| DEUTEROGAMIES | • DEUTEROGAMY n. a second marriage after the death of the first spouse, also DIGAMY. |
| DEUTEROGAMIST | • deuterogamist n. (Theology, law) A practicer or supporter of deuterogamy. • DEUTEROGAMIST n. someone who remarries after a spouse's death, also DIGAMIST. |
| DEUTEROGAMISTS | • deuterogamists n. Plural of deuterogamist. • DEUTEROGAMIST n. someone who remarries after a spouse's death, also DIGAMIST. |
| DEUTEROGAMY | • deuterogamy n. A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined… • DEUTEROGAMY n. a second marriage after the death of the first spouse, also DIGAMY. |
| ENTEROGASTRONE | • enterogastrone n. Any hormone secreted by the mucosa of the duodenum in the lower gastrointestinal tract in response to… • ENTEROGASTRONE n. a hormone that is produced by the duodenal mucosa and has an inhibitory action on gastric motility and secretion. |
| ENTEROGASTRONES | • enterogastrones n. Plural of enterogastrone. • ENTEROGASTRONE n. a hormone that is produced by the duodenal mucosa and has an inhibitory action on gastric motility and secretion. |
| HETEROGAMETE | • heterogamete n. Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum. • HETEROGAMETE n. male and female sex cells are different. |
| HETEROGAMETES | • heterogametes n. Plural of heterogamete. • HETEROGAMETE n. male and female sex cells are different. |
| HETEROGAMETIC | • heterogametic adj. (Biology) That produces heterogametes. • heterogametic adj. (Biology) That produces different forms of the same gamete e.g. spermatozoa containing either an X- or a Y-chromosome. • HETEROGAMETIC adj. having a dissimilar pair of sex chromosomes. |
| HETEROGAMETIES | • heterogameties n. Plural of heterogamety. • HETEROGAMETY n. the state of being heterogametic. |
| HETEROGAMETY | • heterogamety n. (Biology) The production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism. • HETEROGAMETY n. the state of being heterogametic. |
| HETEROGAMIES | • heterogamies n. Plural of heterogamy. • HETEROGAMY n. the process of fertilization in plants by an indirect or circuitous method. |
| HETEROGAMOUS | • heterogamous adj. (Botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers. • heterogamous adj. (Biology) characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature. • heterogamous adj. (Biology) involving heterogametes in the reproductive process. |
| HETEROGAMY | • heterogamy n. (Biology) The state of conjugating gametes that are different in size, structure and function. • heterogamy n. (Sociology) Marriage or similar union between people of different sexes, or social strata, such as races. • HETEROGAMY n. the process of fertilization in plants by an indirect or circuitous method. |