| HOLOBLASTIC | • holoblastic adj. (Biology, of an egg) Cleaving, and separating into separate blastomeres. • HOLOBLASTIC adj. of an entire egg, separated into individual blastomeres. |
| MOTHBALLING | • mothballing v. Present participle of mothball. • mothballing n. The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use. • MOTHBALL v. to put into mothballs. |
| THIOBACILLI | • thiobacilli n. Plural of thiobacillus. • THIOBACILLUS n. any of several rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from the oxidation of sulphur or sulphur compounds. |
| BIBLIOTHECAL | • bibliothecal adj. Belonging or pertaining to a library. • BIBLIOTHECAL adj. of or like a bibliotheca, a collection of books; a list of books. |
| THERMOLABILE | • thermolabile adj. (Biochemistry) Subject to destruction/decomposition or change in response to heat. • THERMOLABILE adj. easily decomposed by heat. |
| THIOBACILLUS | • thiobacillus n. Any bacillus that is capable of metabolising sulfur, especially members of the genus Thiobacillus. • Thiobacillus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrogenophilaceae – the sulfur bacteria. • THIOBACILLUS n. any of several rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from the oxidation of sulphur or sulphur compounds. |
| HOLOMETABOLIC | • holometabolic adj. Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism. • HOLOMETABOLIC adj. exhibiting holometabolism, complete metamorphosis. |
| LYMPHOBLASTIC | • lymphoblastic adj. (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast. • LYMPHOBLASTIC adj. of or like a lymphoblast. |
| PHLEBOTOMICAL | • phlebotomical adj. Phlebotomic. • PHLEBOTOMICAL adj. relating to phlebotomy, the surgical opening of a vein to draw blood, also PHLEBOTOMIC. |
| HOLOMETABOLISM | • holometabolism n. (Entomology) The complete metamorphosis of an insect. • HOLOMETABOLISM n. of an insect, complete metabolism. |
| THERMOLABILITY | • thermolability n. (Uncountable) The condition of being thermolabile. • thermolability n. (Countable) The extent to which a material is thermolabile. • THERMOLABILITY n. the state of being thermolabile, easily decomposed by heat. |
| BATHOMETRICALLY | • BATHOMETRIC adv. relating to a bathometer, an instrument for measuring depths. |
| BIORHYTHMICALLY | • biorhythmically adv. In a biorhythmic way. • BIORHYTHMIC adv. relating to biorhythms. |
| ETHNOBIOLOGICAL | • ethnobiological adj. Relating to ethnobiology. • ethnobiological n. Such a material. |
| HOLOBLASTICALLY | • holoblastically adv. In a holoblastic manner. • HOLOBLASTIC adv. of an entire egg, separated into individual blastomeres. |
| HOLOMETABOLISMS | • HOLOMETABOLISM n. of an insect, complete metabolism. |
| PHOTOBIOLOGICAL | • photobiological adj. Of or pertaining to photobiology. • PHOTOBIOLOGICAL adj. relating to photobiology, also PHOTOBIOLOGIC. |