| CYTOTAXONOMY | • cytotaxonomy n. (Taxonomy) The classification of organisms based upon their cellular structure and function, and especially… • CYTOTAXONOMY n. the classification of organisms based on cell structure, esp. the number, shape, etc., of the chromosomes. |
| CYTOTOXICITY | • cytotoxicity n. (Biology) the property of being toxic to a cell. • CYTOTOXICITY n. the quality of being cytotoxic. |
| DEOXYCORTONE | • deoxycortone n. (Pharmacology) UK form of desoxycortone. • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
| DEXTROROTARY | • dextrorotary adj. Dextrorotatory. • DEXTROROTARY adj. turning to the right, esp. turning plane of polarized light, also DEXTROROTATORY. |
| EXPOSITORILY | • expositorily adv. In an expository fashion. • EXPOSITORY adv. pertaining to, or containing, exposition. |
| EXPROBRATORY | • exprobratory adj. Expressing, or relating to, exprobration. • EXPROBRATORY adj. expressing reproach, also EXPROBRATIVE. |
| EXTORTIONARY | • extortionary adj. Of, relating to, or typical of extortion; extortionate. • EXTORTIONARY adj. relating to extortion. |
| HAEMATOXYLON | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
| HOMOTAXIALLY | • HOMOTAXIAL adv. showing homotaxis, also HOMOTAXIC. |
| METHOXYCHLOR | • methoxychlor n. (Organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide. • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
| MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
| MYCOTOXOLOGY | • MYCOTOXOLOGY n. the study of mycotoxins. |
| MYXOMYCETOUS | • myxomycetous adj. Relating to the fungus class Myxomycetes. • MYXOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a myxomycete, a slime mould. |
| NEOORTHODOXY | • Neoorthodoxy n. Alternative form of Neo-orthodoxy. • neo-orthodoxy n. (Christianity, theology) A theological movement developed in the aftermath of World War I, largely a… • Neo-orthodoxy n. Alternative letter-case form of neo-orthodoxy. |
| OXYGENATIONS | • oxygenations n. Plural of oxygenation. • OXYGENATION n. the act of oxygenating. |
| SEROTAXONOMY | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
| UNORTHODOXLY | • unorthodoxly adv. In an unorthodox manner, unconventionally. • UNORTHODOX adv. not orthodox. |
| XYLOPHONISTS | • xylophonists n. Plural of xylophonist. • XYLOPHONIST n. one who plays the xylophone. |