| BACTERIOLOGY | • bacteriology n. (Biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture. • BACTERIOLOGY n. the scientific study of bacteria. |
| BIOCOENOLOGY | • biocoenology n. The study of biocoenoses. • BIOCOENOLOGY n. the study of biocoenoses. |
| BOISTEROUSLY | • boisterously adv. In a boisterous manner. • BOISTEROUS adv. rowdy, high-spirited. |
| EBULLIOSCOPY | • ebullioscopy n. (Physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids. • EBULLIOSCOPY n. measurement by use of an ebullioscope. |
| EMBRYOLOGIES | • embryologies n. Plural of embryology. • EMBRYOLOGY n. the science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants. |
| EMBRYOLOGIST | • embryologist n. An expert or specialist in embryology. • EMBRYOLOGIST n. a specialist in embryology. |
| ETHNOBIOLOGY | • ethnobiology n. (Biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures. • ETHNOBIOLOGY n. the branch of biology involving the study of the traditional uses of plants and animals in various human societies. |
| FOREBODINGLY | • forebodingly adv. In a foreboding manner. • FOREBODINGLY adv. FOREBODING. |
| HYPERBOLOIDS | • hyperboloids n. Plural of hyperboloid. • HYPERBOLOID n. a solid figure in which some of the plane sections are hyperbolas. |
| MOLYBDENOSIS | • molybdenosis n. Alternative form of molybdosis. • MOLYBDENOSIS n. a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by an excess of molybdenum in the diet. |
| MOTORBICYCLE | • motorbicycle n. (Dated) A motorcycle. • MOTORBICYCLE n. a bicycle driven by a motor, also MOTORBIKE, MOTORCYCLE. |
| NEUROBIOLOGY | • neurobiology n. (Biology) The scientific study of nerve and brain function in people and animals. • NEUROBIOLOGY n. the study of the anatomy of the nervous system. |
| OBSEQUIOUSLY | • obsequiously adv. In an obsequious manner. • OBSEQUIOUS adv. servilely ingratiating; fawning. |
| PALAEBIOLOGY | • PALAEBIOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants and animals, also PALAEOBIOLOGY, PALEOBIOLOGY. |
| 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. |
| 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. |