| CHEMOAUTOTROPHS | • chemoautotrophs n. Plural of chemoautotroph. • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHY | • chemoautotrophy n. (Biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is… • CHEMOAUTOTROPHY n. the production of energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. |
| CHEMOLITHOTROPH | • chemolithotroph n. Chemoautotroph. • CHEMOLITHOTROPH n. a bacterium that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds containing iron, nitrogen, or sulfur, and not from living on decaying organisms. |
| CHEMOTAXONOMIST | • chemotaxonomist n. One who studies chemotaxonomy. • CHEMOTAXONOMIST n. one who practises chemotaxonomy. |
| CHOLECYSTOSTOMY | • cholecystostomy n. The surgical creation of a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage. • CHOLECYSTOSTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOTOMY. |
| CYTOPHOTOMETRIC | • cytophotometric adj. Of or relating to cytophotometry, or measured using a cytophotometer. • CYTOPHOTOMETRIC adj. relating to cytophotometry. |
| HOMOEOTELEUTONS | • homoeoteleutons n. Plural of homoeoteleuton. • HOMOEOTELEUTON n. the use of words with similar endings in close proximity, also HOMEOTELEUTON. |
| MICROPHOTOMETER | • microphotometer n. (Physics) Any of various photometers used either to measure the variation of densities over small areas… • MICROPHOTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the amount of light transmitted or reflected by small areas or for measuring the relative densities of spectral lines on a photographic film or plate. |
| MICROPHOTOMETRY | • microphotometry n. Measurement performed with a microphotometer. • MICROPHOTOMETRY n. measurement by microphotometer, an instrument for measuring the amount of light transmitted or reflected by small areas or for measuring the relative densities of spectral lines on a photographic film or plate. |
| MONTMORILLONITE | • montmorillonite n. (Mineralogy) Any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses. • MONTMORILLONITE n. an alumina-rich clay mineral containing some sodium and magnesium. |
| NONCOMPETITIONS | • NONCOMPETITION n. something that is not a competition. |
| NONMETROPOLITAN | • nonmetropolitan adj. Not metropolitan. • nonmetropolitan n. One who is not a metropolitan. • non-metropolitan adj. Alternative form of nonmetropolitan. |
| PROPORTIONMENTS | • proportionments n. Plural of proportionment. • PROPORTIONMENT n. the act of proportioning. |
| PYROPHOTOMETERS | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| TOOTHSOMENESSES | • TOOTHSOMENESS n. the state of being toothsome. |
| TRIBROMOETHANOL | • tribromoethanol n. An anaesthetic now mainly used in laboratory animals. • TRIBROMOETHANOL n. a soluble white crystalline compound with a slight aromatic odour, used as a general anaesthetic. |