ADENOIDECTOMY | • adenoidectomy n. (Surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed… • ADENOIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adenoids, also ADENECTOMY. |
BASIDIOMYCETOUS | • basidiomycetous adj. Relating to the basidiomycetes. • BASIDIOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a basidiomycete. |
CHLAMYDOMONADES | • CHLAMYDOMONAS n. a member of the genus Chlamydomonas of (mainly freshwater) green algae. |
CHLAMYDOSPORE | • chlamydospore n. A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
CHLAMYDOSPORES | • chlamydospores n. Plural of chlamydospore. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
COMMENDATORY | • commendatory adj. Serving to commend or compliment; complimentary. • commendatory adj. Holding a benefice in commendam. • commendatory n. (Obsolete) That which commends; a commendation; eulogy. |
CONDEMNATORY | • condemnatory adj. Serving to condemn or censure. • CONDEMNATORY adj. serving to condemn. |
DECOMPOSABILITY | • decomposability n. (Uncountable) The condition of being decomposable. • decomposability n. (Countable) The extent to which something is decomposable. • DECOMPOSABILITY n. the state of being decomposable. |
DEMONOCRACY | • demonocracy n. A government by or of (supernatural) demons, such as the government which in some mythologies exists in Hell. • demonocracy n. Democracy (when regarded as resulting in, or being no better than, government by figurative demons (i… • DEMONOCRACY n. government by demons or evil forces. |
ENDOMYCORRHIZA | • endomycorrhiza n. (Ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells. • ENDOMYCORRHIZA n. a type of fungus with hyphae that penetrate the cell wall and invaginate the cell membrane. |
ENDOSMOTICALLY | • endosmotically adv. By endosmosis. • ENDOSMOTIC adv. pertaining to endosmose. |
GONADECTOMY | • gonadectomy n. (Surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes. • GONADECTOMY n. the surgical removal of a gonad. |
HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS | • homochlamydeous adj. (Botany) Having the perianth not divided into calyx and corolla. • HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS adj. with calyx and corolla similar. |
IODOMETRICALLY | • IODOMETRICAL adv. measured by iodine, also IODOMETRIC. |
MASTOIDECTOMY | • mastoidectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process. • MASTOIDECTOMY n. an operation to remove mastoid bone. |
MONOCHLAMYDEOUS | • monochlamydeous adj. (Botany) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare… • MONOCHLAMYDEOUS adj. having a one-whorled perianth. |
NONDOCUMENTARY | • nondocumentary adj. (Film) Not a documentary, or not documentary in nature. • nondocumentary n. A film or programme that is not a documentary. • NONDOCUMENTARY adj. not documentary. |
OLEANDOMYCIN | • oleandomycin n. (Pharmacology) A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces antibioticus. • OLEANDOMYCIN n. an antibiotic produced by a streptomyces. |
OLEANDOMYCINS | • oleandomycins n. Plural of oleandomycin. • OLEANDOMYCIN n. an antibiotic produced by a streptomyces. |
RECOMMENDATORY | • recommendatory adj. Of or pertaining to a recommendation. • RECOMMENDATORY adj. serving to recommend. |