| HEMIZYGOUS | • hemizygous adj. (Genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism. • HEMIZYGOUS adj. having one or more genes that have no allelic counterparts. |
| HOMOZYGOUS | • homozygous adj. Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele. • HOMOZYGOUS adj. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| HYPERGAMOUS | • hypergamous adj. Of or pertaining to hypergamy. • HYPERGAMOUS adj. relating to hypergamy, the marriage of a man to a woman of lower status. |
| MYCOPHAGOUS | • mycophagous adj. Fungus-eating. • MYCOPHAGOUS adj. eating fungus. |
| CHEMOSURGERY | • chemosurgery n. (Medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances;… • CHEMOSURGERY n. the chemical removal of diseased or unwanted tissue. |
| GAMOPHYLLOUS | • gamophyllous adj. (Botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments). • GAMOPHYLLOUS adj. with perianth leaves united. |
| HOMOGONOUSLY | • HOMOGONOUS adv. exhibiting homogony, the condition of having flowers of equal size. |
| HOMOZYGOUSLY | • homozygously adv. In a homozygous manner. • HOMOZYGOUS adv. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| HYPOGASTRIUM | • hypogastrium n. An area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus. • HYPOGASTRIUM n. (Latin) the lower middle abdominal region. |
| POMPHOLYGOUS | • POMPHOLYGOUS adj. of or like a pompholyx, a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| ZYGOMORPHOUS | • zygomorphous adj. Zygomorphic. • ZYGOMORPHOUS adj. bilaterally symmetrical, also ZYGOMORPHIC. |
| HOMOGENEOUSLY | • homogeneously adv. In a homogeneous manner. • HOMOGENEOUS adv. of a uniform consistency. |
| MERRYTHOUGHTS | • merrythoughts n. Plural of merrythought. • MERRYTHOUGHT n. the furcula between the neck and breastbone of poultry, aka wishbone. |
| MYCETOPHAGOUS | • mycetophagous adj. That feeds on fungi. • MYCETOPHAGOUS adj. eating fungi. |
| THINGUMMYBOBS | • thingummybobs n. Plural of thingummybob. • THINGUMMYBOB n. a whatsit, also THINGAMY, THINGAMYBOB, THINGAMYJIG, THINGUMABOB, THINGUMAJIG, THINGUMBOB, THINGUMMY, THINGUMMYJIG. |
| MYRMECOPHAGOUS | • myrmecophagous adj. Pertaining to the anteater. • myrmecophagous adj. Feeding on ants. • MYRMECOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on ants. |
| ETHNOMUSICOLOGY | • ethnomusicology n. (Music) The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context. • ETHNOMUSICOLOGY n. the study of comparative musical systems. |