| ALLELISMS | • allelisms n. Plural of allelism. • ALLELISM n. the state of possessing alleles. |
| CLAMSHELL | • clamshell n. The shell of a clam. • clamshell n. Any object that, in (literal or figurative) resemblance to the shell of a clam, has a hinge on one edge… • clamshell n. (Often attributive) Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam. |
| COLUMELLA | • columella n. (Biology) Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape. • columella n. (Anatomy) The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils. • columella n. (Comparative anatomy) In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from… |
| FLABELLUM | • flabellum n. A large fan used for religious ceremonies. • flabellum n. (Botany, zoology) Any fan-shaped structure. • FLABELLUM n. (Latin) a fan; esp the fan carried before the pope on state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers. |
| FLAGELLUM | • flagellum n. (Biology) In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding. • flagellum n. (Biology) In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion. • flagellum n. A whip. |
| GLUMELLAS | • glumellas n. Plural of glumella. • GLUMELLA n. the membranous inner bract of a grass flower, aka the palea. |
| LAMELLATE | • lamellate adj. Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. • lamellate adj. Having at least some component segments being lengthened on one side and flattened into circles, making… • LAMELLATE adj. composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales, also LAMELLATED. |
| LAMELLOID | • lamelloid adj. Resembling a lamella. • LAMELLOID adj. like lamellae, in thin plates. |
| LAMELLOSE | • lamellose adj. Composed of, or having, lamellae; lamelliform. • LAMELLOSE adj. composed of, or having, lamellae. |
| LAMPSHELL | • lampshell n. Alternative form of lamp shell. • lamp␣shell n. (Zoology) A brachiopod (Brachiopoda). • LAMPSHELL n. a kind of brachiopod with a shell shaped like an antique lamp. |
| MALLEABLE | • malleable adj. Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer… • malleable adj. (Figurative) Flexible, liable to change. • malleable adj. (Cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to… |
| MALLEABLY | • malleably adv. In a malleable manner; flexibly. • MALLEABLE adv. able to be beaten, rolled, etc. into a new shape. |
| MALLEOLAR | • malleolar adj. (Anatomy) Of or relating to the malleolus. • MALLEOLAR adj. of or pertaining to the malleolus, a rounded bony projection on either side of the ankle. |
| MALLEOLUS | • malleolus n. (Anatomy) The bony prominence with a shape likened to a hammerhead, especially each of those at the… • MALLEOLUS n. (Latin) a rounded bony projection on either side of the ankle. |
| MILLSCALE | • MILLSCALE n. scale formed on iron or steel from heating for forging. |
| SLIMEBALL | • slimeball n. (Biology) A round lump made up of or coated with slime or a slime-like substance such as mucus. • slimeball n. (Originally US, colloquial, derogatory) A person who is regarded as slimy (that is, sneaky or underhanded)… • slime-ball n. Alternative form of slimeball. |
| SMELLABLE | • smellable adj. (Possibly nonstandard) That can be detected by smell. • SMELLABLE adj. that can be smelled. |