ANTIMONOPOLY | • antimonopoly adj. (Law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly. • ANTIMONOPOLY adj. opposed to monopoly. |
BIOASTRONOMY | • bioastronomy n. Synonym of astrobiology. • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
COTYLEDONOID | • COTYLEDONOID adj. in the form of a cotyledon. |
ETHNOBIOLOGY | • ethnobiology n. (Biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures. • ETHNOBIOLOGY n. the branch of biology involving the study of the traditional uses of plants and animals in various human societies. |
ETYMOLOGICON | • etymologicon n. A book of etymologies. • ETYMOLOGICON n. an etymological dictionary, also ETYMOLOGICUM. |
GNOTOBIOLOGY | • gnotobiology n. (Biology) The study of animals in a microbe-free environment. • GNOTOBIOLOGY n. the study of life in germfree conditions. |
LYOSORPTIONS | • LYOSORPTION n. the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp. of a solvent on suspended particles. |
MONOTONICITY | • monotonicity n. (Mathematics, physics) The state of being monotonic. • monotonicity n. (Mathematical analysis) Said of a positive measure: the property of a positive measure of a measure… • MONOTONICITY n. the state of being monotonic. |
MYOINOSITOLS | • myoinositols n. Plural of myoinositol. • MYOINOSITOL n. a biologically active inositol that is a component of many phospholipids and occurs widely in plants, animals, and microorganisms. |
ORNITHOSCOPY | • ornithoscopy n. Birdwatching. • ORNITHOSCOPY n. bird watching. |
OROROTUNDITY | • OROROTUNDITY n. the orotund mode of intonation, also OROTUNDITY. |
PHOTOCOPYING | • photocopying v. Present participle of photocopy. • photocopying n. The process by which photocopies are made. • PHOTOCOPYING n. the act of making a photocopy. |
TONSILLOTOMY | • tonsillotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil. • TONSILLOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the tonsils. |
TROPOMYOSINS | • tropomyosins n. Plural of tropomyosin. • TROPOMYOSIN n. a filamentous protein which controls the interaction of actin and myosin in muscle fibres. |