| ASTROMETRY | • astrometry n. (Astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of… • ASTROMETRY n. the art of making measurements among the stars, or of determining their relative magnitudes. |
| BIOSTROMES | • biostromes n. Plural of biostrome. • BIOSTROME n. a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material such as fossils. |
| 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. |
| ELECTROMER | • electromer n. A substance that differs from another only in the distribution of electrons within the atoms of both substances. • ELECTROMER n. a substance showing electromerism. |
| MAELSTROMS | • maelstroms n. Plural of maelstrom. • maelströms n. Plural of maelström. • MAELSTROM n. (Dutch) a powerful whirlpool. |
| METROMANIA | • metromania n. A mania for writing poetry, especially doggerel. • metromania n. A mania for measurements or statistics. • METROMANIA n. an insatiable desire for writing verse. |
| NITROMETER | • nitrometer n. (Chemistry) An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of its compounds in a substance. • NITROMETER n. an instrument for measuring nitrogen and its compounds. |
| PETROMONEY | • petromoney n. Money earned from the sale of oil. • PETROMONEY n. money from oil revenues. |
| STROMATOUS | • stromatous adj. Stromatic; relating to stroma. • STROMATOUS adj. of or like a stroma, the connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ. |
| STROMBUSES | • strombuses n. Plural of strombus. • STROMBUS n. (Greek) a very large gastropod related to the whelk, also STROMB. |
| TROMBONIST | • trombonist n. A person who plays the trombone. • TROMBONIST n. one who plays the trombone. |
| TROMOMETER | • tromometer n. An instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks. • TROMOMETER n. an instrument for detecting or measuring faint tremors caused by an earthquake. |