| homodetic peptide | A peptide in which all of the covalent linkages between the constituent amino acids are peptide bonds; e.g., bradykinin. Origin: homo-+ G. Detos, bound, fr. Deo, to bind, + -ic (05 Mar 2000) |
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| homodont | <anatomy> Having all the teeth similar in front, as in the porpoises; opposed to heterodont. Origin: Homo- + Gr, a tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| homodromal | 1. <botany> Running in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches. 2. <mechanics> Moving in the same direction; said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis. Origin: Homo- + Gr. A course, running. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| homodromous | 1. <botany> Running in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches. 2. <mechanics> Moving in the same direction; said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis. Origin: Homo- + Gr. A course, running. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| homodynamous | <biology> Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy; as, successive or homodynamous parts in plants and animals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| homodynamy | <biology> The homology of metameres. See Metamere. Origin: Gr. Of like power; the same + power. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| homoeo- | See: homeo-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| homoeomerous | <anatomy, ornithology> Having the main artery of the leg parallel with the sciatic nerve; said of certain birds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| homoeomorphism | A near similarity of crystalline forms between unlike chemical compounds. See Isomorphism. See: Homoeomorphous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| homoeomorphous | Manifesting homoeomorphism. Origin: Gr. Of like form; like + form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| homoeozoic | <zoology> Pertaining to, or including, similar forms or kinds of life; as, homoeozoic belts on the earth's surface. Origin: Gr. Like + life. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| homoerotism | Homoeroticism Synonym: homosexuality. Origin: homo-+ G. Eros, love (05 Mar 2000) |
| homofermentation | <biochemistry> A type of lactic acid fermentation in which sugars (such as lactose, glucose, pentose) are converted entirely, or almost entirely, into lactic acid. Compare: heterolactic fermentation. Both heterolactic and homolactic fermentation are done by lactic acid bacteria. (09 Oct 1997) |
| homogametic | Producing only one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosomes; in humans and most animals, the female is homogametic. Synonym: monogametic. Origin: homo-+ G. Gametikos, connubial (05 Mar 2000) |
| homogametic embryo | A female embryo with XX karyotype. (05 Mar 2000) |