| AMMOPHILOUS | • ammophilous adj. Thriving in a sandy environment. • AMMOPHILOUS adj. sand-loving. |
| AMPHIBOLOUS | • amphibolous adj. (Obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful. • AMPHIBOLOUS adj. ambiguous; capable of two meanings. |
| CHROMOPHILS | • chromophils n. Plural of chromophil. • CHROMOPHIL n. a cell that takes a stain easily, also CHROMOPHILIC. |
| HOLOPHYTISM | • holophytism n. (Biology) The property of being a holophyte. • HOLOPHYTISM n. the property of being holophytic, obtaining food by photosynthesis. |
| HOMOPHYLIES | • homophylies n. Plural of homophyly. • HOMOPHYLY n. resemblance due to common ancestry. |
| HOMOPLASIES | • homoplasies n. Plural of homoplasy. • HOMOPLASY n. the quality or fact of being homoplastic, also HOMOPLASTY. |
| HOMOPLASTIC | • homoplastic adj. Relating to, or showing, homoplasy. • homoplastic adj. Relating to the transplantation of tissue between individuals of the same species. • HOMOPLASTIC adj. similar in structure and development but not descended from a recent common source. |
| LIPOCHROMES | • lipochromes n. Plural of lipochrome. • LIPOCHROME n. a pigment of butter fat etc. |
| MONOPHYLIES | • MONOPHYLY n. the state of being monophyletic. |
| 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. |
| MYIOPHILOUS | • MYIOPHILOUS adj. pollinated by flies, also MYOPHILOUS. |
| OMBROPHILES | • ombrophiles n. Plural of ombrophile. • OMBROPHILE n. a plant flourishing in extremely rainy conditions, also OMBROPHIL. |
| PHOCOMELIAS | • phocomelias n. Plural of phocomelia. • PHOCOMELIA n. a type of congenital deformity, with seallike limbs, also PHOCOMELY. |
| PHOCOMELIES | • PHOCOMELY n. a type of congenital deformity, with seallike limbs. |
| 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. |
| POLYCHROISM | • polychroism n. Pleochroism. • POLYCHROISM n. the state of being polychroic. |
| SHOPAHOLISM | • shopaholism n. Addiction to shopping; the condition of a shopaholic. • SHOPAHOLISM n. an addiction to shopping. |
| ZOOPHILISMS | • ZOOPHILISM n. the love of animals; erotic fondness for animals, also ZOOPHILIA, ZOOPHILY. |