| 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. |
| OLIGOMEROUS | • oligomerous adj. (Biology) Having only a few members in a particular organ. • OLIGOMEROUS adj. having few parts; having fewer members than the other whorls of a flower. |
| OMBROPHILOUS | • ombrophilous adj. (Biology) Capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall. • OMBROPHILOUS adj. capable of withstanding long periods of rain. |
| OMNIVOROUSLY | • omnivorously adv. In the manner of an omnivore. • OMNIVOROUS adv. feeding on all kinds of food. |
| MACROEVOLUTION | • macroevolution n. Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs… • MACROEVOLUTION n. evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes, as in species formation. |
| MICROEVOLUTION | • microevolution n. Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over… • MICROEVOLUTION n. comparatively minor evolutionary change involving the accumulation of variations in populations usually below the species level. |
| OSMOREGULATION | • osmoregulation n. The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content… • OSMOREGULATION n. regulation of osmotic pressure esp. in the body of a living organism. |
| TRICHOTOMOUSLY | • trichotomously adv. In a trichotomous manner. • TRICHOTOMOUS adv. divided into three parts. |
| IMMUNOMODULATOR | • immunomodulator n. A drug used for its effect on the immune system. • IMMUNOMODULATOR n. a substance that affects the functioning of the immune system. |
| MACROEVOLUTIONS | • macroevolutions n. Plural of macroevolution. • MACROEVOLUTION n. evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes, as in species formation. |
| MICROEVOLUTIONS | • microevolutions n. Plural of microevolution. • MICROEVOLUTION n. comparatively minor evolutionary change involving the accumulation of variations in populations usually below the species level. |
| OSMOREGULATIONS | • osmoregulations n. Plural of osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATION n. regulation of osmotic pressure esp. in the body of a living organism. |
| 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. |