| AMYLOPLAST | • amyloplast n. (Biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose. • AMYLOPLAST n. a colourless plastid that forms and stores starch. |
| COMPLETELY | • completely adv. (Manner) In a complete manner. • completely adv. (Degree) To the fullest extent or degree; totally. • COMPLETE adv. having all necessary parts. |
| COMPLIABLY | • COMPLIABLE adv. capable of bending or yielding; compliant. |
| EMPLOYABLE | • employable adj. (Especially of a person) Able to be employed. • employable n. A person who is fit for employment. • EMPLOYABLE adj. that can be employed. |
| EPISOMALLY | • episomally adv. In an episomal manner. • episomally adv. With regard to an episome. • EPISOMAL adv. of or like an episome, a genetically active particle found in bacteria. |
| HYALOPLASM | • hyaloplasm n. (Microbiology) A structureless fluid in cells; cytosol. • HYALOPLASM n. the clear fluid part of protoplasm. |
| IMPOLITELY | • impolitely adv. In an impolite manner; uncivilly; rudely. • IMPOLITE adv. having bad manners. |
| MESOPHYLLS | • mesophylls n. Plural of mesophyll. • MESOPHYLL n. the photosynthetic tissue of a green plant borne beneath the epidermis, also MESOPHYL. |
| 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). |
| MYOPICALLY | • myopically adv. As if suffering from myopia. • MYOPIC adv. short-sighted. |
| PERMALLOYS | • permalloys n. Plural of permalloy. • PERMALLOY n. an alloy of nickel and iron, the most easily magnetized of all materials. |
| PHYLLODIUM | • phyllodium n. (Botany) A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias. • PHYLLODIUM n. a petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias. |
| PLASMOLYSE | • plasmolyse v. To cause or undergo plasmolysis. • PLASMOLYSE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYZE. |
| PLASMOLYZE | • plasmolyze v. To cause, or to undergo plasmolysis. • PLASMOLYZE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYSE. |
| POLYLEMMAS | • polylemmas n. Plural of polylemma. • POLYLEMMA n. an argument forcing a choice between contradictory statements. |
| POLYNOMIAL | • polynomial n. (Algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being… • polynomial n. (Taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms. • polynomial adj. (Algebra) Able to be described or limited by a polynomial. |
| 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. |
| TEMPORALLY | • temporally adv. In a temporal manner. • TEMPORAL adv. related to time. |