| AMYLOPECTINS | • amylopectins n. Plural of amylopectin. • AMYLOPECTIN n. the major component of starch, consisting of branched polysaccharide chains. |
| COMPENSATORY | • compensatory adj. (Of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury. • compensatory adj. Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something. • compensatory adj. (Genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation. |
| CRYPTOMNESIA | • cryptomnesia n. (Psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience. • CRYPTOMNESIA n. latent or subconscious memory. |
| CRYPTOMNESIC | • cryptomnesic adj. Relating to cryptomnesia. • CRYPTOMNESIC adj. relating to cryptomnesia, latent or subconscious memory. |
| FOREPAYMENTS | • forepayments n. Plural of forepayment. • FOREPAYMENT n. payment in advance. |
| HYMENOPLASTY | • hymenoplasty n. (Medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman’s hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken… • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
| MONOPHYSITES | • monophysites n. Plural of monophysite. • Monophysites n. Plural of Monophysite. • MONOPHYSITE n. one believing that Christ had but a single divine nature. |
| OVERPAYMENTS | • overpayments n. Plural of overpayment. • OVERPAYMENT n. an excessive payment. |
| PNEUMOCYSTIS | • pneumocystis n. (Pathology) A parasitic fungal organism of the genus Pneumocystis, in humans specifically Pneumocystis jorevicii. • Pneumocystis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Pneumocystidaceae – fungi first thought to be protozoa, including… • PNEUMOCYSTIS n. any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp. P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia. |
| POLYCENTRISM | • polycentrism n. A political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control. • polycentrism n. (Genetics) (of a chromosomes, etc) the existence of multiple central parts. • polycentrism n. The existence of more than one culture in a particular country or region. |
| PSEUDONYMITY | • pseudonymity n. The state of being pseudonymous, of hiding one’s true identity behind a pseudonym. • PSEUDONYMITY n. the state of being pseudonymous. |
| PYRANOMETERS | • pyranometers n. Plural of pyranometer. • PYRANOMETER n. another name for a solarimeter. |
| SPERMATOGENY | • spermatogeny n. The generation of spermatozoa. • SPERMATOGENY n. the formation of spermatozoa. |
| STREPTOMYCIN | • streptomycin n. (Pharmacology) An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C21H39N7O12 that is produced by a soil… • STREPTOMYCIN n. an antibiotic produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces griseus, the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis. |
| SYNAPTOSOMES | • synaptosomes n. Plural of synaptosome. • SYNAPTOSOME n. a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| TRYPANOSOMES | • trypanosomes n. Plural of trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOME n. a parasite causing sleeping sickness. |