| CHORDOPHONIC | • chordophonic adj. Of or relating to the chordophones. • CHORDOPHONIC adj. of or like a chordophone. |
| CHROMOPHORIC | • chromophoric adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to a chromophore. • chromophoric adj. (Biology) Coloured. • CHROMOPHORIC adj. of or like a chromophore, the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour, also CHROMOPHOROUS. |
| HOMEOMORPHIC | • homeomorphic adj. Having a homeomorphism. • HOMEOMORPHIC adj. relating to homeomorphism. |
| HOMOCHROMIES | • HOMOCHROMY n. protective coloration. |
| HOMOIOTHERMS | • homoiotherms n. Plural of homoiotherm. • HOMOIOTHERM n. a warm-blooded animal, also HOMEOTHERM, HOMOEOTHERM. |
| HOMOIOTHERMY | • homoiothermy n. (Biology) Alternative form of homeothermy. • HOMOIOTHERMY n. the maintenance of a constant body temperature, also HOMEOTHERMISM, HOMEOTHERMY, HOMOTHERMY. |
| HOMOMORPHIES | • homomorphies n. Plural of homomorphy. • HOMOMORPHY n. similarity in form, as of the flowers of a plant, also HOMEOMORPHY. |
| HOMOMORPHISM | • homomorphism n. (Algebra) A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type, such as groups… • homomorphism n. (Biology) A similar appearance of two unrelated organisms or structures. • HOMOMORPHISM n. similarity of external form, appearance, or size. |
| HYPOTROCHOID | • hypotrochoid n. (Geometry) A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates… • HYPOTROCHOID n. the curve traced by a point on the radius, or radius produced, of a circle rolling within another circle. |
| NEIGHBORHOOD | • neighborhood n. The residential area near one’s home. • neighborhood n. The inhabitants of a residential area. • neighborhood n. A formal or informal division of a municipality or region. |
| OPHIOMORPHIC | • ophiomorphic adj. Snake-shaped; serpentine. • OPHIOMORPHIC adj. snakelike, also OPHIOMORPHOUS. |
| ORNITHOMORPH | • ornithomorph n. A figure in ancient art resembling a bird. • ORNITHOMORPH n. a figure or design in the form of a bird. |
| ORTHOMORPHIC | • orthomorphic adj. (Cartography) conformal. • ORTHOMORPHIC adj. of a map projection, maintaining true shape over a small area and scale in every direction. |
| ORTHORHOMBIC | • orthorhombic adj. (Crystallography) Having three unequal axes at right angles. • ORTHORHOMBIC adj. three mutually perpendicular axes of different lengths. |
| PHOTOCHROMIC | • photochromic adj. Of, related to, or produced by photochromism. • photochromic adj. (Chemistry) Relating to the part of a molecule responsible for its photochromism. • PHOTOCHROMIC adj. changing colour, and hence changing the amount of light transmitted when the incident light increases, or decreases. |
| PHOTOTROPHIC | • phototrophic adj. (Biology) That exhibits phototrophy. • PHOTOTROPHIC adj. relating to phototropism, movement directed by light. |
| SIPHONOPHORE | • siphonophore n. (Zoology) Any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim… • SIPHONOPHORE n. a marine creature, colonial in habit. |