| DYSTELEOLOGY | • dysteleology n. (Philosophy) The view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design. • dysteleology n. The study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. • DYSTELEOLOGY n. the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
| ECOTYPICALLY | • ecotypically adv. As or relating to an ecotype. • ECOTYPIC adv. of or like an ecotype, a group of organisms which have adapted to a particular environment. |
| GLYCOSYLATED | • glycosylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate. • glycosylated adj. (Biochemistry) Describing a glycoside (but especially a glycoprotein) that has the sugar entity intact. • GLYCOSYLATE v. to attach sugar to proteins to make glycoproteins. |
| GLYCOSYLATES | • glycosylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glycosylate. • GLYCOSYLATE v. to attach sugar to proteins to make glycoproteins. |
| HETEROPHYLLY | • heterophylly n. (Botany) Marked changes in leaf morphology induced by environmental conditions; the ability to display such changes. • heterophylly n. (Botany) Significant variation in leaf shape on a same plant. • HETEROPHYLLY n. the state of being heterophyllous. |
| HYDROLYSABLE | • hydrolysable adj. Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable. • HYDROLYSABLE adj. that can be hydrolysed, also HYDROLYZABLE. |
| HYDROLYZABLE | • hydrolyzable adj. Able to be hydrolyzed. • HYDROLYZABLE adj. that can be hydrolyzed, also HYDROLYSABLE. |
| LACHRYMOSELY | • lachrymosely adv. In a lachrymose manner. • LACHRYMOSE adv. shedding tears. |
| POLYETHYLENE | • polyethylene n. (Organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware… • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
| POLYPHYLETIC | • polyphyletic adj. (Taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent… • POLYPHYLETIC adj. descending from more than one original type. |
| POLYSYLLABLE | • polysyllable n. A word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense. • POLYSYLLABLE n. a polysyllabic word. |
| PYROPHYLLITE | • pyrophyllite n. (Mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc. • PYROPHYLLITE n. a silvery-white to pale-green aluminum silicate. |
| SCLEROPHYLLY | • sclerophylly n. (Botany) The condition of being sclerophyllous. • SCLEROPHYLLY n. the possession of sclerophylls, hard leathery leaves. |