| BIOPHYSICS | • biophysics n. The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology. • BIOPHYSICS n. the science of the application of the laws of physics to biological phenomena. |
| CRYOPHILIC | • cryophilic adj. (Microbiology) growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius. • CRYOPHILIC adj. cold-loving. |
| CYNOPHILIA | • cynophilia n. A fondness for dogs or other canines. • CYNOPHILIA n. the love of dogs, also CANOPHILIA. |
| CYTOPHILIC | • cytophilic adj. Having an affinity for cells. • CYTOPHILIC adj. of e.g. antibodies, having an affinity for cells. |
| DIOPHYSITE | • Diophysite n. Alternative form of Dyophysite. • DIOPHYSITE n. a believer in the existence of two natures in Christ, human and divine, also DIPHYSITE, DYOPHYSITE. |
| ERIOPHYIDS | • eriophyids n. Plural of eriophyid. • ERIOPHYID n. any of a large family of minute plant-feeding mites. |
| HELIOTYPIC | • heliotypic adj. Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy. • HELIOTYPIC adj. relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy. |
| HYPNOIDISE | • HYPNOIDISE v. to put in the hypnoidal state, also HYPNOIDIZE. |
| HYPNOIDIZE | • HYPNOIDIZE v. to put in the hypnoidal state, also HYPNOIDISE. |
| HYPOCRITIC | • hypocritic adj. Synonym of hypocritical. • hypocritic n. A hypocrite. • HYPOCRITIC adj. characterized by hypocrisy, also HYPOCRITICAL. |
| HYPOLIMNIA | • hypolimnia n. Plural of hypolimnion. • HYPOLIMNION n. a lower and colder layer of water in a lake. |
| LYOPHILISE | • lyophilise v. Alternative spelling of lyophilize. • LYOPHILISE v. to dry by freezing, also LYOPHILIZE. |
| LYOPHILIZE | • lyophilize v. To freeze-dry. • LYOPHILIZE v. to dry by freezing, also LYOPHILISE. |
| MYOPHILIES | • MYOPHILY n. pollination of plants by flies. |
| PHYCOBILIN | • phycobilin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of bilins (pigments derived from porphyrins) found in some photosynthetic… • PHYCOBILIN n. any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria. |
| SCIOPHYTIC | • SCIOPHYTIC adj. of or like a sciophyte, any plant that grows best in the shade. |
| TYPHOIDINS | • typhoidins n. Plural of typhoidin. • TYPHOIDIN n. a culture of dead typhoid bacillus for injection into the skin as a test for typhoid fever. |