| POLYPEPTIDE | • polypeptide n. (Organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide. |
| GLYCOPEPTIDE | • glycopeptide n. (Biochemistry) any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide. • GLYCOPEPTIDE n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid. |
| POLYDISPERSE | • polydisperse adj. (Of a colloid) Having a range of particle sizes. • polydisperse adj. (Of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of nonuniform (“composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses”). • POLYDISPERSE adj. characterized by particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system. |
| POLYPEPTIDES | • polypeptides n. Plural of polypeptide. • POLYPEPTIDE n. a compound containing between 10 and 100 peptides. |
| PTERIDOPHYTE | • pteridophyte n. Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than… • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
| GLYCOPEPTIDES | • glycopeptides n. Plural of glycopeptide. • GLYCOPEPTIDE n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid. |
| HYPERPLOIDIES | • hyperploidies n. Plural of hyperploidy. • HYPERPLOIDY n. the state of being hyperploid, in excess of but not exact multiple of diploid. |
| HYPERTROPHIED | • hypertrophied v. Simple past tense and past participle of hypertrophy. • HYPERTROPHIED adj. grown to an abnormal size. |
| PTERIDOPHYTES | • pteridophytes n. Plural of pteridophyte. • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
| APPENDICECTOMY | • appendicectomy n. (Surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDICECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDECTOMY. |
| CYPROHEPTADINE | • cyproheptadine n. (Pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent. • CYPROHEPTADINE n. a powerful antihistamine drug used to treat allergies. |
| HYPERPOLARISED | • hyperpolarised v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperpolarise. • HYPERPOLARISE v. to increase the difference in electric potential across a cell membrane, also HYPERPOLARIZE. |
| HYPERPOLARIZED | • hyperpolarized v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperpolarize. • HYPERPOLARIZE v. to produce an increase in potential difference across a biological membrane, also HYPERPOLARISE. |
| CYPROHEPTADINES | • cyproheptadines n. Plural of cyproheptadine. • CYPROHEPTADINE n. a powerful antihistamine drug used to treat allergies. |
| HYPERPRODUCTIVE | • hyperproductive adj. Exceptionally productive. |
| LEPIDOPTEROLOGY | • lepidopterology n. (Biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). • lepidopterology n. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). • LEPIDOPTEROLOGY n. the study of butterflies and moths. |