| CHLAMYDOSPORE | • chlamydospore n. A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
| CHROMATOLYSES | • chromatolyses n. Plural of chromatolysis. • CHROMATOLYSIS n. the dissolution and breaking up of chromophil material (as chromatin) of a cell and esp. a nerve cell. |
| COCARBOXYLASE | • cocarboxylase n. A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine. • COCARBOXYLASE n. a coenzyme that is a pyrophosphate of thiamine and is important in metabolic reactions. |
| CONSTELLATORY | • constellatory adj. Having the nature of a constellation or grouping. • CONSTELLATORY adj. of or like a constellation. |
| 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. |
| LARYNGOLOGIES | • LARYNGOLOGY n. the study of the larynx. |
| LARYNGOSCOPES | • laryngoscopes n. Plural of laryngoscope. • LARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the larynx. |
| LARYNGOTOMIES | • laryngotomies n. Plural of laryngotomy. • LARYNGOTOMY n. surgical removal of the larynx. |
| MARTYROLOGIES | • martyrologies n. Plural of martyrology. • MARTYROLOGY n. the study of martyrs. |
| OVERZEALOUSLY | • overzealously adv. In an overzealous way; with excessive zeal. • OVERZEALOUS adv. excessively zealous. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| SEROLOGICALLY | • serologically adv. (Medicine) With respect to the analysis of blood. • SEROLOGICAL adv. as in serological typing, a technique based on antibody-antigen reactions, for the identification of pathogenic organisms when morphological differentiation is difficult or impossible, also SEROLOGIC. |
| YELLOWTHROATS | • yellowthroats n. Plural of yellowthroat. • YELLOWTHROAT n. any of several largely olive American warblers. |