CHEMORECEPTION | • chemoreception n. The physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus. • CHEMORECEPTION n. the physiological reception of chemical stimuli. |
CHEMORECEPTORS | • chemoreceptors n. Plural of chemoreceptor. • CHEMORECEPTOR n. a sense organ (as a taste bud) responding to chemical stimuli. |
CHROMATOSPHERE | • chromatosphere n. A chromosphere. • CHROMATOSPHERE n. a layer of incandescent gas surrounding the sun through which the light of the photosphere passes. |
COMETOGRAPHIES | • cometographies n. Plural of cometography. • COMETOGRAPHY n. the description of comets. |
COMPREHENSIONS | • comprehensions n. Plural of comprehension. • COMPREHENSION n. the act or action of grasping with the intellect. |
COMPUTERPHOBES | • computerphobes n. Plural of computerphobe. • COMPUTERPHOBE n. one with a fear of computers. |
GEOMORPHOGENIC | • GEOMORPHOGENIC adj. related to geomorphogeny, the study of the origins of land forms. |
HAEMATOPOIETIC | • haematopoietic adj. (British spelling) Of or pertaining to haematopoiesis. • HAEMATOPOIETIC adj. relating to haematopoiesis, the formation of blood, also HEMATOPOIETIC. |
METEOROGRAPHIC | • meteorographic adj. Of or pertaining to meteorography. • METEOROGRAPHIC adj. relating to a meteorograph, an instrument used to record a variety of meteorological observations. |
MICROAEROPHILE | • microaerophile n. An organism, especially an aerobic bacterium, that lives and thrives in environments low in oxygen. • MICROAEROPHILE n. an organism, esp. a bacterium, that thrives in an environment low in oxygen. |
OOPHORECTOMIES | • oophorectomies n. Plural of oophorectomy. • oöphorectomies n. Plural of oöphorectomy. • OOPHORECTOMY n. the operation of removing one or both of the ovaries, aka ovariotomy. |
OOPHORECTOMISE | • oophorectomise v. Alternative form of oophorectomize. • OOPHORECTOMISE v. to perform an oophorectomy, removal of one or both ovaries, also OOPHORECTOMIZE. |
OOPHORECTOMIZE | • oophorectomize v. (Surgery) To perform, or to undergo an oophorectomy. • OOPHORECTOMIZE v. to perform an oophorectomy, removal of one or both ovaries, also OOPHORECTOMISE. |
PHOTOLUMINESCE | • photoluminesce v. To exhibit photoluminescence. • PHOTOLUMINESCE v. to produce photoluminescence. |
PNEUMOTHORACES | • pneumothoraces n. Plural of pneumothorax. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
THERMOPERIODIC | • thermoperiodic adj. Relating to a thermoperiod. • THERMOPERIODIC adj. relating to thermoperiodism, the effect on an organism of rhythmic temperature variations. |
THERMORECEPTOR | • thermoreceptor n. (Biology) A nerve cell that is sensitive to changes in temperature. • THERMORECEPTOR n. a sensory end organ that is stimulated by heat or cold. |