| AMPHITROPOUS | • amphitropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other. • AMPHITROPOUS adj. of an ovule, with its point of attachment in the middle. |
| ELECTROPOLAR | • electropolar adj. Possessing electrical polarity; having positive and negative charges at opposite ends; said of a conductor. • ELECTROPOLAR adj. having, as an electrical conductor, one end or surface positive and the other negative. |
| GASTROPODANS | • GASTROPODAN n. a gastropod. |
| GASTROPODOUS | • gastropodous adj. Of or pertaining to gastropods (snails and the like). • GASTROPODOUS adj. like a gastropod. |
| METROPOLISES | • metropolises n. Plural of metropolis. • metropolises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metropolise. • METROPOLIS n. the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region. |
| METROPOLITAN | • metropolitan n. (Orthodox Christianity) A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop. • metropolitan n. The inhabitant of a metropolis. • metropolitan adj. (Orthodox Christianity) Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan. |
| ORTHOTROPOUS | • orthotropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Growing straight and having the micropyle at the apex. • ORTHOTROPOUS adj. growing straight, so that the micropyle is opposite the stalk. |
| TROPOLOGICAL | • tropological adj. Relating to or involving the interpretation of literature focusing on the ethical lesson or moral of the story. • tropological adj. Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical. • TROPOLOGICAL adj. characterized by tropes or figures of speech, also TROPOLOGIC. |
| TROPOMYOSINS | • tropomyosins n. Plural of tropomyosin. • TROPOMYOSIN n. a filamentous protein which controls the interaction of actin and myosin in muscle fibres. |
| TROPOPHILOUS | • tropophilous adj. (Biology) Adapted to seasonal changes. • TROPOPHILOUS adj. flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate. |
| TROPOSCATTER | • troposcatter n. Tropospheric scatter. • TROPOSCATTER n. the propagation of radio waves by using irregularities in the troposphere to scatter the signals beamed up by means of high-powered UHF transmitters and parabolic antennas. |
| TROPOSPHERES | • tropospheres n. Plural of troposphere. • TROPOSPHERE n. a region of the atmosphere from 25,000 feet to 55,000 feet, the boundary between the upper troposphere and the lower stratosphere. |
| TROPOSPHERIC | • tropospheric adj. Of, or relating to, the troposphere. • TROPOSPHERIC adj. relating to the troposphere. |