| ASTROTOURISMS | • ASTROTOURISM n. tourism in space. |
| CHROMOPHOROUS | • CHROMOPHOROUS adj. of or like a chromophore, the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour, also CHROMOPHORIC. |
| DEMERITORIOUS | • demeritorious adj. Causing demerit. • DEMERITORIOUS adj. not meritorious. |
| FLUOROCHROMES | • fluorochromes n. Plural of fluorochrome. • FLUOROCHROME n. any of various fluorescent substances used in biological staining to produce fluorescence in a specimen. |
| FLUOROMETRIES | • FLUOROMETRY n. measurement by fluorometer, also FLUORIMETRY. |
| GRAMINIVOROUS | • graminivorous adj. (Entomology) That eats grasses and seeds. • GRAMINIVOROUS adj. feeding on grass or cereals. |
| MERITORIOUSLY | • meritoriously adv. In a meritorious manner. • MERITORIOUS adv. deserving of honor or esteem. |
| MICROSURGEONS | • microsurgeons n. Plural of microsurgeon. • MICROSURGEON n. a surgeon who specialises in microsurgery. |
| MOUTHBROODERS | • mouthbrooders n. Plural of mouthbrooder. • MOUTHBROODER n. a cichlid fish that carries its young in its mouth for protection, also MOUTHBREEDER. |
| NEUROFIBROMAS | • neurofibromas n. Plural of neurofibroma. • NEUROFIBROMA n. a tumour of the nervous fibre. |
| NEUROHORMONES | • neurohormones n. Plural of neurohormone. • NEUROHORMONE n. a hormone (as acetylcholine or norepinephrine) produced by or acting on nervous tissue. |
| PITYROSPORUMS | • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| RADIOTHORIUMS | • RADIOTHORIUM n. a radioactive isotope of thorium with the mass number 228. |
| RECOMFORTURES | • RECOMFORTURE n. (Shakespeare) consolation. |
| RHIZOMORPHOUS | • rhizomorphous adj. Of or relating to rhizomorphs. • RHIZOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a root. |
| RUMOURMONGERS | • rumourmongers n. Plural of rumourmonger. |
| SCLERODERMOUS | • sclerodermous adj. Relating to scleroderma. • SCLERODERMOUS adj. hard-skinned; having bony armour. |
| STROMBULIFORM | • STROMBULIFORM adj. shaped like a spinning top; spirally twisted. |
| TAUROMORPHOUS | • tauromorphous adj. Bull-shaped. • TAUROMORPHOUS adj. bull-shaped. |
| XERODERMATOUS | • xerodermatous adj. Exhibiting or relating to xeroderma. • XERODERMATOUS adj. suffering from xeroderma, morbid dryness of skin. |