actinomycete | (noun) any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales | - |
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aesthete | (noun) one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature | Synonyms: esthete |
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agamete | (noun) an asexual reproductive cell | - |
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anisogamete | (noun) either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size | - |
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arete | (noun) a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains | - |
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ascomycete | (noun) any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus | Synonyms: ascomycetous fungus |
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athlete | (noun) a person trained to compete in sports | Synonyms: jock |
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basidiomycete | (noun) any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota | Synonyms: basidiomycetous fungi |
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blastomycete | (noun) any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals | - |
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bolete | (noun) any fungus of the family Boletaceae | - |
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concrete | (noun) a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water | - |
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discomycete | (noun) any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes | Synonyms: cup fungus |
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esthete | (noun) one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature | Synonyms: aesthete |
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exegete | (noun) a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts) | - |
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ferroconcrete | (noun) concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses | Synonyms: reinforced concrete |
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fete | (noun) an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) | Synonyms: festival |
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(noun) an elaborate party (often outdoors) | Synonyms: feast, fiesta |
gamete | (noun) a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes | - |
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gasteromycete | (noun) any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes | Synonyms: gastromycete |
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gastromycete | (noun) any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes | Synonyms: gasteromycete |
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isogamete | (noun) either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure | - |
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machete | (noun) a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation | Synonyms: matchet, panga |
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mete | (noun) a line that indicates a boundary | Synonyms: border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation |
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myxomycete | (noun) a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes | Synonyms: acellular slime mold, plasmodial slime mold, true slime mold |
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naivete | (noun) lack of sophistication or worldliness | Synonyms: naiveness, naivety |
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oligochaete | (noun) hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body | Synonyms: oligochaete worm |
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pentathlete | (noun) an athlete who competes in a pentathlon | - |
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polychaete | (noun) chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles | Synonyms: polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm |
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polychete | (noun) chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles | Synonyms: polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete worm |
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rete | (noun) a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels | Synonyms: plexus |
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spirochaete | (noun) parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals | Synonyms: spirochete |
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spirochete | (noun) parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals | Synonyms: spirochaete |
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