| agamete | (noun) an asexual reproductive cell | - |
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| ametabolic | (adjective) undergoing slight or no metamorphosis | Synonyms: ametabolous |
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| (adjective) undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis | - |
| ametabolous | (adjective) undergoing slight or no metamorphosis | Synonyms: ametabolic |
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| amethopterin | (noun) toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis | Synonyms: methotrexate, methotrexate sodium |
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| amethyst | (adjective) of a moderate purple color | - |
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| (noun) a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone | - |
| amethystine | (adjective) containing or resembling amethyst | - |
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| ametria | (noun) congenital absence of the uterus | - |
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| ametropia | (noun) (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia | - |
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| ametropic | (adjective) of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina | - |
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| anisogamete | (noun) either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size | - |
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| anisogametic | (adjective) relating to either of a pair of dissimilar (anisogamic) gametes combining in sexual reproduction | - |
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| apogametic | (adjective) of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization | Synonyms: apogamic, apogamous |
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| decameter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | Synonyms: dam, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm |
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| decametre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | Synonyms: dam, decameter, dekameter, dekametre, dkm |
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| dekameter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | Synonyms: dam, decameter, decametre, dekametre, dkm |
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| dekametre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | Synonyms: dam, decameter, decametre, dekameter, dkm |
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| dexamethasone | (noun) a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation | Synonyms: Decadron, Dexamethasone Intensol, Dexone, Hexadrol, Oradexon |
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| diameter | (noun) the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference | Synonyms: diam |
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| (noun) a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface) | - |
| diametral | (adjective) related to or along a diameter | Synonyms: diametric, diametrical |
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| diametric | (adjective) related to or along a diameter | Synonyms: diametral, diametrical |
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| (adjective) characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed | Synonyms: diametrical, opposite, polar |
| diametrical | (adjective) related to or along a diameter | Synonyms: diametral, diametric |
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| (adjective) characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed | Synonyms: diametric, opposite, polar |
| diametrically | (adverb) as from opposite ends of a diameter | - |
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| flamethrower | (noun) a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards | - |
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| gametangium | (noun) cell or organ in which gametes develop | - |
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| gamete | (noun) a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes | - |
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| gametocyte | (noun) an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis | - |
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| gametoecium | (noun) gametangia and surrounding bracts | - |
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| gametogenesis | (noun) the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis | - |
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| gametophore | (noun) a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts | - |
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| gametophyte | (noun) the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations | - |
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| hexameter | (noun) a verse line having six metrical feet | - |
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| isogamete | (noun) either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure | - |
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| megagametophyte | (noun) the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores | - |
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| microgametophyte | (noun) the male gametophyte produced by a microspore | - |
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| myriameter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters | Synonyms: mym, myriametre |
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| myriametre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters | Synonyms: mym, myriameter |
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| nonparametric | (adjective) not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic | - |
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| octameter | (noun) a verse line having eight metrical feet | - |
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| parameter | (noun) a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves | Synonyms: parametric quantity |
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| (noun) a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data | - |
| (noun) (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program | Synonyms: argument |
| (noun) any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance | - |
| parametric | (adjective) of or relating to or in terms of a parameter | - |
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| parametritis | (noun) inflammation of connective tissue adjacent to the uterus | - |
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| pentameter | (noun) a verse line having five metrical feet | - |
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| pentamethylenetetrazol | (noun) a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark | Synonyms: Metrazol, pentylenetetrazol |
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| semidiameter | (noun) the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth | - |
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| sulfamethazine | (noun) a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine | Synonyms: sulfamezathine |
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| sulfamethoxazole | (noun) a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract) | Synonyms: Gantanol |
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| tetrameter | (noun) a verse line having four metrical feet | - |
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| tetramethyldiarsine | (noun) a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air | Synonyms: cacodyl |
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| tetrametric | (adjective) of or relating to verse lines written in tetrameter | - |
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