ANAEROBICALLY | • anaerobically adv. In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes. • ANAEROBIC adv. living in the absence of free oxygen, also ANAEROBIOTIC. |
BACTERIOLYSIN | • bacteriolysin n. Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium. • BACTERIOLYSIN n. an antibody that destroys bacteria. |
CARBONYLATING | • carbonylating v. Present participle of carbonylate. • CARBONYLATE v. to introduce the carbonyl group into. |
CARBONYLATION | • carbonylation n. (Chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with… • CARBONYLATION n. the synthesis of a carbonyl compound esp. by a reaction involving carbon monoxide. |
CARBOXYLATING | • carboxylating v. Present participle of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
CARBOXYLATION | • carboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule. • CARBOXYLATION n. the act of carboxylating. |
CHIMNEYBOARDS | • CHIMNEYBOARD n. a board blocking up a fireplace. |
CHRONOBIOLOGY | • chronobiology n. (Biology) The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity. • CHRONOBIOLOGY n. the study of biological rhythms. |
CRYOGLOBULINS | • cryoglobulins n. Plural of cryoglobulin. • CRYOGLOBULIN n. an immunoglobulin formed in the blood in certain diseases which forms obstructions in small blood vessels when the extremities are subjected to low temperatures. |
CYANOBACTERIA | • cyanobacteria n. Plural of cyanobacterium. • Cyanobacteria prop.n. The only photosynthetic prokaryotes able to produce oxygen. • CYANOBACTERIUM n. a blue-green alga. |
CYBERCHONDRIA | • cyberchondria n. Anxiety concerning one’s health, caused by visiting medical websites. • CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. |
EMBRYOGENETIC | • embryogenetic adj. Relating to embryogenesis. • EMBRYOGENETIC adj. relating to embryogenesis. |
EMBRYONICALLY | • embryonically adv. In an embryonic way. • EMBRYONIC adv. of or like an embryo, also EMBRYONAL, EMBRYOTIC. |
INCONVERTIBLY | • inconvertibly adv. In an inconvertible manner. • INCONVERTIBLE adv. not convertible. |
INCORRUPTIBLY | • incorruptibly adv. In an incorruptible manner. • INCORRUPTIBLE adv. incapable of corruption. |
INDOLEBUTYRIC | • INDOLEBUTYRIC adj. as in indolebutyric acid, a synthetic plant growth regulator. |
OBSTRUCTINGLY | • obstructingly adv. So as to obstruct. • OBSTRUCTINGLY adv. in an obstructing manner. |
POLYEMBRYONIC | • polyembryonic adj. (Botany) Polyembryonate. • POLYEMBRYONIC adj. relating to polyembryony. |
POSTEMBRYONIC | • postembryonic adj. That follows the embryonic stage of development. • POSTEMBRYONIC adj. subsequent to the embryonic stage of life or growth, also POSTEMBRYONAL. |