| 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. |
| CYCLOHEXANONE | • cyclohexanone n. (Organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene… • CYCLOHEXANONE n. a liquid ketone used esp. as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| ENCEPHALOTOMY | • encephalotomy n. The dissection of the brain. • ENCEPHALOTOMY n. dissection of the brain. |
| 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. |
| GEOTECHNOLOGY | • geotechnology n. Geotechnical work. • GEOTECHNOLOGY n. the application of science and technology to the extraction and use of the earth's natural resources. |
| HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
| HELMINTHOLOGY | • helminthology n. (Zoology) The branch of zoology related to the study of helminths (parasitic worms). • HELMINTHOLOGY n. the study of parasitic worms. |
| HOMOGENEOUSLY | • homogeneously adv. In a homogeneous manner. • HOMOGENEOUS adv. of a uniform consistency. |
| HYPERBOLAEONS | • HYPERBOLAEON n. a term in in Greek prosody. |
| LYMPHOADENOMA | • LYMPHOADENOMA n. a tumour of the lymph glands, aka Hodgkin's disease. |
| 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. |
| NONHAEMOLYTIC | • nonhaemolytic adj. Alternative spelling of nonhemolytic. • NONHAEMOLYTIC adj. not haemolytic, also NONHEMOLYTIC. |
| OPENMOUTHEDLY | • openmouthedly adv. With the mouth open, especially in astonishment. • OPENMOUTHED adv. vociferous. |
| OROPHARYNGEAL | • oropharyngeal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx. • oropharyngeal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the oropharynx. • oropharyngeal n. (Informal, medicine) Ellipsis of oropharyngeal airway.: an adjunct device used to open and secure a… |
| OXYHEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhemoglobin n. (American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
| 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… |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | • phylloquinone n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of phytomenadione. • PHYLLOQUINONE n. vitamin K1, one of the fat-soluble vitamin K group, essential for normal blood coagulation. |
| STENOPHYLLOUS | • stenophyllous adj. (Botany) Having narrow leaves. • STENOPHYLLOUS adj. with narrow leaves. |
| UNWHOLESOMELY | • unwholesomely adv. In an unwholesome manner. • UNWHOLESOME adv. not wholesome. |