GONOPHORES | • gonophores n. Plural of gonophore. • GONOPHORE n. in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil. |
HOMOGENOUS | • homogenous adj. (Biology) Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny. • homogenous adj. (See usage notes) Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”). • HOMOGENOUS adj. having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification. |
HOMOGONIES | • HOMOGONY n. the condition of having flowers with uniform stamens and pistils. |
HOMOLOSINE | • homolosine adj. (Cartography) Being or employing a particular pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite projection used for world maps. • HOMOLOSINE adj. as in homolosine projection, an equal-area projection map of the globe. |
HOMOPHONES | • homophones n. Plural of homophone. • HOMOPHONE n. a word that sounds the same as another but is spelt differently e.g. 'to', 'too' and 'two'. |
HOMOTONIES | • homotonies n. Plural of homotony. • HOMOTONY n. harmony of tone. |
HONEYMOONS | • honeymoons n. Plural of honeymoon. • honeymoons v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeymoon. • honey␣moons n. Plural of honey moon. |
IONOPHORES | • ionophores n. Plural of ionophore. • IONOPHORE n. a chemical compound able to combine with an ion and enable it to pass through a cell membrane. |
OPTOPHONES | • optophones n. Plural of optophone. • OPTOPHONE n. a device transforming light into sound. |
ORTHOTONES | • ORTHOTONE n. an orthotone word. |
OVERHONORS | • OVERHONOR v. to honor too highly, also OVERHONOUR. |
PERSONHOOD | • personhood n. The state or period of being a person. • personhood n. The status of being considered as a person. • PERSONHOOD n. being a person. |
PHONOPORES | • phonopores n. Plural of phonopore. • PHONOPORE n. a kind of sound-conducting apparatus. |
PHONOSCOPE | • phonoscope n. A device that shows images demonstrating the movement of a person’s face as they speak. • phonoscope n. (Historical) An early kind of microphone. • PHONOSCOPE n. a device that renders visible the vibrations of sound waves. |
THEONOMOUS | • theonomous adj. Of or relating to theonomy. • THEONOMOUS adj. relating to theonomy. |