| COEVOLUTIONARY | • coevolutionary adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution. • COEVOLUTIONARY adj. relating to coevolution. |
| DICOTYLEDONOUS | • dicotyledonous adj. Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons. • dicotyledonous adj. Having two cotyledons. • DICOTYLEDONOUS adj. of or like a dicotyledon. |
| DIPLOSTEMONOUS | • diplostemonous adj. (Botany) Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals. • diplostemonous adj. (Botany, uncommon) Having twice as many stamens as petals. • DIPLOSTEMONOUS adj. having two whorls of stamens, the outer alternating with the petals, the inner with the outer. |
| MACROEVOLUTION | • macroevolution n. Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs… • MACROEVOLUTION n. evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes, as in species formation. |
| MICROEVOLUTION | • microevolution n. Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over… • MICROEVOLUTION n. comparatively minor evolutionary change involving the accumulation of variations in populations usually below the species level. |
| MONONUCLEOTIDE | • mononucleotide n. (Genetics) A single nucleotide. • MONONUCLEOTIDE n. a nucleotide that is derived from one molecule each of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphoric acid. |
| NEUROBIOLOGIES | • neurobiologies n. Plural of neurobiology. • NEUROBIOLOGY n. the study of the anatomy of the nervous system. |
| NEUROBIOLOGIST | • neurobiologist n. (Biology) A specialist in neurobiology. • NEUROBIOLOGIST n. one who studies neurobiology. |
| NEURORADIOLOGY | • neuroradiology n. The radiology of the nervous system; especially the use of radiation to diagnose and treat disorders… • NEURORADIOLOGY n. radiology of the nervous system. |
| OPISTHOCOELOUS | • opisthocoelous adj. Concave behind; applied especially to vertebrae in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and… • OPISTHOCOELOUS adj. hollow or concave behind, as e.g. a vertebra is, also OPISTHOCOELIAN. |
| OSMOREGULATION | • osmoregulation n. The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content… • OSMOREGULATION n. regulation of osmotic pressure esp. in the body of a living organism. |
| OVERPOPULATION | • overpopulation n. (Biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (People, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular… • OVERPOPULATION n. population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration. |
| OVERSOLICITOUS | • oversolicitous adj. Excessively solicitous. • OVERSOLICITOUS adj. excessively solicitous. |
| PNEUMONOLOGIES | • PNEUMONOLOGY n. the study of the respiratory system. |
| PNEUMONOLOGIST | • pneumonologist n. Alternative form of pneumologist. • PNEUMONOLOGIST n. one who studies pneumonology. |
| POLEMONIACEOUS | • polemoniaceous adj. Of or pertaining to the plant family Polemoniaceae. • POLEMONIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family. |
| PSEUDOSOLUTION | • pseudosolution n. A suspension or colloid that has very small particles. • pseudosolution n. An apparent solution that would not actually solve the problem. • PSEUDOSOLUTION n. a false solution. |
| SOCIORELIGIOUS | • socioreligious adj. Of or pertaining to social and religious factors. • SOCIORELIGIOUS adj. involving a combination of social and religious factors. |
| SOPORIFEROUSLY | • soporiferously adv. In a soporiferous manner. • SOPORIFEROUS adv. causing or tending to cause sleep. |
| STERCORICOLOUS | • stercoricolous adj. Inhabiting deposits of excrement. • STERCORICOLOUS adj. living in dung. |