| 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. |
| BOUSTROPHEDONS | • boustrophedons n. Plural of boustrophedon. • BOUSTROPHEDON n. (Greek) a method of writing in which lines are written alternately in opposite direction, from left to right, and right to left. |
| CHONDROPHORINE | • CHONDROPHORINE n. a member of the Chondrophora, a suborder of hydrozoans similar to medusae but with a different internal structure. |
| DECOMPOSITIONS | • decompositions n. Plural of decomposition. • DECOMPOSITION n. the breakdown of dead organic material by detritivores or saprophytes. |
| DIPLOSTEMONOUS | • diplostemonous adj. (Botany) Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals. • diplostemonous adj. (Botany, uncommon) Having twice as many stamens as petals. • DIPLOSTEMONOUS adj. having two whorls of stamens, the outer alternating with the petals, the inner with the outer. |
| 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. |
| NONDEPOSITIONS | • NONDEPOSITION n. something that is not a deposition. |
| ODONTOGRAPHIES | • odontographies n. Plural of odontography. • ODONTOGRAPHY n. a description or history of teeth. |
| OVERPRODUCTION | • overproduction n. The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold. • OVERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| PERIODONTOLOGY | • periodontology n. (Dentistry) Periodontics. • PERIODONTOLOGY n. the branch of dentistry concerned with periodontal diseases. |
| PHONENDOSCOPES | • phonendoscopes n. Plural of phonendoscope. • PHONENDOSCOPE n. a device which amplifies small sounds, especially within the human body. |
| PHOTOREDUCTION | • photoreduction n. (Physics, chemistry) The addition of an electron to a photoexcited species. • photoreduction n. (Chemistry) Any reduction reaction that takes place in the presence of light. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| POLYCOTYLEDONS | • polycotyledons n. Plural of polycotyledon. • POLYCOTYLEDON n. any of various plants, esp. gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons. |
| PROPORTIONATED | • proportionated v. Simple past tense and past participle of proportionate. • PROPORTIONATE v. to make proportionate. |
| PSEUDOSCORPION | • pseudoscorpion n. An arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida. • PSEUDOSCORPION n. any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpiones, resembling a scorpion but tailless, and found in soil, leaf litter, bark, etc. |
| PSEUDOSOLUTION | • pseudosolution n. A suspension or colloid that has very small particles. • pseudosolution n. An apparent solution that would not actually solve the problem. • PSEUDOSOLUTION n. a false solution. |
| UNPROPORTIONED | • unproportioned adj. Not proportioned. • UNPROPORTIONED adj. not proportioned. |