ANTHOCARPOUS | • anthocarpous adj. (Botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit. • ANTHOCARPOUS adj. of or like an anthocarp, a fruit resulting from many flowers, such as a pineapple. |
ANTHOCHLORES | • ANTHOCHLORE n. a yellow pigment in flowers. |
ANTHOCYANINS | • anthocyanins n. Plural of anthocyanin. • ANTHOCYANIN n. a glucoside plant pigment, violet in neutral, red in acid, blue in alkaline cell-sap, also ANTHOCYAN. |
BATHOCHROMES | • BATHOCHROME n. a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
BATHOCHROMIC | • bathochromic adj. (Physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a lower frequency. • BATHOCHROMIC adj. denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
ORTHOCENTERS | • orthocenters n. Plural of orthocenter. • ORTHOCENTER n. the point of intersection of the altitudes of a triangle, also ORTHOCENTRE. |
ORTHOCENTRES | • orthocentres n. Plural of orthocentre. • ORTHOCENTRE n. the point of intersection of the altitudes of a triangle, also ORTHOCENTER. |
ORTHOCEPHALY | • orthocephaly n. The condition of being orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALY n. the state of being orthocephalic. |
ORTHOCLASTIC | • orthoclastic adj. (Crystallography) Having cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase. • ORTHOCLASTIC adj. chiefly of feldspar, having cleavages at right angles. |
ORTHOCOUSINS | • orthocousins n. Plural of orthocousin. • ORTHOCOUSINS n. the children of two brothers or two sisters. |
XANTHOCHROIA | • xanthochroia n. (Pathology) A condition characterized by yellow patches on the skin. • XANTHOCHROIA n. yellowness of the skin. |
XANTHOCHROIC | • xanthochroic adj. Pertaining to people or races with light hair and pale complexions. • XANTHOCHROIC adj. exhibiting xanthochroism, a condition in which all pigments other than yellow disappear, also XANTHOCHROOUS. |
XANTHOCHROID | • xanthochroid adj. (Anthropology) Pertaining to the Xanthochroi; having fair hair and a pale complexion. • xanthochroid n. (Anthropology) A member of the Xanthochroi. • XANTHOCHROID n. a blond-haired and blue eyed person with fair white skin. |