| AMYOTROPHIC | • amyotrophic adj. (Medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles). • AMYOTROPHIC adj. relating to amyotrophy, atrophy of the muscles. |
| CHYLOMICRON | • chylomicron n. (Biology) A microscopic globule of lipoprotein, found in blood and lymph, that is associated with the… • CHYLOMICRON n. a tiny globule of fat, the form in which fat is carried in blood and chyle. |
| CORMOPHYTIC | • cormophytic adj. Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte. • CORMOPHYTIC adj. like a cormophyte. |
| HELIOCHROMY | • heliochromy n. (Dated) The art of producing colour photographs. • HELIOCHROMY n. photography in natural colours. |
| HYDROBROMIC | • hydrobromic adj. (Chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and bromine. • HYDROBROMIC adj. applied to an acid composed of hydrogen and bromine, hydrogen bromide. |
| HYDROXONIUM | • hydroxonium n. (Chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O+; hydronium. • HYDROXONIUM n. the obsolete name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. |
| HYLOMORPHIC | • hylomorphic adj. Pertaining to hylomorphism. • HYLOMORPHIC adj. relating to a materialist conception of universe. |
| HYPOCHROMIC | • hypochromic adj. (Physics, chemistry) Describing a decrease in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the… • hypochromic adj. (Medicine) Having a lower than normal amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells. |
| HYPOCORISMA | • HYPOCORISMA n. the use of a pet name or nickname, also HYPOCORISM. |
| HYPOCORISMS | • hypocorisms n. Plural of hypocorism. • HYPOCORISM n. the use of a pet name or nickname, also HYPOCORISMA. |
| HYPOMORPHIC | • hypomorphic adj. (Genetics, of a mutation) causing a partial loss of gene function. • HYPOMORPHIC adj. of a mutation, causing a partial loss of gene function. |
| LITHOCHROMY | • LITHOCHROMY n. painting upon stone. |
| MONOHYBRIDS | • monohybrids n. Plural of monohybrid. • MONOHYBRID n. a cross between parents differing in one heritable character. |
| MYCOTROPHIC | • mycotrophic adj. (Botany) Describing any plant that obtains (all or some of) its nutrients through symbiosis with fungi. • MYCOTROPHIC adj. of a plant, living in symbiosis with a fungus. |
| ORCHIECTOMY | • orchiectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of one or both testes. • ORCHIECTOMY n. excision of one or both testicles, also ORCHIDECTOMY. |
| POLYCHROISM | • polychroism n. Pleochroism. • POLYCHROISM n. the state of being polychroic. |
| POLYCHROMIC | • polychromic adj. Polychromatic; many-coloured. • polychromic adj. (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, any one of several acids (known only in their salts) which… • POLYCHROMIC adj. many-coloured, also POLYCHROME, POLYCHROMOUS. |
| POLYMORPHIC | • polymorphic adj. Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms. • polymorphic adj. (Programming, of a function) Having or relating to the ability to take multiple data types for a single parameter. • polymorphic adj. (Chemistry) Relating to a compound that can crystallizes into two or more distinct forms (E.g. carbon… |
| ZYGOMORPHIC | • zygomorphic adj. (Biology) having bilateral symmetry. • ZYGOMORPHIC adj. bilaterally symmetrical, also ZYGOMORPHOUS. |