| BRYOPHYTE | • bryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts… • BRYOPHYTE n. a member of the Bryophyta, one of the main groups of the vegetable kingdom, mosses and liverworts. |
| BRYOPHYTES | • bryophytes n. Plural of bryophyte. • BRYOPHYTE n. a member of the Bryophyta, one of the main groups of the vegetable kingdom, mosses and liverworts. |
| BRYOPHYTIC | • bryophytic adj. Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta… • BRYOPHYTIC adj. of or like a bryophyte. |
| EMBRYOTOMY | • embryotomy n. (Medicine) The act of cutting a foetus into pieces within the womb, so that it can be removed. • EMBRYOTOMY n. the cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal. |
| EMBRYECTOMY | • embryectomy n. (Surgery) Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus. • EMBRYECTOMY n. the surgical removal of an embryo. |
| EMBRYOPHYTE | • embryophyte n. (Botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants. • EMBRYOPHYTE n. any green photosynthetic organism which begins the development of the sporophyte generation within the archegonium. |
| EMBRYOPHYTES | • embryophytes n. Plural of embryophyte. • EMBRYOPHYTE n. any green photosynthetic organism which begins the development of the sporophyte generation within the archegonium. |
| SYMBOLOLATRY | • symbololatry n. The worship of symbols. • SYMBOLOLATRY n. the worship of symbols. |
| 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. |
| EMBRYOTICALLY | • EMBRYOTIC adv. of or pertaining to an embryo. |
| HYPERMOBILITY | • hypermobility n. An excess amount of elasticity in a bodily joint. • HYPERMOBILITY n. extreme mobility. |
| WOODBURYTYPES | • Woodburytypes n. Plural of Woodburytype. • 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. |
| HYDROPHOBICITY | • hydrophobicity n. (Chemistry, uncountable) The condition of being hydrophobic. • hydrophobicity n. (Chemistry, countable) The degree to which a substance is hydrophobic. • HYDROPHOBICITY n. the state of being hydrophobic. |
| POLYEMBRYONATE | • polyembryonate adj. (Botany) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. • POLYEMBRYONATE adj. forming more than one embryo from one ovule or from one fertilized ovum. |
| BIORHYTHMICALLY | • biorhythmically adv. In a biorhythmic way. • BIORHYTHMIC adv. relating to biorhythms. |
| BRACHYDACTYLOUS | • brachydactylous adj. (Zoology) Having abnormally short digits. • BRACHYDACTYLOUS adj. having short or stubby fingers. |
| HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
| POLYCARBOXYLATE | • polycarboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any ester of a polycarboxylic acid. • POLYCARBOXYLATE n. a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid, used in certain detergents. |