achromous | (adjective) having no color | Synonyms: achromic |
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actinomorphic | (adjective) capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis | Synonyms: actinomorphous |
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actinomorphous | (adjective) capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis | Synonyms: actinomorphic |
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allelomorph | (noun) (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character | Synonyms: allele |
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allelomorphic | (adjective) of or relating to alleles | Synonyms: allelic |
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allomorph | (noun) a variant phonological representation of a morpheme | - |
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(noun) any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound | - |
allomorphic | (adjective) pertaining to allomorphs | - |
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anadromous | (adjective) migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn | - |
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anastomose | (verb) cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis | Synonyms: inosculate |
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(verb) come together or open into each other | Synonyms: inosculate |
anastomosis | (noun) a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous | Synonyms: inosculation |
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anastomotic | (adjective) of or relating to or exhibiting anastomosis | - |
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anthropomorphic | (adjective) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things | Synonyms: anthropomorphous, humanlike |
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anthropomorphise | (verb) ascribe human features to something | Synonyms: anthropomorphize |
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anthropomorphism | (noun) the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits | Synonyms: theanthropism |
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anthropomorphize | (verb) ascribe human features to something | Synonyms: anthropomorphise |
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anthropomorphous | (adjective) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things | Synonyms: anthropomorphic, humanlike |
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apomorphine | (noun) a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative | - |
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automobile | (noun) a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | Synonyms: auto, car, machine, motorcar |
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(verb) travel in an automobile | - |
automobilist | (noun) someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile | Synonyms: motorist |
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automotive | (adjective) of or relating to motor vehicles | - |
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(adjective) containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement | Synonyms: self-propelled, self-propelling |
autonomous | (adjective) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | Synonyms: independent, self-governing, sovereign |
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(adjective) (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment | Synonyms: self-directed, self-reliant |
(adjective) existing as an independent entity | - |
bromoform | (noun) colorless liquid haloform CHBr3 | Synonyms: tribromomethane |
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bromoil | (noun) a print made by the bromoil process having soft, paint-like qualities. | - |
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catadromous | (adjective) migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn | - |
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chromoblastomycosis | (noun) a fungal infection characterized by itchy warty nodules on the skin | - |
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chromogen | (noun) a compound that can be converted to a pigment | - |
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chromolithograph | (noun) a print made by chromolithography. | - |
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chromolithography | (noun) single- or multi-color lithography | - |
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chromophore | (noun) the chemical group that gives color to a molecule | - |
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chromoplast | (noun) plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids | - |
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chromosomal | (adjective) of or relating to a chromosome | - |
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chromosome | (noun) a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order | - |
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chromosphere | (noun) a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun | - |
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comose | (adjective) bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts | Synonyms: comate |
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(adjective) of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair | Synonyms: comal, comate |
cromorne | (noun) a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) | Synonyms: crumhorn, krummhorn |
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cryptomonad | (noun) common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms | Synonyms: cryptophyte |
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diadromous | (adjective) (used of fish) migratory between fresh and salt waters | - |
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dichotomous | (adjective) divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications | - |
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dichotomously | (adverb) in a dichotomous manner | - |
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duomo | (noun) the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese | Synonyms: cathedral |
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ectomorph | (noun) a person with a thin body | - |
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ectomorphic | (adjective) having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs | - |
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ectomorphy | (noun) slender, weak, and lightweight | Synonyms: asthenic type |
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electromotive | (adjective) concerned with or producing electric current | - |
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enantiomorph | (noun) either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical | Synonyms: enantiomer |
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enantiomorphism | (noun) the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another | Synonyms: mirror-image relation |
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endomorph | (noun) a heavy person with a soft and rounded body | - |
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endomorphic | (adjective) having a squat and fleshy build | Synonyms: pyknic |
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endomorphy | (noun) round, fat, and heavy | Synonyms: pyknic type |
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entomologic | (adjective) of or relating to the biological science of entomology | Synonyms: entomological |
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entomological | (adjective) of or relating to the biological science of entomology | Synonyms: entomologic |
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entomologist | (noun) a zoologist who studies insects | Synonyms: bug-hunter, bugologist |
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entomology | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies insects | Synonyms: bugology |
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entomophilous | (adjective) of flowering plants (especially orchids etc) that are pollinated by insects | - |
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entomophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of insects | - |
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geomorphologic | (adjective) pertaining to geological structure | Synonyms: geomorphological, morphologic, morphological, structural |
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geomorphological | (adjective) pertaining to geological structure | Synonyms: geomorphologic, morphologic, morphological, structural |
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geomorphology | (noun) the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Synonyms: morphology |
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gnomon | (noun) indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial | - |
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gynandromorph | (noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made | Synonyms: androgyne, epicene, epicene person, hermaphrodite, intersex |
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gynandromorphic | (adjective) having both male and female morphological characteristics | Synonyms: gynandromorphous |
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gynandromorphous | (adjective) having both male and female morphological characteristics | Synonyms: gynandromorphic |
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homo | (noun) any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage | Synonyms: human, human being, man |
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(noun) someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex | Synonyms: gay, homophile, homosexual |
homocentric | (adjective) having a common center | Synonyms: concentric, concentrical |
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homocercal | (adjective) possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes) | - |
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homochromatic | (adjective) (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength | Synonyms: monochromatic |
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homocyclic | (adjective) containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms | Synonyms: isocyclic |
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homoecious | (adjective) of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host | Synonyms: autoecious |
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homoeopath | (noun) a practitioner of homeopathy | Synonyms: homeopath |
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homoeopathic | (adjective) of or relating to the practice of homeopathy | Synonyms: homeopathic |
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homoeopathy | (noun) a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated | Synonyms: homeopathy |
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homoerotic | (adjective) of or concerning homosexual love | - |
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homoeroticism | (noun) a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | Synonyms: gayness, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness |
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homogenate | (noun) material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed) | - |
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homogeneity | (noun) the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature | Synonyms: homogeneousness |
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(noun) the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure | - |
homogeneous | (adjective) all of the same or similar kind or nature | Synonyms: homogenous |
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homogeneously | (adverb) all similarly | - |
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homogeneousness | (noun) the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature | Synonyms: homogeneity |
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homogenisation | (noun) the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition | Synonyms: homogenization |
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homogenise | (verb) become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing | Synonyms: homogenize |
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(verb) cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing | Synonyms: homogenize |
(verb) break up the fat globules of | Synonyms: homogenize |
homogenised | (adjective) formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance | Synonyms: homogenized |
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(adjective) made homogeneous | Synonyms: homogenized |
homogenization | (noun) the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition | Synonyms: homogenisation |
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homogenize | (verb) become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing | Synonyms: homogenise |
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(verb) cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing | Synonyms: homogenise |
(verb) break up the fat globules of | Synonyms: homogenise |
homogenized | (adjective) formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance | Synonyms: homogenised |
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(adjective) made homogeneous | Synonyms: homogenised |
homogenous | (adjective) all of the same or similar kind or nature | Synonyms: homogeneous |
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homogeny | (noun) (biology) similarity because of common evolution | - |
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homograft | (noun) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft | Synonyms: allograft |
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homograph | (noun) two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair) | - |
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homoiotherm | (noun) an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature | Synonyms: homeotherm, homotherm |
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homoiothermic | (adjective) of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature | Synonyms: homeothermic, homothermic |
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homologic | (adjective) similar in evolutionary origin but not in function | Synonyms: homological |
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homological | (adjective) similar in evolutionary origin but not in function | Synonyms: homologic |
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homologise | (verb) make homologous | Synonyms: homologize |
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homologize | (verb) make homologous | Synonyms: homologise |
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(verb) be homologous | - |
homologous | (adjective) corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species | - |
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(adjective) having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function | - |
homology | (noun) the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function | - |
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homomorphism | (noun) similarity of form | Synonyms: homomorphy |
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homomorphy | (noun) similarity of form | Synonyms: homomorphism |
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homonym | (noun) two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings | - |
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homonymic | (adjective) of or related to or being homonyms | Synonyms: homonymous |
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