| ACTINOMYCETOUS | • actinomycetous adj. Of or relating to actinomycetes. • ACTINOMYCETOUS adj. of or like an actinomycete, a filamentous microorganism like both bacteria and fungi. |
| BASIDIOMYCETES | • basidiomycetes n. Plural of basidiomycete. • Basidiomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Basidiomycota – the mushrooms that produce spores from a basidium. • BASIDIOMYCETE n. any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| BRACHYCEPHALIC | • brachycephalic adj. (Of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right). • brachycephalic n. A brachycephalic person or creature. • BRACHYCEPHALIC adj. short-headed, esp. having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length. |
| GLYCERALDEHYDE | • glyceraldehyde n. (Biochemistry) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol. • GLYCERALDEHYDE n. a sweet crystalline compound that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. |
| HYPERGLYCEMIAS | • hyperglycemias n. Plural of hyperglycemia. • HYPERGLYCEMIA n. an excess of sugar in the blood, also HYPERGLYCAEMIA. |
| MONOGLYCERIDES | • monoglycerides n. Plural of monoglyceride. • MONOGLYCERIDE n. any of various esters of glycerol in which only one of the three hydroxyl groups is esterified and which are often used as emulsifiers. |
| NITROGLYCERINE | • nitroglycerine n. (Organic chemistry) The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol… • NITROGLYCERINE n. a powerful explosive, also NITROGLYCERIN. |
| NITROGLYCERINS | • nitroglycerins n. Plural of nitroglycerin. • NITROGLYCERIN n. a powerful explosive, also NITROGLYCERINE. |
| NORMOGLYCEMIAS | • NORMOGLYCEMIA n. a normal level of blood sugar, also NORMOGLYCAEMIA. |
| PLATYCEPHALOUS | • platycephalous adj. Platycephalic. • PLATYCEPHALOUS adj. having the vault of the skull flattened, also PLATYCEPHALIC. |
| PYRENOMYCETOUS | • PYRENOMYCETOUS adj. belonging to the Pyrenomycetes, a group of Ascomycetes whose characteristic fructification is the perithecium. |
| SCHIZOMYCETOUS | • SCHIZOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a schizomycete, any microscopic organism of the class Schizomycetes, also SCHIZOMYCETIC. |
| SCHIZOPHYCEOUS | • schizophyceous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Schizophyceae, a class of blue-green algae. • SCHIZOPHYCEOUS adj. of or belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of bluish-green algae. |
| STREPTOMYCETES | • streptomycetes n. Plural of streptomycete. • STREPTOMYCETE n. any of a family of actinomycetes. |