| AMYGDAL | • amygdal n. Alternative form of amygdale (“almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava”). • amygdal- pref. Alternative form of amygdalo- (before a vowel). • AMYGDAL n. (obsolete) an almond. |
| AMYLASE | • amylase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut… • AMYLASE n. any of the enzymes that play a part in the hydrolysis of starch and other substances. |
| AMYLENE | • amylene n. (Obsolete, organic chemistry) pentene. • amylene n. A colorless, volatile, mobile liquid consisting of a mixture of different isomers of this hydrocarbon. • AMYLENE n. an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the olefine series, aka pentene. |
| AMYLOID | • amyloid n. A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis. • amyloid n. Any of various starchlike substances. • amyloid adj. Containing or resembling starch. |
| AMYLOSE | • amylose n. (Biochemistry) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose. • AMYLOSE n. the relatively soluble component of starch, also AMYLOGEN. |
| AMYLUMS | • AMYLUM n. starch. |
| AMYTALS | • amytals n. Plural of amytal. • AMYTAL n. as in sodium amytal, another name for Amytal, a barbiturate, used as a sedative and hypnotic. |
| APOGAMY | • apogamy n. (Botany) Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud. • APOGAMY n. a form of plant reproduction. |
| BALSAMY | • balsamy adj. Like balsam, as of balsam. • BALSAMY adj. fragrant. |
| CHLAMYS | • chlamys n. (Historical) A short poncho-like cloak caught up on the shoulder, worn by hunters, soldiers, and horsemen… • Chlamys prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Pectinidae – small scallops; many species formerly included in Chlamys… • Chlamys prop.n. (Obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – warty leaf beetle, now Neochlamisus. |
| EXOGAMY | • exogamy n. Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one’s own as required by custom or law. • exogamy n. (Biology) the fusion of two unrelated gametes. • EXOGAMY n. marriage outside a particular group. |
| ISOAMYL | • isoamyl n. (Chemistry) the organic radical derived from isoamyl alcohol; 3-methyl butyl. • ISOAMYL n. isoamyl acetate, an organic solvent and flavouring. |
| ISOGAMY | • isogamy n. (Biology) A form of sexual reproduction involving gametes of similar morphology. • ISOGAMY n. the fusion of similar gametes. |
| JESSAMY | • jessamy n. (Dialectal, England, obsolete) Jasmine. • jessamy n. (Always plural, obsolete) A vain man. • Jessamy prop.n. A female given name. |
| PANGAMY | • pangamy n. (Eugenics, obsolete) Mating in an indiscriminate or random manner. • PANGAMY n. (Greek) random mating. |
| STREAMY | • streamy adj. Resembling a stream; streamlike. • streamy adj. Full of streams. • STREAMY adj. streaming. |
| SYNGAMY | • syngamy n. The fusion of two gametes to form a zygote. • SYNGAMY n. (Greek) the union of two gametes. |
| TRIGAMY | • trigamy n. The state of having three (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously. • trigamy n. (Ecclesiastical) A third marriage. • TRIGAMY n. having three legal spouses. |
| ZOOGAMY | • zoogamy n. (Zoology) The sexual reproduction of animals. • zoögamy n. Alternative spelling of zoogamy. • ZOOGAMY n. sexual reproduction of animals. |