<h1>Homocercy</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Ho"mo*cer`cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The possession of a homocercal tail.</def>
<h1>Homocerebrin</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Ho`mo*cer`e*brin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Homo-</ets> + <ets>rebrin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A body similar to, or identical with, cerebrin.</def>
<h1>Homochromous</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Ho`mo*chro"mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Homo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ color.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same color.</def>
<h1>Homodemic</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Ho`mo*dem"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Homo-</ets> + 1st <ets>deme</ets>, 2.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A morphological term signifying development, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same unit deme or unit of the inferior orders of individuality.</def>
<h1>Homodermic</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Ho`mo*der"mic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to homodermy; originating from the same germ layer.</def>
<h1>Homodermy</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Ho"mo*der`my</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Homo-</ets> + -<ets>derm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Homology of the germinal layers.</def>
<h1>Homodont</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Hom"o*dont</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Homo-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having all the teeth similar in front, as in the porpoises; -- opposed to <i>heterodont</i>.</def>
<h1>Homodromal, Homodromous</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw><hw>Ho*mod"ro*mal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ho*mod"ro*mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Homo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a course, running.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Running in the same direction; -- said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<h1>Homodynamic</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Ho`mo*dy*nam"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Homodynamous.</def>
<i>Quain.</i>
<h1>Homodynamous</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Ho`mo*dy"na*mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy; <as>as, successive or <ex>homodynamous</ex> parts in plants and animals</as>.</def>
<h1>Homodynamy</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Ho`mo*dy"na*my</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ of like power; <?/ the same + <?/ power.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The homology of metameres. See <er>Metamere</er>.</def>
<i>Gegenbaur.</i>
<h1>Hom\'d2omeria</h1> <Xpage=701>
<hw>Ho`m\'d2*o*me"ri*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., from Gr. <?/; <?/ like + <?/ part.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being homogeneous in elements or first principles; likeness or identity of parts.</def>
<h1>Hom\'d2omeric, Hom\'d2omerical</h1> <Xpage=701>
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