| BIOASTRONOMY | • bioastronomy n. Synonym of astrobiology. • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
| DYSMORPHOPHOBIA | • dysmorphophobia n. (Dated, psychiatry) body dysmorphic disorder, dysmorphia. • DYSMORPHOPHOBIA n. fear of physical deformities. |
| DYSMORPHOPHOBIC | • dysmorphophobic adj. (Psychiatry) Of or relating to dysmorphophobia. • DYSMORPHOPHOBIC adj. relating to or affected with dysmorphophobia, the fear that one's body is repulsive. |
| MACROSOCIOLOGY | • macrosociology n. The subdiscipline of sociology that deals with large-scale human interactions on the level of populations… • MACROSOCIOLOGY n. the branch of sociology concerned with the study of human societies on a wide scale. |
| MICROPOROSITY | • microporosity n. The state of being microporous. • MICROPOROSITY n. the property of micropores, very small pores. |
| MICROSPOROCYTE | • microsporocyte n. (Biology) A cell that produces (typically four) microspores during meiosis. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
| MICROSPOROCYTES | • microsporocytes n. Plural of microsporocyte. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
| MICROSPOROPHYLL | • microsporophyll n. A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll). • MICROSPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more microsporangia. |
| OMNIVOROUSLY | • omnivorously adv. In the manner of an omnivore. • OMNIVOROUS adv. feeding on all kinds of food. |
| ORISMOLOGY | • orismology n. (Rare, lexicography) The explanation of technical terms. • orismology n. (Rare, lexicography) Technical terms collectively; terminology. • ORISMOLOGY n. the science of defining technical terms. |
| ORTHOMYXOVIRUS | • orthomyxovirus n. (Virology) Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes. |
| POLYRIBOSOMAL | • polyribosomal adj. Pertaining to, or composed of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOMAL adj. of or like a polyribosome. |
| POLYRIBOSOME | • polyribosome n. (Biochemistry) A cluster of ribosomes, connected by mRNA, that collectively synthesizes protein. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| POLYRIBOSOMES | • polyribosomes n. Plural of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| TRICHOTOMOUSLY | • trichotomously adv. In a trichotomous manner. • TRICHOTOMOUS adv. divided into three parts. |
| TROPOMYOSIN | • tropomyosin n. (Biochemistry) A protein involved in muscle contraction. It is related to myosin and occurs together… • TROPOMYOSIN n. a filamentous protein which controls the interaction of actin and myosin in muscle fibres. |
| TROPOMYOSINS | • tropomyosins n. Plural of tropomyosin. • TROPOMYOSIN n. a filamentous protein which controls the interaction of actin and myosin in muscle fibres. |