| APOGEOTROPISM | • apogeotropism n. (Botany) An apogeotropic tendency. • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| CHONDRIOSOMES | • chondriosomes n. Plural of chondriosome. • CHONDRIOSOME n. an old name for a mitochondrion, a minute body generating ATP in the cytoplasm of a cell. |
| HOMEOMORPHIES | • HOMEOMORPHY n. the state of being homeomorphic, also HOMOMORPHY. |
| HOMEOMORPHISM | • homeomorphism n. (Topology) a continuous bijection from one topological space to another, with continuous inverse. • homeomorphism n. (Chemistry) a similarity in the crystal structure of unrelated compounds. • HOMEOMORPHISM n. one-to-one correspondence of two geometric figures that is continuous in both directions. |
| HOMOEROTICISM | • homoeroticism n. The state or quality of being homoerotic. • HOMOEROTICISM n. homosexuality, also HOMOEROTISM. |
| ISOCHROMOSOME | • isochromosome n. (Cytology) An abnormal chromosome in which one arm has been lost and replaced with an exact copy of the other arm. • ISOCHROMOSOME n. a chromosome produced by transverse splitting of the centromere so that both arms are from the same side of the centromere, are of equal length, and possess identical genes. |
| METEOROLOGIES | • meteorologies n. Plural of meteorology. • METEOROLOGY n. the scientific study of the atmosphere. |
| METEOROLOGIST | • meteorologist n. A person who studies meteorology. • meteorologist n. A weather forecaster. • METEOROLOGIST n. one who studies the weather. |
| MICROCOSMOSES | • microcosmoses n. Plural of microcosmos. • MICROCOSMOS n. a little universe or world. |
| MONOCHLORIDES | • monochlorides n. Plural of monochloride. • MONOCHLORIDE n. a chloride containing one atom of chlorine per molecule. |
| MORPHOTROPIES | • MORPHOTROPY n. the effect on crystalline form of the addition or substitution of an element or radical. |
| NORMOTENSIONS | • NORMOTENSION n. normal blood pressure. |
| PHOTOCHROMIES | • photochromies n. Plural of photochromy. • PHOTOCHROMY n. a former process of colour photography. |
| POLYRIBOSOMES | • polyribosomes n. Plural of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| RECOMPOSITION | • recomposition n. Composition again or anew; the process or result of recomposing. • RECOMPOSITION n. the act of recomposing. |
| SOMATOTROPINE | • somatotropine n. Alternative spelling of somatotropin. • SOMATOTROPINE n. a growth hormone, also SOMATOTROPHIN, SOMATOTROPIN. |
| THORACOTOMIES | • thoracotomies n. Plural of thoracotomy. • THORACOTOMY n. surgical incision of the chest wall. |
| TOPOISOMERASE | • topoisomerase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that affect the topology of DNA, especially ones that relax supercoiling. • TOPOISOMERASE n. any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking and rejoining one or both strands of the DNA molecule. |