PTYALAGOGUE | • ptyalagogue n. Any sialogogue. • PTYALAGOGUE n. a substance promoting salivation. |
AGRANULOCYTE | • agranulocyte n. (Biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm. • AGRANULOCYTE n. a blood disorder in which there is a marked decrease in granulocytes. |
PTYALAGOGUES | • ptyalagogues n. Plural of ptyalagogue. • PTYALAGOGUE n. a substance promoting salivation. |
RAMPAGEOUSLY | • rampageously adv. In a rampageous manner. • RAMPAGEOUS adv. turbulent; unruly, also RAMPACIOUS. |
THAUMATOGENY | • thaumatogeny n. (Rare) The origination of life by a miracle rather than by natural law. • THAUMATOGENY n. the doctrine of the miraculous origin of life. |
UNVOYAGEABLE | • unvoyageable adj. Not voyageable. • UNVOYAGEABLE adj. not voyageable. |
AGRANULOCYTES | • agranulocytes n. Plural of agranulocyte. • AGRANULOCYTE n. a blood disorder in which there is a marked decrease in granulocytes. |
AMYGDALACEOUS | • amygdalaceous adj. (Botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond. • AMYGDALACEOUS adj. related to the almond, also AMYGDALATE. |
POLYGALACEOUS | • polygalaceous adj. Of or pertaining to a family of plants (Polygalaceae) of which Polygala is the type. • POLYGALACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Polygalaceae, milkworts. |
TELAUTOGRAPHY | • telautography n. Transmission of messages by telautograph. • TELAUTOGRAPHY n. transmission by use of a Telautograph, a telegraph for reproducing the movement of a pen or pencil and so transmitting writings or drawings. |
ADVANTAGEOUSLY | • advantageously adv. In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner. • ADVANTAGEOUS adv. giving an advantage. |
ANTIREGULATORY | • antiregulatory adj. That disapproves of excessive regulation. • antiregulatory adj. (Biology) That counteracts a regulatory process. • ANTIREGULATORY adj. opposed to regulation. |
NYCTAGINACEOUS | • nyctaginaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae of flowering plants. • NYCTAGINACEOUS adj. belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, a family of mainly tropical American plants, including bougainvillea. |
SAUROPTERYGIAN | • sauropterygian n. A reptile of the extinct superorder Sauropterygia. • SAUROPTERYGIAN n. any carnivorous Mesozoic marine reptile of the group Sauropterygia, with paddle-like limbs. |
AGRANULOCYTOSES | • agranulocytoses n. Plural of agranulocytosis. • AGRANULOCYTOSIS n. a blood disorder in which there is a marked decrease in granulocytes, with lesions of the mucous membrane and skin. |
HYPERCOAGULABLE | • hypercoagulable adj. (Of blood) Having an increased tendency to clot. • HYPERCOAGULABLE adj. excessively coagulable. |
SAUROPTERYGIANS | • sauropterygians n. Plural of sauropterygian. • SAUROPTERYGIAN n. any carnivorous Mesozoic marine reptile of the group Sauropterygia, with paddle-like limbs. |