| CHROMOPHOBES | • chromophobes n. Plural of chromophobe. • CHROMOPHOBE n. a cell that does not take a stain easily. |
| CHROMOPHORES | • chromophores n. Plural of chromophore. • CHROMOPHORE n. the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour. |
| 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. |
| HOMOEOMORPHS | • homœomorphs n. Plural of homœomorph. • HOMOEOMORPH n. a thing similar in form from another but essentially different, also HOMEOMORPH. |
| HOMOEOMORPHY | • homœomorphy n. Obsolete form of homoeomorphy. • HOMOEOMORPHY n. the state of being homoeomorphy. |
| HOMOEOPATHIC | • homoeopathic adj. Alternative spelling of homeopathic. • homœopathic adj. Obsolete spelling of homeopathic. • HOMOEOPATHIC adj. related to homoeopathy, also HOMEOPATHIC. |
| 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. |
| HOMOMORPHOUS | • homomorphous adj. Characterized by homomorphism. • HOMOMORPHOUS adj. alike in form, esp. if essentially different otherwise. |
| MONOPHTHONGS | • monophthongs n. Plural of monophthong. • MONOPHTHONG n. two written vowels representing a single sound, e.g. 'oo', 'oa'. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PHYTOHORMONE | • phytohormone n. A plant hormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |
| PYTHONOMORPH | • pythonomorph n. Any large extinct reptile of the taxon Pythonomorpha. • pythonomorph n. Any member of the taxon Pythonomorpha. • PYTHONOMORPH n. a large marine reptile of the Cretaceous period, with long, scaly body and paddle-shaped limbs. |