BIOPHOR | • biophor n. (Obsolete, genetics) A supposed supramolecular unit of heredity. • BIOPHOR n. a hypothetical unit of living matter, also BIOPHORE. |
BOORISH | • boorish adj. Behaving as a boor; rough in manners. • BOORISH adj. rude. |
CHORION | • chorion n. (Anatomy, biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus. • chorion n. (Biology, entomology) The outer case of an insect egg. • chorion n. (Botany) The outer membrane of seeds of plants. |
CHORIZO | • chorizo n. A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc. • CHORIZO n. (Spanish) a highly spiced sausage used in Spanish cooking. |
CHOROID | • choroid adj. (Anatomy) Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels. • choroid n. (Anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera. • CHOROID n. the dark brown vascular coat of the eye, also CHOREOID, CHORIOID. |
HOODIER | • hoodier adj. Comparative form of hoody: more hoody. • HOODY adj. resembling a hoodlum. |
HOOKIER | • hookier adj. Comparative form of hooky: more hooky. • HOOKY adj. full of hooks. |
HOOLIER | • HOOLY adj. soft and careful. |
HOOTIER | • hootier adj. Comparative form of hooty: more hooty. • HOOTY adj. sounding like the cry of an owl. |
HORIZON | • horizon n. The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance. • horizon n. (Figuratively) The range or limit of one’s knowledge, experience or interest; a boundary or threshold. • horizon n. The range or limit of any dimension in which one exists. |
HORNITO | • hornito n. (Geology) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit. • HORNITO n. (Spanish) a mound of volcanic matter. |
ISOCHOR | • isochor n. Alternative spelling of isochore. • ISOCHOR n. a curve showing pressure and temperature, also ISOCHORE. |
MOORISH | • moorish adj. (Now rare) Of ground, soil etc: boggy, marshy. • moorish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a moor; abounding in moorland. • Moorish adj. Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture. |
OCHROID | • ochroid adj. Resembling or containing ochre. • OCHROID adj. containing or resembling ochre, also OCHEROUS, OCHERY, OCHRACEOUS, OCHREOUS, OCHREY, OCHROUS, OCHRY. |
ORIHOUS | • ORIHOU n. (Maori) a small New Zealand tree. |
POCHOIR | • pochoir n. A technique in visual art consisting of applying various stencils (perforated templates). • POCHOIR n. (French) a manual colour stencilling onto a printed illustration. |
POORISH | • poorish adj. Reasonably poor, quite poor. • POORISH adj. somewhat poor. |
RHOMBOI | • rhomboi n. Plural of rhombos. • RHOMBOS n. (Greek) a bullroarer, a kind of rattle. |
ROOKISH | • rookish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird). • ROOKISH adj. like a rook. |