| BASIDIOMYCETES | • basidiomycetes n. Plural of basidiomycete. • Basidiomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Basidiomycota – the mushrooms that produce spores from a basidium. • BASIDIOMYCETE n. any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| CHLAMYDOSPORES | • chlamydospores n. Plural of chlamydospore. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
| DACTYLOSCOPIES | • DACTYLOSCOPY n. the comparison of fingerprints for purpose of identification. |
| DECARBOXYLASES | • decarboxylases n. Plural of decarboxylase. • DECARBOXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that accelerate decarboxylation esp. of amino acids. |
| DEHYDROGENASES | • dehydrogenases n. Plural of dehydrogenase. • DEHYDROGENASE n. an enzyme that accelerates the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances. |
| DISCONSOLATELY | • disconsolately adv. In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation. • DISCONSOLATE adv. cheerless. |
| DISPENSATORILY | • dispensatorily adv. By way of dispensation. • DISPENSATORY adv. granting dispensation. |
| DYSMENORRHOEAS | • dysmenorrhoeas n. Plural of dysmenorrhoea. • dysmenorrhœas n. Plural of dysmenorrhœa. • DYSMENORRHOEA n. painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEA. |
| ENHYPOSTATISED | • enhypostatised v. Simple past tense and past participle of enhypostatise. • ENHYPOSTATISE v. to subject to enhypostasia, also ENHYPOSTATIZE. |
| GEODYNAMICISTS | • geodynamicists n. Plural of geodynamicist. • GEODYNAMICIST n. a student of geodynamics, the study of the dynamic processes and forces within the earth. |
| HAEMODIALYSERS | • haemodialysers n. Plural of haemodialyser. • HAEMODIALYSER n. an artificial kidney, also HAEMODIALYZER, HEMODIALYZER. |
| HYALURONIDASES | • hyaluronidases n. Plural of hyaluronidase. • HYALURONIDASE n. a mucolytic enzyme that facilitates the spread of fluids through tissues by lowering the viscosity of hyaluronic acid. |
| HYDROSULPHATES | • hydrosulphates n. Plural of hydrosulphate. • HYDROSULPHATE n. any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate. |
| IDIOSYNCRASIES | • idiosyncrasies n. Plural of idiosyncrasy. • IDIOSYNCRASY n. a peculiarity of constitution or temperament. |
| PERISSODACTYLE | • PERISSODACTYLE n. an animal of the Perissodactyla, a division of ungulates with an odd number of toes, including the horse, tapir and rhinoceros, also PERISSODACTYL. |
| PERISSODACTYLS | • perissodactyls n. Plural of perissodactyl. • PERISSODACTYL n. an animal of the Perissodactyla, a division of ungulates with an odd number of toes, including the horse, tapir and rhinoceros, also PERISSODACTYLE. |
| POLYDAEMONISMS | • POLYDAEMONISM n. the belief in and worship of numerous supernatural powers, also POLYDEMONISM. |
| PSYCHOANALYSED | • psychoanalysed v. Simple past tense and past participle of psychoanalyse. • PSYCHOANALYSE v. to subject to psychoanalysis, also PSYCHOANALYZE. |
| RHABDOMYOLYSES | • rhabdomyolyses n. Plural of rhabdomyolysis. |