| CALYPTERAS | • calypteras n. Plural of calyptera. • CALYPTERA n. a hood or hoodlike structure, esp. that covering the spore capsule of mosses and liverworts, also CALYPTER, CALYPTRA. |
| CHOLINESTERASE | • cholinesterase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine). • CHOLINESTERASE n. an enzyme which breaks down a choline ester into choline and an acid, esp. acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid. |
| CHOLINESTERASES | • cholinesterases n. Plural of cholinesterase. • CHOLINESTERASE n. an enzyme which breaks down a choline ester into choline and an acid, esp. acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid. |
| CIGUATERAS | • ciguateras n. Plural of ciguatera. • CIGUATERA n. (Spanish) poisoning caused by the ingestion of various normally edible tropical fish in whose flesh a toxin has accumulated. |
| COUNTERASSAULT | • counterassault n. An assault made in return for another; a counterattack. • COUNTERASSAULT n. a counterattack. |
| COUNTERASSAULTS | • counterassaults n. Plural of counterassault. • COUNTERASSAULT n. a counterattack. |
| DIPTERAS | • DIPTERA n. an extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers. |
| ESTERASE | • esterase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester. • ESTERASE n. any of a number of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of an ester. |
| ESTERASES | • esterases n. Plural of esterase. • ESTERASE n. any of a number of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of an ester. |
| ETCETERAS | • etceteras n. Plural of etcetera. • et␣ceteras n. Plural of et cetera. • ETCETERA n. (Latin) additional items. |
| LAVATERAS | • lavateras n. Plural of lavatera. • LAVATERA n. any plant of the lavatera genus. |
| MONSTERAS | • monsteras n. Plural of monstera. • MONSTERA n. a kind of fruit, grown in Queensland and the West Indies. |
| PECTINESTERASE | • pectinesterase n. (Biochemistry) A ubiquitous cell-wall-associated enzyme that presents several isoforms that facilitate… • PECTINESTERASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pectins into pectic acids and methanol. |
| PECTINESTERASES | • pectinesterases n. Plural of pectinesterase. • PECTINESTERASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pectins into pectic acids and methanol. |
| SANTERAS | • santeras n. Plural of santera. • SANTERA n. (Spanish) a priestess of santeria. |
| SESQUIALTERAS | • sesquialteras n. Plural of sesquialtera. • SESQUIALTERA n. a perfect fifth; three notes against two; an organ stop giving the root, the twelfth and the tierce. |
| TERAS | • teras n. (Medicine) a grossly malformed fetus. • Teras prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Tortricidae – moths whose larva makes a nest by fastening… • TERAS n. (Greek) a monstrosity. |
| TUATERAS | • tuateras n. Plural of tuatera. • TUATERA n. (Maori) a primitive reptile found in New Zealand, of the genus Hatteria, also TUATARA. |