| BIOPOLYMER | • biopolymer n. (Biochemistry) Any macromolecule of a living organism that is formed from the polymerization of smaller… • BIOPOLYMER n. a polymeric substance formed in a biological system. |
| CLYPEIFORM | • clypeiform adj. Shield-shaped; clypeate. • CLYPEIFORM adj. shaped like a buckler, a round shield, also CLYPEATE. |
| IMPROBABLY | • improbably adv. In an improbable manner; without probability. • IMPROBABLE adv. not probable. |
| IMPROPERLY | • improperly adv. In an improper manner; not properly. • IMPROPER adv. not proper. |
| IMPROVABLY | • improvably adv. So as to permit improvement. • improvably adv. In a way that cannot be proven. • IMPROVABLE adv. capable of being improved. |
| MICROPHYLL | • microphyll n. (Botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf. • microphyll n. (Botany) A very small leaf. • MICROPHYLL n. a type of (usually small) leaf having a single medial vein, characteristic of the glycophytes (clubmosses, spike mosses, and quillworts). |
| MICROPYLAR | • micropylar adj. Of or pertaining to micropyles. • MICROPYLAR adj. of or like a micropyle, a micropore in ovum for spermatozoon. |
| MICROPYLES | • micropyles n. Plural of micropyle. • MICROPYLE n. a micropore in ovum for spermatozoon; a minute pollen opening in a plant ovule. |
| OVERSIMPLY | • oversimply adv. In a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity. • OVERSIMPLE adv. too simple. |
| PLYOMETRIC | • plyometric adj. Relating to, or by means of, plyometrics. • PLYOMETRIC adj. relating to plyometrics. |
| POLYMERIDE | • polymeride n. (Organic chemistry) Polymer. • POLYMERIDE n. a polymer. |
| POLYMERIES | • POLYMERY n. in botany, the condition of having many parts. |
| POLYMERISE | • polymerise v. (British spelling) alternative form of polymerize. • POLYMERISE v. to make into a polymer, also POLYMERIZE. |
| POLYMERISM | • polymerism n. (Chemistry) The state, quality, or relation of two or more polymeric substances. • polymerism n. (Chemistry) The act or process of forming polymers. • POLYMERISM n. the state, quality, or relation of two or more polymeric substances. |
| POLYMERIZE | • polymerize v. (Transitive, chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization. • polymerize v. (Intransitive, chemistry) To undergo polymerization. • POLYMERIZE v. to make into a polymer, also POLYMERISE. |
| POLYPARIUM | • polyparium n. (Biology) The stem, or supporting structure, of any colonial cnidarian such as coral. • POLYPARIUM n. the framework and base of a polyp colony, esp. coral, also POLYPARY. |
| PROMYCELIA | • promycelia n. Plural of promycelium. • PROMYCELIUM n. a short germ-tube put out by some fungal spores. |
| PROXIMALLY | • proximally adv. (Of causation) Immediately; most directly. • proximally adv. (Medicine) In the proximal direction: reverse of distally. • PROXIMAL adv. located near the point of origin. |
| YPSILIFORM | • ypsiliform adj. In the shape of the letter upsilon (Υ). • YPSILIFORM adj. shaped like an ypsilon. |