| BIOGEOGRAPHY | • biogeography n. (Biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things. • biogeography n. (Biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing. • BIOGEOGRAPHY n. the study of the geographical distribution of plants and animals. |
| CRYPTOBIOSES | • CRYPTOBIOSIS n. a temporary state in an organism in which metabolic activity is absent or undetectable. |
| EBULLIOSCOPY | • ebullioscopy n. (Physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids. • EBULLIOSCOPY n. measurement by use of an ebullioscope. |
| EXPROBRATORY | • exprobratory adj. Expressing, or relating to, exprobration. • EXPROBRATORY adj. expressing reproach, also EXPROBRATIVE. |
| HYPERBOLAEON | • hyperbolaeon n. (Music) The highest tetrachord. • HYPERBOLAEON n. a term in in Greek prosody. |
| HYPERBOLOIDS | • hyperboloids n. Plural of hyperboloid. • HYPERBOLOID n. a solid figure in which some of the plane sections are hyperbolas. |
| PALAEBIOLOGY | • PALAEBIOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants and animals, also PALAEOBIOLOGY, PALEOBIOLOGY. |
| PALAEOBOTANY | • palaeobotany n. Alternative spelling of paleobotany. • palæobotany n. Obsolete spelling of palaeobotany. • PALAEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALEOBOTANY. |
| PALEOBIOLOGY | • paleobiology n. The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals. • PALEOBIOLOGY n. a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms, also PALAEBIOLOGY, PALAEOBIOLOGY. |
| PHOTOLYSABLE | • photolysable adj. Capable of photolysis. • PHOTOLYSABLE adj. capable of being photolysed, also PHOTOLYZABLE. |
| PHOTOLYZABLE | • photolyzable adj. Alternative form of photolysable. • PHOTOLYZABLE adj. capable of being photolyzed, also PHOTOLYSABLE. |
| PHYTOBENTHOS | • phytobenthos n. (Biology) benthic organisms that are plants or algae. • PHYTOBENTHOS n. plants living at the bottom of water collectively. |
| POLYEMBRYONY | • polyembryony n. (Botany) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization… • polyembryony n. (Biology) The production of two or more embryos from a single fertilized egg. • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
| POLYRIBOSOME | • polyribosome n. (Biochemistry) A cluster of ribosomes, connected by mRNA, that collectively synthesizes protein. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| POLYSORBATES | • polysorbates n. Plural of polysorbate. • POLYSORBATE n. an emulsifier. |
| WOODBURYTYPE | • Woodburytype n. (Uncountable) A photomechanical printing process in which a relief pattern in gelatin is hardened and… • Woodburytype n. (Countable) A print of this kind. • WOODBURYTYPE n. (tradename) a photomechanical process in which an exposed and developed bichromated film is forced into a metal plate by great pressure, and so forms a matrix for subsequent printing. |