PELECYPOD | • pelecypod n. (Zoology) Any of the Pelecypoda. • PELECYPOD adj. designating or pertaining to a bivalve mollusc. • PELECYPOD n. a pelecypod mollusc, a bivalve. |
PELECYPODS | • pelecypods n. Plural of pelecypod. • PELECYPOD n. a pelecypod mollusc, a bivalve. |
POLYPEPTIDE | • polypeptide n. (Organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide. |
BELLYFLOPPED | • bellyflopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of bellyflop. • belly␣flopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of belly flop. • BELLYFLOP v. to perform a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally. |
GLYCOPEPTIDE | • glycopeptide n. (Biochemistry) any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide. • GLYCOPEPTIDE n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid. |
POLYDISPERSE | • polydisperse adj. (Of a colloid) Having a range of particle sizes. • polydisperse adj. (Of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of nonuniform (“composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses”). • POLYDISPERSE adj. characterized by particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system. |
POLYPEPTIDES | • polypeptides n. Plural of polypeptide. • POLYPEPTIDE n. a compound containing between 10 and 100 peptides. |
GLYCOPEPTIDES | • glycopeptides n. Plural of glycopeptide. • GLYCOPEPTIDE n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid. |
HYPERPLOIDIES | • hyperploidies n. Plural of hyperploidy. • HYPERPLOIDY n. the state of being hyperploid, in excess of but not exact multiple of diploid. |
HYPERDEVELOPED | • hyperdeveloped adj. Developed to a very high degree. |
HYPERPOLARISED | • hyperpolarised v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperpolarise. • HYPERPOLARISE v. to increase the difference in electric potential across a cell membrane, also HYPERPOLARIZE. |
HYPERPOLARIZED | • hyperpolarized v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperpolarize. • HYPERPOLARIZE v. to produce an increase in potential difference across a biological membrane, also HYPERPOLARISE. |
PALAEOPEDOLOGY | • palaeopedology n. Alternative spelling of paleopedology. • palæopedology n. Obsolete spelling of paleopedology. • PALAEOPEDOLOGY n. the study of early soils. |
PREPONDERANTLY | • preponderantly adv. In a preponderant manner. • PREPONDERANT adv. having superior weight, force, or influence. |
PREPONDERATELY | • preponderately adv. Synonym of preponderantly. • PREPONDERATE adv. surpassing. |
DEPHOSPHORYLATE | • dephosphorylate v. To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation. • DEPHOSPHORYLATE v. to remove phosphate groups from an organic compounds. |
LEPIDOPTEROLOGY | • lepidopterology n. (Biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). • lepidopterology n. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). • LEPIDOPTEROLOGY n. the study of butterflies and moths. |