| ACOTYLEDONOUS | • acotyledonous adj. Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc. • ACOTYLEDONOUS adj. relating to an acotyledon. |
| 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. |
| COSMETICOLOGY | • cosmeticology n. The science of cosmetic products; cosmetology. • COSMETICOLOGY n. the science of cosmetics. |
| ECOTOXICOLOGY | • ecotoxicology n. The toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity. • ECOTOXICOLOGY n. the study of the destructive effect of waste materials, etc. on the environment. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| LAEVOROTATORY | • laevorotatory adj. Alternative spelling of levorotatory. • lævorotatory adj. Alternative spelling of levorotatory. • LAEVOROTATORY adj. counterclockwise; rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left, also LEVOROTARY, LEVOROTATORY. |
| MONOCOTYLEDON | • monocotyledon n. (Botany) Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two… • MONOCOTYLEDON n. a plant having a single cotyledon, also MONOCOT, MONOCOTYL. |
| 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. |
| PALAEONTOLOGY | • palaeontology n. Britain standard spelling of paleontology. • palæontology n. Obsolete typography of palaeontology. • PALAEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALEONTOLOGY. |
| 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. |
| RETROVIROLOGY | • retrovirology n. The scientific study of retroviruses. |
| ROENTGENOLOGY | • roentgenology n. (Medicine, archaic) Radiography. • ROENTGENOLOGY n. radiology, also RONTGENOLOGY. |
| STOICHEIOLOGY | • STOICHEIOLOGY n. the branch of biology that deals with the elements comprising animal tissues, also STOECHIOLOGY. |