| ACEPHALOUS | • acephalous adj. Having no head. • acephalous adj. (Zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head. • acephalous adj. (Botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries. |
| ALLOGRAPHS | • allographs n. Plural of allograph. • ALLOGRAPH n. a writing, esp. a signature, for another, as opposed to an autograph. |
| ALLOPHANES | • allophanes n. Plural of allophane. • ALLOPHANE n. a translucent, coloured aluminum silicate. |
| ALPHASORTS | • alphasorts n. Plural of alphasort. • ALPHASORT v. to sort into alphabetic order. |
| APOPHYSEAL | • apophyseal adj. Of or pertaining to an apophysis. • APOPHYSEAL adj. relating to an apophysis, an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp. of bone, also APOPHYSATE, APOPHYSIAL. |
| APOPHYSIAL | • apophysial adj. Alternative form of apophyseal. • APOPHYSIAL adj. relating to an apophysis, an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp. of bone, also APOPHYSATE, APOPHYSEAL. |
| ARCHOPLASM | • archoplasm n. (Cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and… • ARCHOPLASM n. the protoplasmic material surrounding the centrosome, formerly thought to be involved in the formation of the asters and spindle during mitosis, also ARCHIPLASM. |
| BASOPHILIA | • basophilia n. The condition of being basophilic. • basophilia n. (Hematology) A condition where the quantity of basophils (basophil granulocytes) is abnormally elevated. • BASOPHILIA n. of white blood cells, the state of having an affinity for stains. |
| CHIPOLATAS | • chipolatas n. Plural of chipolata. • CHIPOLATA n. a small, often spicy sausage. |
| ESOPHAGEAL | • esophageal adj. Of or pertaining to the esophagus. • ESOPHAGEAL adj. pertaining to the esophagus, also OESOPHAGEAL. |
| HYALOPLASM | • hyaloplasm n. (Microbiology) A structureless fluid in cells; cytosol. • HYALOPLASM n. the clear fluid part of protoplasm. |
| HYOPLASTRA | • hyoplastra n. Plural of hyoplastron. • HYOPLASTRON n. in a turtle's plastron, a plate between the hypoplastron and the entoplastron. |
| HYPOPLASIA | • hypoplasia n. Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate… • HYPOPLASIA n. the incomplete development of an organ or part, also HYPOPLASTY. |
| PHALAROPES | • phalaropes n. Plural of phalarope. • PHALAROPE n. a small sandpiper-like shore bird. |
| PHASCOGALE | • phascogale n. Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating. • Phascogale prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyuridae – phascogales. • PHASCOGALE n. a small insectivorous mouselike marsupial of the family Dasyuridae, native to Australia and New Guinea. |
| POLYANTHAS | • polyanthas n. Plural of polyantha. • POLYANTHA n. any of large number of dwarf hybrid roses. |
| POLYCHASIA | • POLYCHASIUM n. a cymose inflorescence in which three or more branches arise from each node. |
| STAPHYLOMA | • staphyloma n. (Medicine) An abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through the eyeball. • STAPHYLOMA n. a protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. |
| SYNALOEPHA | • synaloepha n. Alternative form of synalepha. • synalœpha n. Obsolete form of synalepha. • SYNALOEPHA n. the melting of a final vowel or diphthong into the initial vowel or diphthong of the next word, also SYNALEPHA. |