPHY n. the state of being homeomorphic, also HOMOMORPHY. |
| HOMOEOMORPH | • homœomorph n. Obsolete form of homeomorph. • HOMOEOMORPH n. a thing similar in form from another but essentially different, also HOMEOMORPH. |
| HOMOMORPHIC | • homomorphic adj. (Algebra) Of or pertaining to homomorphism; having a homomorphism. • HOMOMORPHIC adj. relating to homomorphism. |
| LOPHOPHORES | • lophophores n. Plural of lophophore. • LOPHOPHORE n. a ring of ciliated tentacles round the mouth of some sedentary marine animals. |
| OPHIOMORPHS | • OPHIOMORPH n. a caecilian amphibian. |
| ORPHANHOODS | • orphanhoods n. Plural of orphanhood. • ORPHANHOOD n. the state of being an orphan, also ORPHANISM. |
| PHONOPHORES | • phonophores n. Plural of phonophore. • PHONOPHORE n. a sound-conducting apparatus, of various kinds; a device for telephoning and telegraphing simultaneously by the same wire. |
| PHOSPHOROUS | • phosphorous adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus. • phosphorous adj. Resembling phosphorus. • phosphorous adj. (Chemistry) Of relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus. |
| PHOTOCHROMY | • photochromy n. The art or process of reproducing colours by photography. • PHOTOCHROMY n. a former process of colour photography. |
| PHOTOPHORES | • photophores n. Plural of photophore. • PHOTOPHORE n. a luminiferous organ. |
| PHOTOTROPHS | • phototrophs n. Plural of phototroph. • PHOTOTROPH n. a plant which uses light to generate energy needed to absorb nutrients. |
| PROPHETHOOD | • prophethood n. State or condition of being a prophet. • PROPHETHOOD n. the state of being a prophet. |
| TROCHOPHORE | • trochophore n. (Biology) The free-swimming larva of some invertebrates that have a circlet of cilia. • TROCHOPHORE n. a free-swimming pelagic form of many invertebrates, also TROCHOSPHERE. |