| ANIMALCULISM | • animalculism n. (Biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms… • animalculism n. (Biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism. • ANIMALCULISM n. the former biological theory that the spermatozoon contains all future generations in germ. |
| ANIMALCULIST | • animalculist n. (Historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent… • animalculist n. (Obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules. • animalculist adj. (Historical) Pertaining to animalculism. |
| CALUMNIOUSLY | • calumniously adv. In the manner of a falsification intended to discredit another. • CALUMNIOUS adv. containing or implying calumny; as, calumnious reports. |
| ECUMENICALLY | • ecumenically adv. In an ecumenical manner. • ecumenically adv. Regarding ecumenism. • ECUMENICAL adv. general; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church, also ECUMENIC, OECUMENIC, OECUMENICAL. |
| ILLUMINANCES | • illuminances n. Plural of illuminance. • ILLUMINANCE n. the act of illuminating. |
| LACTALBUMINS | • lactalbumins n. Plural of lactalbumin. • LACTALBUMIN n. a protein, present in milk, which contains all of the essential amino acids. |
| MALOCCLUSION | • malocclusion n. (Dentistry) A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth. • MALOCCLUSION n. faulty contact between the upper and lower teeth when the jaw is closed. |
| MONOCULTURAL | • monocultural adj. Having only one (single) culture; of or relating to a monoculture (of microorganisms, people, or otherwise). • MONOCULTURAL adj. relating to monoculture. |
| MULTICAULINE | • multicauline adj. Having more than one caulis. • MULTICAULINE adj. having many stems. |
| MULTICENTRAL | • multicentral adj. Having more than one centre. • MULTICENTRAL adj. having or proceeding from many centres, also MULTICENTRIC. |
| MULTICHANNEL | • multichannel adj. That uses multiple channels to process, receive, or transmit signals. • MULTICHANNEL adj. having many channels. |
| MULTINUCLEAR | • multinuclear adj. Having multiple nuclei; multinucleate. • MULTINUCLEAR adj. having many nuclei. |
| MULTIPLICAND | • multiplicand n. (Arithmetic) A number that is to be multiplied by another (the multiplier). • MULTIPLICAND n. a number or amount to be multiplied. |
| MULTIVALENCE | • multivalence n. The quality of being multivalent. • MULTIVALENCE n. the state of being multivalent, also MULTIVALENCY. |
| MULTIVALENCY | • multivalency n. The property of being multivalent. • MULTIVALENCY n. the state of being multivalent, also MULTIVALENCE. |
| NONMOLECULAR | • nonmolecular adj. Not molecular. • NONMOLECULAR adj. not molecular. |
| NUCLEOPLASMS | • nucleoplasms n. Plural of nucleoplasm. • NUCLEOPLASM n. the protoplasm in the nucleus of a cell. |
| UNICAMERALLY | • unicamerally adv. In a unicameral manner. • UNICAMERAL adv. of a legislative assembly, having, or consisting of, a single chamber. |
| UNIMOLECULAR | • unimolecular adj. (Chemistry, physics, of a reaction) involving a single molecule. • UNIMOLECULAR adj. consisting of one molecule only. |