| BIOCELLATE | • biocellate adj. (Zoology) Having two ocelli, or eye-like spots. • BIOCELLATE adj. of animals and plants, marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli. |
| BIOCENOSES | • biocenoses n. Plural of biocenosis. • BIOCENOSIS n. an association of organisms ecologically interdependent, also BIOCOENOSIS. |
| BIOCENOSIS | • biocenosis n. (Biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem. • BIOCENOSIS n. an association of organisms ecologically interdependent, also BIOCOENOSIS. |
| BIOCENOTIC | • biocenotic adj. Relating to a biocenosis. • BIOCENOTIC adj. relating to a biocenosis, a state of association of creatures in a certain region, also BIOCOENOTIC. |
| BIOCENTRIC | • biocentric adj. Supporting or pertaining to biocentrism. |
| BIOCHEMIST | • biochemist n. A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry. • BIOCHEMIST n. a chemist specialising in the chemistry of living things. |
| BIOCLASTIC | • bioclastic adj. (Geology) Describing a sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms. • bioclastic adj. (Geology) Describing a form of erosion or formation caused by the action of living organisms. • BIOCLASTIC adj. of deposits, esp. limestones, derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains. |
| BIOCONTROL | • biocontrol n. (Biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens. • biocontrol v. To exercise such control. • BIOCONTROL n. pest control by biological means e.g. cane toads. |
| HAGIOCRACY | • hagiocracy n. Government by a priesthood; hierarchy. • HAGIOCRACY n. government by holy persons, also HAGIARCHY. |
| HISTIOCYTE | • histiocyte n. (Biology) a macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue. • HISTIOCYTE n. a macrophage. |
| MANDIOCCAS | • MANDIOCCA n. (Tupi) a plant of the manioc genus, aka cassava, also MANDIOC, MANDIOCA, MANIHOC, MANIHOT, MANIOC, MANIOCA. |
| MEDIOCRACY | • mediocracy n. (Informal) A social hierarchy in which the mediocre prevails. • MEDIOCRACY n. government by the mediocre; a system within which mediocrity is rewarded. |
| MEDIOCRITY | • mediocrity n. (Now rare) The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean. • mediocrity n. (Obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance. • mediocrity n. (Uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc… |
| NOVOBIOCIN | • novobiocin n. An aminocoumarin antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces niveus. • NOVOBIOCIN n. an antimicrobial drug used in some cases of staphylococcic or urinary tract infection. |
| PHYSIOCRAT | • physiocrat n. (Economics, now historical) Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the… • PHYSIOCRAT n. one of the followers of Quesnay of France, who, in the 18th century, founded a system of political economy based upon the supremacy of natural order. |
| SERIOCOMIC | • seriocomic adj. Having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies. • SERIOCOMIC adj. partly serious and partly comic, also SERIOCOMICAL. |
| SPECIOCIDE | • speciocide n. The destruction of a species. • SPECIOCIDE n. the destruction of an entire species. |
| THIOCYANIC | • thiocyanic adj. Sulfocyanic. • THIOCYANIC adj. as in thiocyanic acid, the parent acid of thiocyanates. |