| CHORDOTOMIES | • chordotomies n. Plural of chordotomy. • CHORDOTOMY n. the surgical division of a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord, also CORDOTOMY. |
| HOMOEOSTASIS | • homoeostasis n. Alternative spelling of homeostasis. • homœostasis n. Obsolete spelling of homeostasis. • HOMOEOSTASIS n. a tendency towards health or stable physical conditions, also HOMEOSTASIS. |
| HOMOEOSTATIC | • homoeostatic adj. Alternative spelling of homeostatic. • HOMOEOSTATIC adj. relating to homoeostasis. |
| HOMOEROTISMS | • HOMOEROTISM n. homosexuality, also HOMOEROTICISM. |
| HOMOIOTHERMS | • homoiotherms n. Plural of homoiotherm. • HOMOIOTHERM n. a warm-blooded animal, also HOMEOTHERM, HOMOEOTHERM. |
| HOMOZYGOSITY | • homozygosity n. The condition of being homozygous. • HOMOZYGOSITY n. the state of being homozygous, inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| MONOCHROMIST | • monochromist n. An artist working in the monochromatic style. • MONOCHROMIST n. a person who practises monochrome. |
| MONOSTICHOUS | • monostichous adj. (Botany) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis. • MONOSTICHOUS adj. in one line; in one row. |
| MONOSTROPHIC | • monostrophic adj. Of or pertaining to monostrophe. • monostrophic n. A monostrophe. • MONOSTROPHIC adj. having the same strophic or stanzaic structure throughout. |
| MONOTRICHOUS | • monotrichous adj. Having a single flagellum. • MONOTRICHOUS adj. of bacteria, having a single flagellum, also MONOTRICHIC. |
| MORPHOLOGIST | • morphologist n. A person who studies morphology. • MORPHOLOGIST n. a student of morphology. |
| OPISTHODOMOI | • opisthodomoi n. Plural of opisthodomos. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| OPISTHODOMOS | • opisthodomos n. (Greek architecture) A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| ORTHODROMICS | • orthodromics n. Orthodromic navigation. • ORTHODROMICS n. the act or art of sailing on a great circle, also ORTHODROMY. |
| ORTHODROMIES | • ORTHODROMY n. the act or art of sailing on a great circle, also ORTHODROMICS. |
| ORTHOTROPISM | • orthotropism n. The property of being orthotropic or orthotropous. • ORTHOTROPISM n. vertical growth. |
| PHOTOMOSAICS | • photomosaics n. Plural of photomosaic. • PHOTOMOSAIC n. an image composed of many smaller photographs. |
| PHOTOTROPISM | • phototropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant towards or away from light. • PHOTOTROPISM n. movement directed by light. |
| TRICHOTOMOUS | • trichotomous adj. Divided into three parts, or into threes; forking three ways. • trichotomous adj. (Set theory) Such that, for all x and y in X, and for a binary relation R, exactly one of xRy, yRx or x=y holds. • TRICHOTOMOUS adj. divided into three parts. |