COTYLEDONOID | • COTYLEDONOID adj. in the form of a cotyledon. |
DICOTYLEDONOUS | • dicotyledonous adj. Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons. • dicotyledonous adj. Having two cotyledons. • DICOTYLEDONOUS adj. of or like a dicotyledon. |
DISCOMMODIOUSLY | • discommodiously adv. In a discommodious manner. • DISCOMMODIOUS adv. inconvenient. |
ENDOPOLYPLOID | • endopolyploid adj. Exhibiting or relating to endopolyploidy. • endopolyploid n. Any organism that exhibits endopolyploidy. • ENDOPOLYPLOID adj. relating to endopolyploidy. |
ENDOPOLYPLOIDY | • endopolyploidy n. The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus. • ENDOPOLYPLOIDY n. a polyploid state in which the chromosomes have divided repeatedly without subsequent division of the nucleus or cell. |
HYDROCOLLOID | • hydrocolloid n. Any material that forms a colloid (especially a gel) when mixed with water. • hydrocolloid n. Such a material, made from agar, used to make dental impressions. • HYDROCOLLOID n. a substance that yields a gel with water. |
HYDROCOLLOIDAL | • hydrocolloidal adj. Of or relating to a hydrocolloid. • HYDROCOLLOIDAL adj. of or like a hydrocolloid. |
HYDROCOLLOIDS | • hydrocolloids n. Plural of hydrocolloid. • HYDROCOLLOID n. a substance that yields a gel with water. |
NONCONSOLIDATED | • nonconsolidated adj. (Financial) Including the financial data of only the parent company. • NONCONSOLIDATED adj. not consolidated. |
OLIGODENDROCYTE | • oligodendrocyte n. (Biology) Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system. • OLIGODENDROCYTE n. a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but smaller with few and slender processes having few branches. |
OLIGODENDROGLIA | • oligodendroglia n. (Anatomy) tissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath. • OLIGODENDROGLIA n. a glia made up of oligodendrocytes that forms the myelin sheath around axons in the central nervous system. |