GONIOSCOPES | • gonioscopes n. Plural of gonioscope. • GONIOSCOPE n. an instrument used for examining the structures of the eye between the cornea and the lens that are not directly visible. |
GONOPHOROUS | • GONOPHOROUS adj. relating to a gonophore, in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil, also GONOPHORIC. |
MONOPHAGOUS | • monophagous adj. (Biology) That eats only one kind of food. • monophagous adj. That (prefers to) eat alone. • MONOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on only one type of food. |
OUTSCOOPING | • outscooping v. Present participle of outscoop. • OUTSCOOP v. to surpass in scooping. |
PHONOLOGIES | • phonologies n. Plural of phonology. • PHONOLOGY n. the branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds. |
PHONOLOGIST | • phonologist n. (Linguistics) A person who specializes in phonology, the functional use of sounds in language. • PHONOLOGIST n. a student of phonology, the branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds. |
POENOLOGIES | • POENOLOGY n. the study of crime and punishment, also PENOLOGY. |
PROTOGYNOUS | • protogynous adj. (Biology) Exhibiting protogyny. • protogynous adj. (Botany) Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers). • protogynous adj. (Botany) Whose female parts (archegonia) mature before the male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids. |
ROTOSCOPING | • rotoscoping n. Synonym of rotoscope (“technique”). • rotoscoping v. Present participle of rotoscope. • ROTOSCOPE v. to create the outline of an object from live-action film for manipulation in an animated film sequence. |
SPONGEWOODS | • SPONGEWOOD n. an Indian plant with a pith used in making tropical hats, aka sola. |
SPOROGENOUS | • sporogenous adj. Relating to sporogenesis. • SPOROGENOUS adj. of tissue or cells in which the spores are formed. |
SPOROGONIAL | • sporogonial adj. Relating to the sporogonium. • SPOROGONIAL adj. of or like a sporogonium, an organ that produces asexual spores in mosses. |
SPOROGONIES | • sporogonies n. Plural of sporogony. • SPOROGONY n. the growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ. |
SPOROGONIUM | • sporogonium n. The sporophyte of a bryophyte (moss, liverwort or hornwort), generally consisting of a foot, seta and capsule. • SPOROGONIUM n. an organ that produces asexual spores in mosses. |