APOGEOTROPISMS | • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
BIOPROSPECTING | • bioprospecting n. (Biology) The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms. • BIOPROSPECTING n. the exploitation of traditional medicines. |
CONGRESSPEOPLE | • congresspeople n. Plural of congressperson. • CONGRESSPEOPLE n. congressmen or congresswomen. |
EPIPHYTOLOGIES | • EPIPHYTOLOGY n. the study of epiphytes. |
EPISTOLOGRAPHY | • epistolography n. The art or practice of writing epistles. • EPISTOLOGRAPHY n. letter-writing. |
ESOPHAGOSCOPES | • esophagoscopes n. Plural of esophagoscope. • ESOPHAGOSCOPE n. an implement for examining the oesophagus. |
MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
MORPHOGRAPHERS | • morphographers n. Plural of morphographer. • MORPHOGRAPHER n. an artist who portrays forms. |
MORPHOGRAPHIES | • morphographies n. Plural of morphography. • MORPHOGRAPHY n. a morphological description or study. |
OESOPHAGOSCOPE | • oesophagoscope n. Alternative form of esophagoscope. • OESOPHAGOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the oesophagus. |
OESOPHAGOSCOPY | • oesophagoscopy n. Alternative form of esophagoscopy. • OESOPHAGOSCOPY n. examination of the oesophagus, also ESOPHAGOSCOPY. |
OPPIGNERATIONS | • OPPIGNERATION n. the act or an instance of pawning or pledging, also OPPIGNORATION. |
PHARYNGOSCOPES | • pharyngoscopes n. Plural of pharyngoscope. • PHARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for inspecting the pharynx. |
PHOSPHORESCING | • phosphorescing v. Present participle of phosphoresce. • PHOSPHORESCE v. to exhibit phosphorescence. |
PHYTOPATHOGENS | • phytopathogens n. Plural of phytopathogen. • PHYTOPATHOGEN n. an organism parasitic on a plant host. |
POLAROGRAPHIES | • polarographies n. Plural of polarography. • POLAROGRAPHY n. a technique for determining the concentration and nature of the ions in a solution by an electrolytic process. |
PROGENITORSHIP | • progenitorship n. The state of being a progenitor. • PROGENITORSHIP n. the state of being a progenitor. |
PROSOPOGRAPHER | • PROSOPOGRAPHER n. a writer of prosopographies, biographical sketches. |
SPORANGIOPHORE | • sporangiophore n. (Botany) A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails). • sporangiophore n. (Mycology) A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip. • SPORANGIOPHORE n. a stalk to which sporangia are attached. |
SPORANGIOSPORE | • sporangiospore n. A spore produced by a sporangium (in many fungi, such as zygomycetes). • SPORANGIOSPORE n. a spore developed in a sporangium. |