| CARPOMETACARPUS | • carpometacarpus n. (Anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds. • CARPOMETACARPUS n. in birds, a bone of the wing formed by fusion of some of the carpals with the metacarpals. |
| CHROMATOPHOROUS | • CHROMATOPHOROUS adj. of or like a chromatophore, a pigment-bearing cell. |
| CIRCUMSCRIPTION | • circumscription n. The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed. • circumscription n. Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area. • circumscription n. (Taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic… |
| CONTEMPERATURES | • CONTEMPERATURE n. the state of being contempered, blended together. |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIUM | • cryptosporidium n. Any protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, intestinal parasites of humans and other vertebrates that… • Cryptosporidium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae – coccidian protozoan parasites causing the disease… • CRYPTOSPORIDIUM n. any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea. |
| IMPERTURBATIONS | • IMPERTURBATION n. the state of being unperturbed. |
| MERCAPTOPURINES | • mercaptopurines n. Plural of mercaptopurine. • MERCAPTOPURINE n. an antimetabolite sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia. |
| MULTIPROCESSORS | • multiprocessors n. Plural of multiprocessor. • MULTIPROCESSOR n. a type of computer. |
| SUPERGOVERNMENT | • supergovernment n. A government formed from the union of multiple lesser governments. • SUPERGOVERNMENT n. government above other governments. |
| SUPERMAJORITIES | • supermajorities n. Plural of supermajority. • super-majorities n. Plural of super-majority. • SUPERMAJORITY n. a majority (as two-thirds or three-fifths) greater than a simple majority. |
| SUPERPATRIOTISM | • superpatriotism n. Extreme patriotism. • SUPERPATRIOTISM n. extreme patriotism. |
| TETRASPORANGIUM | • tetrasporangium n. (Botany) A sporangium that produces tetraspores. • TETRASPORANGIUM n. the sporangium in which tetraspores are formed. |
| ULTRAMICROSCOPE | • ultramicroscope n. A microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles. • ULTRAMICROSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing extremely small objects. |
| ULTRAMICROSCOPY | • ultramicroscopy n. The scientific use of the ultramicroscope. • ULTRAMICROSCOPY n. microscopy using an ultramicroscope. |