| ACTINOMERE | • actinomere n. (Zoology) One of the radial segments making up the body of one of the Coelenterata or similar organism. • ACTINOMERE n. one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants. |
| ARTHROMERE | • arthromere n. (Anatomy) Any of the constitutive body segments of a jointed animal. • ARTHROMERE n. an arthropod body segment. |
| BLASTOMERE | • blastomere n. (Biology) Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg. • BLASTOMERE n. one of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum. |
| CAPSOMERES | • capsomeres n. Plural of capsomere. • CAPSOMERE n. any of the protein units that together form the capsid of a virus, also CAPSOMER. |
| CENTROMERE | • centromere n. (Genetics) The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled. • CENTROMERE n. the portion of DNA that attaches a chromosome to the spindle during cell division. |
| CHROMOMERE | • chromomere n. (Genetics) Any of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin that constitutes a chromosome during cell division. • CHROMOMERE n. one of the characteristic granules of chromatin that appear on a chromosome during meiosis. |
| MACROMERES | • macromeres n. Plural of macromere. • MACROMERE n. a large blastomere, one of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum. |
| MICROMERES | • micromeres n. Plural of micromere. • MICROMERE n. a small cell formed by unequal division of an ovum or embryo, e.g. in sea urchins. |
| MISNOMERED | • misnomered v. Simple past tense and past participle of misnomer. • MISNOMER v. to use a misnomer. |
| OUTHOMERED | • outhomered v. Simple past tense and past participle of outhomer. • OUTHOMER v. to surpass in hitting home runs. |
| RHABDOMERE | • rhabdomere n. Any of the small, rodlike parts of a rhabdom. • RHABDOMERE n. one of the several parts composing a rhabdom. |
| SARCOMERES | • sarcomeres n. Plural of sarcomere. • SARCOMERE n. a unit of myofibril, in muscle. |