| ANDROGYNOPHORE | • androgynophore n. (Botany) A stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower above the level of insertion… • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| ARCHAEOZOOLOGY | • archaeozoology n. (Archaeology) The study of relationships between humans and animals over time. • ARCHAEOZOOLOGY n. the study of zoological remains in archaeology, also ARCHAEZOOLOGY, ARCHEOZOOLOGY. |
| BIOARCHAEOLOGY | • bioarchaeology n. Zooarchaeology. • bioarchaeology n. (US) osteoarchaeology. • BIOARCHAEOLOGY n. the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things. |
| COEVOLUTIONARY | • coevolutionary adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution. • COEVOLUTIONARY adj. relating to coevolution. |
| CYTOTAXONOMIES | • CYTOTAXONOMY n. the classification of organisms based on cell structure, esp. the number, shape, etc., of the chromosomes. |
| DEXTROROTATORY | • dextrorotatory adj. (Chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to… • DEXTROROTATORY adj. turning to the right, esp. turning plane of polarized light, also DEXTROROTARY. |
| HYPOMENORRHOEA | • hypomenorrhoea n. Alternative form of hypomenorrhea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
| NANOTECHNOLOGY | • nanotechnology n. The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes… • NANOTECHNOLOGY n. the art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale esp. to build microscopic devices (as robots), also NANOTECH. |
| NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
| NEURORADIOLOGY | • neuroradiology n. The radiology of the nervous system; especially the use of radiation to diagnose and treat disorders… • NEURORADIOLOGY n. radiology of the nervous system. |
| OESOPHAGOSCOPY | • oesophagoscopy n. Alternative form of esophagoscopy. • OESOPHAGOSCOPY n. examination of the oesophagus, also ESOPHAGOSCOPY. |
| OSMOREGULATORY | • osmoregulatory adj. Of or pertaining to osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATORY adj. relating to osmoregulation. |
| OSTEOLOGICALLY | • osteologically adv. Concerning only the osteological aspects. • OSTEOLOGICAL adv. relating to osteology. |
| OXYHAEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhaemoglobin n. (Biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood. • oxyhæmoglobin n. Alternative spelling of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHAEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHEMOGLOBIN. |
| PALAEOPEDOLOGY | • palaeopedology n. Alternative spelling of paleopedology. • palæopedology n. Obsolete spelling of paleopedology. • PALAEOPEDOLOGY n. the study of early soils. |
| PALEOPATHOLOGY | • paleopathology n. The study of ancient diseases. • paleopathology n. (Countable) Any ancient disease itself. • PALEOPATHOLOGY n. a branch of pathology concerned with ancient diseases as evidenced esp. in fossil or other remains. |
| PROPAROXYTONES | • proparoxytones n. Plural of proparoxytone. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |