| AMYLOBARBITONE | • amylobarbitone n. Obsolete spelling of amobarbital. • AMYLOBARBITONE n. a white crystalline powder used as a sedative, aka amobarbital. |
| BAMBOOZLEMENTS | • bamboozlements n. Plural of bamboozlement. • BAMBOOZLEMENT n. the act of bamboozling. |
| BIOASTRONOMIES | • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
| BIOCONTAINMENT | • biocontainment n. (Biology) Any of several techniques used to ensure that biohazards are contained within a laboratory… • biocontainment n. (Genetics) The modification of an organism’s genetic material in order to restrict its ability to reproduce… |
| BIOREMEDIATION | • bioremediation n. (Biochemistry) The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially… • BIOREMEDIATION n. the treatment of pollutants or waste (as in an oil spill, contaminated groundwater, or an industrial process) by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that break down the undesirable substances. |
| DEMOBILISATION | • demobilisation n. (Chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of demobilization. • DEMOBILISATION n. the process of demobilising, also DEMOBILIZATION. |
| DEMOBILIZATION | • demobilization n. The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active… • DEMOBILIZATION n. the act of demobilizing, also DEMOBILISATION. |
| METHAEMOGLOBIN | • methaemoglobin n. Alternative spelling of methemoglobin. • methæmoglobin n. Alternative spelling of methemoglobin. • METHAEMOGLOBIN n. a brown compound of oxygen and haemoglobin formed in the blood by the action of certain drugs. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMA | • nephroblastoma n. (Oncology) A tumour affecting a kidney. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| NEUROBLASTOMAS | • neuroblastomas n. Plural of neuroblastoma. • NEUROBLASTOMA n. a tumour of the nervous system. |
| NEUROFIBROMATA | • neurofibromata n. Plural of neurofibroma. • NEUROFIBROMA n. a tumour of the nervous fibre. |
| NONRECOMBINANT | • nonrecombinant adj. Not recombinant. • nonrecombinant n. Such a cell or organism. • NONRECOMBINANT n. a gene not exhibiting the results of genetic recombination. |
| POLYEMBRYONATE | • polyembryonate adj. (Botany) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. • POLYEMBRYONATE adj. forming more than one embryo from one ovule or from one fertilized ovum. |
| RECOMBINATIONS | • recombinations n. Plural of recombination. • RECOMBINATION n. the formation by the processes of crossing over and independent assortment of new combinations of genes in progeny that did not occur in the parents. |
| REMOBILISATION | • remobilisation n. Alternative spelling of remobilization. • REMOBILISATION n. the act of remobilising, also REMOBILIZATION. |
| REMOBILIZATION | • remobilization n. The return of a substance to circulation within a system, such as substances which had been locked in sediments. • remobilization n. (Medicine) A return to mobility. • REMOBILIZATION n. the act of remobilizing, also REMOBILISATION. |
| RETINOBLASTOMA | • retinoblastoma n. (Oncology) A malignant tumour of the retina; a hereditary condition found mostly in children. • RETINOBLASTOMA n. a tumour of the retina. |
| THROMBOKINASES | • thrombokinases n. Plural of thrombokinase. • THROMBOKINASE n. an enzyme active in the clotting of blood, aka thromboplastin. |