CHONDRIOSOMES | • chondriosomes n. Plural of chondriosome. • CHONDRIOSOME n. an old name for a mitochondrion, a minute body generating ATP in the cytoplasm of a cell. |
HOMOMORPHISMS | • homomorphisms n. Plural of homomorphism. • HOMOMORPHISM n. similarity of external form, appearance, or size. |
HOMOMORPHOSIS | • homomorphosis n. (Biology) Regeneration in which the new part is like the part removed; replacement of a lost part by a similar part. • HOMOMORPHOSIS n. regeneration of a lost part in the original form. |
ISOCHROMOSOME | • isochromosome n. (Cytology) An abnormal chromosome in which one arm has been lost and replaced with an exact copy of the other arm. • ISOCHROMOSOME n. a chromosome produced by transverse splitting of the centromere so that both arms are from the same side of the centromere, are of equal length, and possess identical genes. |
ISODIMORPHOUS | • isodimorphous adj. Having the quality of isodimorphism. • ISODIMORPHOUS adj. showing isodimorphism, isomorphism between each of the two forms of a dimorphous substance. |
MICROCOSMOSES | • microcosmoses n. Plural of microcosmos. • MICROCOSMOS n. a little universe or world. |
MONOCHROMISTS | • monochromists n. Plural of monochromist. • MONOCHROMIST n. a person who practises monochrome. |
MONOMORPHISMS | • monomorphisms n. Plural of monomorphism. • MONOMORPHISM n. existence in one form only. |
MONOSTROPHICS | • monostrophics n. Plural of monostrophic. • MONOSTROPHICS n. monostrophic verses. |
MORPHOLOGISTS | • morphologists n. Plural of morphologist. • MORPHOLOGIST n. a student of morphology. |
MOTORISATIONS | • motorisations n. Plural of motorisation. • MOTORISATION n. the act of motorising, also MOTORIZATION. |
NORMOTENSIONS | • NORMOTENSION n. normal blood pressure. |
ORTHOTROPISMS | • ORTHOTROPISM n. vertical growth. |
OVARIOTOMISTS | • ovariotomists n. Plural of ovariotomist. • OVARIOTOMIST n. one who carries out ovariotomies. |
PHOTOTROPISMS | • phototropisms n. Plural of phototropism. • PHOTOTROPISM n. movement directed by light. |
POLYRIBOSOMES | • polyribosomes n. Plural of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
SOMATOTROPINS | • somatotropins n. Plural of somatotropin. • SOMATOTROPIN n. a polypeptide growth hormone, also SOMATOTROPHIN, SOMATOTROPINE. |
TOPOISOMERASE | • topoisomerase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that affect the topology of DNA, especially ones that relax supercoiling. • TOPOISOMERASE n. any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking and rejoining one or both strands of the DNA molecule. |