| COMPOSITOUS | • compositous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Compositae; composite. • COMPOSITOUS adj. composite. |
| HOMOPHONOUS | • homophonous adj. (Phonetics, semantics) Having the same pronunciation. • homophonous adj. (Music) Homophonic; sounding the same. • HOMOPHONOUS adj. exhibiting homophonous, sameness of sound. |
| HOMOPTEROUS | • homopterous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects. • HOMOPTEROUS adj. relating to the Homoptera, aphids, cicadas, and scale insects. |
| HOMOSPOROUS | • homosporous adj. (Botany) producing spores of the same size and type. • HOMOSPOROUS adj. producing only one size or kind of spore, as opposed to heterosporous. |
| IMPOSTOROUS | • IMPOSTOROUS adj. relating to imposture, also IMPOSTUROUS. |
| ISOMORPHOUS | • isomorphous adj. Of, relating to, or exhibiting isomorphism. • ISOMORPHOUS adj. similar in form. |
| MICROPOROUS | • microporous adj. (Of a material) Having micropores of a size less than 2 nanometres. • MICROPOROUS adj. of or like a micropore. |
| MONOCARPOUS | • monocarpous adj. Synonym of monocarpic. • MONOCARPOUS adj. having only one ovary; producing one fruit, also MONOCARPIC. |
| MONOPHAGOUS | • monophagous adj. (Biology) That eats only one kind of food. • monophagous adj. That (prefers to) eat alone. • MONOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on only one type of food. |
| NONCOMPOUND | • noncompound adj. Not compound. • noncompound n. That which is not a compound. • NONCOMPOUND adj. not compound. |
| POLYAMOROUS | • polyamorous adj. Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory. • polyamorous adj. Open to having such relationships, regardless of one’s experience or current practices. • POLYAMOROUS adj. related to polyamory, the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time. |
| POLYONYMOUS | • polyonymous adj. Having many names or titles. • POLYONYMOUS adj. (Greek) of e.g. gods, having or known by various names. |
| POORMOUTHED | • poormouthed v. Simple past tense and past participle of poormouth. • POORMOUTH v. to complain about being poor. |
| PULMONOLOGY | • pulmonology n. The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract. • PULMONOLOGY n. the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the lungs. |
| SPOROGONIUM | • sporogonium n. The sporophyte of a bryophyte (moss, liverwort or hornwort), generally consisting of a foot, seta and capsule. • SPOROGONIUM n. an organ that produces asexual spores in mosses. |