PALEOBOTANY | • paleobotany n. The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. • PALEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALAEOBOTANY. |
POLYSORBATE | • polysorbate n. (Chemistry) Any of a class of emulsifiers used as food additives and in pharmaceutical preparations;… • POLYSORBATE n. an emulsifier. |
OPPOSABILITY | • opposability n. The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being placed opposite to something else). • opposability n. The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being resisted). • OPPOSABILITY n. the state of being opposable. |
PALAEOBOTANY | • palaeobotany n. Alternative spelling of paleobotany. • palæobotany n. Obsolete spelling of palaeobotany. • PALAEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALEOBOTANY. |
PATHOBIOLOGY | • pathobiology n. (Biology) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than… • pathobiology n. (Medicine) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease). • pathobiology n. (Medicine) The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology. |
PHOTOLYSABLE | • photolysable adj. Capable of photolysis. • PHOTOLYSABLE adj. capable of being photolysed, also PHOTOLYZABLE. |
PHOTOLYZABLE | • photolyzable adj. Alternative form of photolysable. • PHOTOLYZABLE adj. capable of being photolyzed, also PHOTOLYSABLE. |
POLYSORBATES | • polysorbates n. Plural of polysorbate. • POLYSORBATE n. an emulsifier. |
POLYCARBONATE | • polycarbonate n. (Chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible… • POLYCARBONATE n. any of a range of strong thermoplastics. |
POSTEMBRYONAL | • postembryonal adj. Synonym of postembryonic. • POSTEMBRYONAL adj. subsequent to the embryonic stage of life or growth, also POSTEMBRYONIC. |
PROBATIONALLY | • probationally adv. In a probational manner. • PROBATIONAL adv. relating to, serving purpose of, probation or trial. |
PROMOTABILITY | • promotability n. The ability to be promoted (in any sense). • PROMOTABILITY n. the state of being promotable. |
ABDOMINOPLASTY | • abdominoplasty n. (Surgery, uncountable) The surgical removal of excess flesh from the abdomen, usually for cosmetic reasons. • abdominoplasty n. (Countable) An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure). • ABDOMINOPLASTY n. a plastic surgery procedure for the stomach. |
POLYCARBONATES | • polycarbonates n. Plural of polycarbonate. • POLYCARBONATE n. any of a range of strong thermoplastics. |
POLYEMBRYONATE | • polyembryonate adj. (Botany) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. • POLYEMBRYONATE adj. forming more than one embryo from one ovule or from one fertilized ovum. |
PROPORTIONABLY | • proportionably adv. In a proportionable manner; proportionately. • PROPORTIONABLE adv. proportional, proportionate. |
ANTHROPOBIOLOGY | • anthropobiology n. Bioanthropology. • ANTHROPOBIOLOGY n. the study of human biology. |
DECOMPOSABILITY | • decomposability n. (Uncountable) The condition of being decomposable. • decomposability n. (Countable) The extent to which something is decomposable. • DECOMPOSABILITY n. the state of being decomposable. |
POLYCARBOXYLATE | • polycarboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any ester of a polycarboxylic acid. • POLYCARBOXYLATE n. a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid, used in certain detergents. |
STREPHOSYMBOLIA | • strephosymbolia n. A tendency, associated with word blindness, to twist or invert certain similar letters (such as b and d) when reading. • STREPHOSYMBOLIA n. a visual disorder where letters are seen mirror imaged. |