| ACTINOBIOLOGY | • actinobiology n. The study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms. • ACTINOBIOLOGY n. the branch of biology concerned with the effects of radiation on living organisms. |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY | • biotechnology n. The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other… • biotechnology n. The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences. • BIOTECHNOLOGY n. the utilisation of living organisms in industry. |
| CARBONYLATION | • carbonylation n. (Chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with… • CARBONYLATION n. the synthesis of a carbonyl compound esp. by a reaction involving carbon monoxide. |
| CARBOXYLATION | • carboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule. • CARBOXYLATION n. the act of carboxylating. |
| CHRONOBIOLOGY | • chronobiology n. (Biology) The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity. • CHRONOBIOLOGY n. the study of biological rhythms. |
| COMPANIONABLY | • companionably adv. In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably. • COMPANIONABLE adv. sociable, also COMPANIABLE. |
| CRYOGLOBULINS | • cryoglobulins n. Plural of cryoglobulin. • CRYOGLOBULIN n. an immunoglobulin formed in the blood in certain diseases which forms obstructions in small blood vessels when the extremities are subjected to low temperatures. |
| DISHONOURABLY | • dishonourably adv. (Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably. • DISHONOURABLE adv. not honourable, also DISHONORABLE. |
| HONOURABILITY | • honourability n. A state or condition or being honourable. • HONOURABILITY n. the quality of being honourable, also HONORABILITY. |
| MONOSYLLABISM | • monosyllabism n. The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form. • monosyllabism n. Frequent occurrence of monosyllables. • MONOSYLLABISM n. the state of being monosyllabic, also MONOSYLLABICITY. |
| OBJECTIONABLY | • objectionably adv. In an objectionable manner. • OBJECTIONABLE adv. undesirable, offensive. |
| OBSESSIONALLY | • obsessionally adv. In an obsessional manner. • OBSESSIONAL adv. relating to obsession. |
| OXYHEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhemoglobin n. (American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
| POLYEMBRYONIC | • polyembryonic adj. (Botany) Polyembryonate. • POLYEMBRYONIC adj. relating to polyembryony. |
| PROBATIONALLY | • probationally adv. In a probational manner. • PROBATIONAL adv. relating to, serving purpose of, probation or trial. |
| SYMBOLISATION | • symbolisation n. Alternative form of symbolization. • SYMBOLISATION n. the act of symbolising, also SYMBOLIZATION. |
| SYMBOLIZATION | • symbolization n. The act of symbolizing; the use of symbols to represent things, or the investing of things with a symbolic meaning. • symbolization n. (Psychology) The unconscious mental representation of one thing by another. • SYMBOLIZATION n. the act of symbolizing, also SYMBOLISATION. |
| THYROGLOBULIN | • thyroglobulin n. (Biochemistry) A globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that has a role in the production of the thyroid hormones. • THYROGLOBULIN n. an iodine-containing protein of the thyroid gland that is the precursor of thyroxine and triiodothyronine. |