| AEROLITHOLOGY | • aerolithology n. The study of meteorites. • AEROLITHOLOGY n. the study of aerolites. |
| ALCOHOLOMETRY | • alcoholometry n. The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood. • ALCOHOLOMETRY n. the measurement of the proportion of alcohol in solutions. |
| 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. |
| CHEMOTAXONOMY | • chemotaxonomy n. (Biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities… • CHEMOTAXONOMY n. the classification of plants and animals based on similarities and differences in biochemical composition. |
| GEOTECHNOLOGY | • geotechnology n. Geotechnical work. • GEOTECHNOLOGY n. the application of science and technology to the extraction and use of the earth's natural resources. |
| HOMOEOTYPICAL | • HOMOEOTYPICAL adj. denoting or relating to the second nuclear division of meiosis, which resembles mitosis, also HOMEOTYPICAL. |
| 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. |
| ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| PHYTOHORMONES | • phytohormones n. Plural of phytohormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |
| POLYCHOTOMIES | • polychotomies n. Plural of polychotomy. • POLYCHOTOMY n. division into many parts, e.g. on a cladogram. |
| STOICHEIOLOGY | • STOICHEIOLOGY n. the branch of biology that deals with the elements comprising animal tissues, also STOECHIOLOGY. |