| 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. |
| CARTOONISHLY | • cartoonishly adv. In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way. • CARTOONISH adv. like a cartoon. |
| CONFISCATORY | • confiscatory adj. Using confiscation. • CONFISCATORY adj. serving to confiscate. |
| CONSIGNATORY | • consignatory n. One of several joint signatories to a document. • CONSIGNATORY n. a cosignatory, also COSIGNATORY. |
| CONSPIRATORY | • conspiratory adj. Of, or relating to a conspiracy. • CONSPIRATORY adj. relating to conspiracy, also CONSPIRATORIAL. |
| CRYPTOBIONTS | • cryptobionts n. Plural of cryptobiont. • CRYPTOBIONT n. any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis. |
| CYPRINODONTS | • cyprinodonts n. Plural of cyprinodont. • CYPRINODONT n. any small tropical or subtropical soft-finned fish of the mostly marine family Cyprinodontidae, resembling carp but having toothed jaws. |
| ETHNOHISTORY | • ethnohistory n. The history of an indigenous people. • ETHNOHISTORY n. a study of the development of cultures. |
| LYOSORPTIONS | • LYOSORPTION n. the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp. of a solvent on suspended particles. |
| MONSTRUOSITY | • monstruosity n. Obsolete form of monstrosity. • MONSTRUOSITY n. (obsolete) monstrosity. |
| ORNITHOSCOPY | • ornithoscopy n. Birdwatching. • ORNITHOSCOPY n. bird watching. |
| PROTEOLYSING | • proteolysing v. Present participle of proteolyse. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| PYROGNOSTICS | • pyrognostics n. (Dated) The characteristics of a substance, especially of a mineral or metal salt, that are revealed… • PYROGNOSTICS n. the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility, that are revealed by the application of heat. |
| STRONGYLOIDS | • strongyloids n. Plural of strongyloid. • STRONGYLOID n. a strongyl, a parasitic threadworm. |
| STRONGYLOSIS | • strongylosis n. Infection with worms of the genus Strongylus. • STRONGYLOSIS n. infestation with strongyles. |
| THYROTROPINS | • thyrotropins n. Plural of thyrotropin. • THYROTROPIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPHIN. |
| TROPOMYOSINS | • tropomyosins n. Plural of tropomyosin. • TROPOMYOSIN n. a filamentous protein which controls the interaction of actin and myosin in muscle fibres. |
| TRYPANOSOMIC | • trypanosomic adj. Of or pertaining to a trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOMIC adj. of or like a trypanosome, also TRYPANOSOMAL. |