GAMETOPHYTE | • gametophyte n. (Botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order… • GAMETOPHYTE n. the haploid stage in the life cycle of an organism undergoing alternations of generations. |
METHYLATING | • methylating v. Present participle of methylate. • methylating adj. That methylates. • METHYLATE v. to introduce one or more methyl groups into (a compound or group). |
GAMETOPHYTES | • gametophytes n. Plural of gametophyte. • GAMETOPHYTE n. the haploid stage in the life cycle of an organism undergoing alternations of generations. |
GAMETOPHYTIC | • gametophytic adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant. • gametophytic adj. (Botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte. • GAMETOPHYTIC adj. of or like a gametophyte. |
HETEROGAMETY | • heterogamety n. (Biology) The production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism. • HETEROGAMETY n. the state of being heterogametic. |
MERRYTHOUGHT | • merrythought n. (Archaic) The furcula or wishbone. • MERRYTHOUGHT n. the furcula between the neck and breastbone of poultry, aka wishbone. |
THAUMATOGENY | • thaumatogeny n. (Rare) The origination of life by a miracle rather than by natural law. • THAUMATOGENY n. the doctrine of the miraculous origin of life. |
DEMETHYLATING | • demethylating v. Present participle of demethylate. |
MERRYTHOUGHTS | • merrythoughts n. Plural of merrythought. • MERRYTHOUGHT n. the furcula between the neck and breastbone of poultry, aka wishbone. |
THREMMATOLOGY | • thremmatology n. The field of breeding or propagating plants and animals. • THREMMATOLOGY n. the science of breeding domestic animals and plants. |
PHOTOGRAMMETRY | • photogrammetry n. The making of precise measurements from photographs. • photogrammetry n. The making of maps from photographs, especially from aerial surveying. • PHOTOGRAMMETRY n. the science of making reliable measurements by the use of photographs and esp. aerial photographs (as in surveying). |
THYMECTOMISING | • THYMECTOMISE v. to perform a thymectomy, also THYMECTOMIZE. |
THYMECTOMIZING | • thymectomizing v. Present participle of thymectomize. • THYMECTOMIZE v. to perform a thymectomy, also THYMECTOMISE. |
HYETOMETROGRAPH | • HYETOMETROGRAPH n. an instrument for recording rainfall. |
MEGAGAMETOPHYTE | • megagametophyte n. (Biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a megaspore. • megagametophyte n. (Biology) A female gametophyte. • MEGAGAMETOPHYTE n. the gametophyte developing vegetatively from the megaspore of a heterosporous plant. |
MOUTHWATERINGLY | • mouthwateringly adv. In a mouthwatering manner. • mouth-wateringly adv. In a mouth-watering manner. • MOUTHWATERING adv. arousing the appetite. |
THIRTYSOMETHING | • thirtysomething n. A tricenarian: a person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive). • thirtysomething adj. Between 30 and 39 years of age. • thirtysomething adj. Between 30 and 39 in number. |
TWENTYSOMETHING | • twentysomething n. A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties. • twentysomething num. Between twenty and thirty. • twenty-something num. Alternative form of twentysomething. |