| BASIDIOMYCETES | • basidiomycetes n. Plural of basidiomycete. • Basidiomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Basidiomycota – the mushrooms that produce spores from a basidium. • BASIDIOMYCETE n. any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| CYCLOHEXIMIDES | • cycloheximides n. Plural of cycloheximide. • CYCLOHEXIMIDE n. an agricultural fungicide that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium, Streptomyces griseus. |
| DEMYELINATIONS | • demyelinations n. Plural of demyelination. • DEMYELINATION n. the act of destroying the myelin (of nerve fibres). |
| DENOMINATIVELY | • denominatively adv. By denomination. • DENOMINATIVE adv. giving a title. |
| DEPOLYMERISING | • depolymerising v. Present participle of depolymerise. • DEPOLYMERISE v. to break a large molecule into simpler ones that have the same basic formula, also DEPOLYMERIZE. |
| DEPOLYMERIZING | • depolymerizing v. Present participle of depolymerize. • depolymerizing adj. That depolymerizes. • DEPOLYMERIZE v. to break a large molecule into simpler ones that have the same basic formula, also DEPOLYMERISE. |
| INTERMEDIATORY | • intermediatory adj. Having the function of intermediating; mediatory. • INTERMEDIATORY adj. relating to intermediation. |
| MERETRICIOUSLY | • meretriciously adv. In a meretricious manner. • MERETRICIOUS adv. superficially attractive but of no real merit. |
| METHYLTHIONINE | • METHYLTHIONINE n. as in methylthionine chloride, a dark green dye used as a stain, antiseptic etc. |
| MICROCELEBRITY | • microcelebrity n. (Uncountable) Celebrity on a small scale or in a specific area. • microcelebrity n. (Countable) A celebrity whose fame is on a small scale or in a specific area. • micro-celebrity n. Alternative form of microcelebrity. |
| MYRMECOPHILIES | • MYRMECOPHILY n. a symbiotic relation with ants. |
| PIEZOCHEMISTRY | • piezochemistry n. (Chemistry) The chemistry of materials at high pressure. • PIEZOCHEMISTRY n. the study of the chemical effects of pressure. |
| PSEUDONYMITIES | • pseudonymities n. Plural of pseudonymity. • PSEUDONYMITY n. the state of being pseudonymous. |
| PYRHELIOMETRIC | • pyrheliometric adj. Relating to pyrheliometry. • PYRHELIOMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by pyrheliometer, an instrument for measuring the heating effect of the sun. |
| RHYTIDECTOMIES | • rhytidectomies n. Plural of rhytidectomy. • RHYTIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of wrinkles. |
| STOICHEIOMETRY | • stoicheiometry n. (UK) Alternative spelling of stoichiometry. • STOICHEIOMETRY n. the branch of chemistry that deals with the numerical proportions in which substances react. |