| HORMOGONIUM | • hormogonium n. (Biology) A small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division… • HORMOGONIUM n. a portion of a filament in many cyanobacteria that becomes detached as a reproductive body. |
| HOROLOGIUM | • Horologium prop.n. (Astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between… • HOROLOGIUM n. (obsolete) an instrument for telling the time, also HOROLOGE, HOROLOGION. |
| LAGOMORPHOUS | • lagomorphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs. • LAGOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHIC. |
| MASTIGOPHOROUS | • mastigophorous adj. (Obsolete, rare) Carrying a whip, scourge, or wand. • mastigophorous adj. (Biology) mastigophoran. • MASTIGOPHOROUS adj. like a mastigophoran; whip-bearing, also MASTIGOPHORIC. |
| NONGLAMOROUS | • nonglamorous adj. Not glamorous. • NONGLAMOROUS adj. not glamorous. |
| OLIGOMEROUS | • oligomerous adj. (Biology) Having only a few members in a particular organ. • OLIGOMEROUS adj. having few parts; having fewer members than the other whorls of a flower. |
| OMBROGENOUS | • ombrogenous adj. (Of peat or a bog) Dependant on rain. • OMBROGENOUS adj. of plants, able to flourish in wet conditions. |
| OSMOREGULATION | • osmoregulation n. The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content… • OSMOREGULATION n. regulation of osmotic pressure esp. in the body of a living organism. |
| OSMOREGULATIONS | • osmoregulations n. Plural of osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATION n. regulation of osmotic pressure esp. in the body of a living organism. |
| OSMOREGULATORY | • osmoregulatory adj. Of or pertaining to osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATORY adj. relating to osmoregulation. |
| PHOTOFLUOROGRAM | • photofluorogram n. (Photography) A photograph made by photofluorography. • PHOTOFLUOROGRAM n. a photograph of a fluoroscopic image. |
| POORMOUTHING | • poormouthing v. Present participle of poormouth. • POORMOUTH v. to complain about being poor. |
| PROLEGOMENOUS | • prolegomenous adj. (Literary) Introductory; functioning as a preface or prolegomenon. • PROLEGOMENOUS adj. of the nature of a prolegomenon, introduction, also PROLEGOMENAL, PROLEGOMENARY. |
| 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. |
| ZOOSPORANGIUM | • zoosporangium n. (Botany) A sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores. • zoösporangium n. Alternative spelling of zoosporangium. • ZOOSPORANGIUM n. a spore case or sporangium bearing zoospores. |
| ZYGOMORPHOUS | • zygomorphous adj. Zygomorphic. • ZYGOMORPHOUS adj. bilaterally symmetrical, also ZYGOMORPHIC. |