| BIOTECHNOLOGY | • biotechnology n. The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other… • biotechnology n. The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences. • BIOTECHNOLOGY n. the utilisation of living organisms in industry. |
| ENDOCRINOLOGY | • endocrinology n. (Physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and… • ENDOCRINOLOGY n. the study of glands. |
| GEOCHRONOLOGY | • geochronology n. (Uncountable) The science of dating samples of rock or sediment. • geochronology n. (Countable) Any one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined. • geochronology n. (Uncountable) The division of ancient time into named subdivisions / periods. |
| GEOMORPHOGENY | • GEOMORPHOGENY n. the study of the origins of land forms. |
| GEOTECHNOLOGY | • geotechnology n. Geotechnical work. • GEOTECHNOLOGY n. the application of science and technology to the extraction and use of the earth's natural resources. |
| GYNODIOECIOUS | • gynodioecious adj. (Botany) dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears… • GYNODIOECIOUS adj. having hermaphrodite and female flowers on different plants. |
| GYNOMONOECISM | • GYNOMONOECISM n. the state of being gynomonoecious. |
| HOMOGENEOUSLY | • homogeneously adv. In a homogeneous manner. • HOMOGENEOUS adv. of a uniform consistency. |
| NEUROETHOLOGY | • neuroethology n. The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system. • NEUROETHOLOGY n. the description of features of animal behaviour in terms of the mechanisms of the nervous system. |
| ORTHOHYDROGEN | • orthohydrogen n. (Physics) form of the hydrogen molecule (H2) in which the two nuclei have parallel spin; about 75% of… • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| OXYHEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhemoglobin n. (American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
| PALAEONTOLOGY | • palaeontology n. Britain standard spelling of paleontology. • palæontology n. Obsolete typography of palaeontology. • PALAEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALEONTOLOGY. |
| PHENOMENOLOGY | • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl. • phenomenology n. (Medicine, philosophy of medical sciences) An approach to clinical practice which places undue reliance… |
| POLYGONACEOUS | • polygonaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a family of apetalous plants, Polygonaceae, of which the knotweeds of the… • POLYGONACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Polygonaceae, knotgrasses. |
| PROTEROGYNOUS | • proterogynous adj. (Botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous. • PROTEROGYNOUS adj. exhibiting proterogyny. |
| ROENTGENOLOGY | • roentgenology n. (Medicine, archaic) Radiography. • ROENTGENOLOGY n. radiology, also RONTGENOLOGY. |
| RONTGENOSCOPY | • RONTGENOSCOPY n. observation by means of X-rays. |
| SYNOECOLOGIES | • SYNOECOLOGY n. the study of ecological communities, also SYNECOLOGY. |
| UROGYNECOLOGY | • urogynecology n. A surgical subspecialty of urology and gynecology. |