| ACTINOMYCES | • actinomyces n. A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces. • Actinomyces prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Actinomycetaceae – filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria that includes… • ACTINOMYCES n. a filamentous microorganism like both bacteria and fungi, also ACTINOMYCETE. |
| ACTINOMYCIN | • actinomycin n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria… • ACTINOMYCIN n. any of various antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria. |
| ANTIMYCOTIC | • antimycotic adj. That inhibits the growth of fungi; antifungal. • antimycotic n. An antimycotic agent. • ANTIMYCOTIC adj. antifungal. |
| CHEIROMANCY | • cheiromancy n. Alternative form of chiromancy. • CHEIROMANCY n. divination by means of palmistry, also CHIROMANCY. |
| COENENCHYMA | • coenenchyma n. Coenenchym. • COENENCHYMA n. gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony. |
| COENZYMATIC | • coenzymatic adj. Relating to, or using coenzymes. • COENZYMATIC adj. relating to a coenzyme. |
| COLLENCHYMA | • collenchyma n. (Biology) A living, elongated, mechanical and flexible ground tissue with angular pectin depositions;… • COLLENCHYMA n. the supportive tissue of plants. |
| COMPLACENCY | • complacency n. A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. • complacency n. Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation. • COMPLACENCY n. self-satisfaction esp. when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies, also COMPLACENCE. |
| CONTUMACITY | • contumacity n. Alternative form of contumacy. • CONTUMACITY n. stubborn disobedience. |
| CRANIECTOMY | • craniectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial… • CRANIECTOMY n. surgical opening of the cranium. |
| CRITHOMANCY | • crithomancy n. Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice. • CRITHOMANCY n. divination by strewing meal over sacrificial animals. |
| DEMONOCRACY | • demonocracy n. A government by or of (supernatural) demons, such as the government which in some mythologies exists in Hell. • demonocracy n. Democracy (when regarded as resulting in, or being no better than, government by figurative demons (i… • DEMONOCRACY n. government by demons or evil forces. |
| ONYCHOMANCY | • onychomancy n. An ancient form of divination based on the reflections of sunlight on a boy’s fingernails. • ONYCHOMANCY n. divination by studying the fingernails. |
| VANCOMYCINS | • VANCOMYCIN n. an antibiotic drug obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces orientalis, used against bacteria that are resistant to other antibiotics. |