| ECOPHYSIOLOGY | • ecophysiology n. (Biology) The study of the relationships between, and adaptation of, the physiology of an organism and… • ECOPHYSIOLOGY n. the science of the interrelationships between the physiology of organisms and their environment. |
| ENDOPOLYPLOID | • endopolyploid adj. Exhibiting or relating to endopolyploidy. • endopolyploid n. Any organism that exhibits endopolyploidy. • ENDOPOLYPLOID adj. relating to endopolyploidy. |
| EPIZOOTIOLOGY | • epizootiology n. The study of the dynamics and epidemiology of animal diseases. • EPIZOOTIOLOGY n. the sum of the factors controlling the occurrence of a disease or pathogen of animals. |
| GEOMORPHOLOGY | • geomorphology n. The study of landforms, their classification, origin, development, and history. • GEOMORPHOLOGY n. the study of the landscapes of the earth and their development. |
| HOMOEOTYPICAL | • HOMOEOTYPICAL adj. denoting or relating to the second nuclear division of meiosis, which resembles mitosis, also HOMEOTYPICAL. |
| HOMOPOLYMERIC | • homopolymeric adj. Of or pertaining to a homopolymer. • HOMOPOLYMERIC adj. of or like a homopolymer. |
| PALAEOBIOLOGY | • palaeobiology n. The scientific study of prehistoric life, especially of those aspects pertaining to living systems. • palæobiology n. Archaic spelling of paleobiology. • PALAEOBIOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants and animals, also PALAEBIOLOGY, PALEOBIOLOGY. |
| PALAEOECOLOGY | • palaeoecology n. The study of past ecologies by using the evidence of fossils. • PALAEOECOLOGY n. the study of early ecology. |
| PALAEONTOLOGY | • palaeontology n. Britain standard spelling of paleontology. • palæontology n. Obsolete typography of palaeontology. • PALAEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALEONTOLOGY. |
| PALAEOZOOLOGY | • palaeozoology n. Alternative form of paleozoology. • PALAEOZOOLOGY n. the study of fossil animals, also PALEOZOOLOGY. |
| 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… |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| POLYCHOTOMIES | • polychotomies n. Plural of polychotomy. • POLYCHOTOMY n. division into many parts, e.g. on a cladogram. |
| POLYCOTYLEDON | • polycotyledon n. (Botany) A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed. • POLYCOTYLEDON n. any of various plants, esp. gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons. |
| 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. |
| POLYRIBOSOMES | • polyribosomes n. Plural of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |