| ACOTYLEDONOUS | • acotyledonous adj. Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc. • ACOTYLEDONOUS adj. relating to an acotyledon. |
| ACTINOMYCOSES | • actinomycoses n. Plural of actinomycosis. • ACTINOMYCOSIS n. a parasitic disease in men and cattle resulting in inflammation of the jaw. |
| CONSTELLATORY | • constellatory adj. Having the nature of a constellation or grouping. • CONSTELLATORY adj. of or like a constellation. |
| CYTODIAGNOSES | • cytodiagnoses n. Plural of cytodiagnosis. • CYTODIAGNOSIS n. medical diagnosis following the close examination of the cells of the body tissues or fluids, e.g. the smear test for cervical cancer. |
| DEMONSTRATORY | • demonstratory adj. Serving to demonstrate something. • DEMONSTRATORY adj. serving to demonstrate. |
| GEOSTATIONARY | • geostationary adj. At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth’s surface; generally… • GEOSTATIONARY adj. of or pertaining to a satellite that travels about the earth's equator at an altitude of at least 35,000 kilometers at a speed matching that of the earth's rotation, thus maintaining a constant relation to points on the earth. |
| GYNAECOLOGIST | • gynaecologist n. (Australia, British spelling, Commonwealth, dated in US) (Canadian spelling, also common) A physician… • gynæcologist n. Obsolete typography of gynaecologist. • GYNAECOLOGIST n. a specialist in gynaecology, also GYNECOLOGIST. |
| HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
| HETEROKARYONS | • heterokaryons n. Plural of heterokaryon. • HETEROKARYON n. a cell, as in the mycelium of a fungus, that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei. |
| HYDROGENATORS | • hydrogenators n. Plural of hydrogenator. • HYDROGENATOR n. an agent that hydrogenates. |
| LARYNGOTOMIES | • laryngotomies n. Plural of laryngotomy. • LARYNGOTOMY n. surgical removal of the larynx. |
| PHOTOSYNTHATE | • photosynthate n. (Biochemistry) Any compound that is a product of photosynthesis. • PHOTOSYNTHATE n. a product of photosynthesis. |
| PHYTONADIONES | • PHYTONADIONE n. phylloquinone, vitamin K1. |
| POSTEMBRYONAL | • postembryonal adj. Synonym of postembryonic. • POSTEMBRYONAL adj. subsequent to the embryonic stage of life or growth, also POSTEMBRYONIC. |
| POSTSECONDARY | • postsecondary adj. (Education, US and Canada) Of or pertaining to education or educational institutions subsequent to secondary… • POSTSECONDARY adj. taking place after secondary education. |
| 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. |
| REMONSTRATORY | • remonstratory adj. Remonstrative. • REMONSTRATORY adj. of the nature of a remonstrance. |
| SOMATOSENSORY | • somatosensory adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs. • SOMATOSENSORY adj. of, relating to, or being sensory activity having its origin elsewhere than in the special sense organs (as eyes and ears) and conveying information about the state of the body proper and its immediate environment. |
| SPONTANEOUSLY | • spontaneously adv. In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily. • SPONTANEOUS adv. acting by its own impulse or natural law. |