| BOTRYOID | • botryoid n. (Botany) A determinate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, taking the form of flowers arranged alongside an axis. • BOTRYOID adj. of minerals, occurring in grape-shaped masses, also BOTRYOIDAL, BOTRYOSE. |
| BOTRYOIDAL | • botryoidal adj. (Chiefly mineralogy) Having the form of a bunch of grapes. • BOTRYOIDAL adj. of minerals, occurring in grape-shaped masses, also BOTRYOID, BOTRYOSE. |
| EMBRYOID | • embryoid adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an embryo. • embryoid n. An embryonic organism, grown in vitro from a few cells. • EMBRYOID n. a mass of tissue that resembles an embryo. |
| EMBRYOIDS | • embryoids n. Plural of embryoid. • EMBRYOID n. a mass of tissue that resembles an embryo. |
| GEOMYOID | • GEOMYOID adj. pertaining to American pouched rats. |
| HYOID | • hyoid adj. (Anatomy, zootomy) Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon. • hyoid adj. (Anatomy, zootomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone. • hyoid n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of hyoid bone.. |
| HYOIDAL | • hyoidal adj. (Anatomy, zootomy, relational) Synonym of hyoid. • HYOIDAL adj. pertaining to the hyoid, a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue, also HYOIDEAN. |
| HYOIDEAN | • hyoidean adj. (Anatomy, zootomy, relational) Synonym of hyoid. • HYOIDEAN adj. pertaining to the hyoid, a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue, also HYOIDAL. |
| HYOIDS | • hyoids n. Plural of hyoid. • HYOID n. a bone at the base of the tongue. |
| ICHTHYOID | • ichthyoid adj. Characteristic of fish. • ichthyoid n. Any fish, or other vertebrate having the form of a fish. • ICHTHYOID adj. fishlike, also ICHTHYOIDAL. |
| ICHTHYOIDAL | • ichthyoidal adj. Like a fish; ichthyoid. • ICHTHYOIDAL adj. fishlike, also ICHTHYOID. |
| ICHTHYOIDS | • ichthyoids n. Plural of ichthyoid. • ICHTHYOID n. any fishlike creature. |
| MYLOHYOID | • mylohyoid adj. (Anatomy) Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle. • mylohyoid n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of mylohyoid muscle.. • MYLOHYOID n. a nerve in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus. |
| MYLOHYOIDS | • mylohyoids n. Plural of mylohyoid. • MYLOHYOID n. a nerve in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus. |
| MYOID | • myoid adj. (Anatomy) Composed of, or resembling muscle. • MYOID n. a section of a retinal cone or rod which is sensitive to changes in light intensity. |
| MYOIDS | • MYOID n. a section of a retinal cone or rod which is sensitive to changes in light intensity. |
| OMOHYOID | • omohyoid adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone. • omohyoid adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the omohyoid muscle. • omohyoid n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of omohyoid muscle.. |
| OMOHYOIDS | • omohyoids n. Plural of omohyoid. • OMOHYOID n. a shoulder-blade muscle. |
| PYOID | • pyoid adj. (Medicine) Resembling or relating to pus. • PYOID adj. purulent. |