| ACETYLCHOLINE | • acetylcholine n. (Biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline… • ACETYLCHOLINE n. a substance secreted at the ends of nerve fibres when they activate muscles. |
| 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. |
| CHANNELOPATHY | • channelopathy n. (Medicine) Any inherited disease caused by a mutation in the genes that code for ion channel subunits… |
| COLLENCHYMATA | • COLLENCHYMA n. the supportive tissue of plants. |
| CYANOETHYLATE | • cyanoethylate v. (Chemistry, transitive) To subject to cyanoethylation. • CYANOETHYLATE v. to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into. |
| ENCEPHALOTOMY | • encephalotomy n. The dissection of the brain. • ENCEPHALOTOMY n. dissection of the brain. |
| ENDOLYMPHATIC | • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph. • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel. • ENDOLYMPHATIC adj. relating to endolymph, the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
| GEOTECHNOLOGY | • geotechnology n. Geotechnical work. • GEOTECHNOLOGY n. the application of science and technology to the extraction and use of the earth's natural resources. |
| LYCANTHROPIES | • lycanthropies n. Plural of lycanthropy. • LYCANTHROPY n. a delusion that one has become a wolf. |
| LYSOLECITHINS | • lysolecithins n. Plural of lysolecithin. • LYSOLECITHIN n. a hydrolytic substance formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis (as by some snake venoms) of a lecithin. |
| NONHAEMOLYTIC | • nonhaemolytic adj. Alternative spelling of nonhemolytic. • NONHAEMOLYTIC adj. not haemolytic, also NONHEMOLYTIC. |
| NONHYSTERICAL | • nonhysterical adj. Not hysterical (prone to hysterics). • NONHYSTERICAL adj. not hysterical. |
| POLYSYNTHETIC | • polysynthetic adj. (Grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number… • polysynthetic adj. (Mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals. • POLYSYNTHETIC adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETICAL. |
| POLYTECHNICAL | • polytechnical adj. Polytechnic. • polytechnical n. Polytechnic (educational institute). • POLYTECHNICAL adj. of or like a polytechnic. |
| PYROTECHNICAL | • pyrotechnical adj. Of or pertaining to pyrotechnics. • pyrotechnical adj. Resembling fireworks. • PYROTECHNICAL adj. relating to pyrotechnics, the art of making fireworks, also PYROTECHNIC. |
| SYCOPHANTLIER | • SYCOPHANTLY adj. like a sycophant. |
| ZYMOTECHNICAL | • zymotechnical adj. Relating to zymotechnics. • ZYMOTECHNICAL adj. producing and utilizing fermentation, also ZYMOTECHNIC. |