AMYOTROPHIES | • amyotrophies n. Plural of amyotrophy. • AMYOTROPHY n. atrophy of the muscles. |
COMPENSATORY | • compensatory adj. (Of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury. • compensatory adj. Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something. • compensatory adj. (Genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation. |
COMPULSATORY | • compulsatory adj. Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory. • COMPULSATORY adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATIVE. |
CRYPTOGAMOUS | • cryptogamous adj. Of or pertaining to the cryptogams. • CRYPTOGAMOUS adj. of or like a cryptogam. |
CRYPTONYMOUS | • cryptonymous adj. Relating to, or published under, a cryptonym. • CRYPTONYMOUS adj. like a cryptonym, a secret name. |
HYDROTROPISM | • hydrotropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
PHYTOCHROMES | • phytochromes n. Plural of phytochrome. • PHYTOCHROME n. a plant pigment which absorbs red or infrared rays and acts as an enzyme controlling growth. |
PITYROSPORUM | • Pityrosporum prop.n. Former name of Malassezia (“fungus genus”). • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
POLYAMORISTS | • polyamorists n. Plural of polyamorist. |
POLYCROTISMS | • POLYCROTISM n. the state of having several beats to each heartbeat. |
PROTOMARTYRS | • protomartyrs n. Plural of protomartyr. • PROTOMARTYR n. the first martyr in any cause, esp. St Stephen. |
TROPOMYOSINS | • tropomyosins n. Plural of tropomyosin. • TROPOMYOSIN n. a filamentous protein which controls the interaction of actin and myosin in muscle fibres. |
TRYPANOSOMAL | • trypanosomal adj. Of or pertaining to a trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOMAL adj. of or like a trypanosome, also TRYPANOSOMIC. |
TRYPANOSOMES | • trypanosomes n. Plural of trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOME n. a parasite causing sleeping sickness. |
TRYPANOSOMIC | • trypanosomic adj. Of or pertaining to a trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOMIC adj. of or like a trypanosome, also TRYPANOSOMAL. |