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- ARCHEGONIUMA multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
- ASTROPHOBIAA fear of stars and celestial space.
- AVUNCULARITYThe condition of being avuncular.
- AXONOMETRICDescribing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective.
- BIOMORPHAny non-representational form based on the shape or appearance of a living organism
- BIOPIRACYThe appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.
- BIOPIRATEOne who engages in biopiracy.
- BIOTRONA chamber in which the effects of climate on organisms can be studied
- BIOTYPEA group of organisms having the same specific genotype
- BIVALENCEThe state or quality of being bivalent (in any sense)
- BOHRIUMA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bh) with an atomic number of 107. An atom of this element.
- BOSONA particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer
- BRACHYDOMEA dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
- BRYOLOGISTA scientist specialising in bryology.
- CALYPTROGENrootcap
- CANOPHILISTSynonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).
- CANOPHOBIASynonym of cynophobia.
- CARTOPHILEA person with an interest in maps.
- CLADODIALHaving or relating to a cladode.
- COEQUATETo make equal to each other.
- CYNOPHOBIAAn irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
- CYNOPHOBICOf or relating to cynophobia, having an irrational fear or hatred / dislike of dogs or other canines.
- DENTOPHOBIAFear of dentists or their medical procedures.
- DEPHLEGMATETo deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
- DEUTERANOPIAA form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color green, resulting in an inability to distinguish red fr
- DEUTERANOPICExhibiting, or relating to, deuteranopia.
- DICEPHALOUSTwo-headed.
- DICHROITEIolite.
- DILETTANTISHamateurish
- DIPHOSGENEThe highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
- DISINTHRALAlternative spelling of disenthrall.
- DIVALENCEThe condition of being divalent
- DOUGHNUTLIKEResembling a doughnut.
- DRAISINEA light auxiliary rail vehicle (train) or tram.
- DUNCICALLike a dunce; stupid or silly.
- DYSPNEICAfflicted with dyspnea; possessing unhealthy breathing.
- EARTHWAXESOzocerite.
- ECHOPRAXIAThe involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another.
- ENCEPHALOIDResembling the brain (cerebriform), or the material of the brain.
- ENCEPHALOMAA tumor of the brain.
- ENDOBIOTICliving within the tissues of a host.
- ENDOPLASMThe inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell.
- ENDOTHERMIESA form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism.
- EUPHONIAAny of the birds of the genus Euphonia.
- EUPNOEASAlternative spelling of eupnea.
- EUTHYROIDHaving normal thyroid function.
- EXOGENOUSHaving an external cause. Produced or originating outside of the referent organism.
- EXOTHERMALexothermic
- EXUVIAplural of exuvium
- FEMTOSECONDAn SI unit of time equal to 10 seconds. Symbol: fs
- GAMETOGENOUSOf or pertaining to gametogenesis.
- GEOPHONEA form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations.
- GORMANDISEAlternative spelling of gourmandise.
- GYNECOMASTIAExcessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.
- HAEMOCYTEAlternative spelling of hemocyte.
- HAEMOGLOBINAlternative spelling of hemoglobin.
- HAGIOLOGISTA writer on the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.
- HALOBIONTan organism that lives in a salty environment
- HYBRIDOMAA hybrid cell engineered from a lymphocyte and a tumour cell; used to generate monoclonal antibodies
- HYDROPLANETo skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
- HYPODERMAlternative form of hypodermis.
- HYPODERMISAn epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
- ISOBARIChaving the same pressures, masses, or densities
- ISOPLETHICRelating to isopleths.
- ISOSTERICOf or pertaining to isosteres
- ISOTHERMALOf or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
- KINESIOLOGYThe study of body movement.
- KINGCRAFTThe skills needed to rule effectively as a king.
- KNIPHOFIAAny of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.
- KVETCHYpersistently whining or complaining
- MAGNETOPAUSEThe boundary between the Earth's magnetosphere and the sun's plasma.
- MARCHLANDLand comprising the marches of a territory; borderland.
- MASTOPEXYAny operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.
- MESONEPHRICOf or pertaining to the mesonephros.
- MESOPHYTICRelating to a mesophyte.
- MESOTHORAXThe middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of legs, and the forewings when present.
- METANEPHRICOf or pertaining to the metanephros.
- METANEPHROSThe most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.
- MICROPHYLLA leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
- MOLYBDOUSOf, pertaining to, or containing molybdenum
- MONOPHYLETICOf, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms.
- NECROPHOBIAAn abnormal fear of death or corpses.
- NEOPHYTICBeing or relating to a neophyte.
- NEPHRECTOMYThe surgical removal of a kidney.
- NEPHROLOGISTA physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- NEPHROSTOMEThe funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.
- NEPHROTOXICToxic to the kidneys.
- NEUROPATHYAny disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
- NIOBIUMA chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.
- NYCTOPHOBIAA fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
- NYCTOPHOBICAfflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night.
- OPHIUROIDAn echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar.
- OUTDESIGNTo surpass in design; to design better than.
- OUTGENERALTo outdo or surpass (someone) in military skill or leadership.
- OUTYIELDTo exceed or surpass in yielding.
- OVERIDENTIFYTo identify too much (with another person or thing).
- OVERSALTTo add too much salt to (something)
- OXYPHILICHaving an affinity for oxygen.
- OXYSULPHIDEAlternative form of oxysulfide.
- PARABIOTICrelating to parabiosis