| 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. |
| CHROMOSPHERE | • chromosphere n. (Astronomy) The faint pink extension of a star’s atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere. • CHROMOSPHERE n. the region of the atmosphere of a star between the star's photosphere and its corona. |
| HAEMORRHOIDS | • haemorrhoids n. A pathological condition caused by painful masses of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue. • haemorrhoids n. Plural of haemorrhoid. • hæmorrhoids n. Plural of hæmorrhoid. |
| HARMONICHORD | • harmonichord n. (Music) A kind of upright piano whose strings are set in vibration not by the blow of the hammer but… • HARMONICHORD n. a keyboard instrument of violin tone, in which the strings are rubbed by rosined wheels. |
| HARMONOGRAPH | • harmonograph n. A mechanical device that uses a combination of pendulums to generate an image based on Lissajous curves. • HARMONOGRAPH n. an instrument for drawing curves representing vibrations. |
| HEMORRHOIDAL | • hemorrhoidal adj. Of or relating to hemorrhoids. • HEMORRHOIDAL adj. of or like a haemorrhoid. • HEMORRHOIDAL n. a hemorrhoidal part (as an artery or vein). |
| HETEROMORPHY | • heteromorphy n. (Biology) The state or quality of being heteromorphic; heteromorphism. • HETEROMORPHY n. dissimilarity in shape, structure, or magnitude. |
| HYDROMORPHIC | • hydromorphic adj. Synonym of hydric (“requiring moisture”). • hydromorphic adj. (Soil science) Formed in the presence of an excess of water. • HYDROMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of an excess of moisture which tends to suppress aerobic factors in soil-building. |
| MORPHOGRAPHY | • morphography n. Descriptive morphology. • MORPHOGRAPHY n. a morphological description or study. |
| 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. |
| RHEOMORPHISM | • rheomorphism n. (Geology) The liquefaction of rock, and subsequent flowing and intrusion into surrounding rocks. • RHEOMORPHISM n. the liquefaction of rock, which results in its flowing and intruding into surrounding rocks. |
| RHOMBOHEDRAL | • rhombohedral adj. (Crystallography) Having three equal axes and oblique angles. • RHOMBOHEDRAL adj. shaped like a rhombohedron. |
| RHOMBOHEDRON | • rhombohedron n. A prism with six faces, each a rhombus. • RHOMBOHEDRON n. a parallelepiped whose faces are rhombuses. |
| THERIOMORPHS | • THERIOMORPH n. an animal form in art. |
| THERMOCHROMY | • thermochromy n. The property possessed by heat of being composed, like light, of rays of different degrees of refrangibility… • THERMOCHROMY n. a phenomenon in which certain dyes made from liquid crystals change colour reversibly when their temperature is change, also THERMOCHROMISM. |