| AEROPLANKTON | • aeroplankton n. The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind. • AEROPLANKTON n. minute organisms carried in the air. |
| AKOLOUTHOSES | • AKOLOUTHOS n. (historical) the head of the Varangian guard of the Byzantine emperors, also ACOLOUTHOS, AKOLUTHOS. |
| CRINKLEROOTS | • crinkleroots n. Plural of crinkleroot. • CRINKLEROOT n. any of several species of toothwort. |
| CYTOSKELETON | • cytoskeleton n. A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some… • CYTOSKELETON n. the network of protein filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm that controls cell shape, maintains intracellular organization, and is involved in cell movement. |
| ELECTROSHOCK | • electroshock n. (An) electric shock. • electroshock n. (Medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy. • electroshock v. (Medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy. |
| ENDOSKELETON | • endoskeleton n. (Anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage. • ENDOSKELETON n. an internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal. |
| EXOSKELETONS | • exoskeletons n. Plural of exoskeleton. • EXOSKELETON n. an external skeleton. |
| KETOCONAZOLE | • ketoconazole n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic broad-spectrum antifungal agent C26H28Cl2N4O4 used to treat chronic internal… |
| LEUKOCYTOSES | • leukocytoses n. Plural of leukocytosis. • LEUKOCYTOSIS n. an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. |
| LEUKOCYTOSIS | • leukocytosis n. Alternative spelling of leucocytosis. • LEUKOCYTOSIS n. an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. |
| LEUKOCYTOTIC | • LEUKOCYTOTIC adj. relating to leukocytosis, an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. |
| LEUKOPOIETIC | • leukopoietic adj. Relating to leukopoiesis. • LEUKOPOIETIC adj. relating to leukopoiesis, also LEUCOPOIETIC. |
| LUCKENBOOTHS | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| MALAKATOONES | • MALAKATOONE n. (obsolete) a kind of large peach, also MELICOTTON, MELOCOTON, MELOCOTOON. |
| MEROPLANKTON | • meroplankton n. (Biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton. • MEROPLANKTON n. plankton consisting of certain larvae that do not spend all their life as plankton. |
| POIKILOCYTES | • poikilocytes n. Plural of poikilocyte. • POIKILOCYTE n. an irregular red blood corpuscle. |
| POIKILOTHERM | • poikilotherm adj. Cold-blooded. • poikilotherm n. A cold-blooded animal. • POIKILOTHERM n. an organism that takes on the temperature of its surroundings. |
| STOCKHOLDERS | • stockholders n. Plural of stockholder. • STOCKHOLDER n. an owner of corporate stock. |
| ZOOPLANKTERS | • zooplankters n. Plural of zooplankter. • ZOOPLANKTER n. a single zooplankton. |