| ADENOHYPOPHYSES | • adenohypophyses n. Plural of adenohypophysis. • ADENOHYPOPHYSIS n. the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| ADENOHYPOPHYSIS | • adenohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones… • ADENOHYPOPHYSIS n. the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| ALLOPOLYPLOID | • allopolyploid adj. (Genetics) Having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species. • allopolyploid n. (Biology) Such an organism. • ALLOPOLYPLOID n. a polyploid having a chromosome set composed of chromosome derived from different species. |
| ALLOPOLYPLOIDS | • allopolyploids n. Plural of allopolyploid. • ALLOPOLYPLOID n. a polyploid having a chromosome set composed of chromosome derived from different species. |
| ALLOPOLYPLOIDY | • allopolyploidy n. (Genetics) A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from… • ALLOPOLYPLOIDY n. the state of being allopolyploid. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOID | • autopolyploid adj. (Genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling. • autopolyploid n. Any organism of this kind. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOIDS | • autopolyploids n. Plural of autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOIDY | • autopolyploidy n. The property of being autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOIDY n. the state of being an autopolyploid, an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIA | • cryptosporidia n. Plural of cryptosporidium. • CRYPTOSPORIDIUM n. any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea. |
| DEPHOSPHORYLATE | • dephosphorylate v. To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation. • DEPHOSPHORYLATE v. to remove phosphate groups from an organic compounds. |
| DIAPHOTOTROPY | • DIAPHOTOTROPY n. the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| DISAPPROBATORY | • disapprobatory adj. Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove. • DISAPPROBATORY adj. disapproving. |
| DYSMORPHOPHOBIA | • dysmorphophobia n. (Dated, psychiatry) body dysmorphic disorder, dysmorphia. • DYSMORPHOPHOBIA n. fear of physical deformities. |
| PAEDOTROPHY | • paedotrophy n. Alternative form of pedotrophy. • PAEDOTROPHY n. the art of rearing children. |
| PALAEOPEDOLOGY | • palaeopedology n. Alternative spelling of paleopedology. • palæopedology n. Obsolete spelling of paleopedology. • PALAEOPEDOLOGY n. the study of early soils. |
| PHOSPHORYLATED | • phosphorylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylated adj. (Chemistry) reacted or combined with phosphoric acid. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| POLYADELPHOUS | • polyadelphous adj. (Botany) Having stamens combined in more than two groups. • POLYADELPHOUS adj. of stamens, united in several bundles; having the stamens so united. |
| POLYPLOIDAL | • polyploidal adj. Alternative form of polyploid. • POLYPLOIDAL adj. having more than two sets (diploid) of the basic chromosome number (haploid), also POLYPLOIDIC. |