PLEUROCARPOUS | • pleurocarpous adj. (Botany) Side-fruited; said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or capsules are from lateral archegonia. • PLEUROCARPOUS adj. of mosses, having the archegonia on short lateral branches. |
PRECOPULATORY | • precopulatory adj. Before copulation. • PRECOPULATORY adj. preceding copulation. |
STREPTOCARPUS | • streptocarpus n. Any of several plants of the genus Streptocarpus. the Cape primroses. • STREPTOCARPUS n. any flowering plant of the Cape primrose genus Streptocarpus, with foxglove-like flowers. |
DIPTEROCARPOUS | • DIPTEROCARPOUS adj. of or like a dipterocarp. |
MERCAPTOPURINE | • mercaptopurine n. (Pharmacology) An thiol antimetabolite C5H4N4S that interferes especially with the metabolism of purine… • MERCAPTOPURINE n. an antimetabolite sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia. |
PROCURATORSHIP | • procuratorship n. The role or position of a procurator. • PROCURATORSHIP n. the office of procurator. |
SUPERCARGOSHIP | • supercargoship n. The role or status of supercargo. • SUPERCARGOSHIP n. the office of supercargo. |
SUPERPATRIOTIC | • superpatriotic adj. Extremely patriotic. • SUPERPATRIOTIC adj. extremely patriotic. |
CARPOMETACARPUS | • carpometacarpus n. (Anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds. • CARPOMETACARPUS n. in birds, a bone of the wing formed by fusion of some of the carpals with the metacarpals. |
COUNTERPROPOSAL | • counterproposal n. A proposal made as an alternative to another, earlier proposal. • counter-proposal n. Alternative form of counterproposal. • COUNTERPROPOSAL n. a return proposal made by one who has rejected a proposal. |
MERCAPTOPURINES | • mercaptopurines n. Plural of mercaptopurine. • MERCAPTOPURINE n. an antimetabolite sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia. |
PARTHENOCARPOUS | • parthenocarpous adj. Alternative form of parthenocarpic. • PARTHENOCARPOUS adj. relating to parthenocarpy. |
PROCURATORSHIPS | • procuratorships n. Plural of procuratorship. • PROCURATORSHIP n. the office of procurator. |
STREPTOCARPUSES | • streptocarpuses n. Plural of streptocarpus. • STREPTOCARPUS n. any flowering plant of the Cape primrose genus Streptocarpus, with foxglove-like flowers. |
SUPERCARGOSHIPS | • SUPERCARGOSHIP n. the office of supercargo. |