| ANTIMONOPOLY | • antimonopoly adj. (Law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly. • ANTIMONOPOLY adj. opposed to monopoly. |
| BIOCOENOLOGY | • biocoenology n. The study of biocoenoses. • BIOCOENOLOGY n. the study of biocoenoses. |
| COTYLEDONOID | • COTYLEDONOID adj. in the form of a cotyledon. |
| ETHNOBIOLOGY | • ethnobiology n. (Biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures. • ETHNOBIOLOGY n. the branch of biology involving the study of the traditional uses of plants and animals in various human societies. |
| ETYMOLOGICON | • etymologicon n. A book of etymologies. • ETYMOLOGICON n. an etymological dictionary, also ETYMOLOGICUM. |
| GNOTOBIOLOGY | • gnotobiology n. (Biology) The study of animals in a microbe-free environment. • GNOTOBIOLOGY n. the study of life in germfree conditions. |
| LYOSORPTIONS | • LYOSORPTION n. the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp. of a solvent on suspended particles. |
| MONOECIOUSLY | • MONOECIOUS adv. having separate male and female flowers on the same plant, also MONECIAN, MONECIOUS, MONOICOUS. |
| MONOPODIALLY | • monopodially adv. By means of a monopodium. • MONOPODIAL adv. having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk. |
| MYOINOSITOLS | • myoinositols n. Plural of myoinositol. • MYOINOSITOL n. a biologically active inositol that is a component of many phospholipids and occurs widely in plants, animals, and microorganisms. |
| NEUROBIOLOGY | • neurobiology n. (Biology) The scientific study of nerve and brain function in people and animals. • NEUROBIOLOGY n. the study of the anatomy of the nervous system. |
| OMNIVOROUSLY | • omnivorously adv. In the manner of an omnivore. • OMNIVOROUS adv. feeding on all kinds of food. |
| ONOMASIOLOGY | • onomasiology n. (Linguistics) A branch of lexicology concerned with the names of concepts. • ONOMASIOLOGY n. the branch of semantics concerned with the meanings of and meaning relations between individual words. |
| TONSILLOTOMY | • tonsillotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil. • TONSILLOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the tonsils. |