BIOCOMPUTING | • biocomputing n. (Computing) The design and construction of computers containing biological components. • biocomputing n. (Computing) The application of computing to the biological sciences; bioinformatics. • BIOCOMPUTING n. the application of computers to problems in biology and biochemistry. |
BIOMOLECULAR | • biomolecular adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules). • BIOMOLECULAR adj. relating to biomolecules. |
BIOMOLECULES | • biomolecules n. Plural of biomolecule. • BIOMOLECULE n. an organic molecule and esp. a macromolecule (as a protein or nucleic acid) in living organisms. |
BOMBACACEOUS | • bombacaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae). • BOMBACACEOUS adj. relating to the family Bombacaceae, silk-cotton trees. |
BROMOURACILS | • bromouracils n. Plural of bromouracil. • BROMOURACIL n. a uracil derivative that is an analog of thymine and pairs readily with adenine and sometimes with guanine. |
COLLEMBOLOUS | • COLLEMBOLOUS adj. of or like a collembolan, a springtail. |
COMPOUNDABLE | • compoundable adj. That can be compounded. • COMPOUNDABLE adj. that can be compounded. |
COULOMBMETER | • coulombmeter n. An instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs. • COULOMBMETER n. an instrument for measuring the amount of a substance released in electrolysis, also COULOMETER. |
SCHUSSBOOMER | • schussboomer n. (Skiing) A fast downhill skier. • SCHUSSBOOMER n. a very proficient schusser. |
SUBCOMPONENT | • subcomponent n. A lesser or secondary component. • SUBCOMPONENT n. a subordinate component. |
SUBECONOMIES | • subeconomies n. Plural of subeconomy. • SUBECONOMY n. the lower reaches of the economy. |
UNCOMPOSABLE | • uncomposable adj. Impossible to compose, or put together. • uncomposable adj. Incapable of being composed or reconciled. • UNCOMPOSABLE adj. that cannot be composed. |