ARCHAEOBOTANY | • archaeobotany n. (Archaeology) Paleoethnobotany. • archæobotany n. Alternative form of archaeobotany. • ARCHAEOBOTANY n. the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites, also ARCHEOBOTANY. |
ARCHAEZOOLOGY | • ARCHAEZOOLOGY n. the study of zoological remains in archaeology, also ARCHAEOZOOLOGY, ARCHEOZOOLOGY. |
COCARBOXYLASE | • cocarboxylase n. A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine. • COCARBOXYLASE n. a coenzyme that is a pyrophosphate of thiamine and is important in metabolic reactions. |
EXTRAPOLATORY | • extrapolatory adj. Serving to extrapolate. • EXTRAPOLATORY adj. of or like an extrapolation. |
GEOSTATIONARY | • geostationary adj. At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth’s surface; generally… • GEOSTATIONARY adj. of or pertaining to a satellite that travels about the earth's equator at an altitude of at least 35,000 kilometers at a speed matching that of the earth's rotation, thus maintaining a constant relation to points on the earth. |
HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
LAEVOROTATORY | • laevorotatory adj. Alternative spelling of levorotatory. • lævorotatory adj. Alternative spelling of levorotatory. • LAEVOROTATORY adj. counterclockwise; rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left, also LEVOROTARY, LEVOROTATORY. |
LYMPHOADENOMA | • LYMPHOADENOMA n. a tumour of the lymph glands, aka Hodgkin's disease. |
OPERATIONALLY | • operationally adv. In an operational manner; in accordance with an operation. • OPERATIONAL adv. of or relating to operation or to an operation. |
ORGANOTHERAPY | • organotherapy n. (Medicine) The therapeutic use of the endocrine organs (or glandular extracts) of animals. • ORGANOTHERAPY n. treatment of disease by administration of animal organs or extracts of them, esp. of ductless gland extracts. |
OROPHARYNGEAL | • oropharyngeal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx. • oropharyngeal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the oropharynx. • oropharyngeal n. (Informal, medicine) Ellipsis of oropharyngeal airway.: an adjunct device used to open and secure a… |
PALAEOBIOLOGY | • palaeobiology n. The scientific study of prehistoric life, especially of those aspects pertaining to living systems. • palæobiology n. Archaic spelling of paleobiology. • PALAEOBIOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants and animals, also PALAEBIOLOGY, PALEOBIOLOGY. |
PALAEOECOLOGY | • palaeoecology n. The study of past ecologies by using the evidence of fossils. • PALAEOECOLOGY n. the study of early ecology. |
PALAEONTOLOGY | • palaeontology n. Britain standard spelling of paleontology. • palæontology n. Obsolete typography of palaeontology. • PALAEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALEONTOLOGY. |
PALAEOZOOLOGY | • palaeozoology n. Alternative form of paleozoology. • PALAEOZOOLOGY n. the study of fossil animals, also PALEOZOOLOGY. |
POLYCARBONATE | • polycarbonate n. (Chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible… • POLYCARBONATE n. any of a range of strong thermoplastics. |
POLYGALACEOUS | • polygalaceous adj. Of or pertaining to a family of plants (Polygalaceae) of which Polygala is the type. • POLYGALACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Polygalaceae, milkworts. |