Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z homichlophobia The fear of fog. homicidal Of or pertaining to homicide. homicidality A tendency towards homicide homicidally In a homicidal manner. homicide The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional. homicider One who commits homicide. homicidious Homicidal; murderous. homicidogenic Causing or leading to homicide. homiculture human stirpiculture; eugenics homidium Ethidium bromide when used in veterinary medicine to treat trypanosomosis in cattle. homie Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown. homiesexual Acting homosexual with one’s male friends. homiform In human form. Homikniwa A male given name from Hopi. homilete A homilist. homiletic Of or relating to a homily, or to homiletics. homiletical social or companionable. homiletically In a homiletic fashion. homiletics The art of preaching (especially the application of rhetoric in theology). homiliary A collection of homilies or sermons. homilist Someone who prepares or preaches homilies homilite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon. homilize To deliver a homily. homily A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter. homination The evolution of human beings (genus Homo) homing That self-adjusts its trajectory to home in on a target; (of a weapon) shooting such projectiles. hominian A hominid. hominid Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined. hominiform Synonym of hominid. hominin Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that includes modern humans and now-extinct bipedal relatives. hominine Of or relating to the Homininae, a subfamily of Hominidae that includes humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and some extinct relatives. hominism An entirely human world-view, with no elements that do not reflect human senses and experience, especially with the belief that this is all human beings are capable of. hominivorous That devours human beings. hominization The process of becoming like a human. hominize To make human, or treat as if human. hominoid Any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea. hominology Study of hominoids. Homintern A supposed conspiracy of homosexual elites who controlled the art world. hominy A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits. homish Belonging to home; domestic. homishness The quality of being homish. Homlin A male given name. hommage A homage, especially something in an artwork which has been done in respectful imitation of another artist. Homme A surname. Hommel A surname. Hommertzheim A surname from German. homo Of or pertaining to homosexuality. homoacetogen Any homoacetogenic bacterium homoacetogenesis acetogenesis employing gaseous hydrogen and carbon dioxide homoacetogenic Relating to, or employing homoacetogenesis homoaconitase homoaconitate hydratase homoaconitate Any salt or ester of homoaconitic acid homoadduct An adduct in which two species has reacted with the same type of functional group homoadenine A homopyrimidine pairing in which the base is adenine homoaffective Attracted to individuals of the same sex. homoaffectivity Attraction to individuals of the same sex; the quality of being homoaffective. homoagglomeration agglomeration without the need for an external material homoaggregation The aggregation of particles in a suspension composed of similar monodisperse colloidal particles. homoalanine The amino acid 2-aminobutanoic acid homoallele Any of several alternative forms of a particular gene homoallelic Relating to a homoallele homoallyl the univalent radical CH₂=CH–CH₂–CH₂– homoallylamine The primary amine CH₂=CH-CH₂-CH₂-NH₂ or any of its N-substituted derivatives homoallylglycine Any of a class of homoallyl derivatives of glycine that are used to introduce alkene functionality into proteins homoallylic Containing a homoallyl radical homoamino used attributively to describe any derivative of an amino compound, especially an amino acid, having an extra methylene group homoamorous Characterized by love with another person of the same sex; homoromantic. homoanatoxin Any of a group of cyanobacterial toxins that are nicotinic agonists homoandrographolide A methylene derivative of andrographolide homoanhydride An acid anhydride formed from two molecules of the same carboxylic acid homoanserine The dipeptide N-(4-aminobutanoyl)-3-methyl-L-histidine homoantagonism Hostile or violent behavior toward gay people. homoantagonistic Hostile to homosexual people. homoarginine The amino acid (2S)-2-amino-6-(diaminomethylideneamino)hexanoic acid homoaromatic Exhibiting homoaromaticity. homoaromaticity The retention of aromaticity in a molecule in which a conjugated cyclic system is interrupted, usually by a methylene group. homoatomic Describing a molecule, all of whose atoms are of the same element. homobaldrinal The aldehydic ester (7-formylcyclopenta[c]pyran-4-yl)methyl 3-methylbutanoate homobaric Of a leaf: having gas partial pressures that are homogeneous. homobasidiomycete Any fungus of the class Homobasidiomycetes (approximately identical to the class Agaricomycetes). homobasidium Synonym of holobasidium. homobatrachotoxin A particular batrachotoxin found in the pitohui. homobenzylic containing the homobenzyl (C₆H₅-CH₂-CH₂-) radical or any of its derivatives homobifunctional That have two, identical functional groups homobinuclear Having two identical nuclei. homobivalent Having two of the same ligands homoblastic Developing from a single type of tissue. homoblasty The state of being homoblastic. Homobonus The patron saint of businesspeople, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers, as well as of Cremona in Italy. homobrochate Having lumina of all the same sizes homocapitalism Capitalist appropriation and assimilation of sexual diversity, especially pertaining to the gay, cisgender, western, white, and upper middle class men. homocapitalist Of, or pertaining to, homocapitalism. homocapsaicin A capsaicinoid and analogue and congener of capsaicin in chilli peppers. homocarnosine The amino acid (E)-N-(4-amino-1-hydroxybutylidene)-L-histidine homocarnosinosis A neurological disorder resulting in an excess of homocarnosine in the brain. homocarpic In which all flowers produce the same type of fruit homocarpous Having only one kind of fruit. homocarpy The condition of being homocarpic homocaust A systematic persecution of homosexuals, especially the one which occurred in Nazi Germany (the Homocaust), when seen as constituting systematic destruction of them. homocellular Composed of similar types of cells. homocellularly In a homocellular manner homocentric Having the same centre. homocentricity The state or quality of being homocentric. homocentrism anthropocentrism homocephalic Relating to a form of homogamy where the anthers fertilize the stigma of another flower of the same inflorescence. homoceratid Any member of the family †Homoceratidae of extinct ammonites. homocerc Synonym of homocercal. homocercal Describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column. homocercality The quality of being homocercal. homocercy The possession of a homocercal (symmetric) tail (by a fish). homocerebrin A body similar to, or identical with, cerebrin. homochain Used attributively to describe polymers in which the main chain consists of atoms of a single element homochelous Having chelae of equal shape and size homochiral Having the same chirality. homochirality The state or condition of being homochiral. homochiralization The act or process of producing homochirality homochlamydeous Having the perianth not divided into calyx and corolla. homochlorcyclizine A histamine 1 receptor antagonist. homochromatic Synonym of monochromatic. homochromatism monochromatism homochromia The use, by an organism, of the same colour as its background or other form of camouflage as a means of protection. homochromic Relating to, or characterised by, homochromia. homochromophoric Exhibiting a single chromophore. homochromous Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same colour. homochromy The use, by an organism, of the same colour as its background as a means of protection homochronous Of two signals, such that their corresponding significant instants are displaced by a constant interval of time. homocitrate Any salt or ester of homocitric acid homocitric Relating to homocitric acid homocitrulline The amino acid (2S)-2-amino-6-(carbamoylamino)hexanoic acid that is a metabolite of ornithine. homocitrullinuria The presence of homocitrulline in the urine. homocladic Relating to branches of the same artery homoclimatic Having the same climate homoclime A place with a similar climate. homoclinal Synonym of homoclinic. homoclinally In a homoclinal manner. homocline A sequence of rock strata that dip in the same direction and manner homoclinic Describing a path that starts and ends at the same point of equilibrium homoclinically In a homoclinic manner. homoclinicity The condition of being homoclinic homoclonal Relating to identical clones of the same organism homocluster A cluster of the same material (typically nanoparticles). homocoagulation The coagulation/flocculation of particles in a suspension that bear the same electric charge. homocodon A length of repeated codons in a nucleic acid homocoiling The coiling of two or more strands of the same peptide homocolonial Relating to a colony of a single species. homocomplex A complex formed from multiple copies of the same compound homocon A homoconservative, or gay conservative. homoconjugate An atom or group interposed in a homoconjugation homoconjugation A form of conjugation in which a non-conjugating atom or group is interposed between the conjugating bonds homoconservative Of or pertaining to gay conservatism, a form of political or social conservatism that supports homosexuality and transsexuality.