| ANDROGYNOPHORE | • androgynophore n. (Botany) A stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower above the level of insertion… • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| DEXTROROTATORY | • dextrorotatory adj. (Chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to… • DEXTROROTATORY adj. turning to the right, esp. turning plane of polarized light, also DEXTROROTARY. |
| DICOTYLEDONOUS | • dicotyledonous adj. Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons. • dicotyledonous adj. Having two cotyledons. • DICOTYLEDONOUS adj. of or like a dicotyledon. |
| ENDOPOLYPLOIDY | • endopolyploidy n. The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus. • ENDOPOLYPLOIDY n. a polyploid state in which the chromosomes have divided repeatedly without subsequent division of the nucleus or cell. |
| GEOHYDROLOGIES | • GEOHYDROLOGY n. a science that deals with the character, source, and mode of occurrence of underground water. |
| GEOHYDROLOGIST | • geohydrologist n. One who studies geohydrology. • GEOHYDROLOGIST n. one who studies geohydrology. |
| HOBBLEDEHOYDOM | • hobbledehoydom n. Hobbledehoyhood. • HOBBLEDEHOYDOM n. the state of being a hobbledehoy, an awkward young fellow, also HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD, HOBBLEDEHOYISM. |
| HYDROBIOLOGIES | • HYDROBIOLOGY n. the study of aquatic organisms. |
| HYDROCORTISONE | • hydrocortisone n. (Biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C21H30O5 produced by the adrenal… • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| HYDROGEOLOGIES | • hydrogeologies n. Plural of hydrogeology. • HYDROGEOLOGY n. the study of the geological action of water. |
| HYDROGEOLOGIST | • hydrogeologist n. A person involved in hydrogeology. • HYDROGEOLOGIST n. a student of hydrogeology. |
| MONOCOTYLEDONS | • monocotyledons n. Plural of monocotyledon. • MONOCOTYLEDON n. a plant having a single cotyledon, also MONOCOT, MONOCOTYL. |
| NEURORADIOLOGY | • neuroradiology n. The radiology of the nervous system; especially the use of radiation to diagnose and treat disorders… • NEURORADIOLOGY n. radiology of the nervous system. |
| ORTHOHYDROGENS | • orthohydrogens n. Plural of orthohydrogen. • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| PALAEOPEDOLOGY | • palaeopedology n. Alternative spelling of paleopedology. • palæopedology n. Obsolete spelling of paleopedology. • PALAEOPEDOLOGY n. the study of early soils. |
| PERIODONTOLOGY | • periodontology n. (Dentistry) Periodontics. • PERIODONTOLOGY n. the branch of dentistry concerned with periodontal diseases. |
| POLYCOTYLEDONS | • polycotyledons n. Plural of polycotyledon. • POLYCOTYLEDON n. any of various plants, esp. gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons. |