| ABIOGENICALLY | • abiogenically adv. Created in an abiogenic manner; created without assistance of natural organisms or their processes. • ABIOGENIC adv. relating to abiogenesis, the origination of life by nonliving matter, also ABIOGENETIC. |
| ABYSSOPELAGIC | • abyssopelagic adj. Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone. • ABYSSOPELAGIC adj. pertaining to the deepest regions of the ocean. |
| ANAEROBICALLY | • anaerobically adv. In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes. • ANAEROBIC adv. living in the absence of free oxygen, also ANAEROBIOTIC. |
| ARCHAEOBOTANY | • archaeobotany n. (Archaeology) Paleoethnobotany. • archæobotany n. Alternative form of archaeobotany. • ARCHAEOBOTANY n. the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites, also ARCHEOBOTANY. |
| BACTERIOPHAGY | • bacteriophagy n. The feeding on bacteria. • BACTERIOPHAGY n. the eating of bacteria. |
| CAMPYLOBACTER | • campylobacter n. Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning. • Campylobacter prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Campylobacteraceae – the campylobacter bacteria. • CAMPYLOBACTER n. a bacterium that is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, and also of abortion in cattle and sheep. |
| CARBOHYDRASES | • carbohydrases n. Plural of carbohydrase. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATES | • carbohydrates n. Plural of carbohydrate. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| COCARBOXYLASE | • cocarboxylase n. A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine. • COCARBOXYLASE n. a coenzyme that is a pyrophosphate of thiamine and is important in metabolic reactions. |
| CYANOBACTERIA | • cyanobacteria n. Plural of cyanobacterium. • Cyanobacteria prop.n. The only photosynthetic prokaryotes able to produce oxygen. • CYANOBACTERIUM n. a blue-green alga. |
| DECARBOXYLASE | • decarboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon… • DECARBOXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that accelerate decarboxylation esp. of amino acids. |
| DECARBOXYLATE | • decarboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| FLAMBOYANCIES | • flamboyancies n. Plural of flamboyancy. • FLAMBOYANCY n. the state of being flamboyant, also FLAMBOYANCE. |
| METABOLICALLY | • metabolically adv. In terms of, or by means of, metabolism. • METABOLIC adv. relating to an organism's metabolism. |
| MYCOBACTERIAL | • mycobacterial adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria. • MYCOBACTERIAL adj. relating to mycobacteria. |
| POLYCARBONATE | • polycarbonate n. (Chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible… • POLYCARBONATE n. any of a range of strong thermoplastics. |