| CHLAMYDOSPORE | • chlamydospore n. A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
| CYCLOPROPANES | • cyclopropanes n. Plural of cyclopropane. • CYCLOPROPANE n. a flammable gaseous saturated cyclic hydrocarbon sometimes used as a general anesthetic. |
| EXPOSTULATORY | • expostulatory adj. Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation. • EXPOSTULATORY adj. relating to expostulation, also EXPOSTULATIVE. |
| HYPERBOLAEONS | • HYPERBOLAEON n. a term in in Greek prosody. |
| LARYNGOSCOPES | • laryngoscopes n. Plural of laryngoscope. • LARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the larynx. |
| LYMPHOMATOSES | • lymphomatoses n. Plural of lymphomatosis. • LYMPHOMATOSIS n. the presence of multiple lymphomas in the body. |
| MYCOPLASMOSES | • mycoplasmoses n. Plural of mycoplasmosis. • MYCOPLASMOSIS n. infection by Mycoplasma. |
| PHOSPHORYLASE | • phosphorylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate. • PHOSPHORYLASE n. any of the enzymes that catalyze phosphorolysis with the formation of organic phosphates. |
| PHOSPHORYLATE | • phosphorylate v. (Transitive) to cause phosphorylation. • phosphorylate v. (Intransitive) to undergo phosphorylation. • 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. |
| POLYDAEMONISM | • polydaemonism n. Alternative form of polydemonism. • POLYDAEMONISM n. the belief in and worship of numerous supernatural powers, also POLYDEMONISM. |
| POLYGALACEOUS | • polygalaceous adj. Of or pertaining to a family of plants (Polygalaceae) of which Polygala is the type. • POLYGALACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Polygalaceae, milkworts. |
| POLYGONACEOUS | • polygonaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a family of apetalous plants, Polygonaceae, of which the knotweeds of the… • POLYGONACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Polygonaceae, knotgrasses. |
| POLYSILOXANES | • polysiloxanes n. Plural of polysiloxane. • POLYSILOXANE n. any of a number of polymers which are the basis of silicone chemistry. |
| POSTEMBRYONAL | • postembryonal adj. Synonym of postembryonic. • POSTEMBRYONAL adj. subsequent to the embryonic stage of life or growth, also POSTEMBRYONIC. |
| PROTEOGLYCANS | • proteoglycans n. Plural of proteoglycan. • PROTEOGLYCAN n. any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. |
| PYROBALLOGIES | • PYROBALLOGY n. the study of artillery. |
| PYROCATECHOLS | • pyrocatechols n. Plural of pyrocatechol. • PYROCATECHOL n. another name for catechol, also PYROCATECHIN. |
| SPLAYFOOTEDLY | • SPLAYFOOTED adv. having splayed feet. |
| SPONTANEOUSLY | • spontaneously adv. In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily. • SPONTANEOUS adv. acting by its own impulse or natural law. |