BIOTECHNOLOGY | • biotechnology n. The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other… • biotechnology n. The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences. • BIOTECHNOLOGY n. the utilisation of living organisms in industry. |
CHEMOTAXONOMY | • chemotaxonomy n. (Biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities… • CHEMOTAXONOMY n. the classification of plants and animals based on similarities and differences in biochemical composition. |
GEOCHRONOLOGY | • geochronology n. (Uncountable) The science of dating samples of rock or sediment. • geochronology n. (Countable) Any one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined. • geochronology n. (Uncountable) The division of ancient time into named subdivisions / periods. |
GEOMORPHOGENY | • GEOMORPHOGENY n. the study of the origins of land forms. |
GEOTECHNOLOGY | • geotechnology n. Geotechnical work. • GEOTECHNOLOGY n. the application of science and technology to the extraction and use of the earth's natural resources. |
HOMOGENEOUSLY | • homogeneously adv. In a homogeneous manner. • HOMOGENEOUS adv. of a uniform consistency. |
NEUROETHOLOGY | • neuroethology n. The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system. • NEUROETHOLOGY n. the description of features of animal behaviour in terms of the mechanisms of the nervous system. |
ORTHOHYDROGEN | • orthohydrogen n. (Physics) form of the hydrogen molecule (H2) in which the two nuclei have parallel spin; about 75% of… • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
OXYHEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhemoglobin n. (American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
PHENOMENOLOGY | • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl. • phenomenology n. (Medicine, philosophy of medical sciences) An approach to clinical practice which places undue reliance… |
PHYTOHORMONES | • phytohormones n. Plural of phytohormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |