| AGAMOSPERMY | • agamospermy n. (Botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds. • AGAMOSPERMY n. the formation of seeds without fertilisation. |
| EMPYREUMATA | • empyreumata n. Plural of empyreuma. • EMPYREUMA n. the peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels. |
| GYMNOSPERMS | • gymnosperms n. Plural of gymnosperm. • GYMNOSPERM n. a plant with the ovules borne naked or unprotected, the conifers or cone-bearing plants and their allies. |
| GYMNOSPERMY | • gymnospermy n. The property of being gymnospermous. • GYMNOSPERMY n. the state of being gymnospermous, having a naked seed. |
| HOMEOMORPHY | • homeomorphy n. (Biology) The evolution of similar external forms from very distant ancestors. • homeomorphy n. (Mathematics) The formation of a new graph by inserting new nodes along existing edges. • HOMEOMORPHY n. the state of being homeomorphic, also HOMOMORPHY. |
| HOMOPOLYMER | • homopolymer n. (Chemistry) a polymer formed from a single type of monomer. • HOMOPOLYMER n. a DNA or RNA strand whose nucleotides are all of the same kind. |
| HYPERIMMUNE | • hyperimmune adj. That causes, or is associated with, an extreme immune response. • HYPERIMMUNE adj. having a very high degree of immunity. |
| IMPERMEABLY | • impermeably adv. In an impermeable manner. • IMPERMEABLE adv. that cannot be permeated. |
| LYMPHOGRAMS | • lymphograms n. Plural of lymphogram. • LYMPHOGRAM n. a record made by lymphography, radiography of the lymph glands. |
| MACROPHYLUM | • macrophylum n. (Linguistics) A group of two or more related language phylums. • MACROPHYLUM n. a large phylum, as in New Guinea macrophylum. |
| MAMMOGRAPHY | • mammography n. (Medicine) X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours. • MAMMOGRAPHY n. an X-ray of the breast. |
| MORPHOMETRY | • morphometry n. Measuring the external form and dimensions of living organisms, landforms, and other objects. • MORPHOMETRY n. measurement of form or shape. |
| POLYMERISMS | • polymerisms n. Plural of polymerism. • POLYMERISM n. the state, quality, or relation of two or more polymeric substances. |
| PROMYCELIUM | • promycelium n. The basidium of a rust fungus, a club-shaped structure bearing sporidia. • PROMYCELIUM n. a short germ-tube put out by some fungal spores. |
| SPHYGMOGRAM | • sphygmogram n. The recording made by a sphygmograph. • SPHYGMOGRAM n. a sphygmograph record. |
| TYMPANIFORM | • tympaniform adj. (Anatomy) Having the form of a tympanum or of a drum. • TYMPANIFORM adj. drumlike; shaped like a drum. |