| ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
| COLONOGRAPHY | • colonography n. A virtual, non-invasive form of colonoscopy that uses computed tomography. |
| HOMOPOLARITY | • HOMOPOLARITY n. the state of being homopolar. |
| HOMOPOLYMERS | • homopolymers n. Plural of homopolymer. • HOMOPOLYMER n. a DNA or RNA strand whose nucleotides are all of the same kind. |
| HYPOCHLOROUS | • hypochlorous adj. (Chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds. • HYPOCHLOROUS adj. of or derived from hypochlorous acid. |
| HYPOCOTYLOUS | • HYPOCOTYLOUS adj. of or like a hypocotyl, the stem of a plant below the cotyledons. |
| MONOPHYLLOUS | • monophyllous adj. (Botany) Having a single leaf, or a leaf consisting of only one piece. • MONOPHYLLOUS adj. having or consisting of only one leaf or leaflike part. |
| PATHOBIOLOGY | • pathobiology n. (Biology) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than… • pathobiology n. (Medicine) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease). • pathobiology n. (Medicine) The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology. |
| PHOTOBIOLOGY | • photobiology n. The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes. • PHOTOBIOLOGY n. the study of the effects of light on organisms. |
| PHOTOGEOLOGY | • photogeology n. The use of aerial photography to interpret geologic features. • PHOTOGEOLOGY n. a branch of geology concerned with the identification and study of geological features through the study of aerial or orbital photographs. |
| PHOTOPOLYMER | • photopolymer n. (Chemistry) Any polymer that reacts to light with a physical or chemical change, used especially for teeth fillings. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| POLYALCOHOLS | • polyalcohols n. Plural of polyalcohol. • POLYALCOHOL n. an alcohol that contains more than one hydroxyl group. |
| POLYCHROMOUS | • polychromous adj. Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic. • POLYCHROMOUS adj. many-coloured, also POLYCHROME, POLYCHROMIC. |
| POLYMORPHOUS | • polymorphous adj. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles. • polymorphous adj. (Biology) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms. • polymorphous adj. (Chemistry) Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic. |
| POLYPHYODONT | • polyphyodont n. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced. • POLYPHYODONT adj. having more than two successive dentitions. |
| POMPHOLYGOUS | • POMPHOLYGOUS adj. of or like a pompholyx, a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| ZOOPATHOLOGY | • zoopathology n. Animal pathology; veterinary pathology. • zoöpathology n. Alternative form of zoopathology. • ZOOPATHOLOGY n. the study of animal diseases. |
| ZOOPHYTOLOGY | • zoophytology n. The natural history of zoophytes. • zoöphytology n. Archaic spelling of zoophytology. • ZOOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of zoophytes, plantlike animals. |