| CANEPHORUS | • CANEPHORUS n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHOR, CANEPHORA, CANEPHORE. |
| CHORUS | • chorus n. (Ancient Greece, historical). • chorus n. (By extension, chiefly Britain, theater, historical) An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of… • chorus n. A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical… |
| CRYOPHORUS | • cryophorus n. (Chemistry) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary… • CRYOPHORUS n. an instrument for showing the decrease in the temperature of water by its evaporation. |
| ELECTROPHORUS | • electrophorus n. (Dated, physics) An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity. • ELECTROPHORUS n. an apparatus consisting of a disk and metal plate to demonstrate static electricity. |
| KORUS | • korus n. Plural of koru. • KORU n. (Maori) a stylized curved pattern used esp. in carving. |
| PELORUS | • pelorus n. A device used to take a bearing on a distant object. • PELORUS n. (Latin) a kind of compass from which bearings can be taken. |
| PHOSPHORUS | • phosphorus n. (Chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms. • phosphorus n. (Obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor. • Phosphorus prop.n. A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus. |
| PYLORUS | • pylorus n. (Anatomy, biology) In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads… • pylorus n. A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ. • PYLORUS n. (Latin) the opening between the stomach and the duodenum. |
| PYROPHORUS | • pyrophorus n. A substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state. • Pyrophorus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Elateridae – fire beetles, bioluminescent click beetles. • PYROPHORUS n. any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air. |
| RADIOPHOSPHORUS | • radiophosphorus n. Radioactive phosphorus (especially when used as a tracer). • RADIOPHOSPHORUS n. a radioactive isotope of phosphorus. |
| SEMICHORUS | • semichorus n. (Music) A half chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir. • semichorus n. A small number of selected singers. • SEMICHORUS n. half, or part of, a chorus; a passage sung by it. |
| SORUS | • sorus n. (Mycology, lichenology) Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores. • sorus n. (Botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond. • SORUS n. (Greek) a cluster of sporangia. |
| TORUS | • torus n. (Geometry) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or… • torus n. (Architecture) A large convex molding, typically semicircular in cross section, which commonly projects… • torus n. (Anatomy) A rounded ridge of bone or muscle, especially one on the occipital bone. |
| UREDOSORUS | • UREDOSORUS n. a pustule producing and containing uredospores. |
| ZOOPHORUS | • zoophorus n. (Architecture) The frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals. • ZOOPHORUS n. (Greek) a continuous frieze in relief, with people and animals. |