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 Morphean Pertaining to Morpheus; sleepy, soporific, oneiric. morphed transformed morpheein A protein that can form two or more different homo-oligomers (morpheein forms), but must come apart and change shape to convert between forms. morpheme The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise. morphemed Having a specified type or number of morphemes. morphemehood The property of being a morpheme. morphemic Of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme. morphemically By means of, or in terms, of morphemes. morphemics The study of morphemes, or of the morphemic structure of a language. morphemization The act or process of, or an instance of, morphemizing (becoming, or causing something to become, a morpheme). morphemize To become, or cause (a word or part of a word) to become, a morpheme. morpher A program or algorithm that carries out morphing animations. morpheridine A strong analgesic, a 4-phenylpiperidine derivative related to pethidine. morphetic Morphean; relating to sleep Morpheus The god and personification of dreams; according to the Roman poet Ovid, one of the sons of Somnus, the god of sleep. morphew A blemish or mark on the skin, especially a blister caused by scurvy. morphewed Marked with morphews, or blisters. morphia Synonym of morphine. morphic Of or pertaining to shape or form; morphological. morphically In a morphic manner morphiceptin A tetrapeptide that has analgesic activity morphide A morphine derivative, used in combination with a prefix such as chloro- Morphie A locality in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland. morphinan The base chemical structure of a large class of psychoactive drugs, consisting of opioid analgesics, antitussives, and dissociative hallucinogens, among others. morphinate Any salt of morphine. morphine A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids. morphined Under the effects of the drug morphine. morphinelike Resembling or characteristic of morphine. morphinergic Produced, or activated by morphine morphineuse A woman who habitually takes morphine, a female morphine addict; also, a woman who supplies morphine to users. morphing The smooth transformation of one image into another using digital tweening. morphinic Of or relating to morphine. morphinism Morphine addiction. morphinist One who is addicted to morphine. morphinization Treatment with morphine. morphinize To treat with morphine. morphinomane Someone who is addicted to morphine. morphinomania morphine addiction morphinomaniac A morphine addict. morphinomimetic Having similar pharmacological effects to morphine. morphinone An opioid, the ketone of morphine. Morphis A surname from Irish. morphism (formally) An arrow in a category; (less formally) an abstraction that generalises a map from one mathematical object to another and is structure-preserving in a way that depends on the branch of mathematics from which it arises. morphling a character with the ability to shapeshift morpho Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies. morphoagronomic Describing morphological changes as a result of agronomy morphoanatomical Relating to morphoanatomy. morphoanatomically In a morphoanatomical way; with respect to morphoanatomy. morphoanatomy The study of anatomical forms and structures with emphasis on characteristics useful in distinguishing the species. morphobiometrical morphological and biometrical morphobiometrically In a morphobiometrical manner morphochemical morphological and chemical morphoclimatic Relating to relief-dependent climates. morphoclinal Relating to a morphocline morphocline A series of morphological transformations that occurs during the evolution of a species morphocultural Describing differences in the morphology of the same organism in different places, cultures etc morphocytological morphological and cytological morphodeme A population of organisms that have a shared morphology morphodifferentiation differentiation into different forms (typically, of teeth) morphodite Hermaphrodite. morphodyke Morphodite, hermaphrodite. morphodynamic Of or pertaining to morphodynamics, the study of landscape changes due to erosion and sedimentation morphodynamical morphodynamic morphodynamically In a morphodynamic manner. morphodynamics The study of changing morphology, typically of geologic surfaces morphoecological morphological and ecological morphoeic Characterised by white or yellow, morphoea-like plaques with ill-defined edges, most commonly on the face. morphoelastic Having an elastic (changing) form morphoelasticity The condition of being morphoelastic morphoelectric Whose electric properties depend on its morphology morphoelectrical morphoelectric morphoelectronic Relating to the effect of morphology on electronic properties morphoelectrotonic morphological and electrotonic morphoevolution morphological evolution morphoform A particular morphological form of an organism morphofunction function that depends upon underlying morphology morphofunctional Relating to morphofunctions morphogen Any substance that governs the movement and development of cells during morphogenesis by forming a concentration gradient in the developing tissue. morphogene Any gene that is involved in growth or in morphogenesis morphogeneric Relating to a morphogenus. morphogenesis The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism morphogenetic Of or pertaining to morphogenesis morphogenetical morphogenetic morphogenetically In terms of morphogenesis. morphogenetics The study of morphogenesis. morphogenic Of or pertaining to a morphogen, a morphogene or morphogenesis. morphogenically With regard to morphogenesis morphogenicity The condition of being morphogenic morphogenus Synonym of form genus. morphogeny The study of the evolution of forms by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny. morphogeographic Relating to the affect of geography on plant morphology morphogeometric Relating to morphogeometry morphogeometry The geometry of form (in any of various contexts) morphognosis knowledge of the form of a specific class of things morphognostic Relating to morphognosis morphogram A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a morpheme. morphograph A logical fragment of a word, such as prefix or suffix, used in teaching spelling. morphographer One who studies morphography. morphographic Relating to morphographs or morphography. morphographical Relating to morphography. morphographically In terms of morphography. morphography descriptive morphology morphogroup Any of a group of organisms that have similar morphology (but may not be taxonomically related) morphohistological morphological and histological morphohistology morphological histology morphokinematic Describing the interaction between morphology and kinematic factors morphokinematics The interaction between morphology and kinematic factors morphokinetic Relating to changes in form as time passes morphokinetics Changes in form over time morpholexical Relating to morphology and lexicon. morpholide An amide of a carboxylic acid and morpholine morpholine A six-membered, saturated heterocycle tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine containing four carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one oxygen atom; it has a number of industrial applications. morpholinium The conjugate acid of morpholine. morpholino A structural analog of natural nucleic acid used to modify gene expression, in which the ribose or deoxyribose rings of nucleic acids are replaced with morpholine rings and the phosphodiester intersubunit linkages of nucleic acids are replaced with phosphorodiamidate linkages. morpholinone A heterocyclic ketone derived from morpholine; any derivative of this compound morpholinosydnonimine Synonym of linsidomine. morpholinyl A radical derived from morpholine morpholinylthiambutene An opioid analgesic drug from the thiambutene family. morpholithogenesis The formation of sedimentary rock relief features. morphologic Of or pertaining to morphology; morphological. morphological Of, or pertaining to, morphology. morphologicalized Made morphological. morphologically With regard to morphology. morphologist A person who studies morphology. morphologization The act or process of, or an instance of, morphologizing. morphologize To make (something) morphological (structural). morphology The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks). morpholomics The study of the morphology of differentiated cell types. morphomania morphine addiction morphomaniac A person who has a morphine addiction. morphome The totality of morphological features of a species. morphomechanical Relating to (the relationship between) morphology and mechanical properties morphomechanics The study of (the relationship between) morphology and mechanical properties. morphometric Of or pertaining to morphometrics. morphometrical Of or pertaining to morphometrics. morphometrically By means of, or in terms of, morphometrics. morphometrician One who studies morphometrics. morphometrics The measurement of shape. morphometry measuring the external form and dimensions of living organisms, landforms, and other objects. morphomic Of or pertaining to morphomes. morphomics The identification of the totality of the morphological features of a species. morphomolecular morphological and molecular morphon A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form, according to Ernst Haeckel. morphonic Relating to morphons. morphonomy The science or laws of formation, in various fields. morphonuclear Relating to the shape of a cell nucleus morphoparadigm a set of forms for the conjugation of a verb. morphopathological Related to morphology and pathology or to morphopathology morphopathology The branch of pathology that deals with pathological changes to morphology morphopathy A disease or condition associated with a particular form of a gene.