| ARTHROSPOROUS | • arthrosporous adj. Relating to arthrospores. • ARTHROSPOROUS adj. of or like an arthrospore, also ARTHROSPORIC. |
| CHONDROPHORES | • chondrophores n. Plural of chondrophore. • CHONDROPHORE n. a medusoid hydrozoan that resembles a jellyfish. |
| CHROMOPHOROUS | • CHROMOPHOROUS adj. of or like a chromophore, the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour, also CHROMOPHORIC. |
| HETEROSPOROUS | • heterosporous adj. (Botany, of an organism) Producing both male and female gametophytes. • HETEROSPOROUS adj. producing two different sizes or kinds of spores. |
| MORPHOTROPIES | • MORPHOTROPY n. the effect on crystalline form of the addition or substitution of an element or radical. |
| ORNITHOMORPHS | • ornithomorphs n. Plural of ornithomorph. • ORNITHOMORPH n. a figure or design in the form of a bird. |
| ORTHOPTEROIDS | • orthopteroids n. Plural of orthopteroid. • ORTHOPTEROID n. a member of the Orthoptera, cockroaches. |
| ORTHOTROPISMS | • ORTHOTROPISM n. vertical growth. |
| PROSOPOGRAPHY | • prosopography n. A study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships. • PROSOPOGRAPHY n. a biographical sketch; a description of person. |
| PROTOHISTORIC | • protohistoric adj. Of or pertaining to protohistory. • PROTOHISTORIC adj. relating to protohistory. |
| PROTOTROPHIES | • prototrophies n. Plural of prototrophy. • PROTOTROPHY n. the state of being prototrophic. |
| RHIZOMORPHOUS | • rhizomorphous adj. Of or relating to rhizomorphs. • RHIZOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a root. |
| RHOPALOCEROUS | • rhopalocerous adj. Of or relating to the Rhopalocera. • RHOPALOCEROUS adj. relating to the Rhopalocera, a suborder of insects with clubbed antennae, also RHOPALOCERAL. |
| SHOWERPROOFED | • showerproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of showerproof. • SHOWERPROOF v. to make clothes resistant to light rain. |
| TAUROMORPHOUS | • tauromorphous adj. Bull-shaped. • TAUROMORPHOUS adj. bull-shaped. |
| TROPHOTROPISM | • trophotropism n. The movements of the organs in a growing plant, as towards nutrient substances, induced by the chemical… • TROPHOTROPISM n. direction of growth by nutritional factors. |