| CHROMOPHORIC | • chromophoric adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to a chromophore. • chromophoric adj. (Biology) Coloured. • CHROMOPHORIC adj. of or like a chromophore, the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour, also CHROMOPHOROUS. |
| MICROGROOVES | • microgrooves n. Plural of microgroove. • MICROGROOVE n. the fine groove of long-playing gramophone records. |
| MICROSPOROUS | • microsporous adj. Relating to microspores. • MICROSPOROUS adj. of or like a microspore, also MICROSPORIC. |
| MORPHOTROPIC | • morphotropic adj. (Crystallography) Of or pertaining to morphotropism. • morphotropic adj. Describing a phase transition due to a change in composition. • morphotropic adj. Describing the phase boundary between tetragonal and rhombohedral regions of a ferroelectric. |
| ORNITHOMORPH | • ornithomorph n. A figure in ancient art resembling a bird. • ORNITHOMORPH n. a figure or design in the form of a bird. |
| 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. |
| ORTHOMORPHIC | • orthomorphic adj. (Cartography) conformal. • ORTHOMORPHIC adj. of a map projection, maintaining true shape over a small area and scale in every direction. |
| ORTHORHOMBIC | • orthorhombic adj. (Crystallography) Having three unequal axes at right angles. • ORTHORHOMBIC adj. three mutually perpendicular axes of different lengths. |
| ORTHOTROPISM | • orthotropism n. The property of being orthotropic or orthotropous. • ORTHOTROPISM n. vertical growth. |
| PROMONTORIES | • promontories n. Plural of promontory. • PROMONTORY n. a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water. |
| PROTOMORPHIC | • protomorphic adj. (Biology) Having the most primitive character; in the earliest form. • PROTOMORPHIC adj. primordial; primitive. |
| SENSORIMOTOR | • sensorimotor adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity. • SENSORIMOTOR adj. of, relating to, or functioning in both sensory and motor aspects of bodily activity. |
| VISCEROMOTOR | • visceromotor adj. Relating to or controlling movement in the viscera, noting the sympathetic nerves innervating the viscera… • VISCEROMOTOR adj. relating to or controlling movements of the viscera. |