ANDROGYNOPHORE | • androgynophore n. (Botany) A stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower above the level of insertion… • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
ANTHROPOGONIES | • ANTHROPOGONY n. the study of the origins of human beings, also ANTHROPOGENESIS. |
CHONDROPHORINE | • CHONDROPHORINE n. a member of the Chondrophora, a suborder of hydrozoans similar to medusae but with a different internal structure. |
GEOSYNCHRONOUS | • geosynchronous adj. Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the… • GEOSYNCHRONOUS adj. of a satellite, etc., geostationary. |
HOMOGENISATION | • homogenisation n. Alternative spelling of homogenization. • HOMOGENISATION n. the act of homogenising, also HOMOGENIZATION. |
HOMOGENIZATION | • homogenization n. The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous. • homogenization n. (Chemistry) Intensive mixing of mutually insoluble substances or groups of substances to obtain a soluble… • HOMOGENIZATION n. the act of homogenizing, also HOMOGENISATION. |
MONOPHTHONGISE | • monophthongise v. Alternative spelling of monophthongize. • MONOPHTHONGISE v. to pronounce as a monophthong, also MONOPHTHONGIZE. |
MONOPHTHONGIZE | • monophthongize v. (Transitive, linguistics) To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel). • monophthongize v. (Intransitive, linguistics) To become a monophthong. • MONOPHTHONGIZE v. to pronounce as a monophthong, also MONOPHTHONGISE. |
MONOTELEPHONES | • monotelephones n. Plural of monotelephone. • MONOTELEPHONE n. a telephone that transmits sounds of one pitch only. |
NANOTECHNOLOGY | • nanotechnology n. The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes… • NANOTECHNOLOGY n. the art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale esp. to build microscopic devices (as robots), also NANOTECH. |
NEUROHYPNOLOGY | • neurohypnology n. (Obsolete) hypnotism. • NEUROHYPNOLOGY n. an old name for the science of hypnotism, also NEURYPNOLOGY. |
NONHOMOGENEITY | • nonhomogeneity n. Absence of homogeneity. • NONHOMOGENEITY n. the state of being not homogeneous. |
NONHOMOGENEOUS | • nonhomogeneous adj. Not homogeneous. • NONHOMOGENEOUS adj. not homogeneous. |
NONHOMOSEXUALS | • nonhomosexuals n. Plural of nonhomosexual. • NONHOMOSEXUAL n. one who is not homosexual. |
NONPHILOSOPHER | • nonphilosopher n. One who is not a philosopher. • nonphilosopher n. One devoted to François Laruelle’s concept of nonphilosophy. • nonphilosopher n. One who doesn’t believe in philosophy or the concept of it. |
NONTHEOLOGICAL | • nontheological adj. Not theological. • NONTHEOLOGICAL adj. not theological. |
ORGANOCHLORINE | • organochlorine n. (Chemistry) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are insecticides etc. • organochlorine adj. (Chemistry, of an organic compound) containing chlorine. • ORGANOCHLORINE n. a compound of chlorine and an organic radical. |
PHONENDOSCOPES | • phonendoscopes n. Plural of phonendoscope. • PHONENDOSCOPE n. a device which amplifies small sounds, especially within the human body. |
SYNCHRONOSCOPE | • SYNCHRONOSCOPE n. an instrument used to indicate whether two periodic quantities or motions are synchronous. |
THEOLOGOUMENON | • theologoumenon n. A theological statement which is of individual opinion and not doctrine. • THEOLOGOUMENON n. theological statement as opposed to divine one. |