| 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. |
| BASIDIOMYCETE | • basidiomycete n. (Mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium. • BASIDIOMYCETE n. any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| CYCLOHEXIMIDE | • cycloheximide n. (Organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely… • CYCLOHEXIMIDE n. an agricultural fungicide that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium, Streptomyces griseus. |
| DEMYELINATION | • demyelination n. (Biology, medicine) The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease… • DEMYELINATION n. the act of destroying the myelin (of nerve fibres). |
| DOMINEERINGLY | • domineeringly adv. In a domineering manner. • DOMINEERING adv. DOMINEER, to be overbearing. |
| EPIDERMOLYSIS | • epidermolysis n. (Pathology) A connective tissue disease. • EPIDERMOLYSIS n. a state of detachment or loosening of the epidermis. |
| BASIDIOMYCETES | • basidiomycetes n. Plural of basidiomycete. • Basidiomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Basidiomycota – the mushrooms that produce spores from a basidium. • BASIDIOMYCETE n. any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| CYCLOHEXIMIDES | • cycloheximides n. Plural of cycloheximide. • CYCLOHEXIMIDE n. an agricultural fungicide that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium, Streptomyces griseus. |
| DEMYELINATIONS | • demyelinations n. Plural of demyelination. • DEMYELINATION n. the act of destroying the myelin (of nerve fibres). |
| DENOMINATIVELY | • denominatively adv. By denomination. • DENOMINATIVE adv. giving a title. |
| DEPOLYMERISING | • depolymerising v. Present participle of depolymerise. • DEPOLYMERISE v. to break a large molecule into simpler ones that have the same basic formula, also DEPOLYMERIZE. |
| DEPOLYMERIZING | • depolymerizing v. Present participle of depolymerize. • depolymerizing adj. That depolymerizes. • DEPOLYMERIZE v. to break a large molecule into simpler ones that have the same basic formula, also DEPOLYMERISE. |
| INTERMEDIATORY | • intermediatory adj. Having the function of intermediating; mediatory. • INTERMEDIATORY adj. relating to intermediation. |
| PSEUDONYMITIES | • pseudonymities n. Plural of pseudonymity. • PSEUDONYMITY n. the state of being pseudonymous. |
| RHYTIDECTOMIES | • rhytidectomies n. Plural of rhytidectomy. • RHYTIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of wrinkles. |
| DEMERITORIOUSLY | • DEMERITORIOUS adv. not meritorious. |
| EUDIOMETRICALLY | • eudiometrically adv. By means of or in terms of eudiometry. • EUDIOMETRICAL adv. relating to a eudiometer, also EUDIOMETRIC. |
| OSTEOMYELITIDES | • osteomyelitides n. Plural of osteomyelitis. |
| POLIOMYELITIDES | • poliomyelitides n. Plural of poliomyelitis. • POLIOMYELITIS n. a virus disease of the spinal cord, often causing paralysis; infantile paralysis. |
| THYROIDECTOMIES | • thyroidectomies n. Plural of thyroidectomy. • THYROIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. |