AMYOTROPHIES | • amyotrophies n. Plural of amyotrophy. • AMYOTROPHY n. atrophy of the muscles. |
GYMNOSOPHIST | • gymnosophist n. One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic. • GYMNOSOPHIST n. one of a sect of naked ascetics of ancient India, also GYMNOSOPH. |
HOLOPHYTISMS | • HOLOPHYTISM n. the property of being holophytic, obtaining food by photosynthesis. |
HYDROTROPISM | • hydrotropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
LYMPHOMATOUS | • lymphomatous adj. Relating to lymphoma. • LYMPHOMATOUS adj. of or like a lymphoma. |
MONOPHYSITES | • monophysites n. Plural of monophysite. • Monophysites n. Plural of Monophysite. • MONOPHYSITE n. one believing that Christ had but a single divine nature. |
MONOPHYSITIC | • monophysitic adj. Of or pertaining to monophysitism. • MONOPHYSITIC adj. of or like a monophysite, one believing that Christ had but a single divine nature. |
MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
MYTHOPOEISMS | • MYTHOPOEISM n. the making of myths. |
MYTHOPOEISTS | • mythopoeists n. Plural of mythopoeist. • mythopœists n. Plural of mythopœist. • MYTHOPOEIST n. a mythmaker. |
PHOTOSYSTEMS | • photosystems n. Plural of photosystem. • PHOTOSYSTEM n. either of two photochemical reaction centers consisting chiefly of photosynthetic pigments complexed with protein and occurring in chloroplasts. |
PHYSOSTOMOUS | • physostomous adj. (Zoology) Having a duct to the air bladder. • physostomous adj. (Zoology) Relating to the Physostomi. • PHYSOSTOMOUS adj. of fishes, having a duct connecting the air bladder to part of the alimentary canal. |
PHYTOCHROMES | • phytochromes n. Plural of phytochrome. • PHYTOCHROME n. a plant pigment which absorbs red or infrared rays and acts as an enzyme controlling growth. |
PHYTOTOMISTS | • phytotomists n. Plural of phytotomist. • PHYTOTOMIST n. a student of phytotomy. |
POSTHUMOUSLY | • posthumously adv. After death. • post-humously adv. Alternative spelling of posthumously. • POSTHUMOUS adv. taking place after death. |