AMPHICOELOUS | • amphicoelous adj. (Zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave. • AMPHICOELOUS adj. of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians, concave at the anterior and posterior ends. |
ARCHESPORIUM | • archesporium n. (Botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores. • ARCHESPORIUM n. a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops. |
CHLORAMBUCIL | • chlorambucil n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
CHORIAMBUSES | • choriambuses n. Plural of choriambus. • CHORIAMBUS n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBIC. |
EUCHROMATINS | • euchromatins n. Plural of euchromatin. • EUCHROMATIN n. the part of chromatin that is genetically active and is largely composed of genes. |
HUMECTATIONS | • humectations n. Plural of humectation. • HUMECTATION n. the act of moistening. |
HUMIFICATION | • humification n. The process of humifying; conversion into humus. • HUMIFICATION n. formation of or conversion into humus. |
KURCHATOVIUM | • kurchatovium n. (Physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium. • KURCHATOVIUM n. a former name for rutherfordium, an artificially produced radioactive transuranic element. |
MICROPHAGOUS | • microphagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on small particles. • MICROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on small particles of food. |
MOUCHARABIES | • moucharabies n. Plural of moucharaby. • MOUCHARABY n. (Arabic) in North Africa, an external balcony enclosed with latticework. |
MOUSTACHIOED | • moustachioed adj. (Of a man or his face) Possessing a moustache or moustachio. • moustachioed v. Simple past tense and past participle of moustachio. • MOUSTACHIOED adj. having a moustachio. |
PLEIOCHASIUM | • pleiochasium n. (Botany) An inflorescence in which several buds come out at the same time. • PLEIOCHASIUM n. a cymose inflorescence in which each branch bears more than two lateral branches. |
SUBHARMONICS | • subharmonics n. Plural of subharmonic. • SUBHARMONIC n. a tone below a harmonic. |
TAUROMACHIAN | • tauromachian adj. Of or pertaining to bullfighting. • tauromachian n. A bullfighter. • TAUROMACHIAN adj. pertaining to bullfights. |
TAUROMACHIES | • tauromachies n. Plural of tauromachy. • TAUROMACHY n. the art of bullfighting. |
UNMETHODICAL | • unmethodical adj. Not methodical. • UNMETHODICAL adj. not methodical. |