| AEOLOTROPY | • aeolotropy n. (Physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index)… • æolotropy n. Alternative spelling of aeolotropy. • AEOLOTROPY n. variation in physical properties on basis of position. |
| ANISOTROPY | • anisotropy n. The property of being directionally dependent. • anisotropy n. The degree to which this property is exhibited. • ANISOTROPY n. the characteristics of exhibiting different values of a property in different directions. |
| HELIOTROPY | • heliotropy n. Heliotropism. • HELIOTROPY n. the tendency of stems and leaves to bend towards the sun. |
| ISOPROPYLS | • isopropyls n. Plural of isopropyl. • ISOPROPYL n. a radical derived from propane. |
| MICROPYLAR | • micropylar adj. Of or pertaining to micropyles. • MICROPYLAR adj. of or like a micropyle, a micropore in ovum for spermatozoon. |
| MICROPYLES | • micropyles n. Plural of micropyle. • MICROPYLE n. a micropore in ovum for spermatozoon; a minute pollen opening in a plant ovule. |
| ORTHOTROPY | • orthotropy n. The condition of being orthotropic. • ORTHOTROPY n. the state of being orthotropic, growing along a vertical axis. |
| PHOTOTROPY | • phototropy n. Phototropism. • PHOTOTROPY n. change of colour due to wavelength of incident light. |
| PLEIOTROPY | • pleiotropy n. (Genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism. • pleiotropy n. (Pharmacology) The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually… • PLEIOTROPY n. the property of having an effect simultaneously on more than one characteristic of the offspring. |
| PROPYLAEUM | • propylaeum n. (Historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple. • PROPYLAEUM n. any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure. |
| PROPYLENES | • propylenes n. Plural of propylene. • PROPYLENE n. a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor, also PROPENE. |
| PROPYLITES | • propylites n. Plural of propylite. • PROPYLITE n. an andesite altered by solfataric action. |
| THIXOTROPY | • thixotropy n. (Physics) The reduction of viscosity with increased shear. • thixotropy n. (Medicine) The property of certain gels whereby they become fluids when agitated and return to being… • THIXOTROPY n. the property of certain gels of becoming fluid when agitated and of reverting back to a gel when left to stand. |
| UROPYGIUMS | • UROPYGIUM n. the rump of a bird which supports the tail feathers. |
| ZOANTHROPY | • zoanthropy n. (Medicine) A kind of delusion in which the patient believes himself transformed into one of the lower animals. • ZOANTHROPY n. a form of mental delusion in which a person believes himself or herself to be an animal. |