alkaloid | (noun) natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants | - |
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alkaloidal | (adjective) pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids | - |
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amphidiploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent | - |
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amphidiploidy | (noun) the condition of being amphidiploid | - |
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amygdaloid | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloidal |
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(noun) volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits | - |
amygdaloidal | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid |
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amyloid | (adjective) resembling starch | Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike |
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(noun) (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue | - |
(noun) a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch | - |
amyloidal | (adjective) resembling starch | Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloid, farinaceous, starchlike |
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amyloidosis | (noun) a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma | - |
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aneuploid | (adjective) having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number | - |
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aneuploidy | (noun) an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete) | - |
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bungaloid | (adjective) characterized by bungalows | - |
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celluloid | (adjective) artificial as if portrayed in a film | Synonyms: synthetic |
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(noun) a medium that disseminates moving pictures | Synonyms: cinema, film |
(noun) highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics | - |
cheloid | (noun) raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair | Synonyms: keloid |
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colloid | (noun) a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension | - |
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colloidal | (adjective) of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid | - |
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colloidally | (adverb) in a colloidal manner | - |
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cotyloid | (adjective) of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone | Synonyms: acetabular, cotyloidal |
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cotyloidal | (adjective) of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone | Synonyms: acetabular, cotyloid |
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cycloid | (adjective) resembling a circle | Synonyms: cycloidal |
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(noun) a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line | - |
cycloidal | (adjective) resembling a circle | Synonyms: cycloid |
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diploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number | - |
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(noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number | - |
diploidy | (noun) the condition of being diploid | - |
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epicycloid | (noun) a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle | - |
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haploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | Synonyms: haploidic, monoploid |
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(noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes | - |
haploidic | (adjective) of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | Synonyms: haploid, monoploid |
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haploidy | (noun) the condition of being haploid | - |
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heteroploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species | - |
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heteroploidy | (noun) the condition of being heteroploid | - |
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hyaloid | (adjective) resembling glass in transparency or translucency | Synonyms: hyaline |
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(noun) the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina | Synonyms: hyaloid membrane |
hydrocolloid | (noun) a substance that forms a gel with water | - |
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hyperboloid | (noun) a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis | - |
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hyperboloidal | (adjective) having the shape of a hyperboloid | - |
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hypocycloid | (noun) a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle | - |
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keloid | (noun) raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair | Synonyms: cheloid |
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meloid | (noun) beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin | Synonyms: blister beetle |
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metalloid | (adjective) of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal | - |
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mongoloid | (adjective) (offensive) of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome | - |
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(adjective) characteristic of or resembling a Mongol | - |
(noun) a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense, now considered offensive) | - |
monoploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | Synonyms: haploid, haploidic |
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myeloid | (adjective) of or relating to bone marrow | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to bone marrow cells | Synonyms: myelic |
(adjective) marrowlike | - |
paraboloid | (noun) a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis | - |
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paraboloidal | (adjective) having the shape of a paraboloid | - |
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petaloid | (adjective) resembling a flower petal | - |
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phalloidin | (noun) one of a group of toxins from the death cap (Amanita phalloides) known as phallotoxins. | - |
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polyploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes | - |
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(noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes | - |
polyploidy | (noun) the condition of being polyploid | - |
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sepaloid | (adjective) resembling or characteristic of a sepal | Synonyms: sepaline |
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tabloid | (noun) newspaper with half-size pages | Synonyms: rag, sheet |
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(noun) sensationalist journalism | Synonyms: tab, yellow journalism |
thalloid | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling or consisting of a thallus | - |
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triploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having three complete sets of chromosomes | - |
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tuberculoid | (adjective) resembling tuberculosis | - |
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