| ELEEMOSYNARY | • eleemosynary adj. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving. • eleemosynary adj. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms. • eleemosynary adj. Supported by charity. |
| EMBRYECTOMY | • embryectomy n. (Surgery) Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus. • EMBRYECTOMY n. the surgical removal of an embryo. |
| EMBRYOGENY | • embryogeny n. (Biology) Embryogenesis. • EMBRYOGENY n. the production and development of an embryo. |
| EMBRYOPHYTE | • embryophyte n. (Botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants. • EMBRYOPHYTE n. any green photosynthetic organism which begins the development of the sporophyte generation within the archegonium. |
| EMBRYOPHYTES | • embryophytes n. Plural of embryophyte. • EMBRYOPHYTE n. any green photosynthetic organism which begins the development of the sporophyte generation within the archegonium. |
| HEMICRYPTOPHYTE | • hemicryptophyte n. (Botany) Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways. • HEMICRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its overwintering buds at soil level, where they are often partly covered by surface debris. |
| HETERONYMOUSLY | • heteronymously adv. In a heteronymous manner. • HETERONYMOUS adv. like a heteronym, a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning. |
| HYPERMETROPY | • hypermetropy n. Dated form of hypermetropia. • HYPERMETROPY n. an inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina, also HYPERMETROPIA. |
| HYSTERECTOMY | • hysterectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus. • HYSTERECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the womb. |
| MEGAKARYOCYTE | • megakaryocyte n. (Anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets. • MEGAKARYOCYTE n. a large cell with a lobulated nucleus, found esp. in the bone marrow, the source of blood platelets. |
| MEGAKARYOCYTES | • megakaryocytes n. Plural of megakaryocyte. • MEGAKARYOCYTE n. a large cell with a lobulated nucleus, found esp. in the bone marrow, the source of blood platelets. |
| POLYEMBRYONATE | • polyembryonate adj. (Botany) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. • POLYEMBRYONATE adj. forming more than one embryo from one ovule or from one fertilized ovum. |
| POLYEMBRYONIES | • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
| PSEUDOSYMMETRY | • pseudosymmetry n. Apparent symmetry of a crystal due to twinning. • PSEUDOSYMMETRY n. a deceptively close approach by a crystal to a higher degree of symmetry. |
| PYRENOMYCETOUS | • PYRENOMYCETOUS adj. belonging to the Pyrenomycetes, a group of Ascomycetes whose characteristic fructification is the perithecium. |