| COPROPHILOUS | • coprophilous adj. Living in, or growing on excrement. • COPROPHILOUS adj. growing or living on dung. |
| FLUOROPHORES | • fluorophores n. Plural of fluorophore. • FLUOROPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for fluorescence. |
| 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. |
| LAGOMORPHOUS | • lagomorphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs. • LAGOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHIC. |
| MORPHOLOGIES | • morphologies n. Plural of morphology. • MORPHOLOGY n. the study of forms e.g. of words. |
| MORPHOLOGIST | • morphologist n. A person who studies morphology. • MORPHOLOGIST n. a student of morphology. |
| OMBROPHILOUS | • ombrophilous adj. (Biology) Capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall. • OMBROPHILOUS adj. capable of withstanding long periods of rain. |
| OPHIOLATROUS | • ophiolatrous adj. Snake-worshipping. • OPHIOLATROUS adj. worshipping snakes. |
| PLEOMORPHOUS | • pleomorphous adj. Having or passing through many different forms. • PLEOMORPHOUS adj. occurring in several different forms, also PLEOMORPHIC. |
| 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. |
| PROTOPHLOEMS | • protophloems n. Plural of protophloem. • PROTOPHLOEM n. the first-formed phloem that develops from procambium, usually associated with a region of rapid growth. |
| SOPHOMORICAL | • sophomorical adj. Sophomoric. • SOPHOMORICAL adj. of or like a sophomore, also SOPHOMORIC. |
| TROPHOLOGIES | • TROPHOLOGY n. the study of nutrition. |
| TROPOPHILOUS | • tropophilous adj. (Biology) Adapted to seasonal changes. • TROPOPHILOUS adj. flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate. |