| ELEEMOSYNARY | • eleemosynary adj. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving. • eleemosynary adj. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms. • eleemosynary adj. Supported by charity. |
| MONOSYNAPTIC | • monosynaptic adj. (Neuroanatomy) Having, or involving a single synapse. • monosynaptic adj. (Derogatory) Stupid, lacking in brainpower. • MONOSYNAPTIC adj. having or involving a single neural synapse. |
| PARASYNAPSES | • PARASYNAPSIS n. the pairing of chromosomes of paternal and maternal origin before the reducing division. |
| PARASYNAPSIS | • parasynapsis n. The parallel (side-by-side) conjugation of chromosomes. • PARASYNAPSIS n. the pairing of chromosomes of paternal and maternal origin before the reducing division. |
| PARASYNAPTIC | • parasynaptic adj. Relating to parasynapsis. • PARASYNAPTIC adj. of or like a parasynapsis. |
| POLYSYNAPTIC | • polysynaptic adj. (Of a reflex or impulse) of or involving multiple synapses. • POLYSYNAPTIC adj. involving two or more synapses in the central nervous system. |
| POSTSYNAPTIC | • postsynaptic adj. (Cytology) In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released… • POSTSYNAPTIC adj. occurring after synapsis. |
| SYNADELPHITE | • synadelphite n. (Mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, lead, magnesium… • SYNADELPHITE n. a manganese aluminium arsenate. |
| SYNAESTHESES | • SYNAESTHESIS n. harmony of differing impulses from a work of art. |
| SYNAESTHESIA | • synaesthesia n. (Neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus… • synaesthesia n. (By extension) The association of one sensory perception with, or description of it in terms of, a different… • synaesthesia n. (Art, literature) A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another. |
| SYNAESTHESIS | • SYNAESTHESIS n. harmony of differing impulses from a work of art. |
| SYNAESTHETIC | • synaesthetic adj. (Of a person) experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete. • synaesthetic adj. Pertaining to synaesthesia. • synæsthetic adj. Archaic form of synesthetic. |
| SYNANTHEROUS | • synantherous adj. (Botany, uncommon) Having stamens that are fused by the anthers, usually with the filaments not being fused. • SYNANTHEROUS adj. having the anthers united in a tube around the style, as in Compositae. |
| SYNAPOMORPHY | • synapomorphy n. (Cladistics) A derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry. |
| SYNAPTICALLY | • synaptically adv. (Medicine, neurology) At or by means of a synapse. • SYNAPTICAL adv. of or pertaining to a synapse or synapses between nerve cells, also SYNAPTIC. |
| SYNAPTOSOMAL | • synaptosomal adj. Of or pertaining to a synaptosome. • SYNAPTOSOMAL adj. of or like a synaptosome, a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| SYNAPTOSOMES | • synaptosomes n. Plural of synaptosome. • SYNAPTOSOME n. a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| SYNARTHROSES | • synarthroses n. Plural of synarthrosis. • SYNARTHROSIS n. the fixed articulation of bones. |
| SYNARTHROSIS | • synarthrosis n. (Anatomy) A type of joint in which two bones are connected rigidly by fibrous tissue. • SYNARTHROSIS n. the fixed articulation of bones. |