PROMONTORY | • promontory n. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff. • promontory n. (Anatomy) A projecting part of the body. • PROMONTORY n. a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water. |
MORPHOTROPY | • MORPHOTROPY n. the effect on crystalline form of the addition or substitution of an element or radical. |
MICROPOROSITY | • microporosity n. The state of being microporous. • MICROPOROSITY n. the property of micropores, very small pores. |
HYPOMENORRHOEA | • hypomenorrhoea n. Alternative form of hypomenorrhea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
MICROSPOROCYTE | • microsporocyte n. (Biology) A cell that produces (typically four) microspores during meiosis. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
PYROPHOTOMETER | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
CHROMOXYLOGRAPH | • chromoxylograph n. A woodcut produced in colour. • CHROMOXYLOGRAPH n. a picture printed in colours from wooden blocks. |
HYPOMENORRHOEAS | • hypomenorrhoeas n. Plural of hypomenorrhoea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
MICROMORPHOLOGY | • micromorphology n. (Biology, mineralogy, soil science) The fine-level structures or morphology of an organism, mineral… • micromorphology n. Microstructure. • MICROMORPHOLOGY n. the microscopic structure of a material, as a mineral or a biological cell, aka microstructure. |
MICROPHOTOMETRY | • microphotometry n. Measurement performed with a microphotometer. • MICROPHOTOMETRY n. measurement by microphotometer, an instrument for measuring the amount of light transmitted or reflected by small areas or for measuring the relative densities of spectral lines on a photographic film or plate. |
MICROSPOROCYTES | • microsporocytes n. Plural of microsporocyte. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
MICROSPOROPHYLL | • microsporophyll n. A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll). • MICROSPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more microsporangia. |
NONCONTEMPORARY | • noncontemporary adj. Not contemporary. • noncontemporary n. A person who is not the contemporary of another; one who lives in a different time period. • NONCONTEMPORARY adj. not contemporary. |
PYROPHOTOMETERS | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |