AEROTROPISM | • aerotropism n. (Biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content. • aërotropism n. Alternative spelling of aerotropism. • AEROTROPISM n. curvature in response to concentration of oxygen. |
COMPRADORES | • compradores n. Plural of compradore. • COMPRADORE n. (Portuguese) a native agent or intermediary through whom a foreign power trades, also COMPRADOR. |
COMPRESSORS | • compressors n. Plural of compressor. • COMPRESSOR n. one that compresses. |
COMPROMISER | • compromiser n. One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily. • COMPROMISER n. one who compromises. |
COPPERWORMS | • copperworms n. Plural of copperworm. • COPPERWORM n. the shipworm. |
COPROMOTERS | • copromoters n. Plural of copromoter. • COPROMOTER n. a joint promoter. |
ERIOPHORUMS | • ERIOPHORUM n. a plant of the cotton-grass genus. |
EXPROMISSOR | • expromissor n. (Law) The new debtor introduced by expromission. • EXPROMISSOR n. a person relieving another of debt by taking it upon himself. |
MACROSPORES | • macrospores n. Plural of macrospore. • MACROSPORE n. a spore giving rise to a female gametophyte. |
MICROPOWERS | • MICROPOWER n. generating, using, or relating to small amounts of power. |
MICROPROBES | • microprobes n. Plural of microprobe. • MICROPROBE n. a device that produces a very thin electron beam by which the chemical makeup of various compounds may be examined. |
MICROSPORES | • microspores n. Plural of microspore. • MICROSPORE n. a spore giving rise to a male gametophyte. |
MOSSTROOPER | • mosstrooper n. Alternative spelling of moss-trooper. • moss-trooper n. (Historical) Any of a band of raiders or bandits who marauded the Scottish borders in the 17th century. • MOSSTROOPER n. (historical) a 17th century border raider. |
OUTPERFORMS | • outperforms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outperform. • OUTPERFORM v. to exceed in performance. |
OVERPROMISE | • overpromise v. To promise more than is delivered. • OVERPROMISE v. to promise too much. |
PETRODROMES | • PETRODROME n. an African elephant shrew. |
PREMONITORS | • premonitors n. Plural of premonitor. • PREMONITOR n. one who, or that which, gives premonition. |
RHEOTROPISM | • rheotropism n. (Biology) movement stimulated by a current of water. • RHEOTROPISM n. the direction of growth by water. |