| ABSORPTIVITY | • absorptivity n. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. • absorptivity n. (Thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface. • absorptivity n. (Analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer’s law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance… |
| BIOCHEMISTRY | • biochemistry n. (Uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that… • biochemistry n. (Countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism. • biochemistry n. (Countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition. |
| BIODIVERSITY | • biodiversity n. (Ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region. • BIODIVERSITY n. the number of species present in a given ecosystem. |
| BIORHYTHMICS | • biorhythmics n. The study of biorhythms. • BIORHYTHMICS n. the study of biorhythms. |
| BOURGEOISIFY | • bourgeoisify v. (Transitive) To make bourgeois. • BOURGEOISIFY v. to make bourgeois. |
| CROSSABILITY | • crossability n. The state of being crossable. • crossability n. (Biology) The ability of different species to cross-breed or cross-fertilize. • CROSSABILITY n. the ability of different species or varieties to cross with each other. |
| CRYPTOBIOSIS | • cryptobiosis n. (Biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted. • CRYPTOBIOSIS n. a temporary state in an organism in which metabolic activity is absent or undetectable. |
| FIBRINOLYSES | • fibrinolyses n. Plural of fibrinolysis. • FIBRINOLYSIS n. the usually enzymatic breakdown of fibrin. |
| FIBRINOLYSIN | • fibrinolysin n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme derived from plasma of bovine origin, or extracted from cultures of certain… • FIBRINOLYSIN n. any of several proteolytic enzymes that promote the dissolution of blood clots. |
| FIBRINOLYSIS | • fibrinolysis n. The process wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down. • FIBRINOLYSIS n. the usually enzymatic breakdown of fibrin. |
| LUBRICIOUSLY | • lubriciously adv. In a lubricious manner. • LUBRICIOUS adv. slippery; lewd, also LUBRIC, LUBRICAL, LUBRICOUS. |
| RESOLUBILITY | • resolubility n. Quality of being resoluble. • RESOLUBILITY n. the state of being resoluble. |
| SPORTABILITY | • sportability n. (Obsolete) sportiveness. • SPORTABILITY n. the quality of being sportable. |