morphostage

(biology) Any distinct stage in the metamorphosis of an insect


attritional mortality

(archaeology, paleontology) The process by which individuals in a population die off one by one from a variety of causes (rather than in large numbers as part of a single event).


catastrophic mortality

(archaeology, paleontology) The process by which individuals in a population die off in large numbers as part of a single event (rather than one by one, from a variety of causes).


alkali cellulose

(biochemistry) A compound of cellulose and sodium hydroxide formed during the manufacture of viscose


beta globulin

(biochemistry) Any of a particular group of globular proteins


cytophysics

(biology, physics) The physics of biological cells


anorectin

* Appears in "Effects on Feeding Behavior of Rats of a Cryptic Peptide from the C-Terminal End of Prepro-Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor" K. ARASE, T. SAKAGUCHI, M. TAKAHASHI, G. A. BRAY, N. LING
Endocrinology, Volume 121, Issue 6, 1 December 1987, Pages 1960–1965, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo-121-6-1960

(biochemistry) A peptide that reduces eating in mammals. The sequence of amino acids is Pyr-Val-Asp-Ser-Met-Trp-Ala-Glu-Gln-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Leu-Glu-Ser-Ile-Leu-Val-Ala-Leu-Leu-Gln-Lys-His-Ser-Arg-Asn-Ser-Gln-NH2


subtornal

en-adj

subtornal (comparative more subtornal, superlative most subtornal)

more subtornal (comparative)
most subtornal (superlative)

(entomology) Located below the tornus of the wing.


anal vein

(entomology) A vein running along the dorsum of the wing.


lipoprivation

(biology) Reduction in lipid availability for cells


antiretrovirus

(virology, pharmacology) Countering retroviruses; antiretroviral.


host cell

Host cells are forced to produce thousands of copies of the original virus.

(biology) A living cell which harbours an infectious agent (such as a virus or bacterium).


aleurioconidium

From Aleurisma (obsolete genus name) + conidium.

(biology) A thallic conidium formed by the breakdown of the supporting cell


aleurioconidiophore

(biology) A conidiophore that produces aleurioconidia


glycogenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of glycogen


coccicidal

(bacteriology) That kills cocci (spherical bacteria).


coccicide

(bacteriology) Any substance that kills cocci (spherical bacteria).


epicotyledonary

Seedling showing median length for hypocotyl and long epicotyledonary stem without leaf rudiments […]

1904, Ceylon Journal of Science: Botany, volume 2, page 209:

The fractures in the epicotyledonary region differ somewhat in general appearance, but all produce the same result — the plumule fails to develop and finally becomes detached from the rest of the epicotyl.

1930, Journal of Agricultural Research, page 379:

A day later epicotyledonary meristem or shoot apex is initiated […]

1976, The Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, page 10:


non-breeding

(zoology) Occurring outside of the breeding season; relating to any time of the year in which breeding does not take place.


lipoplast

(botany) A small structure in seeds in which fat is stored


lankesterellid

(zoology) Any member of the Lankesterellidae.


important bird area

en-noun

important bird area (plural important bird areas)

(ornithology, conservation) An area recognised as requiring conservation and management due to its importance for the survival of bird species that are vulnerable to global extinction.


pithecology

From Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”) + -ology.

(zoology, rare) The scientific study of apes.


glucosylcerebrosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes the glucosyl part of a cerebroside


corecruitment

(biochemistry) The recruiting of two or more proteins at the same time.


gapeline

(ornithology) The outer edge of a bird's gape, especially when enlarged in a chick or immature bird.


endosteric

en-adj

endosteric (comparative more endosteric, superlative most endosteric)

more endosteric (comparative)
most endosteric (superlative)

From endo- (“inside”) + steric (“arrangement of atoms in space”).

prefix

(biochemistry, of an enzyme or molecule) That binds a compound on an inside position or active site


exo-steric

en-adj

exo-steric (comparative more exo-steric, superlative most exo-steric)

more exo-steric (comparative)
most exo-steric (superlative)

From exo- (“outside”) + steric (“arrangement of atoms in space”).

prefix

(biochemistry, of an enzyme or molecule) That binds a compound on an outside position.


ecocapitalism

For some, ecocapitalism is inherently a contradiction in terms. […] However, for free market enthusiasts, capitalism would remain largely unchanged in ecocapitalism.

2011, “Ecocapitalism”, in Dustin Mulvaney, editor, Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide, SAGE, →ISBN, page 111:

He’s recently been hanging out with renowned investor Warren Buffet’s son, Howard, on a combine harvester in Iowa. (“A great guy. He really gets soil!”) This won’t do much to calm the greens who accuse him of a brand of eco-capitalism.

2014 August 20, Lucy Siegle, “Patrick Holden: 'People’s image of farming is a complete fantasy'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(politics, ecology) The philosophy that market-based methods can solve environmental and ecological problems, through government policy.


coeloid

(zoology) A member of the Coleoidea subclass which includes octopuses and squid.


proteoanabolic

(biochemistry) Relating to the biosynthesis of protein


forcepstail

(zoology) A member of Diplura (two-pronged bristletails) in the families Evalljapygidae, Parajapygidae, and especially Japygidae.

(zoology) A member of dragonflies in the genera Phyllocycla (lesser forcepstails) and Aphylla (greater forcepgenus|stails).


doubletime

Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster#Translingual

(zoology, molecular biology) A gene in Drosophila melanogaster that produces the DBT protein kinase, used to control circadian rhythm.

dbtS a mutant allele that shortens the circadian rhythm

dbtL a mutant allele that lengthens the circadian rhythm

dbtP a mutant allele that eliminates the circadian rhythm and kills the larva


CRH

en-noun

CRH (countable and uncountable, plural CRHs)

corticotropin-releasing hormone
corticotropin-releasing hormone#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of corticotropin-releasing hormone.


CRHergic

(biochemistry) Produced or activated by CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone).


ATPergic

adenosine triphosphate
adenosine triphosphate

(biochemistry) Produced or activated by ATP (adenosine triphosphate).


flag leaf

(agricultural, cereals, botany) The last leaf to emerge in a cereal plant during its growth; the flag leaf provides majority of the leaf area of the plant and is used as one indicator of its growth stage.

agricultural; cereals; agricultural; cereals

Cereal growth staging scales on Wikipedia..


osteocrin

(biochemistry) A peptide that contributes to osteogenesis and chondrogenesis in some fish


rhizocompartment

(biology) Either of the environments occupied by plant roots: rhizoplane, rhizosphere and the surrounding soil.


thymopolypeptide

(biochemistry) Any of a range of polypeptide hormones secreted by the thymus


SPEC

(conservation) Initialism of Species of European Conservation Concern.


trimethyllysine

(biochemistry) A trimethyl derivative of lysine produced by posttranslational methylation, typically of histone


achatin

(biochemistry) A neuroexcitatory peptide, from a snail of the genus Achatina, that enhances the amplitude and frequency of the heartbeat.


anatelophase

(cytology) A combination of anaphase and telophase


anomerase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the formation of anomers


antheridiophore

(biology) A gametophore that bears antheridia (typically in a moss or liverwort)


antisynapsin

(biochemistry) That disrupts the action of synapsins


autoreception

(biochemistry, medicine) The action of an autoreceptor


bindosome

(biology) A component of the cell membrane of certain bacteria that bind sugars to proteins


carboxydase

(biochemistry) Synonym of carboxypeptidase


chemoaversion

(biology) movement away from a chemical stimulus


chemoinhibition

(biochemistry) inhibition of a biochemical process


chemomarker

(biochemistry) A compound that is only present in the presence of a particular species


chemotransduction

(biochemistry) chemical transduction (of energy)


conchocelis

(biology) A haploid form of Porphyra that develops into a gametophyte


cytosorting

(cytology) The sorting of individual cells


demalonylate

en-verb

demalonylate (third-person singular simple present demalonylates, present participle demalonylating, simple past and past participle demalonylated)

demalonylates (present singular third-person)
demalonylating (participle present)
demalonylated (participle past)
demalonylated (past)

(biochemistry) To remove a malonyl group


deoxyceramide

(biochemistry) A derivative of a ceramide containing deoxysphingosine


epiascidiate

(botany, of a leaf) in the form of a tube


exomere

(biology) Any of a group of nanoparticles, in exosomes, of no obvious function


gametangiophore

(botany) An extended thallus, in liverworts, that bears the gametes


gastruloid

(biology) An aggregate of embryonic stem cells


heptapseudopeptide

(biochemistry) A pseudopeptide composed of seven units


intronize

intronize (third-person singular simple present intronizes, present participle intronizing, simple past and past participle intronized)

intronizes (present singular third-person)
intronizing (participle present)
intronized (participle past)
intronized (past)


isodecoder

(biochemistry) Either of a pair of transfer RNA molecules that share the same anticodon


merophyte

(botany) Any of a group of cells, typically in a leaf or stem, produced from the same initial cell


metaorganism

(biology) Any multicellular organism together with the microbes etc that it hosts


midexponential

(biology) In the middle of an exponential growth phase


monophosphorylatable

(biochemistry) Capable of being monophosphorylated


naphthylalanine

(biochemistry) A naphthyl derivative of alanine


oligodinucleotide

(biochemistry) An oligomer composed of dinucleotide units


riboguanosine

(biochemistry) A nucleoside composed of ribose and guanosine


sulfotyrosinated

(biochemistry) Modified by the addition of sulfotyrosine


antiswitch

(biochemistry) An antisense form of a riboswitch.


biofitness

(biology) biological fitness; the ability to produce offspring


saccharopepsin

(biochemistry) A pepsin present in yeast


aminopropyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that moves aminopropyl groups as part of the biosynthesis of polyamines


antitarget

(biochemistry) A receptor, enzyme, or other biological target that, when affected by a drug, causes undesirable side effects.


carbamylase

(biochemistry) Synonym of carbamoyltransferase; Synonym of transcarbamylase


diglucosamine

(biochemistry) A disaccharide derivative of glucosamine


dulanermin

(medicine, biochemistry) A recombinant protein used to treat some cancers


dynacortin

Dictyostelium discoideum
Dictyostelium discoideum#Translingual

(biochemistry) an actin present in Dictyostelium discoideum


fibroactin

(biochemistry) A form of fibronectin related to an actin


hexaproline

(biochemistry) Six proline units in a peptide


methanopterin

(biochemistry) A coenzyme responsible for methanogenesis


etheostomine

(zoology) Belonging to the fish genus Etheostoma.


antiactivator

(biochemistry) That represses an activator


carbapenamase

(biochemistry) A β-lactamase that hydrolyses carbenicillin


eigentrait

(genetics, biology) A trait associated with the presence of an eigengene


enzymatics

(biochemistry) The study of the mode of action of enzymes


neolocalize

neolocalize (third-person singular simple present neolocalizes, present participle neolocalizing, simple past and past participle neolocalized)

neolocalizes (present singular third-person)
neolocalizing (participle present)
neolocalized (participle past)
neolocalized (past)

(genetics) To move a gene to a new location


neolocalized

(genetics, of a gene) Having a new location


apocalmodulin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein form of calmodulin that lacks a central calcium atom


apostructure

(biochemistry) The structure of the apoprotein form of a protein after its metal atom has been removed


autoexcision

(genetics) The removal of a gene from a copy of its own RNA.


chloroalanine

(biochemistry) A chlorinated derivative of alanine


concatesome

(genetics) The collection of concatenated genes of an organism


dihydroceramidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a dihydroceramide


fluorosequence

(biochemistry) A sequence of fluorophore-labelled amino acids in a protein


glycoinformatic

(biochemistry, computing) Relating to glycoinformatics


glycoinformatics

(biochemistry, computing) The bioinformatics of sugars


graviproprioceptive

(biology) Relating to graviproprioception


graviproprioception

(biology) proprioception via the sensing of the effects of gravity (weight) on body parts


gravisensing

(biology) The sensing of the effects of gravity on the body (typically of a plant)


gravisensitivity

(biology) sensitivity (typically of a plant) to the effects of gravity (weight of its parts)


homeothermotaxic

(biology) That maintains a constant bodily temperature


necrotaxis

(biology) chemotaxis towards necrotic cells


orthogravitropism

(botany) The normal tendency of a plants parts to bend downward under the effects of gravity


palmitoylome

(biochemistry) All the protein palmitoylations of an organism


panomics

(biology) All the biology studies such as genomics, proteomics etc. considered as a whole


pentaloop

(biochemistry) A loop of five nucleotides in a nucleic acid


retrophylogenomics

(genetics) phylogenomics based on the analysis of retroposons


tetraubiquitination

(biochemistry) The insertion of four ubiquitin moieties into a protein


allogenome

(genetics) The combined genome of two unrelated people (typically involved in a tissue graft)


allogenomic

(genetics) Relating to allogenomes or to allogenomics


glyconucleolipid

(biochemistry) A glycolipid form of a nucleolipid


nucleolipid

(biochemistry) A complex of lipid and nucleic acid


oxotype

(cytology) A type of cell that has a particular oxygen uptake rate


phototransduce

phototransduce (third-person singular simple present phototransduces, present participle phototransducing, simple past and past participle phototransduced)

phototransduces (present singular third-person)
phototransducing (participle present)
phototransduced (participle past)
phototransduced (past)


pseudomicrobial

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sonogenetics

(biology, genetics) The use of ultrasound to control cells that have been genetically modified with ion channels sensitive to sound


subexon

(genetics) A part of an exon composed of one or more introns


theozyme

(computing, biochemistry) A theoretical enzyme constructed mathematically


viromics

(biology) The identification and study of viromes


pennatulaceous

(zoology) Belonging to the Pennatulacea.


porogamic

(botany) Exhibiting or relating to porogamy.


bioprotonics

(biology, physics) biological / biochemical protonics


biospherics

(biology, ecology) The study of biospheres


calpacitin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that bind to calmodulin


crenactin

(biochemistry) A filamentous protein, present in some crenarchaea, that is similar to an actin


eigengenome

(genetics) (mathematics) One of a set of left singular vectors of a sequences x genomes matrix that tabulates, e.g., the DNA copy numbers of the genomes across the sequences.


hypertranslocation

(genetics) translocation by means of RNA polymerase


microconnectome

(biology) All the microconnections in a brain


protobiotic

(biochemistry) That gave rise to early life


retrotranscriptome

(genetics) A complete set of retrotranscripts


retrotranscriptomic

(genetics) Relating to a retrotranscriptome


submegabase

(genetics) Composed of less than a million nucleotides


aromorphosis

From New Latin, from aro- (from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρᾰ (ắră), ἄρ (ár) (“there and then, straightway”; also, interrogative and connective particle)) + morphosis.

(biology) The trend in evolution towards a greater amount of organization


osmotropotaxis

(biology) tropotaxis in an osmotic gradient


respirofermentation

(biochemistry) Simultaneous respiration and fermentation, typically in bacteria or yeasts


biocircuit

(biology) A biological circuit composed of neurons


cytomixis

From cyto- + Ancient Greek μίξις (míxis). Compare endomixis. Also mixis and -mictic.

(biology) The migration of a nucleus from one plant cell to another


hypertranscribe

hypertranscribe (third-person singular simple present hypertranscribes, present participle hypertranscribing, simple past and past participle hypertranscribed)

hypertranscribes (present singular third-person)
hypertranscribing (participle present)
hypertranscribed (participle past)
hypertranscribed (past)


karyoscope

(genetics) A device that images a stained chromosome in order to visualize gene copy number alterations


commic tern

Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo#Translingual

Sterna paradisaea
Sterna paradisaea#Translingual

(birdwatching) A tern that is either a common tern, Sterna hirundo, or an arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea.


mucocyst

(zoology) A cyst, in some protozoans, that discharges mucoid material


multisynthetase

(biochemistry) A complex of multiple synthetases


oligomerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligomer


parasome

(biology) A pore or sac in parasites of the genus Paramoeba


pyrotagged

(genetics) sequenced by means of pyrotagging


serinocyclin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cyclic heptapeptides present in some fungi


solitarization

(biology) Conversion to a solitary lifestyle


transheteroallelic

(genetics) transheterozygous and heteroallelic


trimethylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a trimethylation (typically of a histone)


overdominantly

en-adv

overdominantly (comparative more overdominantly, superlative most overdominantly)

more overdominantly (comparative)
most overdominantly (superlative)


AGE

advanced glycation end-product
w:advanced glycation end-product

(biochemistry) Initialism of advanced glycation end-product.

agarose gel electrophoresis
w:agarose gel electrophoresis

(biochemistry) Initialism of agarose gel electrophoresis.


congressant

(cytology) A group of cells forming a single body


oosome

(biology) A mass of protoplasm at one end of an insect egg


polycysteine

(biochemistry) a homopolymer of the amino acid cysteine


protooncoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that is converted to an oncoprotein


stigmatophore

(botany) The structure that bears the stigmata


subtetraploid

(genetics) Having fewer than four chromosomes, typically as a result of apoptosis


uniallelic

(genetics) Having a single allele at a locus


antirecombinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses antirecombination


antirecombination

(biochemistry) The prevention of the recombination of nucleic acid strands


autodetoxication

(biochemistry) The removal of a toxin produced by the same organism


contrahelicase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that counters the action of a helicase


endosulfine

(biochemistry) A protein that mimics the action of sulfonylurea in the biosynthesis of insulin


hyperdormancy

(botany, of a seed) The condition of being hyperdormant.


ketothiolase

(biochemistry) A thiolase that (typically) acts on acetoacetate


lycotetraose

(biochemistry) A branched tetraose present in a tomato glycoalkaloid


pelagiphage

(biology) A bacteriophage of the open sea


phosphomodification

(biochemistry) modification, typically of a protein, by phosphorylation


remosome

(biology) A nucleosome associated with the remodelling of chromatin.


suboperon

(genetics) A constituent part of an operon


beiging

(zoology) The process of becoming beige or brown for fat cells.


complotype

(genetics) A genotype associated with the complement system


consubspecific

(taxonomy) relating to the same subspecies


dissolvase

(biochemistry) A helicase associated with chromosome dissolution


lactosylceramidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that removes lactose from ceramide derivatives (lactocerebrosides)


merodiploidy

(genetics) The condition of being merodiploid


retrosome

(biology) An organelle containing retrotransposons


seminase

(biochemistry) A protease in the seminal fluid of some flies


spermatoproteasome

(biochemistry) A proteasome present in the testes of some rodents


L-DOPA

(biochemistry) Alternative form of ʟ-dopa


autonecrosis

(biology) A form of cell necrosis related to apoptosis


axoplaxome

From axo- + Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat”) + -some, analogously to acroplaxome, see there for more.

af

(biology) a cytoskeletal plate attached to an acrosome of spermatids


chromatidic

(genetics) Relating to, or composed of chromatids


dopaminotrophic

(biochemistry) That metabolises dopamine


endocleavage

(biochemistry) cleavage of a terminal section of nucleic acid


ergatandromorph

(biology) An andromorph ant that is also a worker


glutamation

en-noun

glutamation (usually uncountable, plural glutamations)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Reaction with, or metabolism of glutamate


mannanolytic

(biochemistry) That breaks up mannans, typically by hydrolysis


multineddylated

(biochemistry) neddylated in multiple positions


mutasome

(biochemistry) A collection of proteins responsible for hypermutation.


icosandrous

(botany) Having twenty or more stamens in each perigynous flower.


oxidoreductin

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses an oxidoreduction (typically of disulphide bonds in proteins)


paratoside

(biochemistry) A derivative of ascaroside that contains the sugar paratose


locomobility

(biology) The ability to locomote, or move one's body from one place to another.


predivision

(biology) division of a chromosome prior to meiosis


realizator

(genetics) Any gene directly connected with a basic cellular function


dynamitin

(biochemistry) A protein also known as dynactin subunit 2 involved in cellular transport.


structurome

(biochemistry) All the various structures taken by nucleic acids in a cell


triplosensitive

(genetics) Relating to triplosensitivity


alloduplication

(genetics, rare) duplication of genetic material in allopolyploids


alloparasitism

(biology) parasitism involving alloparasites


archaeplastidan

(biology) Any autotrophic eukaryote of the kingdom Archaeplastida


chromoanagenesis

(genetics, biology) anagenesis as a result of chromoanasynthesis


chromoanasynthesis

(genetics) A large, chaotic rearrangement of the genes of a chromosome.


emericellamide

(biochemistry) A cyclic polypeptide present in fungi of the genus Emericella


endochitinolytic

(biochemistry) Relating to endochitinolysis


endochitinolysis

(biochemistry) chitinolysis at a terminal linkage


eocyte

(dated, biology) Any archaeon of the phylum Crenarchaeota


eoplast

(biology) Any of several specialised organelles in plants and some protists


dino-

From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”).

der

dinosaur, dinoceratan, dinopid

(biology) Used for presumably fearfully large or dangerous animals or animal parts.


dino-

From Ancient Greek δίνη (dínē, “whirling, rotation”).


exophenotype

(biology) A phenotype that is based on external appearance or behaviour


fidgetin

(biochemistry) A protein that severs microtubules to aid recovery of damaged axons


hypernucleosome

(biology) A large nucleosome, typical of the archaea


iridogenic

(biology) That forms an iridoplast or lens


lipoamidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of lipoylated proteins


lymphoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein associated with the lymph system


magnetobacterial

(biology) Relating to the magnetotactic bacteria


megacircle

(biochemistry) An extrachromosomal circular nucleic acid fragment


multivulva

(biology) A phenotype of nematode characterised by multiple vulvas


neoenzyme

(biochemistry) A mutated form of an existing enzyme


oligoadenylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligoadenylate


perivulvar

(biology) Surrounding a vulva (of a nematode)


phosphoablative

(biochemistry) That removes (or deactivates) the phosphate groups of a phosphorylated protein


phosphoreceiver

(biochemistry) The part of a molecule (typically a protein) that receives a phosphoryl group from a phosphodonor


protoglomerular

(biology) Related to, or composed of protoglomeruli


retromobile

(genetics) mobile via retrotransposition


retromobility

(genetics) The condition of being retromobile


rubinylation

(biochemistry) Modification by reaction with an RUB protein


boreomontane

(ecology) Alternative form of boreo-montane


boreo-montane

Conflicting mitochondrial and nuclear phylogeographic signals and evolution of host-plant shifts in the boreo-montane leaf beetle Chrysomela lapponica

2010, paper title in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution volume 61https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.001

(ecology) Occupying both boreal and montane habitats.


snoribonucleoprotein

(biochemistry) small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein


symbiontid

(biology) Any protozoan of the subphylum Symbiontida


toposome

(biochemistry) A form of transferrin that lacks an iron atom


transjugation

(biology, genetics) The transfer of DNA by the physical contact of cells


transjugant

(biology, genetics) Relating to transjugation


underreplicate

en-verb

underreplicate (third-person singular simple present underreplicates, present participle underreplicating, simple past and past participle underreplicated)

underreplicates (present singular third-person)
underreplicating (participle present)
underreplicated (participle past)
underreplicated (past)

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(biochemistry) To replicate insufficiently


cocoonase

(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme that weakens the fibres of a silkworm cocoon


cotranscriptionality

(biochemistry) The condition of being cotranscriptional


decocoon

decocoon (third-person singular simple present decocoons, present participle decocooning, simple past and past participle decocooned)

decocoons (present singular third-person)
decocooning (participle present)
decocooned (participle past)
decocooned (past)

(biology, of an insect) To break out of its cocoon.


dephosphorylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sugar phosphate


extracentromeric

(biology, genetics) External to a centromere


gynohaploid

(genetics) haploid and having all genetic material passed from the female parent


haplolethal

(genetics, of a region of a chromosome) lethal if haploid


triplolethal

(genetics, of a region of a chromosome) lethal if triploid


haplolethality

(genetics) The condition of being haplolethal


holocentricity

(genetics) The condition of being holocentric


hyperadhesion

(biology) Greater than normal adhesion (typically between cells or their components)


hypermethylase

(biochemistry, genetics) An enzyme that catalyses hypermethylation


misdecode

misdecode (third-person singular simple present misdecodes, present participle misdecoding, simple past and past participle misdecoded)

misdecodes (present singular third-person)
misdecoding (participle present)
misdecoded (participle past)
misdecoded (past)

(especially genetics) To incorrectly decode


monoglutamylated

(biochemistry) Modified by reaction with a single glutamic acid component


paleotetraploidization

en-noun

paleotetraploidization (usually uncountable, plural paleotetraploidizations)

(genetics) Conversion to a paleotetraploid form


pathovariant

(pathology, biology) A pathological variant of an organism


photoneutral

(biology, physics) Unaffected by the action of light


phylostratification

(genetics, taxonomy) stratification by species


pseudogenize

en-verb

pseudogenize (third-person singular simple present pseudogenizes, present participle pseudogenizing, simple past and past participle pseudogenized)

pseudogenizes (present singular third-person)
pseudogenizing (participle present)
pseudogenized (participle past)
pseudogenized (past)

(genetics) To convert a gene into a pseudogene


retroregulation

en-noun

retroregulation (usually uncountable, plural retroregulations)

(genetics) regulation of mRNA translation by a sequence that is downstream


retroregulate

en-verb

retroregulate (third-person singular simple present retroregulates, present participle retroregulating, simple past and past participle retroregulated)

retroregulates (present singular third-person)
retroregulating (participle present)
retroregulated (participle past)
retroregulated (past)

(genetics) To regulate by means of retroregulation


transporterome

(biochemistry) All the transporters of an organism


underhydroxylated

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underhydroxylation

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(biochemistry) Insufficient hydroxylation (typically of collagen)


vermimetry

(biology) The measurement and analysis of worms


aldonolactonase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses an aldonolactone


carbenicillinase

(biochemistry) A penicillinase active against carbenicillin


dopaminylation

en-noun

dopaminylation (usually uncountable, plural dopaminylations)

(biochemistry) Modification by reaction with dopamine


epiproteome

(biochemistry) A proteome of proteins that have been subject to one or multiple post-translational modifications


epiproteomic

(biochemistry) Relating to epiproteomes or to epiproteomics


histaminylation

(biochemistry) Modification by reaction with histamine


macrogametogenesis

(botany) The gametogenesis of macrogametes


aminylation

aminylation (usually uncountable, plural aminylations)

(biochemistry) Modification (typically of a protein by reaction with an amine (typically an amino acid)


monoaminylation

(biochemistry) aminylation with a single amino acid


TGF

(biochemistry) Initialism of transforming growth factor.


norepinephrinylation

(biochemistry) aminylation with norepinephrine


pseudocopy

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This could reflect the presence of only one bona fide copy of the element and one pseudocopy, assuming that the latter is mutated to an extent preventing adequate primer binding but allowing detection by hybridization.

1994, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, page 2822:

In order to make even a pseudocopy of a gene, a dozen sophisticated proteins are required: to pry apart the two DNA strands, to align the copying machinery at the right place, to stitch the nucleotides together into a string, to insert the pseudocopy back into the DNA, and much more.

2001, Michael J. Behe, Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution:

The disrupted pseudogene is in the mouse a pseudocopy of a gene of unknown function, called makorin 1.

2017, Hani K. Rizk, Evolution Oriented Genome Personalised: The Big Bang and its Output, page 258:

(genetics) An imperfect (mutated or incomplete) copy of a gene that is inserted into another segment of the DNA or RNA.


athrocyte

From Ancient Greek ἀθροίζω (athroízō, “gather”) + -cyte.

af

(biology) A cell that ingests foreign particles


chromoductant

(biology) An organelle that transports chromosomes


chromoduction

(biology) The transport of chromosomes, typically between cells


dentatorubropallidoluysian

(biology) dentatorubral and pallidoluysian


eigenpeptide

To identify modules that are significantly associated with the biofuels treated traits, 16 eigenpeptides of modules were correlated with external traits.

2017, Proteomics in Biology, Part A, page 146:

(biochemistry) Any of the resultant eigenvectors produced by a principle component analysis of peptide data.


macoilin

en-noun

macoilin (countable and uncountable, plural macoilins)

(biochemistry) A transmembrane protein that regulates neuronal excitability


plasmiduction

Cytoduction, and a related technique referred to as plasmiduction, have facilitated substantial advancements in the field of yeast prion biology by providing a streamlined method of transferring prions from one yeast strain to another.

2021, JE Dorweiler, “Cytoduction and Plasmiduction in Yeast”, in Bio Protocol:


plasmiductant

Replica plate onto SD + leu to score diploid formation and onto SC – ura + cycloheximide to select for plasmiductants.

1994, Chris Kaiser, Susan Michaelis, Aaron Mitchell, Methods in Yeast Genetics, page 98:

The papillae were then replica-plated to SD+Ade+Cyh plates to identify plasmiductants that had become Ura-.

1994 January, G Natsoulis, F Winston, JD Boeke, “The SPT10 and SPT21 genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae”, in Genetics, volume 136, number 1:

Plasmiductants were recovered by replica plating the mating cells to YNB plates containing adenine, leucine, tryptophan, canavanine, cycloheximide.

1995, The Journal of Cell Biology - Volume 130, Issues 5-6, page 1290:

(biology) A cell formed by plasmiduction


pseudohitchhiking

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(genetics) A form of hitchhiking caused by genetic drift at a nearby locus.


pseudoreversion

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(genetics) The reversion of a mutation in which the products are different from the originals


pseudorevertant

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(genetics) That has undergone pseudoreversion


transplice

en-verb

transplice (third-person singular simple present transplices, present participle transplicing, simple past and past participle transpliced)

transplices (present singular third-person)
transplicing (participle present)
transpliced (participle past)
transpliced (past)
transsplice (alternative)


cytolocation

(genetics) cytogenetic location (of a gene on a chromosome)


deletogenic

(genetics) That causes a deletion (of a gene)


demultiplication

(genetics) The reversal of a previous multiplication (of genes)


ethanologenesis

(biochemistry) The production of ethanol, typically by a bacterium or yeast


hypomutator

(genetics) Any agent that causes hypomutation


phosphoreceptor

(biochemistry) A receptor for phosphorylated species


pseudocompensatory

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sarcomerization

(biology) The formation and development of sarcomeres


sesquimutant

(genetics) A mutant that contains one and a half times the amount of an original characteristic


cytoophidium

From cyto- + ophi- (variant of ophio- "snake") + -idium.

af

variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">ophio-</i> "snake"

(biology) A filamentous intracellular compartment in some organisms


dimethylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a dimethylation


glycanhydrolase

(biochemistry) Alternative form of glycanohydrolase


levitide

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial oligopeptide present in the skin of some amphibians


megaplaque

(biology) A large plaque (clearing in a bacterial lawn)


mistranslational

(especially genetics) Relating to mistranslation


monopolin

(biochemistry) A complex of proteins involved in meiosis


oligorepeat

(genetics) A section of several repeats in a chromosome


precatenation

(genetics) catenation prior to replication


supernucleosomal

(genetics) Relating to multiple nucleosomes


superwobble

(genetics) An extended wobble that relies on codon synonyms


tetratype

(genetics) A tetrad of two parental and two recombinant genotypes


aviphilic

en-adj

aviphilic (comparative more aviphilic, superlative most aviphilic)

more aviphilic (comparative)
most aviphilic (superlative)

(biology) Of an insect, virus, etc., utilising birds.


antideterminant

(genetics) Something that prevents a nuclease from cutting at a specified point


dephosphocoenzyme

(biochemistry) A dephosphorylated coenzyme


haploidify

en-verb

haploidify (third-person singular simple present haploidifies, present participle haploidifying, simple past and past participle haploidified)

haploidifies (present singular third-person)
haploidifying (participle present)
haploidified (participle past)
haploidified (past)


myoglianin

(biochemistry) A protein expressed in the muscles and glia of some flies


phenocopier

(genetics) A mutation that creates a phenocopy


phosphocluster

(cytology, biochemistry) A cluster of cells associated with phosphorylation


phosphosilent

(biochemistry) Describing a mutation that disrupts phosphorylation


polyuridylylated

(biochemistry) uridylylated via polyuridylylation


polyuridylylation

(biochemistry) uridylylation at many sites


pseudocolonial

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retrotransport

(biochemistry) transport in an opposite direction


retrotransport

retrotransport (third-person singular simple present retrotransports, present participle retrotransporting, simple past and past participle retrotransported)

retrotransports (present singular third-person)
retrotransporting (participle present)
retrotransported (participle past)
retrotransported (past)

(biochemistry) To transport in an opposite direction


retrotransported

(biochemistry) transported in an opposite direction


Mrs Gren

(biology, mnemonic) The necessary features of living organisms: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition


submendelian

(biology) At a rate/ratio less than that of Mendelian reproduction


embryostasis

(biology) The (usually temporary) cessation of the production of eggs in some insects


maltohexose

(biochemistry) Alternative form of maltohexaose


oligochromatography

(biochemistry) chromatography of oligonucleotides


canrenoic acid

From c(yclopentanophen)an(th)rene + -oic acid.


neotypic

(taxonomy) Relating to a neotype; neotypal.


autodiploidization

(genetics) The process of becoming autodiploid


bioconnectivity

(biology, ecology) connectivity between ecosystems


endopeptidolytic

(biochemistry) Relating to the cleavage of endopeptides

(biochemistry) Relating to the cleavage of peptides at a terminal position


active photolocation

Coordinate term: passive photolocation

(ichthyology) The use of light originating from the organism to illuminate the visual field in order to see into the field of vision.


photolocation

en-noun

photolocation (countable and uncountable, plural photolocations)

(ichthyology) The ability to use light to locate objects in the environment.


hemigenome

(genetics) The partial genome inherited from either parent


hemoperoxidase

(biochemistry) A peroxidase present in blood


hyperconservation

(genetics) Conservation of a trait through many generations.


passeridan

(ornithology) Of or relating to the Passerida.


mammalophagic

(biology) That feeds on (the blood of) mammals


microplusin

microplusin (countable and uncountable, plural microplusins)

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial peptide present in the tick Rhipicephalus microplus.


mycolipid

(biochemistry) Any lipid that has at least one mycolic acid as a fatty acid component


preglycosomal

(biology) Prior to the development of a glycosome


thioenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that acts on a thiol group, typically of an amino acid such as cysteine


vasopeptide

(biochemistry) Any peptide associated with the vascular system


xenosurveillance

(biology) Examination of samples of one species in order to detect the activity of others (typically pathogens).


synzootic

(biology) Having an animal parasite that is not causing any symptoms


chronodisruptive

(biology) That leads to chronodisruption


ecobiological

(ecology, biology) ecological and biological


proluciferin

(biochemistry) That promotes the formation of luciferin


rhizopepsin

Rosa chinensis
Rosa chinensis#Translingual

(biochemistry) A proteinase present in Rosa chinensis


endocrinometabolic

(biochemistry, pathology) endocrine and metabolic


gliobulb

(cytology) A spherical extension of a glial cell


hyperspank

(genetics) A particular inducible promoter of gene expression


macrostomy

(zoology) The condition (of some snakes) of having a very large mouth (by dislocation of the jaw)


monomannose

(biochemistry) The monosaccharide form of mannose


monomannosylated

(biochemistry) mannosylated with a single mannosyl group (at each location)


multimutational

(biology) Relating to, or promoting multiple mutations


phosphoaspartate

(biochemistry) A phosphorylated form of aspartate, typically formed via protein phosphorylation


phosphobinding

(biochemistry) That binds phosphate or phosphoryl groups


phosphoimpaired

(biochemistry) Whose function is impaired by phosphorylation


quasifixation

quasifixation (usually uncountable, plural quasifixations)

(genetics) The fixation of genes (prevention of mutation) under normal circumstances


receptorarchitectonic

(anatomy, biology) Relating to the architectonics of receptors


unitigger

(genetics) A device that assembles unitigs.


unitigging

unitigging (countable and uncountable, plural unitiggings)

(genetics) The assembling of unitigs (by means of a unitigger)


adaptomic

(biology) Relating to adaptation to temperature and regime


dephosphin

(biochemistry) A kinase that is phosphorylated in nerve terminals


syntelog

(genetics) Any of two or more homologous gene sequences found in different species that have a common ancestor


centrochromatin

(genetics) The chromatin from which a centromere is constructed


oligohexameric

(biochemistry) Composed of several hexamers


apotomized

(zoology) divided by, or cut at an apotome


diplochromosomal

(genetics) Relating to a diplochromosome


pseudosink

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(ecology) A habitat that appears to be a sink due to its high immigration rate, but which could support a smaller stable population in the absence of immigration.


haplotig

(genetics) A contig of clones that have the same haplotype.


hexaglutamylated

(biochemistry) Modified by reaction with six glutamic acid components


hyperedited

(genetics, of nucleic acid) Excessively edited


intercohesin

(biochemistry) Between cohesin molecules


melanofibril

(biology) A fibril that contains melanin


mesocuticle

(biology) a layer of tissue between the exocuticle and endocuticle in some arthropods


mesoevolution

We define this scale between a single speciation event and global macroevolutionary patterns as mesoevolution

2019, Christopher H. Martin, Emilie J. Richards, “The Paradox Behind the Pattern of Rapid Adaptive Radiation: How Can the Speciation Process Sustain Itself Through an Early Burst?”, in Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, volume 50, pages 25.1-25.25:

(biology) Evolutionary change on a time-scale intermediate between microevolution and macroevolution


ovoperoxidase

(biochemistry) Any peroxidase from an egg or oocyte


phosphoprofiling

(biochemistry) The profiling of phosphorylated proteins


protointron

(genetics) A section of RNA that develops into an intron


ribobase

(biochemistry) The nucleobase of a ribonucleotide


spliceogenic

A number of clinical applications are reviewed, i.e., mutation detection in inherited cancer syndromes based on DNA-sequencing, detection of spliceogenic variants based on RNA-sequencing, DNA-sequencing to identify risk modifiers and application for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, cancer somatic mutation analysis, pharmacogenetics and liquid biopsy.

2017, Kamps R, “Next-Generation Sequencing in Oncology: Genetic Diagnosis, Risk Prediction and Cancer Classification”, in International journal of molecular sciences, volume 18, number 2, MDPI, →DOI, →PMID:


tetracomplex

(genetics) A complex of four homeobox genes


tetranucleation

(biology) Conversion to a tetranucleated from


acquired characteristic

acquired characteristic (plural acquired characteristics)

(biology) A change or modification to a living organism that occurs during its lifetime, that is not incorporated into its DNA, and hence cannot be passed on to its offspring; for example, the loss of a limb in an accident, or stunted growth due to inadequate nutrition.


hypodevelopment

(biology, anatomy) A reduced level of development


ultrasequencing

(genetics) an extension of pyrosequencing


grandoffspring

Plugging these numbers into his model, Dr Croft showed that the diminution of fecundity in elderly females that this intergenerational competition creates, combined with the fact that the youngsters an elderly female is competing with are often her own daughters (so it is her grandoffspring that are benefiting), means it is better for her posterity if she gives up breeding altogether, and concentrates her efforts on helping those daughters.

2017 January 14, “The evolution of the menopause: A whale of a tale”, in The Economist, page 74, column 3:


hyperpseudopilus

(biology) A large, multimeric pseudopilus


recodonized

(genetics, of a gene) That has a (terminal) codon replaced or reattached


apotarget

(biochemistry) An apoprotein that is the target of a biochemical reaction.


haploabnormal

(genetics) Having an abnormal haploid form


haploabnormality

haploabnormality (countable and uncountable, plural haploabnormalities)

(genetics) the condition of being haploabnormal


melastin

(biochemistry) A protein immunomodulator produced by Streptomyces


midbivalent

(genetics) in the middle of a bivalent chromosome


thyroglobin

(biochemistry) A globin produced by the thyroid gland


myopodin

(biochemistry) A protein present in cardiac smooth muscle


sororin

(biochemistry) A phosphoprotein that regulates sister chromatid cohesion


notopodal

(zoology) Belonging to the Notopoda, a division of decapods including the dromioid crabs.


gropper

Enjoyed a wide range of Sedge warblers, heard a gropper, and saw a spoonbill, and our first house martins and swifts of the year. The avocets were grand (nearly 50 of them) and not as argumentative as usual at his time of the year.

2001 April 29, Michael J Davis, “A grand day out and request for help”, in uk.rec.birdwatching (Usenet):

These overwhelmingly male gatherings remind me of paparazzi flocks I’ve encountered. Like a reluctant celebrity, the Pallas’s “gropper” (twitchers have their own language, as well as paparazzi-style ripping yarns about this trip or that shot) was skulking in the bushes.

2017 September 25, Patrick Barkham, “Twitchers and groppers: when birdwatching turns ugly”, in The Guardian:

(UK, informal, birdwatching) The grasshopper warbler.


pholidote

(zoology) A member of the Pholidota; a pangolin.


Evolution Day

From evolution + day. From being the anniversary day of the day that On Origin of Species by Charles Darwin was originally published in 1859. From On Origin of Species being the seminal work that introduced biological evolution as the origin of the diversity of life on Earth.

evolutionary biology
evolutionary biology#English

(biology, holidays, celebrations) November the 24th; the day that celebrates the publication of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, and evolutionary biology, evolution science.

holidays; celebrations; holidays; celebrations

en:Charles Darwin
en:Evolution Day
en:On Origin of Species


dilysine

dilysine (countable and uncountable, plural dilysines)

(biochemistry, uncountable) The dipeptide composed of two lysine moieties

(biochemistry, countable) The motif in proteins composed of this dipeptide


antenna complex

antenna complex (plural antenna complexes)

(biology) A light-harvesting array of protein and chlorophyll molecules embedded in the thylakoid membrane of plants and cyanobacteria.


glucose 6-phosphate
glucose 6-phosphate#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of glucose 6-phosphate.


phosphoglucose isomerase

phosphoglucose isomerase (plural phosphoglucose isomerases)

(biochemistry) Alternative form of phosphoglucoseisomerase


triose phosphate

triose phosphate (plural triose phosphates)

(biochemistry) Alternative form of triosephosphate


ATP synthase

adenosine diphosphate
adenosine diphosphate

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate.


histioblast

(cytology) Any cell that is capable of forming tissue


histopoiesis

(biology) The formation and development of cells


replicore

(biochemistry) The DNA fragment made during a replication fork


mucopolysaccharase

(biochemistry) Synonym of mucopolysaccharidase


oligocratic

Significantly, his pollen deposits reveal the conditions both in the oligocratic and the telocratic .

1982, John D. Hamaker, Donald A. Weaver, The Survival of Civilization Depends Upon Our Solving Three Problems, page 64:

During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths.

2004, Richard John Huggett, Fundamentals of Biogeography, page 319:

Carpinus (hornbeam) behaved much more strongly as an oligocratic species than before; its pollen frequency not rising until quite late in the stage.

2012, M. Ingrouille, Historical Ecology of the British Flora, page 76:

Palaeoenvironmental evidence from northwest Europe indicates that the oligocratic phase of the interglacial cycle (Fig. 3.1) had begun by ca. 5K years BP.

2014, Antoinette Mannion, Global Environmental Change, page 71:

(ecology) The third and penultimate stage of interglacial forest development (Late-Temperate), characterized by shade-tolerant species that tolerate leaching of the soil.


nucleoalbumin

nucleoalbumin (countable and uncountable, plural nucleoalbumins)

(biochemistry) A complex of nucleic acid and albumin


pseudoheritability

pseudoheritability (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoheritabilities)

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(biology) A form of estimate used to determine heritability.


plasmagene

plasmagenes (plural)
plasma gene (alternative)

(genetics) A gene located in granules of the cytoplasm of a cell


sulfoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that has a free sulfate group


thiobutabarbital

From thio- (“containing sulfur”) + secbutabarbital.

af

(pharmacology, veterinary medicine) A short-acting barbiturate derivative (trademark Inactin) which has sedative, anticonvulsant and hypnotic effects and is used in veterinary medicine for induction in surgical anesthesia.


PRPP

phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate.


phosphoribosylpyrophosphate

(biochemistry) Alternative form of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate


thrombolysin

(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme formed from plasminogen


fertilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that mediate the binding of sperm to oocytes


polycotyly

(botany) The condition of being polycotyledonous


oncoplot

(genetics) A diagrammatic representation of genetic mutations


reflagellation

en-noun

reflagellation (usually uncountable, plural reflagellations)

(biology) A second or subsequent flagellation, typically following deflagellation


Ramachandran plot

Ramachandran plot (plural Ramachandran plots)

Named after G. N. Ramachandran, one of the people who developed it in 1963.

(biochemistry) A diagram that visualizes the energetically allowed regions for backbone dihedral angles ψ against φ of amino acid residues in protein structure.


tetracrotic

(biology) Of the arterial pulse: exhibiting a quadruple beat.


ovulin

(biochemistry) A seminal protein that mediates ovulation in fish


oncoribosome

(biology) A specialised ribosome associated with a cancer


plithotaxis

(biology) migration of a cell such that shear stress is minimised


phosphotarget

(biochemistry) a target for phosphorylation


debranchase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that counters branching in nucleic acids


hyposin

(biochemistry, medicine) An oligopeptide antihypertensive


tryptophyllin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides in the skin secretions of some frogs


vasculotide

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides that mimic the action of angiopoietin


endjoining

(biochemistry) The joining of the broken ends of DNA fragments


trochanterofemoral

(zoology) Relating to the trochanter and femur of some arthropods.


anticompetitor

(biology) That opposes the activities of a competitor


cholesterolgenesis

(biochemistry) Alternative form of cholesterogenesis


resistosome

(botany) The structure presumed to confer disease resistance to a plant


adaptomics

(biology) The use of genomics in the study of adaptation


haplotyper

(biology, computing) A piece of software that characterises haplotypes.


poliovirion

(virology) An individual particle (virion)) of a poliovirus


shadowdragon

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Neurocordulia, family Corduliidae.


boghaunter

(entomology) Either of two species of dragonfly of the genus Williamsonia, family Corduliidae.


duskhawk

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.


heliorhodopsin

(biochemistry) Any of a form of rhodopsin that have a reverse orientation in the cell wall


photomotility

(biology) The condition of being photomotile


limbidium

The leaf margin, which consists of a band of uni-stratose to pluri-stratose, hyaline-yellowish, prosenchymatous, stereid cells is called limbidium. In some species, the limbidium can be well developed in all three laminae.

2020, Afroz Alam, Contemporary Research on Bryophytes, page 165:

(bryology) A differentiated margin of the leaf of a moss.


acalycal

(botany, of a stamen) Not attached to a calyx


mycodiversity

(ecology) The diversity of fungi in a particular environment.


hypusinate

en-verb

hypusinate (third-person singular simple present hypusinates, present participle hypusinating, simple past and past participle hypusinated)

hypusinates (present singular third-person)
hypusinating (participle present)
hypusinated (participle past)
hypusinated (past)


mispatterning

(biology) The formation of an incorrect pattern


prepatterning

(biology) The formation of a pattern before some other process


prenucleosome

(biology) A composite of histone and DNA that is converted into a nucleosome by a motor protein


nucellin

(biochemistry) an aspartic endopeptidase expressed in nucellar cells during degradation


ethomics

(biology) ethology and genomics considered as a single discipline


kleptogyny

From klepto- (“theft”) + -gyny (“women”).

(zoology) A mating strategy in which a male copulates with a female in a harem while the owner of the harem is not paying attention.


sucro-

sucrose, sucroacid


sucr-

(biochemistry) Alternative form of sucro-.


-tropin

From -tropic (“attracted to or acting upon”) + -in.


rootstalk

All these species are climbing, briery plants, having long slender roots, which proceed in all directions from a common rootstalk or rhizome.

1868, George Bacon Wood, A Treatise on Therapeutics, and Pharmacology, Or Materia Medica, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Company, page 432:

For Theophrastus insists that the scion's relation to the rootstalk is not essentially different from that of any other plant's relation to the earth. The rootstalk simply provides nourishment, just as the earth does, while the formation and growth of the scion are both due to the power of the scion itself.

2016, James Wilberding, Forms, Souls, and Embryos, Routledge, →ISBN:


-sterone

(biochemistry, steroids) Steroid hormone.


deethylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of an ethyl group from a compound


phosphoglycerokinase

phosphoglycerate kinase
phosphoglycerate kinase


genomescape

(biochemistry) The architectural "landscape" of a genome, typically represented by the occurrence of specific repeats


estr-

oestr- (alternative)
-estr- (alternative)


estro-

estr- (alternative)
oestro- (alternative)
oestr- (alternative)

estrogen


agrophic

(botany, of a vein) Not paired with a vein on the opposite side of the lateral vein.


agrophic

(botany) A vein that is not paired with a vein on the opposite side of the lateral vein.


anthemoid

(botany, of a pollen grain) That has basal columellae.


arctotoid

(botany, of a style) having a ring of sweeping hairs borne on the shaft of the style proximal to the style branches


bostrychoid

(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis


carduoid

(botany, of a style) having a ring of sweeping hairs on the shaft below the style branches


elephophily

(botany) Pollination via the feet of elephants.


endophloic

(botany, of lichen) having the thallus growing within (rather than upon) the bark of trees


heterobrochate

(botany, of a pollen grain) Having lumina of different sizes


homobrochate

(botany, of a pollen grain) Having lumina of all the same sizes


brochus

(botany) The width of the lumen of a pollen grain reticulum.


obtrapeziform

(botany, of a leaf) trapeziform, but attached by the narrower trapezoidal base


phytomelanous

(botany) Relating to or composed of phytomelan.


pseudobasifixed

(botany, of an anther) connected to the filament of the stamen by connective tissue which extends in a tube around the filament tip


vernonioid

(botany, of a style) Having sweeping hairs borne on abaxial surfaces of style branches.


crustacivore

(biology) Any animal (typically a bird) that forages for, and eats crustaceans


diastataxis

(biology, of a bird) The state of not having a fifth secondary feather


secondary feather

en-noun

secondary feather (plural secondary feathers)

(biology) A remex flight feather that is connected to the ulna


hypopteron

(biology) the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing


mesoptile

(biology) one of the second set of down feathers (in those birds that have two sets)


nebbing

(zoology) The act of a pair of birds of touching or rubbing each other's bills.


neossoptile

(biology) Any of the soft down feathers of a newly-hatched bird


phaneric

(biology, of plumage) cryptic (used for camouflaging)


plumology

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with feathers and plumage


cenanthous

(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil


hapter

(botany) An attachment formed when a foliose lichen thallus comes in contact with a substrate


ectaxonic

From ecto- + Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”) + -ic.

af

(anatomy, zoology) Having the outer digits more strongly developed than the inner ones


propubic

(zoology) Having a pubic shaft that is directed forward


algophagy

(biology) The condition of being algophagous


antenodal vein

(biology) A small crossvein at the front of the wing of a dragonfly or damselfly


mito-

# From Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread of the warp”).
# From mitosis.

der

mitoclastic, mitodepressive, mitogenetic


parasitoidy

(biology) The condition of being parasitoid


greenwater

(ecology) Alternative form of green water


autoflowering

(botany) Describes a plant (typically cannabis) that automatically switches from vegetative growth to the flowering stage based on age


spruce tip

(sylviculture, arboriculuture, horitculture, agriculture, botany, cooking) The new spring growth at the ends of spruce branches. For some species of spruce, these are edible and a traditional foodstuff.


ecoevolution

en-noun

ecoevolution (countable and uncountable, plural ecoevolutions)

evolutionary biology
evolutionary biology

(ecology) evolutionary ecology (the intersection of ecology and evolutionary biology)


xerocole

(biology) An animal that is adapted to a very dry ecosystem (typically a desert).


exoscopic

(botany, of an embryo) Having the apex pointed toward the neck of the archegonium


(biochemistry) Abbreviation of thyroxine.


tigertail

(entomology) Any of various dragonflies of the family Synthemistidae, having black and yellow patterned tails.


chlorogenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses chlorogenic acid


ecotin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of protease inhibitors present in Gram-negative bacteria


methylthiotransferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a methylthio group


gonadotropin-releasing hormone

(biochemistry) A peptide hormone secreted by cells of the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of gonadotropins.


agomir

(biochemistry) Any of a group of small, single-stranded synthetic RNA


linaridin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of linear dehydrated peptides


prebranch

(botany) Describing the part of a root from which a lateral root will form


pristinin

(biochemistry) A posttranslationally modified peptide present in Streptomyces pristinaespiralis


magnoid

(cytology) Having relatively large cells


oosorption

(biology) The resorption of a developing egg typically as a response to a parasite


metastage

(biology) Any of a group of equivalent developmental stages in unrelated organisms


retrohome

en-verb

retrohome (third-person singular simple present retrohomes, present participle retrohoming, simple past and past participle retrohomed)

retrohomes (present singular third-person)
retrohoming (participle present)
retrohomed (participle past)
retrohomed (past)

(genetics) To cause or to undergo retrohoming


strippase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that, along with helicase, is involved in DNA unwinding.


diresidue

(biochemistry) A pair of amino acids that repeat in a particular protein


cartilogenesis

(biology) The biogenesis of cartilage tissue.


cystinosin

(biochemistry) A lysosomal transmembrane protein that transports cystine


VoC

variant of concern
variant of concern#English

(virology) Abbreviation of variant of concern.

Alternative form of VOC
Abbreviation of variant of concern.


acridivore

(biology) Any organism that eats grasshoppers and locusts


acridivorous

en-adj

acridivorous (comparative more acridivorous, superlative most acridivorous)

more acridivorous (comparative)
most acridivorous (superlative)

(biology) that eats grasshoppers and locusts


coprofauna

en-noun

coprofauna (countable and uncountable, plural coprofaunas)

(biology) Any animal known only as a coprolite


polychaetologist

(biology) Any biologist whose speciality is polychetes


symbiontism

(biology) The condition of being symbiontic


torocyte

(cytology) An erythrocyte that appears to have a pale central area


aggregase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the aggregation of protein


collencyte

(cytology) A type of branched cell present in collenchyma


enterocoely

enterocoely (countable and uncountable, plural enterocoelia)

(uncountable, biology) The formation of the coelom in the development of an embryo

(countable, biology) An embryonic coelom


spongocyte

(cytology) A cell, in some poriferans, that secretes spongin


nonoligodendrocyte

(cytology) Any cell in the nervous system that is not an oligodendrocyte.


VUI

CUI

command user interface, character-based user interface

TUI

touch user interface, textual user interface/text-based user interface, terminal user interface, tangible user interface

(virology) Abbreviation of variant under investigation.


barttin

(genetics) A human gene associated with Bartter syndrome.


cell type

(cytology) A morphologically distinct form of cell


endocrinogenesis

(biology) The generation and differentiation of endocrine cells


tubocurarine chloride

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A toxic compound of the alkaloid class obtained chiefly from the bark and stems of a South American vine (Chondrodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae) that in its dextrorotatory form constitutes the chief active constituent of curare and used in the form of its hydrated hydrochloride C₃₇H₄₁ClN₂O₆·HCl·5H₂O to produce relaxation of voluntary muscles before surgery and in tetanus, encephalitis, and poliomyelitis.


expellency

expellency (countable and uncountable, plural expellencies)

(biology) The ability to expel (parasites for example))


phagomimetic

(microbiology) That mimic the action of phagocytes

(ecology) Pertaining to phagomimicry; pertaining something that which is not food but which stimulates the feeding response.


phagomimicry

(ecology) The mimicking of food to the extent that it will generate a feeding response.


acetaldehydase

acetaldehydase (countable and uncountable, plural acetaldehydases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid


aciculum

From Latin [Term?]. Compare English acicula.

(botany, zoology) A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid


acone

(biology, of the eyes of an insect) That lack cones


acrose

(biochemistry) A racemic form of fructose


acrotrophic

(biology, of an insect) Having nutritive cells at the top of the follicular tube


actinobranch

actinobranchs (plural)
actinobranchia (alternative)

(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill


actinophore

(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish


riverdamsel

(entomology) Any of various Australia damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which, African species are named sprites).


triosephosphateisomerase

From triosephosphate + isomerase, equivalent to triose + phosphate + isomer + -ase.

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the reversible interconversion of the triosephosphate isomers dihydroxyacetone phosphate and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.


contrasuppression

(genetics) The inhibition of the function of a suppressor.


Cajal body

Discovered by Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), Spanish neuroscientist and histologist, in 1903.

(cytology) A spherical membraneless nuclear body largely consisting of proteins and RNA, found in the nucleus of proliferative cells like embryonic cells and tumor cells, or metabolically active cells like neurons.


nuclear body

(cytology) A membraneless structure found in the cell nuclei of eukaryotic cells.


hypopleural

The key does not include any species without hypopleural bristles.

1926, John Merton Aldrich, “Notes on Muscoid Flies with Retracted Hind Crossvein, with Key and Several New Genera and Species”, in Transactions of the American Entomological Society, volume 52, number 1, →JSTOR, pages 7–28:

(entomology) Of or pertaining to the hypopleuron.


haploselfing

(biology, of yeasts) mating between mother and daughter cells


carcinoecium

(biology) A chitinous structure, produced by some sea anemones, that overlies the gastropod shell of a hermit crab


carpostome

(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged


carpoxenia

(botany) The effect of pollen on the tissue of the carpel


palemouth

(entomology) A species of libellulid dragonfly, Brachydiplax denticauda, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands, having a blue abdomen, dark red eyes and yellow mouthparts.


chimopelagic

(biology) That is normally pelagic but rises to surface waters in winter


cryptogein

(biochemistry) A fungal elicitor protein involved in plant defence


eudipleural

(biology) Having bilaterally symmetric pleura / antimeres


histotyping

histotyping and grading

(cytology) The analysis of histotypes, such as in diagnosis and prognosis.


motify

en-verb

motify (third-person singular simple present motifies, present participle motifying, simple past and past participle motified)

motifies (present singular third-person)
motifying (participle present)
motified (participle past)
motified (past)


pseudogenus

(genetics) A spurious genus based on apparent similarities in unrelated organisms


straminicoly

(biology) That condition of being straminicolous


subxeric

(ecology, of an environment) Extremely dry


xylanesterase

xylanesterases (plural)
xylan esterase (alternative)

(biochemistry) An esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of xylans


common glider

(entomology) A libellulid dragonfly, of species Tramea loewii, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Pacific.


sMMO

methane monooxygenase
methane monooxygenase

(biochemistry) soluble methane monooxygenase


chiropodous

(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping


chitinophosphatic

(biology) Composed of (alternate layers of) chitin and calcium phosphate


chlamydeous

Probably back-formation of achlamydeous, archichlamydeous, metachlamydeous, monochlamydeous; or from Ancient Greek χλᾰμῠ́δ- (khlămŭ́d-, stem of χλᾰμῠ́ς (khlămŭ́s)) chlamys + -eous.

der

stem of <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">χλᾰμῠ́ς</i> (khlămŭ́s)


chloragocyte

chloragogen cell
chloragogen cell#English


chlorococcine

(biology, of an alga) That lacks both motility and the ability to divide into somatic cells


chromotropism

en-noun

chromotropism (countable and uncountable, plural chromotropisms)

(biology) orientation relative to a colour stimulus


chromoparous

(biology, of a bacterium) That excretes a pigment


chromopexy

(biology) The ability to ingest and store (in a chromogen) pigments


chromophyll

(biology) Any plant pigment (such as chlorophyll)


chromosomin

(biochemistry) A protein, associated with chromosomes, present in the heads of fish sperm


PTX

PTX (countable and uncountable, plural PTXs)

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of pentraxin.


chromatocyte

(biology) Any cell that contains a pigment


hyperextremophile

Prokarya hyperextremophiles thrive at higher levels of temperature and in hypersalinity than the moderate extremophiles.

2000, Joseph Seckbach, “Extremophilies as Models for Extraterrestrial Life”, in ASP Conference Series, volume 213, →Bibcode:

(biology) An organism that thrives at higher temperatures than typical extremophiles, which in turn thrive at higher temperatures than ordinary life.


marginotomy

(genetics) The cutting (or incomplete copying) of the margins of a polynucleotide


chrysocarpous

(botany) Having golden / yellow berries / fruit


chylocauly

(botany) The condition of being chylocaulous


chylophyllous

(botany) Having fleshy or succulent leaves.


chylophylly

(botany) The condition of being chylophyllous.


pollen basket

(entomology) An arrangement of hairs on part of the tibia on the hind legs of certain species of bees used in transporting pollen.


bioblitz

(biology) An intense biological survey that attempts to record all the living species within a designated area


chymoplasm

(biology) The part of an egg that becomes mesenchyme


overexpresser

(genetics) Something that experiences (or produces) overexpression


compoplot

(genetics) A barplot of the genetic composition of a population


infrabiological

(biology) Describing a simple biological system or organism that lacks metabolism


citrophilous

(biology) That is attracted to, and eats citrus plants


cladautoicous

(botany, of a moss) that has the male inflorescence on a special branch


modRNA

modRNA (countable and uncountable, plural modRNAs)

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of modified RNA: a synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA) in which some nucleosides are replaced by other naturally modified nucleosides or by synthetic nucleoside analogues.


ornithocheiromorph

Clipping of translingual Ornithocheiromorpha

clipping

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Ornithocheiromorpha</i>

(paleontology) a member of the clade Ornithocheiromorpha.


cleistocarp

cleistocarps (plural)
clistocarp (alternative)


cleistocarpous

(botany) Relating to, or bearing a cleistocarp


cleistogene

cleistogenes (plural)
clistogene (alternative)

From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós) + -gene.

af

grc:κλειστός

(botany) A cleistogamous flower or plant


tree moss

(biology) A moss (or possibly a lichen) that grows on trees


clisere

(ecology) The turnover of environmental conditions in a specific habitat throughout a period of climate change, whether natural or man-made.


epitheliome

An epitheliome is thus a conceptual grouping of all of the processes, expressed genes or proteins that make up a functional epithelium, and distinguishes each type of epithelia.

2015, Julian A.T. Dow, Shireen A. Davies, “What is an epitheliome, anyway?”, in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, volume 67, →DOI:

(biology) A collection of interacting epithelial cells


isomeroreductase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that combines the activity of an isomerase and a reductase


NANC

NANC transmitters

(biochemistry) Initialism of nonadrenergic, noncholinergic.


suicide gene

(genetics) Any gene that causes a cell to kill itself through apoptosis.


garrya

(botany) Any of the genus Garrya of flowering plants.


cnidocell

(biology) An external ciliary process of a cnidoblast


βTrCP

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of beta-transducin repeat containing. gene or protein


β-TrCP

(biochemistry) Alternative form of βTrCP


scalid

From Ancient Greek σκαλιδον (skalidon, “hoe”).

der

(zoology) A curved spine arranged in circles on Loricifera, Kinorhyncha or Priapulida.


saporin

ribosome-inactivating protein
ribosome-inactivating protein

Saponaria officinalis
Saponaria officinalis#Translingual

(biochemistry) A ribosome-inactivating protein present in the seeds of the soapwort Saponaria officinalis


intraconnect

en-verb

intraconnect (third-person singular simple present intraconnects, present participle intraconnecting, simple past and past participle intraconnected)

intraconnects (present singular third-person)
intraconnecting (participle present)
intraconnected (participle past)
intraconnected (past)

(biology) To connect with other cells that are connected together in a cluster


ribonucleosidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that removes the ribose moiety from a ribonucleoside


coshift

(genetics) The shift (movement) of a gene along with another


dihydrometabolite

(biochemistry) The dihydro form of a (steroidal) metabolite


endlabelled

(biochemistry, of a nucleic acid) labelled at an end


endlabelling

(biochemistry) The labelling of a nucleic acid at an end


codehydrogenase

(biochemistry) Any dehydrogenase coenzyme


coelogyne

(botany) Any orchid of the genus Coelogyne


coelomesoblast

(biology) The mesoblast of the mesothelium


coelomoduct

(biology) An excretory and genital duct that opens into the coelom of annelid worms


coenenchymal

(biology) Relating to, or composed of coenenchyme


coenobe

Nativized form of coenobium. By surface analysis, coen- + -obe.


alastor

Alastor eriurgus. . . A very common "mason wasp" in the neighbourhood of Sydney; very plentiful in February and March.
They are subject to the attacks of cuckoo wasps and other parasitic Hymenoptera; in one nest I found a small Bracon larva beside the young Alastor, which it soon devoured, and then spun an elongate white silken cocoon, out of which it emerged ten days after; . . . I have bred out several specimens. These inquilines are placed in the Alastor nest while the builders are out hunting for caterpillars, their active mothers being on the watch to crawl in and deposit the eggs in the owner's absence.

1895 Walter W. Froggatt On The Nests and Habits of Australian Vespidae and Larridae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. (second series.) vol. IX 1894. p.27


secodont

(zoology) Of teeth: blade-like; suited for cutting or slicing.


secodont

(zoology) A blade-like tooth, suited for cutting or slicing.


mesarch

the mesarch structure of a leaf


sinulus

(malacology) A concave part of the outer lip of a gastropod.


subscalar

(malacology) Having some, but not all of the properties of scales.


glycoHb

There is one more test called glycoHb (HbA1c) which most of you are not aware. […] If blood sugar is high as in diabetes, more sugar will combine with hemoglobin and more glycoHb will be formed.

2008, Manthappa M., How to Manage Your Diabetes and Lead a Normal Life, New Delhi: Peacock Books, →ISBN, pages 10–11:

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of glycohemoglobin.


(pathology, botany, mycology, agronomy) Initialism of tropical race 4; the pathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense that causes Panama disease, which is 100% deadly to the Cavendish banana.


acrophysalide

(biology) A terminal, inflated cell of a basidiome


Cheetoh

(zoology) A domestic cat of a breed with distinctive spots and rosette patterning.


Lykoi

From Ancient Greek λύκοι (lúkoi, “wolves”), plural of λῠ́κος (lŭ́kos, “wolf”).

(zoology) A domestic cat of a breed that slightly resembles a werewolf.


apomnemiopsin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of mnemiopsin


mnemiopsin

(biochemistry) A photoprotein that is bioluminescent in the presence of calcium ions


biodrilling

(biology) The formation of deep root channels that help soil structure


biotransporter

(biology) Any organism that biotransports


carboxyhydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a carboxylic derivative


demethyltransferase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that removes or transfers a methyl group, typically in histones


zaphrentid

Either the precursors of the known craspedophyllids and zaphrentids evolved during this time in areas where no record has been preserved or recognized, or […]

1975, Geological Survey Professional Paper, volumes 868-869, page 23:

(zoology) Any member of the Zaphrentidae.


zonurid

(zoology) Any lizard belonging to the Zonuridae.


darcin

(biochemistry) A particular male pheromone


diplococcoid

(biology) Characteristic of a diplococcus


entosis

en-noun

entosis (countable and uncountable, plural entoses)

(biology) The invasion of a cell by another one


novemfid

From Latin novemfidus, from novem (“nine”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”).


gonimoblast

From Ancient Greek γόνιμος (gónimos) + -blast.

af

(biology) A sporogenous filament (or bundle of such filaments) in the fertilized carpogonium of red algae.


halidohydrolase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyzes haloacids


hexamutant

(biology) An organism that has six lined mutations


internomedian

(biology) Relating to, connecting or between the internal and median veins of a wing


phenometry

Coordinate term: phytometry

(biology) The measurement of plants and their growth.


sinapoyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that transfers a sinapoyl group


subdistant

(biology) Describing gills of a mushroom that are closer together than "distant"


ureosmotic

(biology) That modifies urea production in order to stabilize osmotic pressure


Hh

Initialism of Hedgehog; the gene and the signaling pathway are named after the protein.

Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster#Translingual

(biology) A protein expressed in the larva of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, required for the proper development of the larval body.

The gene coding for the Hh (Hedgehog) protein.

The signaling pathway involving the Hh (Hedgehog) protein, and its homologues in other animals.


subclose

en-adj

subclose (comparative more subclose, superlative most subclose)

more subclose (comparative)
most subclose (superlative)

(mycology) in relation to gill spacing in mushrooms, somewhere between close and crowded.


overscaling

(entomology) In moths, a covering of extra scales.


dideoxysequencing

(genetics) The sequencing of dideoxynucleotides


sporangin

(biochemistry) An enzyme associated with the development and release of sporangia


polyribonucleotidyl

(biochemistry, in combination) A macromolecular radical derived from polyribonucleotide


polymannuronate

(biochemistry) A polymeric form of mannuronate


abrineurin

brain-derived neurotrophic factor
w:brain-derived neurotrophic factor

(biochemistry) Synonym of brain-derived neurotrophic factor.


amoebosis

en-noun

amoebosis (countable and uncountable, plural amoeboses)

amoeboses (plural)
amebosis (alternative)

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -osis.

(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.

(biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases.


disaggregin

(biochemistry) A fibrinogen receptor antagonist present in the tick Ornithodoros moubata


hemomucin

(biochemistry) A glycosylated protein present in the parasitoid wasp Macrocentrus cingulum


savignygrin

(biochemistry) A platelet aggregation inhibitor present in the tick Ornithodoros savignyi


catasetum

(botany) Any of the genus Catasetum of showy epiphytic orchids.


tarbosaur

From the genus name Tarbosaurus, formed with -saur.

Juvenile T. rexes were light and agile before they leveled up into the adults we’re more familiar with. […] Other megatheropods, including abelisaurs and tarbosaurs, also grew from turkey-like hatchlings to bus-sized behemoths over the course of their lives.

2021 February 25, Cara Giaimo, “The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs”, in The New York Times:

(zoology) A tyrannosaurid dinosaur of the genus Tarbosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.


dartwhite

(entomology) Any butterfly of the genus Catasticta, family Pieridae, of the neotropics.


spirochetostatic

en-adj

spirochetostatic (comparative more spirochetostatic, superlative most spirochetostatic)

more spirochetostatic (comparative)
most spirochetostatic (superlative)

As the previously used chemotherapeutic agents have only proved themselves to be spirochetostatic and not spirochetocidal, the patient is liable to a delayed infection which may not become manifest for years.

1944, Cedric C. Carpenter, “Failure of penicillin to prevent syphilis”, in United States Naval Medical Bulletin, volume 43, number 2, pages 389–390:

(medicine, biology) Inhibiting (curbing) spirochetal populations although not destroying them.

spirocheticidal

spirochetostatic is to spirocheticidal as bacteriostatic is to bacteriocidal


hormonome

(biochemistry) All the hormones in an organism


ephedroid

(botany) A member of the order of Ephedrales.


sandaliform

(botany) shaped like a sandal or slipper.


morphotrap

(biochemistry) A synthetic transmembrane protein used in biochemical research


hyperfusogenic

(biology, typically of a virus) Very fusogenic


pseudoenzymatic

(biochemistry) Relating to or caused by a pseudoenzyme


spheroidin

(biochemistry) A protein present on the surface of some poxviruses


costulation

en-noun

costulation (countable and uncountable, plural costulations)


hyphidium

(mycology) A sterile hyphal structure in the fertile layer of a fungus.


NPN

non-protein nitrogen
w:non-protein nitrogen

(biology) Initialism of non-protein nitrogen.


morphotrapped

(biochemistry) Modified by reaction with morphotrap


pseudoread

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudoread.wav

(biochemistry) A read (sequence of genes) generated from a reference genome (rather than the genome of an actual organism)


moubatin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of lipocalin present in soft ticks


oligoprimer

(biochemistry) An oligonucleotide primer


bacteriocuprein

(biochemistry) A bacterial form of erythrocuprein that contains two atoms of zinc


polyribonucleotidyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that transfers polyribonucleotidyl groups.


phrenospasm

phrenospasm (countable and uncountable, plural phrenospasms)

From phreno- + spasm, from Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “diaphragm”) and σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”) respectively.

(medicine, biology) A blow to the chest which causes the diaphragm to go into spasm, making it difficult to draw a breath.

(medicine, biology) Diaphragmatic spasm, as in hiccups.


furniture beetle

furniture beetle (plural furniture beetles)

(entomology) Any of various species of wood-boring beetle, the larvae of which are a type of woodworm, especially Anobium punctatum, the common furniture beetle.


bluestreak

(entomology) Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Lestoidea (not to be confused with superfamily Lestoidea), endemic to Australia.


shutwing

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Cordulephya, endemic to eastern Australia.


urfly

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Archaeophya, endemic to Australia.


mistfly

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Pseudocordulia, endemic to tropical northeastern Australia.


streamcruiser

(entomology) A species of dragonfly, Hesperocordulia berthoudi, endemic to southwest Western Australia.


swiftwing

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Lathrocordulia, endemic to Australia.


rainforest mystic

rainforest mystic (plural rainforest mystics)

(entomology) A species of dragonfly, Austrophya mystica, endemic to northeastern Australia.


plectrotaxy

(zoology) The disposition of spurs at the distal ends of leg segments.


kalidium

From Ancient Greek καλιά (kaliá, “hut”) + -idium.


microrecombination

(genetics) Very small scale recombination of nucleotides


phosphoaccepting

(biochemistry) That acts as a phosphoacceptor


transglutaminylation

(biochemistry) The intermolecular or intramolecular transfer of a glutaminyl group


megacoccus

(biology) A relatively large coccoid bacterium


megalaesthete

(biology) A relatively large photoreceptor in the megalopore of a chiton


megazoosporange

(biology) A sporangium that contains megazoospores


megazoospore

(biology) A relatively large algal zoospore


micrandrous

(botany) That produces dwarf male plants


micropropagate

en-verb

micropropagate (third-person singular simple present micropropagates, present participle micropropagating, simple past and past participle micropropagated)

micropropagates (present singular third-person)
micropropagating (participle present)
micropropagated (participle past)
micropropagated (past)

(biology) To propagate by means of micropropagation


polyclimax

en-noun

polyclimax (countable and uncountable, plural polyclimaxes)

(ecology) The presence of multiple vegetational climaxes in the same ecosystem


rufofulvous

en-adj

rufofulvous (comparative more rufofulvous, superlative most rufofulvous)

more rufofulvous (comparative)
most rufofulvous (superlative)


monodeiodinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes a single iodine atom from thyroxine


monodeiodination

(biochemistry) The removal of a single iodine atom, typically from thyroxine


monohaploid

(botany) Describing a monoploid plant that is normally diploid


monomeniscous

(obsolete, biology, of an eye) Having a single lens


monosiphonic

(biology, botany) Having a single siphon (tube)


monoxylic

Coordinate term: polyxylic

Cycas initially has a single ring of vascular bundles (monoxylic); however, one or more concentric vascular bundle rings appear outside the primary ring of bundles in the older stems showing polyxylic condition (figure 4.21).

2023, Dr. Romesh Singh Bhaal, Dr. Komal, Diversity of Microbes, Algae, Fungi and Archegoniates, page 216:

(botany) Having a single ring of vascular bundles.


monostomous

(zoology) Having a single mouth or similar opening


polycotyledony

(botany) The condition of being polycotyledonous


polygynoecial

(botany, of a fruit) Formed from the pistils of multiple flowers


polymitosis

(biology) The occurrence of multiple cases of mitosis following meiosis


polyphylly

(botany) The condition of being polyphyllous


even-toed ungulate

en-noun

even-toed ungulate (plural even-toed ungulates)

From even-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Artiodactyla, from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (ártios, “even in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.

der

(zoology) Any mammal in the order Artiodactyla, including camels, pigs and ruminants such as deer, cattle, goats, sheep and antelopes; as well as, in recent years, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).


odd-toed ungulate

en-noun

odd-toed ungulate (plural odd-toed ungulates)

From odd-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Perissodactyla, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.

der

(zoology) Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.


oligotropic

(biology, of an insect) That collects pollen or nectar from a relatively small number of plant types


leuciscin

en-adj

leuciscin (comparative more leuciscin, superlative most leuciscin)

more leuciscin (comparative)
most leuciscin (superlative)

(ichthyology) Of or relating to the cyprinid tribe Leuciscini


leuciscine

leuciscine (comparative more leuciscine, superlative most leuciscine)

more leuciscine (comparative)
most leuciscine (superlative)

(ichthyology) Of or relating to the cyprinid subfamily Leuciscinae


leuciscine

(ichthyology) Any fish in the cyprinid subfamily Leuciscinae


sexuate

(biology) Having distinct male and female forms


sexuparous

(biology) Describing a generation of aphids that produces sexual offspring


ocreaceous

(botany) Relating to, or having the form of an ocrea


OoA

(genetics, paleontology) Initialism of Out of Africa (hypothesis).


HGDP

(genetics) Initialism of Human Genome Diversity Project.


modern human

(paleontology) Any hominin of the species Homo sapiens.


protophyll

(botany) A primitive leaf in some clubmosses


protospore

(biology) A uninucleate body from which a spore develops


swainsona

(botany) Any of the genus Swainsona of flowering plants.


sychnocarpous

All trees and herbaceous perennials are sychnocarpous.

(botany) Able to produce fruit many times without perishing.


retrocopulate

en-verb

retrocopulate (third-person singular simple present retrocopulates, present participle retrocopulating, simple past and past participle retrocopulated)

retrocopulates (present singular third-person)
retrocopulating (participle present)
retrocopulated (participle past)
retrocopulated (past)


monocotyledony

(botany) The condition of being monocotyledonous.


dicotyledony

(botany) The condition of being dicotyledonous.


porogamous

(botany) Exhibiting or relating to porogamy.


Bostrichiform

en-adj

Bostrichiform (comparative more Bostrichiform, superlative most Bostrichiform)

more Bostrichiform (comparative)
most Bostrichiform (superlative)

(zoology) Of or pertaining to the coleopteran infraorder Bostrichiformia.


unineme

(biochemistry, of a chromatid) having a single duplex of DNA


overbloom

en-verb

overbloom (third-person singular simple present overblooms, present participle overblooming, simple past and past participle overbloomed)

overblooms (present singular third-person)
overblooming (participle present)
overbloomed (participle past)
overbloomed (past)

Coupled with sewage, the unnatural intensity of these nutrients makes the algae in the bay overbloom, and too much algae in turn blocks sunlight.

2004, Robert P. Marzec, The Mid-Atlantic Region, page 83:

(botany) To produce an excessive amount of flowers or algae.


metagon

(biology) An extranuclear RNA particle similar to a virus.


metastomium

(zoology) That portion of the head of an annelid situated behind the mouth


metatype

(biology) A topotype of a species which is confirmed as belonging to that species by the author who originally described it


metaxin

(biochemistry) A mammalian mitochondrial protein

(genetics) The gene that encodes this protein


monotremous

The monotremous section of the Implacentalia is represented as in Australia, by the well known Platypus, and by an Echidna or Ant-eater which appears to differ from our own in nothing but the shorter spines and more hairy fur.

1868, Gerard Krefft, Notes on the Fauna of Tasmania, page 6:


Wormworld

(paleontology, informal, neologism) An ecosystem characteristic of the later Ediacaran, when animal life was dominated by surface-dwelling worms.


gonotrophy

(biology, of insects such as mosquitoes) a life cycle of feeding and laying of eggs


kinetoflagellar

(biology) relating to a kinetoplast and a flagellum


toxicovenomics

(biology) The study of toxins delivered in venom


paracladium

(botany) A branch that has the same branching structure as the main axis


paracyst

(dated, botany) The antheridium of an ascomycete


pararabin

(biochemistry) A form of arabin present in agar


parasymbiosis

(biology) The condition of being parasymbiotic


parathecium

(biology) The hyphal layer of the apothecium of a lichen


pseudoaxis

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pseudocolumella

en-noun

pseudocolumella (plural pseudocolumellas or pseudocolumellae)

pseudocolumellas (plural)
pseudocolumellae (plural)

(biology) A structure resembling a columella of a coral formed from its septa joining together


pseudoorder

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homoprotomer

(biochemistry) A protomer composed of a single amino acid


alveolosphere

(biology) A collection of alveolar stem cells


eukaryome

(biology) All the microeukaryotic organisms associated with an animal


protosequence

(genetics) The sequence of bases in an ancestral genome


snaclec

Snaclecs have a basic heterodimeric structure with two subunits, nearly always linked covalently, via a disulphide bond.

2013, Blanca Hernández-Ledesma, Chia-Chien Hsieh, Bioactive Food Peptides in Health and Disease, page 226:

(biochemistry) A lectin, typically in snake venom, that binds carbohydrate.


Bti

(bacteriology, agriculture) Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, a type of bacterium used in the biological control of certain insects.


thyroid hormone

thyroid hormone (plural thyroid hormones)

Meronyms: triiodothyronine, thyroxine

(biochemistry) any of several closely related metabolically active compounds (as triiodothyronine) that are stored in the thyroid gland in the form of thyroglobulin or circulate in the blood usually bound to plasma proteins


genome size

(genetics) The size (mass or number of base pairs) of a genome


maltosyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that catalyses the transfer of maltosyl residues


cosmognosis

(obsolete, biology) The supposed instinct that tells animals when and where to migrate


geomalic

(obsolete, biology) Relating to geomalism


geophyllous

(botany) geophytic; having leaves that bury themselves in response to drought


gephyrocercal

(ichthyology) Having a caudal fin formed by the "bridging" of the dorsal and anal fins


onagrad

(botany) Any plant of the family Onagraceae


quadricrescentoid

(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.


ferrylmyoglobin

(biochemistry) An oxidised form of myoglobin in which the iron atom has an oxidation state of +4


pallilysin

Treponema pallidum
Treponema pallidum#Translingual

(biochemistry) A lysin present in Treponema pallidum


GnRHa

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or analogue.


fibritin

(biochemistry) A structural protein in some viruses that attaches tail fibres to its baseplate


cardiolipase

(biochemistry) A lipase that acts on cardiolipin


victorin

(biochemistry) A peptide toxin, produced by the fungus Drechslera victoriae that causes blight in some crops


Wood Wide Web

If so, did Voyria have anything to give back to their fungal partners in exchange, or were they just parasites — hackers of the Wood Wide Web?

2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 23:

(ecology) Mycorrhizal networks, that is networks of fungi that connect trees, collectively.


rebound effect

(conservation) Synonym of takeback (“reduction in energy savings from new technologies due to increased levels of demand”)


kataegis

(biology) A grouping of localised genomic hypermutations associated with some cancers


minisarcomere

(biology) a small sarcomere associated with myofibrillogenesis


pseudoligand

(biochemistry) A charged ligand associated with a solvent


wallum

wallum (countable and uncountable, plural wallums)

A coastal ecosystem in Queensland, Australia.

A shrub, Banksia aemula, that grows there.


caroubin

(biochemistry) A mixture of proteins, similar to gluten, obtained from carob beans


organodifferentiation

(biology) The differentiation of organs in a developing plant or animal


urobilinoid

(biochemistry) Any derivative (typically a metabolic product) of urobilinogen


ambipedal

(biology) Able to use both feet with equal ease


peroxidatic

(biochemistry) Relating to, or by means of a peroxidase


karyograph

(genetics) An image of all the chromosomes of a cell


affimer

(biochemistry) A small protein that binds to a target molecule in the manner of an antibody


cellosyl

(biochemistry) A muramidase produced by the bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor


zooidogamous

(botany) Describing fertilisation that involves at least one gamete that is motile (as in animals)


uniread

(genetics) A single read of the identity of a base in a nucleic acid string


histotropism

(biology) The attraction of a parasite to a particular tissue


zygnemaceous

(biology) relating to, or characteristic of algae of the genus Zygnema.


gymnospermism

(botany) The trait of being gymnospermous.


ecovalence

(ecology) A measure of the interaction of a genotype and its environment


VOI

(virology) Abbreviation of variant of interest.


tetrachenium

(botany) A fruit formed by four indehiscent parts


karyomap

(genetics) A graphical representation of the genes present in a pair of parents that could pass on genetic disorders to a child


myohemoglobin

(biochemistry) A form of hemoglobin associated with muscle tissue


isanthesic

an isanthesic map

(botany, cartography) Relating to a kind of isoline that joins places on the Earth where the flowers of a particular plant species bloom at the same time.


probasal

(anatomy, botany) That develops into a basal structure


cosignal

(biology) Any of a group of coordinated signals


metacluster

(genetics) A cluster of metagenomic data


effluxer

(cytology) A T cell that effluxes various components


polylecty

The two most basal bee families, Dasypodaidae and Mellitidae, are predominantly composed of pollen specialists, indicating that oligolecty might be the ancestral state in bees[…]. In the western Palaearctic anthidiine bees, several transitions from oligolecty to polylecty were found, but none from polylecty to oligolecty[…].

2020, R. G. Vastrad, “Specialized Bees Fail to Develop on Non-host Pollen: Do Plants Chemically Protect Their Pollen?”, in A Study of Floral Specialization in Solitary Bees, Raleigh, N.C.: Lulu, →ISBN, page 31:

(entomology) The condition of being polylectic.


ligandomic

(biochemistry) Relating to ligandomes or to ligandomics


trogosome

(biology) A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by trogocytosis


isoimmunity

isoimmunity (countable and uncountable, plural isoimmunities)

(biology, immunology, medicine) Synonym of alloimmunity.


hypercapsulation

(biology) hyperencapsulation of a bacterium in a protective shield


recodonization

recodonization (usually uncountable, plural not attested)

(genetics) The replacement or reattachment of a terminal codon to a gene


grasshawk

/ˈɡɹɑːshɔːk/

(entomology) Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.


bicornutin

(biochemistry) An arginine-rich oligopeptide that has antimicrobial properties


mesoporphyrinogen

mesoporphyrinogen (countable and uncountable, plural mesoporphyrinogens)

(biochemistry) An intermediate in the metabolism of porphyrinogens