acaryote | (noun) a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) | Synonyms: akaryocyte, akaryote |
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akaryocyte | (noun) a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) | Synonyms: acaryote, akaryote |
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akaryote | (noun) a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) | Synonyms: acaryote, akaryocyte |
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antibaryon | (noun) the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1 | - |
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baryon | (noun) any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 | Synonyms: heavy particle |
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bryony | (noun) a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties | Synonyms: briony |
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bryophyte | (noun) any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta | Synonyms: nonvascular plant |
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bryozoan | (noun) sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding | Synonyms: moss animal, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss |
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caryopsis | (noun) dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn | Synonyms: grain |
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cryoanaesthesia | (noun) insensibility resulting from cold | Synonyms: cryoanesthesia |
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cryoanesthesia | (noun) insensibility resulting from cold | Synonyms: cryoanaesthesia |
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cryobiology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms | - |
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cryocautery | (noun) application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it | - |
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(noun) an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it | - |
cryogen | (noun) a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant | - |
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cryogenics | (noun) the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures | Synonyms: cryogeny |
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cryogeny | (noun) the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures | Synonyms: cryogenics |
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cryolite | (noun) a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine | Synonyms: Greenland spar |
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cryometer | (noun) a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures | - |
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cryonics | (noun) the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life | - |
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cryopathy | (noun) destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene | Synonyms: frostbite |
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cryophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of freezing | - |
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cryoscope | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points | - |
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cryostat | (noun) a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures | - |
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cryosurgery | (noun) the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers) | - |
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dacryocyst | (noun) either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands | Synonyms: lacrimal sac, tear sac |
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dacryocystitis | (noun) inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose | - |
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dacryon | (noun) the craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone | - |
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dryopithecine | (noun) considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans | - |
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embryo | (noun) an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life | Synonyms: conceptus, fertilized egg |
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(noun) (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium | - |
embryologist | (noun) a physician who specializes in embryology | - |
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embryology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms | - |
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eucaryote | (noun) an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells | Synonyms: eukaryote |
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eukaryote | (noun) an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells | Synonyms: eucaryote |
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fryolator | (noun) A kitchen appliance for deep frying; its size depends on intended use. | Synonyms: deep fat fryer, deep fryer, frier, fryer |
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karyokinesis | (noun) organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis | - |
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karyolymph | (noun) a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed | - |
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karyolysis | (noun) disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies | - |
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karyon | (noun) a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | Synonyms: cell nucleus, nucleus |
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karyoplasm | (noun) the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell | Synonyms: nucleoplasm |
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karyotype | (noun) the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes) | - |
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megakaryocyte | (noun) a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets | - |
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ophryon | (noun) the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits | - |
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procaryote | (noun) a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma | Synonyms: prokaryote |
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prokaryote | (noun) a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma | Synonyms: procaryote |
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tryout | (noun) a test of the suitability of a performer | Synonyms: audition |
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(noun) trying something to find out about it | Synonyms: test, trial, trial run |