| AEROPLANKTON | • aeroplankton n. The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind. • AEROPLANKTON n. minute organisms carried in the air. |
| ARTHROPLASTY | • arthroplasty n. (Surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement. • ARTHROPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of a joint. |
| CEROPLASTICS | • ceroplastics n. The art of modelling in wax. • CEROPLASTICS n. the craft of wax modelling. |
| CHLOROPLASTS | • chloroplasts n. Plural of chloroplast. • CHLOROPLAST n. a plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis. |
| DEUTEROPLASM | • deuteroplasm n. Synonym of deutoplasm. • DEUTEROPLASM n. the food material, such as yolk or fat, within an egg or cell. |
| ELECTROPLATE | • electroplate v. (Transitive) To coat (an object) with a thin layer of metal using electrolysis. • electroplate n. Electroplated objects. • electroplate n. The layer of metal deposited in the course of electroplating. |
| GASTROPLASTY | • gastroplasty n. (Surgery) A surgical operation to correct any kind of defect in the stomach. |
| HETEROPLASIA | • heteroplasia n. The presence of a tissue or organ in an abnormal place. • HETEROPLASIA n. the development of abnormal tissue or tissue in an abnormal place. |
| HETEROPLASTY | • heteroplasty n. The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species. • HETEROPLASTY n. grafting of foreign tissue. |
| HETEROPLOIDS | • heteroploids n. Plural of heteroploid. • HETEROPLOID n. an organism having a chromosome number that is not an integral multiple of the haploid. |
| HETEROPLOIDY | • heteroploidy n. (Genetics) The state of being heteroploid. • HETEROPLOIDY n. the state of being heteroploid. |
| HYDROPLANING | • hydroplaning v. Present participle of hydroplane. • hydroplaning n. (Automotive, US, Canada) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning. • HYDROPLANE v. to travel by hydroplane, a light, flat-bottomed motorboat. |
| MEROPLANKTON | • meroplankton n. (Biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton. • MEROPLANKTON n. plankton consisting of certain larvae that do not spend all their life as plankton. |
| MICROPLASTIC | • microplastic n. Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products… • microplastic adj. Exhibiting microplasticity. • MICROPLASTIC n. very small particles of plastic debris persisting as waste material in the environment following the breakdown of rubbish. |
| PIROPLASMATA | • piroplasmata n. Plural of piroplasma. • PIROPLASMA n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASM. |
| SPHEROPLASTS | • spheroplasts n. Plural of spheroplast. • SPHEROPLAST n. a bacterium or yeast cell that is modified, as by enzymatic action, so that there is partial loss of the cell wall and increased osmotic sensitivity. |