| COEVOLUTIONARY | • coevolutionary adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution. • COEVOLUTIONARY adj. relating to coevolution. |
| COUNTERMOTIONS | • countermotions n. Plural of countermotion. • COUNTERMOTION n. an opposite motion. |
| 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. |
| NEUROBIOLOGIST | • neurobiologist n. (Biology) A specialist in neurobiology. • NEUROBIOLOGIST n. one who studies neurobiology. |
| NONNITROGENOUS | • nonnitrogenous adj. Not nitrogenous. • NONNITROGENOUS adj. not nitrogenous. |
| OROROTUNDITIES | • OROROTUNDITY n. the orotund mode of intonation, also OROTUNDITY. |
| 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. |
| OVERPRODUCTION | • overproduction n. The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold. • OVERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| PHOTOREDUCTION | • photoreduction n. (Physics, chemistry) The addition of an electron to a photoexcited species. • photoreduction n. (Chemistry) Any reduction reaction that takes place in the presence of light. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| PNEUMOCONIOTIC | • pneumoconiotic adj. (Medicine) Of, relating to, or affected by pneumoconiosis. • PNEUMOCONIOTIC n. a person suffering from pneumoconiosis. |
| PNEUMONOLOGIST | • pneumonologist n. Alternative form of pneumologist. • PNEUMONOLOGIST n. one who studies pneumonology. |
| 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. |
| SEMIAUTONOMOUS | • semiautonomous adj. Partially, but not fully, autonomous. • semi-autonomous adj. Alternative spelling of semiautonomous. • SEMIAUTONOMOUS adj. largely self-governing within a larger political or organizational entity. |
| TROPHONEUROSIS | • trophoneurosis n. (Medicine, archaic) Synonym of trophesy. • TROPHONEUROSIS n. a state of deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |
| UNPROPORTIONED | • unproportioned adj. Not proportioned. • UNPROPORTIONED adj. not proportioned. |