BIOCENOLOGIES | • BIOCENOLOGY n. the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community. |
BIOCONVERSION | • bioconversion n. The conversion of biological material into usable products; but especially the conversion of biomass into biofuel. • BIOCONVERSION n. the conversion of organic materials (as wastes) into an energy source (as methane) by processes (as fermentation) involving living organisms. |
BIOECOLOGISTS | • bioecologists n. Plural of bioecologist. • BIOECOLOGIST n. a specialist in bioecology. |
COELIOSCOPIES | • coelioscopies n. Plural of coelioscopy. • COELIOSCOPY n. a medical procedure for examining the abdomen. |
CONIDIOPHORES | • conidiophores n. Plural of conidiophore. • CONIDIOPHORE n. a hypha that produces conidia. |
CONIDIOSPORES | • conidiospores n. Plural of conidiospore. • CONIDIOSPORE n. a conidium. |
CRYOBIOLOGIES | • CRYOBIOLOGY n. the study of life under cold conditions. |
DECOMPOSITION | • decomposition n. A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost. • decomposition n. The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis. • decomposition n. The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts. |
ECONOMISATION | • economisation n. Alternative spelling of economization. • ECONOMISATION n. the process of economising, also ECONOMIZATION. |
GYNODIOECIOUS | • gynodioecious adj. (Botany) dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears… • GYNODIOECIOUS adj. having hermaphrodite and female flowers on different plants. |
HOMOEROTICISM | • homoeroticism n. The state or quality of being homoerotic. • HOMOEROTICISM n. homosexuality, also HOMOEROTISM. |
ONEIROSCOPIES | • ONEIROSCOPY n. judging a dream. |
ONEIROSCOPIST | • oneiroscopist n. One who interprets dreams. • ONEIROSCOPIST n. one who practises oneiroscopy. |
ORCHIDOLOGIES | • ORCHIDOLOGY n. the study of orchids. |
OTOTOXICITIES | • ototoxicities n. Plural of ototoxicity. • OTOTOXICITY n. the state of being ototoxic. |
RECOMPOSITION | • recomposition n. Composition again or anew; the process or result of recomposing. • RECOMPOSITION n. the act of recomposing. |
SIGMOIDOSCOPE | • sigmoidoscope n. (Medicine) An instrument used for examining the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
SOCIOECONOMIC | • socioeconomic adj. Alternative form of socio-economic. • socio-economic adj. Of or pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors. • SOCIOECONOMIC adj. of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors. |
STOICHEIOLOGY | • STOICHEIOLOGY n. the branch of biology that deals with the elements comprising animal tissues, also STOECHIOLOGY. |