| AMOEBOCYTE | • amoebocyte n. Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba. • amoebocyte n. A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture. • amœbocyte n. Obsolete form of amoebocyte. |
| COENOCYTES | • coenocytes n. Plural of coenocyte. • COENOCYTE n. a multinucleate unicellular organism in slime molds, fungi and algae. |
| ENTEROTOMY | • enterotomy n. (Surgery) incision into the intestine. • ENTEROTOMY n. incision of the intestines, esp. in reducing certain cases of hernia. |
| EXOCYTOSED | • exocytosed adj. (Biochemistry) Produced by exocytosis. • EXOCYTOSE v. to secrete a substance from within a cell. |
| EXOCYTOSES | • exocytoses n. Plural of exocytosis. • EXOCYTOSE v. to secrete a substance from within a cell. |
| FESTOONERY | • festoonery n. That which is festooned; hanging ornamentation. • FESTOONERY n. festoons collectively. |
| HETERODOXY | • heterodoxy n. The quality of being heterodox. • heterodoxy n. A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching. • HETERODOXY n. a heterodox opinion. |
| HETEROGONY | • heterogony n. (Botany) The condition of having two or more kinds of flower, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils. • HETEROGONY n. the condition of having two or more kinds of flowers, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils. |
| HETEROLOGY | • heterology n. A lack of correspondence between parts that reflects a difference in origin. • HETEROLOGY n. the study of differences. |
| HETERONOMY | • heteronomy n. The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law. • heteronomy n. The state of being beholden to external influences. • heteronomy n. (Biology) The condition of being heteronomous. |
| HETEROTOPY | • heterotopy n. (Biology) A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement. • heterotopy n. (Biology) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years… • HETEROTOPY n. displacement of an organ of the body, also HETEROTOPIA. |
| OBSOLETELY | • obsoletely adv. When out of date or no longer in use. • obsoletely adv. (Biology) Imperfectly or indistinctly developed. • OBSOLETE adv. outmoded. |
| OSTEOCYTES | • osteocytes n. Plural of osteocyte. • OSTEOCYTE n. a cell that is characteristic of adult bone. |
| OSTEOPHYTE | • osteophyte n. A small, abnormal growth of bone (exostosis, bone spur) that forms along joint margins. • OSTEOPHYTE n. an abnormal bony outgrowth. |
| OVERSTOREY | • overstorey n. Alternative spelling of overstory. • OVERSTOREY n. the highest level of trees in a rainforest, also OVERSTORY. |
| PETROMONEY | • petromoney n. Money earned from the sale of oil. • PETROMONEY n. money from oil revenues. |
| PROTEOLYSE | • proteolyse v. Alternative form of proteolyze. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| STEREOLOGY | • stereology n. Any technique used to obtain three-dimensional information from two-dimensional images. • STEREOLOGY n. the study of three-dimensional properties of objects usually observed two-dimensionally. |
| STEREOTOMY | • stereotomy n. (Geometry, masonry) The cutting or dissection of solids. • STEREOTOMY n. the cutting of stone or other solid materials. |