| ANTHROPOMORPH | • anthropomorph n. A figure in ancient art resembling a human being. • anthropomorph n. An anthropomorphic character. • ANTHROPOMORPH n. a stylized human figure. |
| CHROMATOPHORE | • chromatophore n. A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals. • CHROMATOPHORE n. a pigment-bearing cell. |
| CHROMOPHOROUS | • CHROMOPHOROUS adj. of or like a chromophore, the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour, also CHROMOPHORIC. |
| CHROMOPROTEIN | • chromoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem. • CHROMOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins (as hemoglobins, carotenoids, or flavoproteins) having a pigment as a prosthetic group. |
| DEPRESSOMOTOR | • depressomotor adj. (Medicine) Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement. • depressomotor n. (Medicine) Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centres. • DEPRESSOMOTOR n. a drug with the effect of retarding motor activity. |
| MICROPOROSITY | • microporosity n. The state of being microporous. • MICROPOROSITY n. the property of micropores, very small pores. |
| MISPROPORTION | • misproportion v. (Transitive) To give the wrong proportions to. • MISPROPORTION v. to proportion wrongly. |
| 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. |
| ORTHOTROPISMS | • ORTHOTROPISM n. vertical growth. |
| OVERPROMOTING | • overpromoting v. Present participle of overpromote. • OVERPROMOTE v. to promote excessively. |
| RHIZOMORPHOUS | • rhizomorphous adj. Of or relating to rhizomorphs. • RHIZOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a root. |
| 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. |