| ABSORPTIOMETRY | • absorptiometry n. (Chemistry) Analysis using an absorptiometer. |
| CHLAMYDOSPORES | • chlamydospores n. Plural of chlamydospore. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
| COPOLYMERISING | • copolymerising v. Present participle of copolymerise. • COPOLYMERISE v. to make into a copolymer, also COPOLYMERIZE. |
| HYPOMENORRHEAS | • hypomenorrheas n. Plural of hypomenorrhea. • HYPOMENORRHEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHOEA. |
| MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
| MICROSPOROCYTE | • microsporocyte n. (Biology) A cell that produces (typically four) microspores during meiosis. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
| MORPHOSYNTAXES | • morphosyntaxes n. Plural of morphosyntax. • MORPHOSYNTAX n. the study of the interaction of morphology and syntax. |
| MYRMECOPHAGOUS | • myrmecophagous adj. Pertaining to the anteater. • myrmecophagous adj. Feeding on ants. • MYRMECOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on ants. |
| MYRMECOPHILOUS | • myrmecophilous adj. (Biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants. • MYRMECOPHILOUS adj. ant-loving, of plants inhabited by ants and offering specialised shelters and food for them. |
| PHARYNGOTOMIES | • pharyngotomies n. Plural of pharyngotomy. • PHARYNGOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the pharynx. |
| PHONOCHEMISTRY | • PHONOCHEMISTRY n. the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves. |
| PHOTOCHEMISTRY | • photochemistry n. (Chemistry) The study of photochemical reactions. • PHOTOCHEMISTRY n. science, processes and properties of chemical changes effected by light. |
| POLYEMBRYONIES | • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
| POLYMERISATION | • polymerisation n. (British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of polymerization. • POLYMERISATION n. a chemical reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form larger molecules that contain repeating structural units, also POLYMERIZATION. |
| POLYOMAVIRUSES | • polyomaviruses n. Plural of polyomavirus. |
| PYRAMIDOLOGIES | • PYRAMIDOLOGY n. the study of the Egyptian pyramids. |
| PYRENOMYCETOUS | • PYRENOMYCETOUS adj. belonging to the Pyrenomycetes, a group of Ascomycetes whose characteristic fructification is the perithecium. |
| SYMMETROPHOBIA | • symmetrophobia n. Aversion to symmetry. • SYMMETROPHOBIA n. fear of symmetry. |
| SYNAPOMORPHIES | • synapomorphies n. Plural of synapomorphy. |
| THERMOPHYLLOUS | • THERMOPHYLLOUS adj. having leaves only in the warmer part of the year, deciduous. |