| ACIDOPHILOUS | • acidophilous adj. That thrives in an acidic environment. • ACIDOPHILOUS adj. staining readily with acid stains. |
| DEOPPILATION | • deoppilation n. (Obsolete) The removal of whatever stops up the passages. • DEOPPILATION n. the act of deoppilating, freeing from obstruction. |
| DEPOSITIONAL | • depositional adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit or a deposition. • DEPOSITIONAL adj. relating to deposition. |
| DESPOLIATION | • despoliation n. A stripping or plundering; spoliation. • DESPOLIATION n. the act of despoiling. |
| DIPLOBIONTIC | • diplobiontic adj. (Botany) Describing a plant or fungus where both the haploid and diploid phases are represented by a… • DIPLOBIONTIC adj. of or like a diplobiont, an organism that has both haploid and diploid individuals in its life cycle. |
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | • epidemiology n. (Sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts… • epidemiology n. (Sciences) The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing. • EPIDEMIOLOGY n. the study of diseases. |
| HEMOPHILIOID | • HEMOPHILIOID adj. relating to haemophilia, also HAEMOPHILIOID. |
| HYPODIPLOIDY | • hypodiploidy n. The state of being hypodiploid; hypoploidy in diploid organisms (including humans). • HYPODIPLOIDY n. the state of being hypodiploid, having slightly fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. |
| HYPOPLOIDIES | • hypoploidies n. Plural of hypoploidy. • HYPOPLOIDY n. the state of being hypoploid, having a chromosome number a few below the normal diploid number. |
| LAPIDICOLOUS | • lapidicolous adj. (Biology) That lives around or under rocks or stones. • LAPIDICOLOUS adj. living under stones. |
| OCTAPLOIDIES | • OCTAPLOIDY n. the condition of being octaploid, eightfold. |
| OLIGOPEPTIDE | • oligopeptide n. (Biochemistry) A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids. • OLIGOPEPTIDE n. a peptide comprising less than ten amino acids. |
| PHOSPHOLIPID | • phospholipid n. (Organic chemistry) Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with… • PHOSPHOLIPID n. a lipid which contains a phosphate group and also a nitrogenous group. |
| POLYPLOIDIES | • polyploidies n. Plural of polyploidy. • POLYPLOIDY n. the condition of being polyploid. |
| PRODIGIOUSLY | • prodigiously adv. In a prodigious manner; astonishingly, enormously, impressively, or wonderfully. • PRODIGIOUS adv. resembling or befitting a prodigy. |