| CHRYSOBERYL | • chrysoberyl n. (Mineralogy) A vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the… • CHRYSOBERYL n. a mineral, beryllium aluminate, of a greenish-yellow or gold colour. |
| CHRYSOPHYTE | • chrysophyte n. Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae. • CHRYSOPHYTE n. a type of golden-brown alga. |
| CORYMBOSELY | • corymbosely adv. In corymbs. • CORYMBOSE adv. consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form. |
| CRYOSURGERY | • cryosurgery n. (Medicine) The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus destroy tissue. • CRYOSURGERY n. surgery using instruments at very low temperatures to cut and destroy tissue. |
| CYANOPHYTES | • cyanophytes n. Plural of cyanophyte. • CYANOPHYTE n. a blue-green alga. |
| CYCLOSTYLED | • cyclostyled v. Simple past tense and past participle of cyclostyle. • cyclostyled adj. (Of a document) copied using a cyclostyle. • cyclostyled adj. (Architecture) having a cyclostyle. |
| CYCLOSTYLES | • cyclostyles n. Plural of cyclostyle. • CYCLOSTYLE v. to make copies using a kind of stencilling device. |
| CYCLOTHYMES | • CYCLOTHYME n. a person with a cyclothymic temperament, having alternating moods of euphoria and depression. |
| DYSSYNERGIC | • dyssynergic adj. Relating to dyssynergia. • DYSSYNERGIC adj. relating to or affected by dyssynergia. |
| GLYCOPHYTES | • glycophytes n. Plural of glycophyte. • GLYCOPHYTE n. any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts. |
| GLYCOSYLATE | • glycosylate v. (Organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein). • GLYCOSYLATE v. to attach sugar to proteins to make glycoproteins. |
| HYOSCYAMINE | • hyoscyamine n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine… • HYOSCYAMINE n. a drug obtained from henbane. |
| LYMPHOCYTES | • lymphocytes n. Plural of lymphocyte. • LYMPHOCYTE n. a small white blood cell. |
| MYXOMYCETES | • myxomycetes n. Plural of myxomycete. • Myxomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Amoebozoa – Myxogastrea. • MYXOMYCETE n. slime mould. |
| PSYCHOMETRY | • psychometry n. (Parapsychology) The paranormal ability to discover information about an object’s past, and especially… • psychometry n. (Psychology) The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. • PSYCHOMETRY n. the measurement of mental aptitudes and intelligence. |
| PYCNOSTYLES | • pycnostyles n. Plural of pycnostyle. • PYCNOSTYLE n. an ancient Greek temple with columns in this style. |
| SYNOECOLOGY | • SYNOECOLOGY n. the study of ecological communities, also SYNECOLOGY. |
| ZYGOMYCETES | • zygomycetes n. Plural of zygomycete. • ZYGOMYCETE n. one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |