| ALLOMORPHIC | • allomorphic adj. Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs. • ALLOMORPHIC adj. of or like an allomorph. |
| CHROMOPHILS | • chromophils n. Plural of chromophil. • CHROMOPHIL n. a cell that takes a stain easily, also CHROMOPHILIC. |
| HALOMORPHIC | • halomorphic adj. Of soil: containing enough salt to affect plant growth. • HALOMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of neutral or alkali salts or both. |
| HOLOMORPHIC | • holomorphic adj. (Complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain. • holomorphic adj. Having holohedral symmetry. • HOLOMORPHIC adj. of a function of a complex variable, having a derivative at each point of its domain. |
| HYLOMORPHIC | • hylomorphic adj. Pertaining to hylomorphism. • HYLOMORPHIC adj. relating to a materialist conception of universe. |
| LAGOMORPHIC | • lagomorphic adj. Shaped like a hare. • lagomorphic adj. Characteristic of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha. • LAGOMORPHIC adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHOUS. |
| LIPOCHROMES | • lipochromes n. Plural of lipochrome. • LIPOCHROME n. a pigment of butter fat etc. |
| MORPHOLINES | • morpholines n. Plural of morpholine. • MORPHOLINE n. a colourless liquid, formerly used as an emulsifier to provide a glossy coating to waxes. |
| MORPHOLINOS | • morpholinos n. Plural of morpholino. • MORPHOLINO n. a type of molecule used in altering the development of genes by preventing the access of other molecules. |
| MORPHOLOGIC | • morphologic adj. Of or pertaining to morphology; morphological. • MORPHOLOGIC adj. relating to morphology, also MORPHOLOGICAL. |
| OMBROPHILES | • ombrophiles n. Plural of ombrophile. • OMBROPHILE n. a plant flourishing in extremely rainy conditions, also OMBROPHIL. |
| PLEOCHROISM | • pleochroism n. (Physics) The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal)… • PLEOCHROISM n. the property of differentially absorbing different wavelengths of light depending on their direction of incidence or state of polarization. |
| PLEOMORPHIC | • pleomorphic adj. Of, related to, or exhibiting pleomorphism. • PLEOMORPHIC adj. occurring in several different forms, also PLEOMORPHOUS. |
| 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… |