| ETHNOBIOLOGY | • ethnobiology n. (Biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures. • ETHNOBIOLOGY n. the branch of biology involving the study of the traditional uses of plants and animals in various human societies. |
| HAEMATOXYLIN | • haematoxylin n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin. • hæmatoxylin n. Archaic form of haematoxylin.. • HAEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HEMATOXYLIN. |
| HEMATOXYLINS | • hematoxylins n. Plural of hematoxylin. • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| HYPNOTISABLE | • hypnotisable adj. Alternative spelling of hypnotizable. • HYPNOTISABLE adj. capable of being hypnotised, also HYPNOTIZABLE. |
| HYPNOTIZABLE | • hypnotizable adj. Able to be hypnotized. • hypnotizable n. One who is susceptible to hypnosis. • HYPNOTIZABLE adj. capable of being hypnotized, also HYPNOTISABLE. |
| INCHOATIVELY | • inchoatively adv. In an inchoative manner. • INCHOATIVE adv. expressing or pertaining to a beginning. |
| INCOHERENTLY | • incoherently adv. In an incoherent manner. • INCOHERENT adv. lacking coherence. |
| LYSOLECITHIN | • lysolecithin n. (Organic chemistry) Any lysophospholipid derived from lecithin. • LYSOLECITHIN n. a hydrolytic substance formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis (as by some snake venoms) of a lecithin. |
| METHYLATIONS | • methylations n. Plural of methylation. • METHYLATION n. the process of methylating. |
| MONOPHYLETIC | • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms. • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Deriving from a single clade (monophylum). • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Descending from a single ancestral species. |
| NONHEMOLYTIC | • nonhemolytic adj. Not hemolytic. • NONHEMOLYTIC adj. not hemolytic, also NONHAEMOLYTIC. |
| NOTEWORTHILY | • noteworthily adv. In a noteworthy manner; notably. • NOTEWORTHY adv. worthy of or attracting attention esp because of some special excellence. |
| NYMPHOLEPTIC | • nympholeptic adj. Of, or relating to, or having characteristics of an instance of nympholepsy. • NYMPHOLEPTIC adj. relating to nympholepsy. |
| PHENOTYPICAL | • phenotypical adj. Of or pertaining to a phenotype. • PHENOTYPICAL adj. relating to a phenotype, also PHENOTYPIC. |
| PHONETICALLY | • phonetically adv. In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling. • PHONETICAL adv. of, concerning, according to, or representing the sounds of spoken language, also PHONETIC. |
| PHYLOGENETIC | • phylogenetic adj. (Systematics) Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics. • phylogenetic adj. Of, or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms. • PHYLOGENETIC adj. relating to phylogenesis, the evolutionary development of a species or other group of organisms through a succession of forms, also PHYLOGENIC. |
| PHYTOALEXINS | • phytoalexins n. Plural of phytoalexin. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| POLYTECHNICS | • polytechnics n. Plural of polytechnic. • polytechnics n. (Dated) The science of the mechanic arts. • POLYTECHNIC n. a school teaching many arts and technical subjects. |
| SMOTHERINGLY | • smotheringly adv. In a smothering manner; oppressively. • SMOTHERING adv. suffocating. |
| THEOPHYLLINE | • theophylline n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) A bitter crystalline compound present in small quantities in tea leaves… • THEOPHYLLINE n. an isomer of theobromine found in tea, used in medicine. |