| CHROMOPHORES | • chromophores n. Plural of chromophore. • CHROMOPHORE n. the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour. |
| 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. |
| MOSSTROOPERS | • mosstroopers n. Plural of mosstrooper. • moss-troopers n. Plural of moss-trooper. • MOSSTROOPER n. (historical) a 17th century border raider. |
| MOTHPROOFERS | • mothproofers n. Plural of mothproofer. • MOTHPROOFER n. a substance that keeps away moths. |
| MOTORBOATERS | • motorboaters n. Plural of motorboater. • MOTORBOATER n. one who drives a motorboat. |
| 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. |
| ORTHOTROPISM | • orthotropism n. The property of being orthotropic or orthotropous. • ORTHOTROPISM n. vertical growth. |
| OVERPROMOTES | • overpromotes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpromote. • OVERPROMOTE v. to promote excessively. |
| PROMONTORIES | • promontories n. Plural of promontory. • PROMONTORY n. a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water. |
| 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. |
| THERMOMOTORS | • THERMOMOTOR n. an engine that produces force from the expansion of a heated fluid. |
| 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. |
| XEROMORPHOUS | • xeromorphous adj. Xeromorphic. • XEROMORPHOUS adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHIC. |