archesporium | (noun) primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops | Synonyms: archespore |
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cephalosporin | (noun) one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity | Synonyms: Mefoxin |
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emporium | (noun) a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain | Synonyms: department store |
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evaporite | (noun) the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater | - |
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extemporisation | (noun) a performance given extempore without planning or preparation | Synonyms: extemporization, improvisation |
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extemporization | (noun) a performance given extempore without planning or preparation | Synonyms: extemporisation, improvisation |
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haemosporidian | (noun) minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens | - |
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haplosporidian | (noun) parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance | - |
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leporid | (noun) rabbits and hares | Synonyms: leporid mammal |
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leporide | (noun) red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare | Synonyms: Belgian hare |
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microsporidian | (noun) parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells | - |
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myxosporidian | (noun) mostly parasitic in fishes and including various serious pathogens | - |
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poriferan | (noun) primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies | Synonyms: parazoan, sponge |
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rhinosporidiosis | (noun) fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming | - |
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sarcosporidian | (noun) parasite of the muscles of vertebrates | Synonyms: sarcocystidean, sarcocystieian |
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soporific | (noun) a drug that induces sleep | Synonyms: hypnotic |
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temporiser | (noun) someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time | Synonyms: temporizer |
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temporizer | (noun) someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time | Synonyms: temporiser |
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vaporing | (noun) an instance of boastful talk | Synonyms: brag, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting |
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vaporisation | (noun) annihilation by vaporizing something | Synonyms: vaporization |
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(noun) the process of becoming a vapor | Synonyms: evaporation, vapor, vaporization, vapour |
vaporiser | (noun) a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation) | Synonyms: vaporizer |
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vaporization | (noun) annihilation by vaporizing something | Synonyms: vaporisation |
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(noun) the process of becoming a vapor | Synonyms: evaporation, vapor, vaporisation, vapour |
vaporizer | (noun) a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation) | Synonyms: vaporiser |
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