CYTOLYSINS | • cytolysins n. Plural of cytolysin. • CYTOLYSIN n. an agent that dissolves cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
HYPOGYNIES | • HYPOGYNY n. the condition of having flowers with organs below the ovary. |
HYPONYMIES | • hyponymies n. Plural of hyponymy. • HYPONYMY n. the formation of hyponyms. |
POLYGYNIES | • polygynies n. Plural of polygyny. • POLYGYNY n. the condition of having more than one wife at the same time. |
POLYGYNIST | • polygynist n. One who practices or advocates polygyny. • POLYGYNIST n. one who practises polygyny, marriage to several women. |
POLYLYSINE | • polylysine n. A polypeptide (or section of a protein) consisting only of lysine residues. • POLYLYSINE n. a protein whose polypeptide chain consists entirely of lysine residues. |
POLYMYXINS | • polymyxins n. Plural of polymyxin. • POLYMYXIN n. one of a group of mainly toxic antibiotics. |
POLYVINYLS | • polyvinyls n. Plural of polyvinyl. • POLYVINYL n. a vinyl polymer. |
PYROLYSING | • pyrolysing v. Present participle of pyrolyse. • PYROLYSE v. to decompose by heating, also PYROLIZE, PYROLISE, PYROLYZE. |
PYROXYLINS | • pyroxylins n. Plural of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |
SYNONYMIES | • synonymies n. Plural of synonymy. • SYNONYMY n. equivalence of meaning. |
SYNONYMISE | • synonymise v. Alternative form of synonymize. • SYNONYMISE v. to make synonymous, also SYNONYMIZE. |
SYNONYMIST | • synonymist n. A person who studies synonyms. • SYNONYMIST n. a student of synonyms. |
SYNONYMITY | • synonymity n. The state of being a synonym. • SYNONYMITY n. the state of being synonymous. |
SYNONYMIZE | • synonymize v. To express by a synonym or synonyms. • synonymize v. (Taxonomy) To identify two taxonomic terms as synonyms, thus equating two potentially disparate categories. • SYNONYMIZE v. to make synonymous, also SYNONYMISE. |
SYNOVIALLY | • SYNOVIAL adv. relating to the synovia, a lubricating fluid in the joints. |