| MONOPHTHONGS | • monophthongs n. Plural of monophthong. • MONOPHTHONG n. two written vowels representing a single sound, e.g. 'oo', 'oa'. |
| MONOSTROPHES | • monostrophes n. Plural of monostrophe. • MONOSTROPHE n. a poem in which all the stanzas or strophes are written in the same metre. |
| MONOSTROPHIC | • monostrophic adj. Of or pertaining to monostrophe. • monostrophic n. A monostrophe. • MONOSTROPHIC adj. having the same strophic or stanzaic structure throughout. |
| MORPHOLOGIST | • morphologist n. A person who studies morphology. • MORPHOLOGIST n. a student of morphology. |
| MOTHPROOFERS | • mothproofers n. Plural of mothproofer. • MOTHPROOFER n. a substance that keeps away moths. |
| OMMATOPHORES | • ommatophores n. Plural of ommatophore. • OMMATOPHORE n. an eyestalk, as in snails. |
| 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. |
| ORTHOTROPISM | • orthotropism n. The property of being orthotropic or orthotropous. • ORTHOTROPISM n. vertical growth. |
| PHOTOBOMBERS | • photobombers n. Plural of photobomber. |
| PHOTOCOMPOSE | • photocompose v. To use photocomposition to prepare text for printing. • PHOTOCOMPOSE v. to set (as reading matter) by photocomposition. |
| 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. |
| PHYSOSTOMOUS | • physostomous adj. (Zoology) Having a duct to the air bladder. • physostomous adj. (Zoology) Relating to the Physostomi. • PHYSOSTOMOUS adj. of fishes, having a duct connecting the air bladder to part of the alimentary canal. |
| PROTOPHLOEMS | • protophloems n. Plural of protophloem. • PROTOPHLOEM n. the first-formed phloem that develops from procambium, usually associated with a region of rapid growth. |