| CYCLICITY | • cyclicity n. (Uncountable) The state of recurring at regular intervals; of being cyclic. • cyclicity n. (Countable) An instance of cyclic behaviour. • CYCLICITY n. the state of being cyclic, also CYCLICISM. |
| CYTIDYLIC | • CYTIDYLIC adj. as in cytidylic acid, a nucleotide that is found in DNA. |
| CYTOLYSIN | • cytolysin n. (Biology) Any substance (especially an antibody) capable of breaking down the structure of a cell. • CYTOLYSIN n. an agent that dissolves cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
| CYTOLYSIS | • cytolysis n. The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis. • CYTOLYSIS n. the dissolution of cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
| CYTOLYTIC | • cytolytic adj. Of or pertaining to cytolysis. • CYTOLYTIC adj. relating to the dissolution of cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
| HELIOTYPY | • heliotypy n. A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which… • HELIOTYPY n. a photomechanical process in which the gelatine relief is itself used to print from. |
| LYTICALLY | • lytically adv. By means of, or in terms of, lysis. • LYTIC adv. relating to lysis, the disintegration or destruction of cells. |
| PITYINGLY | • pityingly adv. In a pitying manner. • PITYING adv. PITY, to feel sorrow at another's misfortune. |
| POLYTYPIC | • polytypic adj. (Taxonomy) having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies. • polytypic adj. (Conservation biology) of a habitat, not dominated by a single species. • polytypic adj. (Material science) of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension. |
| PYROLYTIC | • pyrolytic adj. (Chemistry, physics) Of, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis. • PYROLYTIC adj. relating to pyrolysis, decomposition due to heat. |
| STYLISHLY | • stylishly adv. In a stylish manner. • STYLISH adv. fashionable. |
| SYNCYTIAL | • syncytial adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to a syncytium. • SYNCYTIAL adj. relating to a syncytium, a mass of protoplasm with many nuclei but no clear cell boundaries. |
| TYPICALLY | • typically adv. In a typical or common manner. • typically adv. In an expected or customary manner. • TYPICAL adv. representative of a type, also TYPIC. |
| ZYMOLYTIC | • zymolytic adj. Causing fermentation. • ZYMOLYTIC adj. relating to zymolysis, the action of enzymes. |