PROTOXYLEM | • protoxylem n. The first xylem to form in a plant. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
XYLOTOMIES | • XYLOTOMY n. the preparation of wood for microscopic examination. |
EXPLORATORY | • exploratory adj. Serving to explore or investigate. • exploratory n. An exploration or investigation. • EXPLORATORY adj. of, relating to, or being exploration. |
PROTOXYLEMS | • protoxylems n. Plural of protoxylem. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
EXPOSITORILY | • expositorily adv. In an expository fashion. • EXPOSITORY adv. pertaining to, or containing, exposition. |
HAEMATOXYLON | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
METHOXYCHLOR | • methoxychlor n. (Organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide. • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
ECOTOXICOLOGY | • ecotoxicology n. The toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity. • ECOTOXICOLOGY n. the study of the destructive effect of waste materials, etc. on the environment. |
EXPOSTULATORY | • expostulatory adj. Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation. • EXPOSTULATORY adj. relating to expostulation, also EXPOSTULATIVE. |
EXTRAPOLATORY | • extrapolatory adj. Serving to extrapolate. • EXTRAPOLATORY adj. of or like an extrapolation. |
HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
HOMOSEXUALITY | • homosexuality n. The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes… • homosexuality n. Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex… • HOMOSEXUALITY n. the state of being homosexual. |
METHOXYCHLORS | • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
EXTORTIONATELY | • extortionately adv. In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate. • EXTORTIONATE adv. characterized by extortion. |
MYCOTOXOLOGIES | • MYCOTOXOLOGY n. the study of mycotoxins. |
NONEXPLANATORY | • nonexplanatory adj. Not explanatory. • NONEXPLANATORY adj. not explanatory. |
DECARBOXYLATION | • decarboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATION n. the removal or elimination of carboxyl from a molecule. |
POLYCARBOXYLATE | • polycarboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any ester of a polycarboxylic acid. • POLYCARBOXYLATE n. a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid, used in certain detergents. |