HOMOPHONOUS | • homophonous adj. (Phonetics, semantics) Having the same pronunciation. • homophonous adj. (Music) Homophonic; sounding the same. • HOMOPHONOUS adj. exhibiting homophonous, sameness of sound. |
HOMOCHROMOUS | • homochromous adj. (Botany) Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same colour. • HOMOCHROMOUS adj. monochromatic. |
HOMOMORPHOUS | • homomorphous adj. Characterized by homomorphism. • HOMOMORPHOUS adj. alike in form, esp. if essentially different otherwise. |
HOMOTHERMOUS | • homothermous adj. (Biology) warm-blooded. • HOMOTHERMOUS adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded. |
CHROMOPHOROUS | • CHROMOPHOROUS adj. of or like a chromophore, the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour, also CHROMOPHORIC. |
HOMEOMORPHOUS | • homeomorphous adj. Similar in form or structure. • homeomorphous adj. (Mathematics) Homeomorphic. • HOMEOMORPHOUS adj. like a homeomorph. |
HOMEOTHERMOUS | • HOMEOTHERMOUS adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded. |
OPHIOMORPHOUS | • ophiomorphous adj. Having the form of a snake. • OPHIOMORPHOUS adj. snakelike, also OPHIOMORPHIC. |
RHIZOMORPHOUS | • rhizomorphous adj. Of or relating to rhizomorphs. • RHIZOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a root. |
CHEMOAUTOTROPH | • chemoautotroph n. (Biology) a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from chemical processes rather… • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
HETEROCHROMOUS | • heterochromous adj. (Botany) Having the central florets of a flower head of a different colour from those of the circumference. • HETEROCHROMOUS adj. having different colors. |
HETEROMORPHOUS | • heteromorphous adj. (Biology) heteromorphic. • HETEROMORPHOUS adj. having different forms, also HETEROMORPHIC. |
HOMOEOMORPHOUS | • homoeomorphous adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of homeomorphous. • homœomorphous adj. Obsolete form of homoeomorphous. • HOMOEOMORPHOUS adj. of two geometrical figures, such that one can be converted into the other by distortion. |
HOMOEOTHERMOUS | • HOMOEOTHERMOUS adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded, also HOMEOTHERMAL, HOMOEOTHERMAL, HOMOEOTHERMIC, HOMOIOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMIC. |
PODOPHTHALMOUS | • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Podophthalmia. • PODOPHTHALMOUS adj. having eyes on stalks, like some crabs. |
THERIOMORPHOUS | • THERIOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a beast, also THERIOMORPHIC. |
CHEMOAUTOTROPHS | • chemoautotrophs n. Plural of chemoautotroph. • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
CHEMOAUTOTROPHY | • chemoautotrophy n. (Biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is… • CHEMOAUTOTROPHY n. the production of energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. |
CHROMATOPHOROUS | • CHROMATOPHOROUS adj. of or like a chromatophore, a pigment-bearing cell. |
HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS | • homochlamydeous adj. (Botany) Having the perianth not divided into calyx and corolla. • HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS adj. with calyx and corolla similar. |