| LEUCOPLASTID | • leucoplastid n. (Biology) A kind of unpigmented plastid involved in a wide range of essential biosynthetic functions. • LEUCOPLASTID n. a starch-forming body in protoplasm. |
| PORTCULLISED | • portcullised v. Simple past tense and past participle of portcullis. • PORTCULLIS v. to obstruct as with a portcullis. |
| POSTDILUVIAL | • postdiluvial adj. After the Biblical Flood. • POSTDILUVIAL adj. after the Flood. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOID | • autopolyploid adj. (Genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling. • autopolyploid n. Any organism of this kind. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| DIALYPETALOUS | • dialypetalous adj. (Botany) Having separate petals; polypetalous. • DIALYPETALOUS adj. having the petals separate. |
| DUPLICITOUSLY | • duplicitously adv. In a duplicitous, two-faced manner. • DUPLICITOUS adv. given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech. |
| LEUCOPLASTIDS | • leucoplastids n. Plural of leucoplastid. • LEUCOPLASTID n. a starch-forming body in protoplasm. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOIDS | • autopolyploids n. Plural of autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOIDY | • autopolyploidy n. The property of being autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOIDY n. the state of being an autopolyploid, an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| OVERMULTIPLIED | • overmultiplied v. Simple past tense and past participle of overmultiply. • OVERMULTIPLY v. to become too numerous. |
| POLYNUCLEOTIDE | • polynucleotide n. (Biochemistry) A polymeric macromolecule composed of many nucleotides; examples include DNA and RNA. • POLYNUCLEOTIDE n. a polymeric chain of nucleotides. |
| PLATITUDINOUSLY | • platitudinously adv. In the manner of a platitude. • PLATITUDINOUS adv. characterized by or resembling a platitude, also PLATITUDINAL. |
| POLYNUCLEOTIDES | • polynucleotides n. Plural of polynucleotide. • POLYNUCLEOTIDE n. a polymeric chain of nucleotides. |