| ANEMOPHILY | • anemophily n. (Botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind. • ANEMOPHILY n. pollination by the wind. |
| ANEUPLOIDY | • aneuploidy n. (Genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not… • ANEUPLOIDY n. the condition of being aneuploid, having missing or extra chromosomes. |
| CAPERNOITY | • CAPERNOITY n. (Scots) the head, noddle, also CAPERNOITIE, CAPPERNOITY. |
| CYTOPENIAS | • cytopenias n. Plural of cytopenia. • CYTOPENIA n. a deficiency of one or more types of blood cell. |
| HYPERTONIA | • hypertonia n. (Medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy. • HYPERTONIA n. excessive (muscle) tone. |
| INOPERABLY | • inoperably adv. In an inoperable manner. • INOPERABLE adv. that cannot be operated upon. |
| OVERPAYING | • overpaying v. Present participle of overpay. • OVERPAY v. to pay too much. |
| PARONYMIES | • paronymies n. Plural of paronymy. • PARONYMY n. a relationship of two words having the same sound. |
| PENSIONARY | • pensionary n. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. • pensionary n. (Historical) A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands. • pensionary adj. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension. |
| PERIKARYON | • perikaryon n. The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast. • PERIKARYON n. the cell body of a neuron containing the nucleus. |
| POLYACTINE | • polyactine n. The ray of a polyactinal sponge. • POLYACTINE n. the spicule of a polyactinal sponge, also POLYACT. |
| POLYAMINES | • polyamines n. Plural of polyamine. • POLYAMINE n. a compound characterized by more than one amino group. |
| PONYTAILED | • ponytailed adj. Having a ponytail. • pony-tailed adj. Alternative form of ponytailed. • PONYTAILED adj. having a ponytail. |
| POTENTIARY | • potentiary n. (Archaic) A person invested with power or influence. • POTENTIARY n. a person invested with power and influence. |
| PYRANOSIDE | • pyranoside n. (Biochemistry) Any glycoside of a pyranose. • PYRANOSIDE n. a glycoside containing the pyran ring. |