| ALLELOPATHY | • allelopathy n. The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants. • ALLELOPATHY n. an adverse influence exerted either by one individual plant over another by the production of a chemical inhibitor. |
| APOPHYLLITE | • apophyllite n. (Mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate… • APOPHYLLITE n. a mineral, hydrated calcium potassium silicate, that exfoliates on heating. |
| BLASTOCHYLE | • blastochyle n. (Anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles. • BLASTOCHYLE n. the fluid in a blastocoel. |
| CHAOTICALLY | • chaotically adv. In a chaotic manner. • CHAOTIC adv. confused. |
| HALLOYSITES | • halloysites n. Plural of halloysite. • HALLOYSITE n. a claylike mineral, a hydrated aluminium silicate. |
| HYOPLASTRAL | • HYOPLASTRAL adj. of or like a hyoplastron. |
| LITHOLAPAXY | • litholapaxy n. (Medicine) The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments. • LITHOLAPAXY n. the operation of crushing stone in the bladder and working it out. |
| LOATHSOMELY | • loathsomely adv. In a way that is loathsome. • LOATHSOME adv. abhorrent, also LOTHSOME. |
| LYMPHOBLAST | • lymphoblast n. (US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia. • LYMPHOBLAST n. an abnormal cell, the production of which is linked to lymphoblastic leukaemia. |
| PHYLLOTAXES | • phyllotaxes n. Plural of phyllotaxis. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PHYLLOTAXIS | • phyllotaxis n. (Botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| POLYHALITES | • POLYHALITE n. a triclinic hydrated sulphate of calcium, potassium, and magnesium, usually occurring as red or yellowish fibrous masses. |
| SHELLYCOATS | • SHELLYCOAT n. (Scots) a water goblin dressed in shells. |
| THALLOPHYTE | • thallophyte n. (Botany) Any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated… • THALLOPHYTE n. any organism belonging to the Thallophyta, that includes algae, fungi, and bacteria. |
| TROPHICALLY | • trophically adv. In a trophic manner. • trophically adv. With regard to nutrition. • TROPHIC adv. pertaining to nutrition. |
| XANTHOPHYLL | • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes. • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein. • XANTHOPHYLL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYL. |