| HOROLOGIUM | • Horologium prop.n. (Astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between… • HOROLOGIUM n. (obsolete) an instrument for telling the time, also HOROLOGE, HOROLOGION. |
| FLUOROCHROME | • fluorochrome n. Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination. • FLUOROCHROME n. any of various fluorescent substances used in biological staining to produce fluorescence in a specimen. |
| LAGOMORPHOUS | • lagomorphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs. • LAGOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHIC. |
| OMBROPHILOUS | • ombrophilous adj. (Biology) Capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall. • OMBROPHILOUS adj. capable of withstanding long periods of rain. |
| 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. |
| FLUOROCHROMES | • fluorochromes n. Plural of fluorochrome. • FLUOROCHROME n. any of various fluorescent substances used in biological staining to produce fluorescence in a specimen. |
| MELANOCHROOUS | • melanochroous adj. Melanochroic; dark-complexioned. • MELANOCHROOUS adj. belonging to the melanochroi, having dark hair and white skin, also MELANOCHROIC. |
| NEUROHORMONAL | • neurohormonal adj. Of or pertaining to a neurohormone. • NEUROHORMONAL adj. involving both neural and hormonal mechanisms. |
| HETERONOMOUSLY | • heteronomously adv. In a heteronomous manner. • HETERONOMOUS adv. subject to different or foreign laws. |
| ORTHOMOLECULAR | • orthomolecular adj. Relating to the theory that mental illness is the result of chemical deficiencies, and can be cured… • ORTHOMOLECULAR adj. relating to the theory that mental illness is chemical. |
| POLYMORPHOUSLY | • polymorphously adv. In a polymorphous manner. • POLYMORPHOUS adv. occurring in several forms. |
| TRICHOTOMOUSLY | • trichotomously adv. In a trichotomous manner. • TRICHOTOMOUS adv. divided into three parts. |
| PHOTOFLUOROGRAM | • photofluorogram n. (Photography) A photograph made by photofluorography. • PHOTOFLUOROGRAM n. a photograph of a fluoroscopic image. |
| PHOTOJOURNALISM | • photojournalism n. A form of journalism in which a story is told primarily through photographs and other images. • PHOTOJOURNALISM n. journalism in which written copy is subordinate to pictorial usually photographic presentation of news stories or in which a high proportion of pictorial presentation is used. |