| CHOMOPHYTES | • chomophytes n. Plural of chomophyte. • CHOMOPHYTE n. a plant growing on rocky ledges. |
| CHROMOPHILS | • chromophils n. Plural of chromophil. • CHROMOPHIL n. a cell that takes a stain easily, also CHROMOPHILIC. |
| CHROMOPHOBE | • chromophobe n. (Cytology) Any cell that is resistant to staining. • CHROMOPHOBE n. a cell that does not take a stain easily. |
| CHROMOPHORE | • chromophore n. (Chemistry) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour. • chromophore n. (Chemistry) (more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible… • CHROMOPHORE n. the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour. |
| CHROMOPLAST | • chromoplast n. (Biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored. • CHROMOPLAST n. a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment, such as carotene. |
| DROMOPHOBIA | • DROMOPHOBIA n. a fear of crossing streets. |
| ENTOMOPHAGY | • entomophagy n. The eating of insects. • ENTOMOPHAGY n. the eating of insects. |
| ENTOMOPHILY | • entomophily n. (Botany) pollination by insects. • ENTOMOPHILY n. seed plants which are pollinated by insects are said to be entomophilous. |
| HOMOPHOBIAS | • homophobias n. Plural of homophobia. • HOMOPHOBIA n. fear of homosexuals. |
| HOMOPHONIES | • homophonies n. Plural of homophony. • HOMOPHONY n. sameness of sound. |
| HOMOPHONOUS | • homophonous adj. (Phonetics, semantics) Having the same pronunciation. • homophonous adj. (Music) Homophonic; sounding the same. • HOMOPHONOUS adj. exhibiting homophonous, sameness of sound. |
| HOMOPHYLIES | • homophylies n. Plural of homophyly. • HOMOPHYLY n. resemblance due to common ancestry. |
| HOMOPHYLLIC | • HOMOPHYLLIC adj. exhibiting homophyly, resemblance due to common ancestry. |
| HOMOPLASIES | • homoplasies n. Plural of homoplasy. • HOMOPLASY n. the quality or fact of being homoplastic, also HOMOPLASTY. |
| HOMOPLASTIC | • homoplastic adj. Relating to, or showing, homoplasy. • homoplastic adj. Relating to the transplantation of tissue between individuals of the same species. • HOMOPLASTIC adj. similar in structure and development but not descended from a recent common source. |
| HOMOPOLYMER | • homopolymer n. (Chemistry) a polymer formed from a single type of monomer. • HOMOPOLYMER n. a DNA or RNA strand whose nucleotides are all of the same kind. |
| HOMOPTERANS | • homopterans n. Plural of homopteran. • HOMOPTERAN n. a member of the Homoptera, cicadas, froghoppers etc. |
| 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. |