| CHROMATOPHORE | • chromatophore n. A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals. • CHROMATOPHORE n. a pigment-bearing cell. |
| DETECTOPHONES | • DETECTOPHONE n. a secret telephone for eavesdropping. |
| GERONTOPHOBES | • gerontophobes n. Plural of gerontophobe. • GERONTOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of old age. |
| GERONTOPHOBIA | • gerontophobia n. An abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old. • gerontophobia n. An abnormal and persistent fear of elderly individuals or people. • gerontophobia n. An aversion or hatred towards elderly people. |
| IONTOPHORESES | • iontophoreses n. Plural of iontophoresis. • IONTOPHORESIS n. the introduction of an ionized substance, such as a drug, through intact skin by the application of a direct electric current. |
| IONTOPHORESIS | • iontophoresis n. (Medicine) A treatment in which electrodes are put in contact with tissue and a voltage is applied in… • IONTOPHORESIS n. the introduction of an ionized substance, such as a drug, through intact skin by the application of a direct electric current. |
| IONTOPHORETIC | • iontophoretic adj. Of or pertaining to iontophoresis. • IONTOPHORETIC adj. relating to iontophoresis. |
| ODONTOPHOBIAS | • odontophobias n. Plural of odontophobia. • ODONTOPHOBIA n. the fear of teeth. |
| ODONTOPHORANS | • ODONTOPHORAN n. an odontophore, the rasping apparatus in molluscs. |
| ODONTOPHOROUS | • odontophorous adj. (Zoology) Having an odontophore. • ODONTOPHOROUS adj. of or like an odontophore, the rasping apparatus in molluscs. |
| OMMATOPHOROUS | • OMMATOPHOROUS adj. of or like ommatophore, an eyestalk, as in snails. |
| PHOTOPHORESES | • PHOTOPHORESIS n. migration of suspended particles under the influence of light. |
| PHOTOPHORESIS | • photophoresis n. The slow drift of fine particles suspended in a gas away from a strong light source. • PHOTOPHORESIS n. migration of suspended particles under the influence of light. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| SCOPTOPHOBIAS | • SCOPTOPHOBIA n. fear of being looked at, also SCOPOPHOBIA. |
| SPERMATOPHORE | • spermatophore n. (Biology) A spermospore. • spermatophore n. (Zoology) A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods… • SPERMATOPHORE n. a case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans, molluscs and amphibians. |
| TAUTOPHONICAL | • tautophonical adj. Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound. • TAUTOPHONICAL adj. relating to tautophony, also TAUTOPHONIC. |
| TERATOPHOBIAS | • TERATOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of monsters. |
| THANATOPHOBIA | • thanatophobia n. Fear of death. • THANATOPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of death. |