CHROMATOPHORE | • chromatophore n. A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals. • CHROMATOPHORE n. a pigment-bearing cell. |
CHROMOPROTEIN | • chromoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem. • CHROMOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins (as hemoglobins, carotenoids, or flavoproteins) having a pigment as a prosthetic group. |
GEOMORPHOGENY | • GEOMORPHOGENY n. the study of the origins of land forms. |
GEOMORPHOLOGY | • geomorphology n. The study of landforms, their classification, origin, development, and history. • GEOMORPHOLOGY n. the study of the landscapes of the earth and their development. |
HOMEOMORPHIES | • HOMEOMORPHY n. the state of being homeomorphic, also HOMOMORPHY. |
HOMEOMORPHISM | • homeomorphism n. (Topology) a continuous bijection from one topological space to another, with continuous inverse. • homeomorphism n. (Chemistry) a similarity in the crystal structure of unrelated compounds. • HOMEOMORPHISM n. one-to-one correspondence of two geometric figures that is continuous in both directions. |
HOMEOMORPHOUS | • homeomorphous adj. Similar in form or structure. • homeomorphous adj. (Mathematics) Homeomorphic. • HOMEOMORPHOUS adj. like a homeomorph. |
HOMOEOMORPHIC | • homoeomorphic adj. (Britain, topology) Alternative spelling of homeomorphic. • homœomorphic adj. Archaic form of homeomorphic. • HOMOEOMORPHIC adj. of two geometrical figures, such that one can be converted into the other by distortion. |
HOMOMORPHOSES | • HOMOMORPHOSIS n. regeneration of a lost part in the original form. |
HOMOPOLYMERIC | • homopolymeric adj. Of or pertaining to a homopolymer. • HOMOPOLYMERIC adj. of or like a homopolymer. |
MONOMORPHEMIC | • monomorphemic adj. (Linguistics) Consisting of only one morpheme; not divisible into smaller parts. • MONOMORPHEMIC adj. consisting of only one morpheme. |
MORPHOPHONEME | • morphophoneme n. (Linguistics) One of the units of which the underlying representations of morphemes are composed. • MORPHOPHONEME n. either or any of two or more phonemes which form variant morphs representing one morpheme (as in wife, wives). |
MORPHOTROPIES | • MORPHOTROPY n. the effect on crystalline form of the addition or substitution of an element or radical. |
PHOTOCHROMIES | • photochromies n. Plural of photochromy. • PHOTOCHROMY n. a former process of colour photography. |
PHOTOCOMPOSER | • photocomposer n. A machine that performs photocomposition. • PHOTOCOMPOSER n. one who photocomposes. |
PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
PHYTOHORMONES | • phytohormones n. Plural of phytohormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |