| AUTOTROPHICALLY | • autotrophically adv. In an autotrophic manner. • autotrophically adv. With regard to autotrophy. • AUTOTROPHIC adv. capable of building up food materials from inorganic matter. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPHIC | • chemautotrophic adj. Alternative form of chemoautotrophic. • CHEMAUTOTROPHIC adj. of or like a chemautotroph. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHS | • chemoautotrophs n. Plural of chemoautotroph. • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHY | • chemoautotrophy n. (Biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is… • CHEMOAUTOTROPHY n. the production of energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. |
| DISTRIBUTORSHIP | • distributorship n. A business specializing in the wholesale distribution of a particular class of goods. • DISTRIBUTORSHIP n. a company that distributes something, esp. one that has exclusive license to do this. |
| EUTROPHICATIONS | • eutrophications n. Plural of eutrophication. • EUTROPHICATION n. the process of becoming eutrophic. |
| HYPOPITUITARISM | • hypopituitarism n. (Medicine) A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland. • HYPOPITUITARISM n. deficient production of growth hormones by the pituitary gland. |
| INSTRUCTORSHIPS | • instructorships n. Plural of instructorship. • INSTRUCTORSHIP n. the office of instructor. |
| PHOTOAUTOTROPHS | • photoautotrophs n. Plural of photoautotroph. • PHOTOAUTOTROPH n. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. |
| PHOTOCONDUCTORS | • photoconductors n. Plural of photoconductor. • PHOTOCONDUCTOR n. a photoconductive substance. |
| PHOTOJOURNALIST | • photojournalist n. A journalist who uses photojournalism. • PHOTOJOURNALIST n. a practitioner of photojournalism. |
| PHOTOMULTIPLIER | • photomultiplier n. (Physics) A device, normally in the form of a tube, that uses a photocathode to convert photons into… • PHOTOMULTIPLIER n. a photocell with a series of dynodes which amplify the emission current by electron multiplication. |
| PHOTOPRODUCTION | • photoproduction n. (Chemistry) The production of a molecular species (e.g. a radical or ion) by means of light. • PHOTOPRODUCTION n. the production of one or more particles by the action of an incident photon. |
| PHOTOREDUCTIONS | • photoreductions n. Plural of photoreduction. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| PITHECANTHROPUS | • Pithecanthropus prop.n. A former taxonomic genus in the family Hominidae, whose species are now assigned to the genus Homo… • PITHECANTHROPUS n. any of several primitive extinct men from Java. |
| PROTOSPATHARIUS | • protospatharius n. Alternative form of protospatharios. • PROTOSPATHARIUS n. (historical) the captain of the guards at Byzantium, also PROTOSPATAIRE, PROTOSPATHAIRE. |
| SUBSTRATOSPHERE | • substratosphere n. The area of the atmosphere directly below the stratosphere. • SUBSTRATOSPHERE n. the area of the atmosphere below the stratosphere. |
| TELAUTOGRAPHIES | • TELAUTOGRAPHY n. transmission by use of a Telautograph, a telegraph for reproducing the movement of a pen or pencil and so transmitting writings or drawings. |