| ANDROMEDOTOXIN | • andromedotoxin n. One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I. • ANDROMEDOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance extracted from plants of the heath family and used in medicine to lower high blood pressure. |
| ANDROMONOECISM | • ANDROMONOECISM n. having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant. |
| ANTHROPOTOMIES | • anthropotomies n. Plural of anthropotomy. • ANTHROPOTOMY n. human anatomy. |
| APOGEOTROPISMS | • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| BIOASTRONOMIES | • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
| CHROMATOLOGIES | • CHROMATOLOGY n. the science of colour. |
| COMMEMORATIONS | • commemorations n. Plural of commemoration. • COMMEMORATION n. the act of commemorating. |
| CONGLOMERATION | • conglomeration n. That which consists of many previously separate parts. • conglomeration n. An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts. • CONGLOMERATION n. the act of conglomerating. |
| HOMOPOLARITIES | • HOMOPOLARITY n. the state of being homopolar. |
| MACROECONOMICS | • macroeconomics n. The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income… • MACROECONOMICS n. a study of economics in terms of whole systems esp. with reference to general levels of output and income and to the interrelations among sectors of the economy. |
| MACROEVOLUTION | • macroevolution n. Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs… • MACROEVOLUTION n. evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes, as in species formation. |
| METEOROLOGICAL | • meteorological adj. Of or pertaining to meteorology. • METEOROLOGICAL adj. relating to meteorology, also METEOROLOGIC. |
| MONOCHROMASIES | • MONOCHROMASY n. complete colour-blindness. |
| OSMOREGULATION | • osmoregulation n. The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content… • OSMOREGULATION n. regulation of osmotic pressure esp. in the body of a living organism. |
| PAEDOMORPHOSIS | • paedomorphosis n. Alternative form of pedomorphosis. • PAEDOMORPHOSIS n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHISM. |
| PAROEMIOLOGIES | • PAROEMIOLOGY n. the study of proverbs. |
| SEROTAXONOMIES | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
| SOMATOTROPINES | • somatotropines n. Plural of somatotropine. • SOMATOTROPINE n. a growth hormone, also SOMATOTROPHIN, SOMATOTROPIN. |
| THORACOSTOMIES | • thoracostomies n. Plural of thoracostomy. • THORACOSTOMY n. the construction of an artificial opening in the chest, usually to draw off fluid or release a buildup of air. |
| TOPOISOMERASES | • topoisomerases n. Plural of topoisomerase. • TOPOISOMERASE n. any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking and rejoining one or both strands of the DNA molecule. |