porogamy

The subject of Chalazogamy in Casuarina was discussed somewhat in detail, the speaker taking exception to Nawaschin's theory that Chalazogamy is a primitive type of fecundation from which porogamy has been developed.

No statistical records are presently available about the plants showing porogamy, chalazogamy or mesogamy, in angiosperms.

1973, Parameswaran Krishnan Kutty Nair, Rajendra Kumar Grover, Thomas Meprethu Varghese, Glimpses in Plant Research - Volume 1, page 128:

The pollen tube may enter the ovule either via the chalaza (chalazogamy) (Billings 1903) or via the micropyle (porogamy) (Woodroof 1928).

1996, Jules Janick, James N. Moore, Fruit Breeding, Nuts, →ISBN, page 208:

(botany) The property of having the pollen tube in a seed plant enter the ovule by way of the micropyle.


vinexin

(biochemistry) A vinculin-binding protein that enhances actin cytoskeletal organization


alkylhydroperoxidase

(biochemistry) Any hydroperoxidase that reduces an alkyl peroxide to the corresponding alcohol


aposome

(obsolete, biology) Any body within a cell


bicupin

(biochemistry) Any protein that has two copies of the cupin domain


caulonema

From Latin caulis (“stem, stalk”) + -nema.

(biology) A filamentous, pigmented growth in a bryophyte


chloronema

(biology) An elongated cell that develops to form a caulonema


cortistatin

(biochemistry) A neuropeptide present in inhibitory neurons of the cerebral cortex


exophosphatase

(biochemistry) Any phosphatase that hydrolyses polyphosphate from the end of its chain


graviception

(biology) The detection of the Earth's gravitational field by an organism


graviceptor

(biology) Any receptor that gives an organism information about its position relative to the local gravitational field


heterochromatization

en-noun

heterochromatization (usually uncountable, plural heterochromatizations)

(genetics) The conversion (of euchromatin) to heterochromatin


heteroxenous

(biology) parasitic to two different types of host (typically as part of a complex life cycle)


monocupin

(biochemistry) Any protein that has a single copy of the cupin domain


multiubiquitinated

(biochemistry) modified or degraded by the attachment of multiple ubiquitin molecules


phosphopurification

phosphopurification (countable and uncountable, plural phosphopurifications)

(biochemistry) The separation and purification of phosphorylated protein from a mixture


proteosynthesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of protein


quercetinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme, typically a dioxygenase, that breaks down quercetin.


serotonylate

en-verb

serotonylate (third-person singular simple present serotonylates, present participle serotonylating, simple past and past participle serotonylated)

serotonylates (present singular third-person)
serotonylating (participle present)
serotonylated (participle past)
serotonylated (past)

(biochemistry) To modify a protein by reaction with serotonin


staphylocoagulase

Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus#Translingual

(biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, that causes clotting of the blood


uroplasminogen

(biochemistry) urokinase when active against plasminogen


allochimera

(genetics) Either of two chimeras having different combination of parent zygotes


cellodextrinase

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


hemichrome

(biochemistry) A denatured form of methemoglobin


macrocolony

(biology) A relatively large-scale colony (of bacteria etc)


malsegregation

(genetics) Incorrect segregation of chromosomes


microperoxidase

(biochemistry) Any very small peroxidase, but especially any of the oligopeptides formed by cleavage of cytochrome


siphono-

From the combining form of Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “siphon”).

(chiefly zoology, botany) Forming compound terms pertaining to siphons or tubes.


preprotachykinin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of peptide precursors of the tachykinin neurotransmitters


pseudoreceptor

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

(biochemistry) A receptor protein that lacks an intracellular serine/threonine protein kinase domain


replichore

(genetics) A replicated half of a chromosome in some bacteria


replitase

en-noun

replitase (usually uncountable, plural replitases)

(biochemistry) A multienzyme complex of mammalian cells that produces deoxynucleoside triphosphates for DNA synthesis


sgRNA

(biochemistry) single guide RNA (for use in gene editing)


Meghalayan

(geology, paleontology) The Meghalayan Age, a subdivision of the Holocene epoch.


actinase

(biochemistry) A protease that hydrolyses actins


autochaperone

(biochemistry) Synonym of autotransporter


carcinolectin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of lectins associated with horseshoe crabs of the genus Carcinoscorpius.


chymotrypsinolysis

(biochemistry) The autolysis of chymotrypsin.


encapsulin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of structural bacterial proteins


fucosylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes fucosyl groups


gynoecious

(botany) That produces mostly (or only) female flowers


haplogrouping

haplogrouping (countable and uncountable, plural haplogroupings)

(genetics) The assignment of haplogroups


helioxerophyllous

(botany) That thrives in sunny, dry conditions


heteromultimer

(biochemistry) Any heteromultimeric protein


insulinotropin

(biochemistry) An insulinotropic peptide similar to glucagon


isoduplication

(genetics) The joining of two near-identical strands of a broken chromosome


leukolectin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of lectins involve with vertebrate macrophages


lysoganglioside

(biochemistry) Any ganglioside that lacks an acyl group


malacophyllous

From the Latin malacus (soft or pliable) + Latinized Greek phyllo- (pertaining to leaves).


mechanosignaling

(biology) mechanical (rather than chemical or electrical) signalling


micromutation

(genetics) A very small, localized mutation


phenocritical

(genetics, of a developing organism) susceptible to environmental modification of its genes


proctophagy

(zoology) The consuming of a mother's excrement (by a young animal) when searching for a teat


spike-in

(genetics) A short RNA transcript, of known sequence, used to calibrate sequencing


transpososome

(biology) A nucleoprotein complex involving part of the transposon and transposase


synema

(botany, obsolete) The column of combined filaments in a monadelphous flower.


paraxonic

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

af

Deer, camels and peccaries possess paraxonic feet.

(zoology) In bearing weight evenly on two parallel axes within the foot, typically the third and fourth digits.


attractin

(biochemistry) Any of a particular group of lectins


bioaminergic

(biology, of neurons) That secrete bioamines


cystathioninase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that cleaves cystathione to produce cystein and α-ketobutyrate


dideoxygenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dideoxygenation reaction


diphosphorylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a diphosphorylation recation


enhancin

(biochemistry) A metalloprotease that enhances nucleopolyhedrovirus infection


heterocolonial

(zoology) Relating to a colony of two or more different species.


homocolonial

(zoology) Relating to a colony of a single species.


intraprotein

(biochemistry) Within a protein molecule


monoesterase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a phosphate monoester


protoploid

(genetics) Formed prior to genome duplication


pseudotetraploid

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

(genetics) Apparently tetraploid (but actually doubly diploid)


superhaplogroup

(genetics) A grouping of haplotypes larger than a haplogroup


xenosensor

(biology, biochemistry) A structure or substance that detects "foreign" material.


biovector

(biology, pathology) A biological vector


calmyrin

(biochemistry) A myristoylated calcium-binding protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease


calsenilin

(biochemistry) A recoverin that interacts with presenilins


chromatofocusing

(biochemistry) An analytical technique for the separation of proteins according to differences in their isoelectric points


deoxynucleotidylexotransferase

(biochemistry) An exotransferase that transfers deoxynucleotidyl groups


endobrevin

(biochemistry) A synaptobrevin associated with the early mammalian embryo


esterolytic

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) That splits / hydrolyzes esters to form alcohols and carboxylic acids


fermitin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that are required for integrin-mediated cellular adhesion


hemolin

(biochemistry) An immunoglobulin present in moths and butterflies


hypopodium

(botany) The basal podium of a foliage leaf.


inversin

(biochemistry) A ciliary protein that is required for normal renal development


liporegulation

(biochemistry) The biochemical regulation of fat metabolism and storage (in animals)


minidomain

(biochemistry) A small domain (of a protein)


monoeukaryotic

(cytology) Having a single nucleus in each cell


nemosis

(biology) The activation and subsequent death of fibroblasts


-ploid

Back-formation of haploid and diploid. Equivalent to Ancient Greek -πλ(όος) (-pl(óos), “-fold”) + -oid.

der

(biology, genetics) Indicating the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.


pentapedal

(biology, of kangaroos) Using five legs (in reality, four legs and a tail) in order to walk


phytonism

(biology) The theory that plants are composed of phytons


polygalactose

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide composed of galactose units


prepeptide

(biochemistry) The part of an enzyme that is directed to a specific part of a cell before becoming a protein


digoneutic

From di- +Ancient Greek γονεύω (goneúō, “produce offspring”) (from γονεύς (goneús, “parent”)) + -tic.

(entomology) Having two broods per season.


subpseudopod

(cytology) A short projection, similar to a pseudopod


thermosome

(biochemistry) A chaperonin protein complex found in archaea


viscumin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of toxic lectins present in mistletoe (Viscum album)


hindhead

Top of the head pale yellowish brown, variously variegated,—across the hindhead there extends a narrow reddish brown line, and another of the same tint is observed between the eyes […]

1849, Andrew Smith, Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa:


ruptile

(botany) dehiscent by an irregular splitting of the walls


alphafetoprotein

en-noun

alphafetoprotein (countable and uncountable, plural alphafetoproteins)

alphafetoproteins (plural)
alpha-fetoprotein (alternative)

(biochemistry) A protein produced in the fetal liver


apotransferrin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of transferrin


cytogenomics

(genetics) The cytogenetic analysis of chromosome aberrations


decoron

(biochemistry) Any of a group of protein associated with decorins


glycerogenesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of glycerides


laminarinase

laminarinase (countable and uncountable, plural laminarinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses the glucan laminarin


neuroglian

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein associated with neural and glial cell adhesion


osteochondroblast

(cytology) A chondroblast found in bone tissue


parafibromin

(biochemistry) A protein that inhibits cell proliferation and suppresses some tumors


protoglomerulus

(biology) A structure that develops into a glomerulus


spongioblast

(cytology) A neuroepithelial cell that develops into neuroglial and ependymal cells.


subneofunctionalization

(genetics) The subfunctionalization of a gene that is followed by neofunctionalization


twinfilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that bind actin


undulin

(biochemistry) An extracellular matrix glycoprotein, related to fibronectin, associated with collagen fibrils


helophytic

en-adj

helophytic (comparative more helophytic, superlative most helophytic)

more helophytic (comparative)
most helophytic (superlative)


angioneurin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of vasculotrophic and neurotrophic growth factors


apohydrogenase

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a hydrogenase.


apotyrosinase

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a tyrosinase


cytotopographical

(cytology) Relating to the topography of cells


endonucleic

(genetics) In the middle of a nucleic acid (rather than at its ends)


homonucleotide

(genetics) A section of DNA composed of repeats of the same nucleotide


homopolynucleotide

(genetics) A polynucleotide composed of multiple copies of the same nucleotide


immunocytometry

(immunology, cytology) The cytometry of lymphocytes


microcompartmentalization

en-noun

microcompartmentalization (usually uncountable, plural microcompartmentalizations)

(biology) The formation of microcompartments


myofibrocyte

(cytology) A type of fibrocyte found in muscle tissue


noncomplementation

(genetics) failure (of mutations) to complement one another


stefin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of recombinant cysteine protease inhibitors


supervillin

supervillin (countable and uncountable, plural supervillins)

(biochemistry) A protein similar to gelsolin


sympathoblast

sympathetic nerve cell
sympathetic nerve cell

(cytology) A pluripotential cell in the embryo that develop into either a sympathetic nerve cell or a chromaffin cell


unisequence

(genetics) A unique sequence (of bases in a nucleic acid)


abaecin

abaecin (countable and uncountable, plural abaecins)

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial peptide present in some insects


arginyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that transfers an arginyl group, typically to a protein


calmegin

(biochemistry) A chaperone protein involved in adhesion of sperm to egg


dicarboxylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dicarboxylation reaction


paleopolyploidy

paleopolyploidy (countable and uncountable, plural paleopolyploidies)

(genetics) Polyploidy that occurred in the distant past.


dihaploid

(genetics) Having two identical copies of each chromosome as a result of chromosome doubling


endomucin

(biochemistry) A membrane-bound glycoprotein expressed by endothelial cells


gynodioecy

(biology) The condition of having some female parts and other hermaphroditic parts.


homotachy

(genetics) constancy in the rate of genetic evolution over time


deimatic

en-adj

deimatic (comparative more deimatic, superlative most deimatic)

more deimatic (comparative)
most deimatic (superlative)

These deimatic eye spots do not have the same function as those that deflect predatory attack. They give to their owner the appearance of a considerable increase in size.

1988, John L. Cloudsley-Thompson, Evolution and Adaptation of Terrestrial Arthropods, page 122:

Intermediate between the clear cases of camouflage and signaling are deimatic displays.

2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins, published 2018, page 125:

(zoology) Designed to startle or frighten a potential predator.


mononucleocyte

(cytology) A cell that contains a single nucleus


ink sac

The ink sac feeds into the rectum, controlled by a sphincter and in some inking events mucus from another organ, the funnel organ is ejected with water and ink through the anus and the siphon to create a cloud of ink.

2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, The Guardian:

(zoology) A muscular bag found in certain cephalopods used to generate ink.


leukotrienic

(biochemistry, rare) Of or relating to leukotrienes.


pentose phosphate pathway

(biochemistry) A metabolic pathway parallel to glycolysis that generates NADPH and pentoses as well as ribose 5-phosphate, the last one a precursor for the synthesis of nucleotides.


phosphomutase

(biochemistry) Any mutase that acts on phosphate groups


sphingophospholipid

(biochemistry) Any phospholipid that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives


supermotif

(biochemistry) A stretch of nucleic acid that contains several (sometimes overlapping) motifs


transdominance

(genetics) The condition of being transdominant


adamalysin

en-noun

adamalysin (countable and uncountable, plural adamalysins)

(biochemistry) A zinc metalloproteinase present in the venom of rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus)


urea cycle

(biochemistry) A metabolic cycle of biochemical reactions, occurring in ureotelic organisms, in which highly toxic ammonia is converted to urea for excretion.


TCA cycle

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) The Krebs cycle.


beta-oxidation

beta oxidation (alternative)
β-oxidation (alternative)

(biochemistry) The catabolic process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the cytosol in prokaryotes and in the mitochondria in eukaryotes to generate acetyl-CoA, NADH, and FADH₂.


ASS

argininosuccinate synthase
argininosuccinate synthase#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of argininosuccinate synthase.


Krebs-Henseleit solution

Krebs-Henseleit solution (countable and uncountable, plural Krebs-Henseleit solutions)

Named after German biochemists Hans Krebs and Kurt Henseleit.

(biochemistry) A solution used to study arteries ex vivo and during isolated muscle testing of mammalian skeletal muscles.


autotetraploidization

(genetics) The process, or the result of becoming autotetraploid


autotransported

(biochemistry) transported by an autotransporter


biogroup

(taxonomy) A group of species (typically of bacteria) that have a distinct biochemistry


capsite

(biochemistry) A capped end of a nucleic acid molecule


cenexin

(biochemistry) A fibrous protein present in the tail of sperm cells


clonogen

(cytology) A clonogenic cell, especially a tumorigenic one


fragilysin

(biochemistry) A particular zinc metalloprotease


gloverin

gloverin (countable and uncountable, plural gloverins)

(biochemistry) An inducible antibacterial protein present in the pupae of the giant silk moth Hyalophora


hemonectin

(biochemistry) An extracellular hematopoietic cytoadhesion protein present in bone marrow


ketolysis

(biochemistry) The breakdown of ketones (formed by fatty acid oxidation)


lebocin

lebocin (countable and uncountable, plural lebocins)

(biochemistry) An antibacterial glycoprotein present in some insects


moricin

(biochemistry) An antibacterial polypeptide present in the silkmoth Bombyx mori


neurensin

(biochemistry) Any of a small group of proteins active in transduction of nerve signals or in nerve growth


nonmutator

(genetics) Something that is not a mutator


ovulatory shift hypothesis

(biology, psychology) The hypothesis that women's taste in men, and subconscious thoughts and behaviors, change throughout the menstrual cycle.


antisensing

(genetics) The suppression of transcription by means of an antisense


bioirrigation

Diffusive models assume that bioirrigation can be quantified by an enhanced, apparent diffusion coefficient within a defined (irrigated) sediment layer, while advective models use an apparent pore-water advection velocity to account for bioirrigation.

2020, David J. Burdige, Geochemistry of Marine Sediments, page 304:

(biology) Irrigation by a biological organization, sometimes as a result of bioturbation.


canavalin

(biochemistry) A storage protein present in beans of the genus Canavalia.


exochitinase

(biochemistry) Any chitinase that cleaves a chitin molecule at a terminal position


hevamine

Hevea brasiliensis
Hevea brasiliensis#Translingual

(biochemistry) A chitinase present in the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis


lipocatabolic

(biochemistry) Relating to the catabolism of lipids


lipopeptidophosphoglycan

(biochemistry) Any phosphoglycan associated with a lipopeptide


liposynthesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of lipids


metallobiology

(biology) The role of metals in the biological sciences


midcell

(biology) The region in the middle of a cell where division takes place


monoribosome

(biology) A ribosome formed by breakdown of a polyribosome


polyadenylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that degrades polyadenylate


prDNA

prDNA (countable and uncountable, plural prDNAs)


polyrepetitive

(biochemistry, of nucleic acid) That contains many repetitions


predatosome

(genetics) A group of genes common to early predators


propolypeptide

(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to a polypeptide that is activated by posttranslational modification


pupylome

As this so-called pupylome features proteins connected to a wide range of cellular functions, it does not provide an immediate clue as to the role for this posttranslational modification and degradation pathway.

2014, J. Laederach, “Chaperone-Proteases of Mycobacteria”, in Walid A. Houry, editor, The Molecular Chaperones Interaction Networks in Protein Folding and Degradation:

(biochemistry) All the pupylated proteins of an organism.


underprenylation

(biochemistry) Insufficient prenylation / isoprenylation


autosporogenesis

(biology) cell division in algae and lichen


crescentin

(biochemistry) A bacterial cytoskeletal protein


cytoneme

(cytology) Any of a group of thin projections from a cell that are used for the exchange of signalling proteins


endohemicellulase

(biochemistry) Any hemicellulase that hydrolyses hemicellulose from the ends rather than in the middle


endoisopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any isopeptidase that works specifically at the terminal position


phyllostomatous

From phyllo- + -stomatous. Compare translingual Phyllostomus.


hydroshear

en-verb

hydroshear (third-person singular simple present hydroshears, present participle hydroshearing, simple past and past participle hydrosheared)

hydroshears (present singular third-person)
hydroshearing (participle present)
hydrosheared (participle past)
hydrosheared (past)

(genetics) To produce nucleic acid fragments by hydroshearing


lunasin

en-noun

lunasin (countable and uncountable, plural lunasins)

(biochemistry) A peptide that is present in soy and some other cereal grains and may have some anticancer properties


mercaptalbumin

(biochemistry) A form of albumin that has free (unoxidized) thiol groups on its cysteine residues


signalome

It might be argued that a compositional 'language of cells' between tissues emerges, formally played by the signaling pathways of signalomes in support of the standardized exchanges and problem solving interactions of multicellularity.

2003, Larissa S. Brizhik, editor, Energy and Information Transfer in Biological Systems:

(biochemistry) All the signalling pathways of an organism or cell.


signalling pathway

signalling pathway (plural signalling pathways)

(biology) A biochemical sequence in which one molecule that receives a signal activates another molecule


anhydro sugar

(biochemistry) Any derivative of a sugar formally obtained by loss of the elements of water


calpromotin

(biochemistry) A cytoplasmic protein associated with sickle-cell anemia


cystoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein produced (as mutations) in cystic disease of the kidney


deSUMOylase

deSUMOylases (plural)
desumoylase (alternative)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes a SUMO protein from its target


dystonin

dystonin (countable and uncountable, plural dystonins)

(biochemistry) A neuronal protein that is a form of plakin


heptasaccharide

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide having seven sugar residues


hydrovascular

(biology) Describing the hydraulic transport system used by echinoderms


hyperduplication

(genetics) Excessive duplication (typically of centrosomes)


hyperdynamism

(ecology) Excessive movement between the parts of a fragmented habitat


interferogenic

(biochemistry) That produces interferons


lithostathine

(biochemistry) A protein that inhibits the formation of pancreatic stones


phosphosignal

(biochemistry) An intercellular signal mediated by a sphingosine-phosphate


photoliberation

(biochemistry) liberation of a compound by the action of light


piscidin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides present in fish


vasomediator

(biochemistry) Any material that mediates the vascular system


zoobenthivore

(biology) Any creature that feeds on the zoobenthos


adaptamer

(biochemistry) A type of synthetic oligonucleotide that can bind to a selected target molecule


andropetal

(botany) A petal that is derived from a modified stamen


bracteopetal

(botany) A petal that is derived from a modified bract


bothrombin

(biochemistry) A thrombin present in the venom of the pit viper Bothrops jararaca.


costructure

costructure (countable and uncountable, plural costructures)

(biology) common structure in related organisms


amphigynous

(botany) Completely surrounding the oogonial stalk


hypophyll

About 20 per cent produce hypophylls, or rudimentary leaves, and most of these soon die without producing any ordinary leaves.

1943, Walter Reuther, The Citrus industry, volume 1, page 856:

(botany) A proximal part of a sprout or a leaf.


hyperphyll

(botany) A distal part of a sprout or a leaf.


ecoparalog

(genetics) Either of a pair of paralogs that are active in different ecological situations


elongin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of transcription elongation factors that are involved with protein ubiquitination


fukutin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane protein involved with histogenesis


jararacussin

(biochemistry) A fibrinogen-clotting enzyme in the venom of the pit viper Bothrops jararacussu


lRNA

lrna (alternative)
l-rna (alternative)
l-RNA (alternative)


neofunctionalized

(genetics) Modified by neofunctionalization


neuroprostane

polyunsaturated fatty acid
polyunsaturated fatty acid

(biochemistry) A form of isoprostane formed by peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids


photosymbiont

(biology) An organism in a photosymbiotic relationship


rhinocerase

(biochemistry) A serine protease isolated from the Gaboon viper Bitis rhinoceros (syn. of Bitis gabonica).


tachylectin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of lectins present in the horseshoe crab (of genus Tachypleus)


tryparedoxin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of oxidoreductases present in trypanosomatids


autodiploidize

en-verb

autodiploidize (third-person singular simple present autodiploidizes, present participle autodiploidizing, simple past and past participle autodiploidized)

autodiploidizes (present singular third-person)
autodiploidizing (participle present)
autodiploidized (participle past)
autodiploidized (past)


beadchip

(genetics) A silica bead used to form a microarray when self-assembled in microwells


carboanhydrase

en-noun

carboanhydrase (countable and uncountable, plural carboanhydrases)

carbonic anhydrase
carbonic anhydrase#English

(biochemistry) Synonym of carbonic anhydrase


chimerin

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates axogenesis


cryptovivipary

(botany) The growth of an embryo to break through the seed coat but not the fruit wall before it splits open


cytomechanics

(biology) The mechanics of cell structure and formation


enlargeosome

(cytology) A particular type of cytoplasmic vesicle


haplosimilarity

(genetics) The condition of being haplosimilar


infraconnectivity

infraconnectivity (countable and uncountable, plural infraconnectivities)

(biology) connectivity with other connected cells in a cluster


lymphostatin

(biochemistry) A toxic bacterial protein that inhibits mitogen-activated proliferation


mammosomatotroph

(cytology) A cell, in the anterior pituitary, that secretes both prolactin and growth hormone


nitroprotein

(biochemistry) A nitrated protein, produced in some tumors


large chequered skipper

large chequered skipper (plural large chequered skippers)

(lepidopterology, entomology) A butterfly, Heteropterus morpheus, of the family Hesperiidae.


ornibactin

(biochemistry) A siderophore produced by the helicobacter Burkholderia cenocepacia


orthogenomics

(genetics) The application of genomics to orthopedics


paranome

They considered only proteins in the paranome (the set of all duplicate genes in the genome) and numbered them consecutively according to their positions on the chromosomes.

(genetics) The complete set of paralogous genes in a genome.


parvulin

(biochemistry) A small enzyme that catalyses the cis-trans isomerisation of proline peptide bonds.


preosteocyte

(cytology) A cell, derived from an osteoblast, that develops into an osteocyte


splenotropism

splenotropism (countable and uncountable, plural splenotropisms)

(biology) Movement towards, or attraction to the spleen


aldoketoreductase

aldoketoreductases (plural)
aldo-keto reductase (alternative)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the reduction of the carbonyl group of aldehydes or ketones


aminopolysaccharide

(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide derived from an aminosugar


apolactoferrin

(biochemistry) The iron-free form of lactoferrin


allooctoploid

(genetics) Having eight sets of chromosomes, four from each parent


subinfraorder

(taxonomy) A subdivision of the taxonomic category "infraorder"


fusase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the fusion (dimerization) of protein molecules


homoprimer

(biochemistry) A primer that has the same sequence of bases as a section of the target DNA


matrikine

(biochemistry) Any of a group of extracellular matrix-derived peptides which regulate cell activity


cooksonioid

From scientific Latin Cooksonia (genus name) + -oid.

Whether bryophytes actually arose from such a cooksonioid ancestor (see Miller 1982) needs to be addressed further.

2000, A. Jonathan Shaw, Bernard Goffinet, Bryophyte Biology, page 142:

A previous study had suggested a minimum size limit below which cooksonioid plants could not have functioned as photosynthetically independent plants.

2018 May 25, Susannah Lydon, The Guardian:

(paleobiology) A plant having features like those of the extinct genus Cooksonia.


osteogenin

(biochemistry) A bone morphogenic protein that inhibits proliferation and stimulates differentiation of osteoprogenitors in human bone marrow


physicokinetic

(biochemistry) Describing the properties of a macromolecule undergoing chromatography, gel filtration, electrophoresis etc.


achromopeptidase

(biochemistry) A lysyl endopeptidase from the bacteria Chromobacter lyticus


autoacylation

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) intramolecular acylation, especially of an enzyme


bicyclase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses two cyclization reactions (typically at both ends of a carotenoid such as lycopene)


biliprotein

(biochemistry) Any of a group of coloured conjugated protein, containing a bilin, that function as photoreceptors


calcipressin

(biochemistry) Any of a small group of proteins that inhibit the action of calcineurin


dermokine

(biochemistry) A recombinant protein secreted in the epidermis


diheptad

From di- (“two”) + heptad (“group of 7”).

(genetics) A sequence of fourteen bases composed of a repeated heptad


dromyosuppressin

(biochemistry) An immunoreactive neuropeptide present in Drosophila


macrosialin

(biochemistry) A heavily glycosylated transmembrane protein associated with macrophages


monocyclase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a single cyclization reaction (typically at one end of a carotenoid such as lycopene)


neoendemism

neoendemism (countable and uncountable, plural neoendemisms)


nullizygote

(genetics) A nullizygous cell or organism


path cascade

(biochemistry) A series of biochemical reactions between a stimulated receptor and an effector


peroxidoxin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of antioxidant proteins


phytosphere

(ecology) The interior and exterior of plants regarded as an ecosystem


sarcolipin

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates thermogenesis in mammal muscles


telethonin

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates sarcomere assembly in muscles


thymoglobulin

(biochemistry) An antithymocyte immunoglobulin


transkingdom

(taxonomy) Across or throughout a kingdom.


xylosaccharide

(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide derived from xylose.


antiquitin

(biochemistry) A dehydrogenase that acts upon aminoadipic semialdehyde in the catabolism of lysine


Euramerican

en-adj

Euramerican (comparative more Euramerican, superlative most Euramerican)

more Euramerican (comparative)
most Euramerican (superlative)

Her sharp little teeth probably crunched up those Euramerican scorpions; indeed the copious invertebrates that conquered life on land 60 million earlier would have provided a tempting menu for tetrapods venturing from the water.

2017 January 11, Elsa Panciroli, The Guardian:

(paleontology) Pertaining to the supercontinent of Euramerica.


autosumoylation

autosumoylations (plural)
autoSUMOylation (alternative)

(biochemistry) The sumoylation of a ligase that sumoylates other proteins


biohydrogenate

en-verb

biohydrogenate (third-person singular simple present biohydrogenates, present participle biohydrogenating, simple past and past participle biohydrogenated)

biohydrogenates (present singular third-person)
biohydrogenating (participle present)
biohydrogenated (participle past)
biohydrogenated (past)

unsaturated fatty acid
unsaturated fatty acid

(biochemistry) To hydrogenate (typically unsaturated fatty acids) biochemically (using enzymes)


chitobiase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses chitobiose


cytolocalization

(cytology) The localization of an enzyme or other material in a specific part of a cell


demannosylated

(biochemistry, of a glycoside) From which the mannose groups have been removed


dodecasaccharide

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide composed of twelve monosaccharide units.


endotransglycosidase

(biochemistry) Any transglycosidase in which the sugar is moved from the terminal position of a polysaccharide


heterochaperone

(biochemistry) A heterodimer formed from two chaperones


-dactyl

From French -dactyle, from Latin -dactylus, ultimately from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).


heteroprotein

(biochemistry, of a complex) Composed of two or more different proteins


homoprotein

(biochemistry, of a complex) Composed of a single type of protein


holoplastocyanin

(biochemistry) The form of a plastocyanin containing a bound copper atom


holothurid

(zoology) Any sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae.

(zoology) Any sea cucumber (class Holothuroidea)


lipokine

(biochemistry) Any hormone that controls the metabolism of lipids


macrospecies

(biology) A relatively large, polymorphic species


meridionalization

(biology) The movement of fish to warmer, more southern waters


microdifferentiation

(biology) Very small-scale differentiation, typically leading to speciation


monobiotinylated

(biochemistry) biotinylated with a single biotin group


photoavoidance

(biology) avoidance of exposure to light


rudimentation

en-noun

rudimentation (countable and uncountable, plural rudimentations)

(zoology) The process of an organ being reduced to a rudimentary form.

(zoology) The rudimentary form that results from this process.


planktotroph

(biology) Any organism that feeds on plankton


satRNA

satRNA (countable and uncountable, plural satRNAs)

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of satellite RNA.


satsiRNA

(biochemistry) satellite small interfering RNA


endophallus

(zoology) The inner wall of the aedeagus of an insect, derived during embryological development by the fusion of paired genital papillae to form a medial tube. The endophallus is eversible and flexible, is the actual intromittent organ, and sometimes has backward-orientated denticulations to achieve a firm hold on the vaginal walls of the female.


scotophilic

(biology) That thrives in darkness or low light levels


spherulocyte

(cytology) A hemocyte that contains spherules


amental

en-adj

amental (comparative more amental, superlative most amental)

more amental (comparative)
most amental (superlative)


sparganium

(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Sparganium.


teleplanic

(biology) Capable of dispersal over a great distance


alveolin

en-noun

alveolin (countable and uncountable, plural alveolins)

(biochemistry) A type of protease similar to astacin


bioconfinement

bioconfinement (countable and uncountable, plural bioconfinements)

(biology) confinement in order to achieve biocontainment


TAD

TAD (countable and uncountable, plural TADs)

(countable, veterinary medicine) Initialism of transboundary animal disease.


crosstide

(biochemistry) A peptide related to glycogen synthase kinase


mechanosignal

(biology) A mechanical (rather than a chemical or electrical) signal


phragmoteuthid

From scientific Latin Phragmoteuthida (order name).

Multiple jaws and arm hooklets of squid-like phragmoteuthids are known from the stomach area of several ichthyosaurs.

2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page 70:

(paleontology) An extinct cephalopod of the order Phragmoteuthida.


rauisuchian

In Triassic times, when rauisuchians lived, the continents were still united in a large, coherent landmass, the supercontinent Pangea.

2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page 79:

(paleontology) An extinct reptile of the taxon Rauisuchia, which lived during the Triassic.


megatracksite

Although large megatracksites (or “dinosaur freeways”) have been identified at many locations, in many cases it is still unclear as to what types of sedimentary dynamic cause their formation and preservation.

2006, Jerry D. Harris, Spencer G. Lucas, Justin A. Speilmann, Martin G. Lockley, Andrew R.C. Milner, James I. Kirkland, editors, Bulletin 37: The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, page 280:

Near to the Transjura Highway the footprints are so abundant that it may represent a megatracksite.

2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page 87:

(paleontology) A site showing geological evidence of very large numbers of fossil tracks or trace fossils.


melanocortinergic

(biochemistry) Produced or activated by melanocortin


metazooplankton

metazooplankton (plural metazooplanktons or metazooplankton)

metazooplanktons (plural)
metazooplankton (plural)


monodeoxynucleoside

(biochemistry) An individual deoxynucleoside


monodeoxynucleotide

(biochemistry) An individual deoxynucleotide


mutarotase

(biochemistry) An epimerase that catalyses a mutarotation


oxybiotic

(biology) That lives in an environment rich in oxygen


thiobiotic

(biology) That lives in an environment rich in sulfur


pagophily

(biology) A preference for ice (as a habitat)


living chamber

Although most of the animal's body is in the living chamber, it maintains a slight presence in the phragmocone to control the gas-to-fluid ratio.

2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 36:

(zoology) The part of a cephalopod's shell which is physically occupied by the animal's body, as opposed to those chambers that serve to provide buoyancy.


parasitofauna

parasitofauna (plural parasitofauna or parasitofaunas)

parasitofauna (plural)
parasitofaunas (plural)


pepducin

(biochemistry) A lipopeptide based on the intracellular loops of cell-surface receptors


pepsinolysis

(biochemistry) The lysis of proteins by means of pepsin


protozooplankton

protozooplankton (countable and uncountable, plural protozooplanktons)


putidaredoxin

(biochemistry) An adrenodoxin produced by Pseudomonas putida


ribosylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses ribosylation.


sulfotransporter

(rare, biochemistry) A sulfate transporter


oxycone

The quickest and nimblest were probably the oxycones, throwing themselves through the water like discuses.

2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 87:

(paleontology, malacology) A type of ammonoid with a slim, disk-shaped (oxyconic) shell.


predator satiation

(biology) A reproduction strategy where a prey species produces many individuals in a group or cohort at a time that overwhelms the effect of predation of individuals, by satiating all predators and still having a large population remaining to continue the species until the next reproduction event.


stato-

From Ancient Greek στατός (statós, “standing”).

uder

(zoology, botany) propagules or spores in aquatic organisms.

(biology) organs or other structures that maintain equilibrium or orientation in organisms.


shell sac

Baby cephalopods, even octopuses, all have a shell sac, which is comparable to the mantle folds that baby clams and snails use to make their shells.

2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 115:

(zoology) The sac in which the shell of a mollusc is secreted during development; (now especially) the fold of mantle in which a cephalopod secretes its pen or gladius.


aporeceptor

(biochemistry) A receptor that targets apoproteins or apolipoproteins


aspartoacylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the deacylation of acetyl-aspartate


botanogenomics

(botany, genetics, rare) The study of botanical genomes


celloheptaose

(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide, consisting of seven glucose residues, formed by hydrolysis of cellulose


countergradient

(genetics) Describing the differences between genetic and environmental variation


degenerin

(biochemistry) A mechanosensory protein that forms an epithelial sodium channel


sequence assembly

en-noun

sequence assembly (plural sequence assemblies)

(bioinformatics) The aligning and merging of fragments from a longer DNA sequence in order to reconstruct the original sequence.


genome assembly

genome assembly (plural genome assemblies)

(bioinformatics) The process of taking a large number of short DNA sequences and putting them back together to create a representation of the original chromosomes from which the DNA originated.


glycoreceptor

(biochemistry) A receptor that interacts with carbohydrates


guanyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a guanyl group


hemivacuole

(cytology) A space in the apical side of an osteoclast where bone reabsorption takes place


herbogenomics

(botany, genetics) The botanogenomics of medicinal herbs


indolicidin

indolicidin (countable and uncountable, plural indolicidins)

(biochemistry) An oligopeptide that shows antibacterial activity


mechanoadaptation

(biology) adaptation to mechanical strain


mechanomodulation

The device functions via force offloading on the incision and mechanomodulation to reduce scarring.

2018, Diego Marre, Fundamental Topics in Plastic Surgery:


mitofusion

mitofusion (countable and uncountable, plural mitofusions)


otoancorin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein of the acellular gel of the inner ear


palladin

(biochemistry) A protein that is a component of actin-containing microfilaments that control cell shape.


smolting

(biology) The adaptation of smolts when migrating from rivers to seawater


subspeciation

The first procedure would signify a process of successive subspeciations while the second one would mean simultaneous subspeciations, although this is not mandatory.

2013, Eduardo H Rapoport, Areography: Geographical Strategies of Species, page 58:

(biology, taxonomy) The formation or evolution of a subspecies.


tachyplesin

tachyplesin (countable and uncountable, plural tachyplesins)

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial peptide present in horseshoe crabs of the genus Tachypleus


variome

(genetics) All the genetic variations that have occurred in the evolution of a species


rectipetality

(botany) The natural tendency of stems to grow in a straight line.


bioreducible

(biochemistry) biochemically reducible (typically via disulfide links)


butyryltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of a butyryl group


calliphorin

(biochemistry) A storage protein present in the larvae of blowflies of the genus Calliphora,


strategic pluralism

(biology) A theory suggesting that women have evolved to pursuit a dual-mating strategy, by forming long-term pair-bonds with men who are good providers, while securing high quality genes for their offspring via extra-pair copulation when they are ovulating.


dinokaryon

(cytology) The eukaryotic nucleus of a dinokaryote


dismutator

(biochemistry) Any substance that produces dismutation


eumelanization

(biochemistry) The formation of the amount of melanin in the skin that is appropriate for the environment


histocytochemistry

(biochemistry) A combination of histochemistry and cytochemistry


isogenization

isogenization (usually uncountable, plural isogenizations)

(genetics) The process, or the result of isogenizing


monoenzymatic

(biochemistry) That involves a single enzyme


nagalase

(biochemistry) The enzyme N-acetylgalactosaminidase


necromeny

(biology) A form of symbiosis in which one organism (typically a nematode) uses the host both to transport it to new food sources and as a source of food upon its death


nonfibroblast

(cytology) Any cell that is not a fibroblast


prelipoprotein

(biochemistry) The precursor of a lipoprotein


pyrola

(botany) Any of the genus Pyrola of wintergreens.


reservosome

(biology) An endocytic compartment in the epimastigote forms of some trypanosomes


thioaptamer

(biochemistry) Any aptamer that has sulfur atoms in its phosphodiester bonds


transubiquitination

transubiquitination (countable and uncountable, plural transubiquitinations)

(biochemistry) ubiquitination between proteins


allocolonial

(biology) Between members of different colonies.


cobaloxime

coordination compound
coordination compound

(biochemistry) Any of a class of coordination compounds composed of two dimethylglyoxime residues and a central cobalt atom


coinhibition

(biology) inhibition by two or more different materials


glycophosphoprotein

(biochemistry) Any phosphoprotein that has bound carbohydrate (or glycoprotein that has bound phosphate)


hydroxyperoxidase

(biochemistry) Synonym of hydroperoxidase


mapmodulin

(biochemistry) A protein that binds to microtubule-associated proteins


midbasal

(anatomy, botany) In the middle of a base


monoosteophil

(cytology) A bone-forming cell derived from a monocyte


phosphomotif

(biochemistry) A sequence of phosphopeptides


pseudovulva

pseudovulva (plural pseudovulvas or pseudovulvae)

pseudovulvas (plural)
pseudovulvae (plural)

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(biology) A false vulva-like opening in some worms


multivorous

(biology, demographics) Liking or consuming more than one kind of product.


scyphomedusan

(zoology) Any jellyfish belonging to the Scyphomedusae.


semenogelin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that form a gel matrix that encases ejaculated spermatozoa


eusexual

(biology) sexual (as opposed to parasexuality or other mechanisms)


anhydrobiont

(biology) Any organism that lives in an environment with nearly no water


natremic

natremic effects of dietary sodium intake in chronic kidney disease

Moreover, the LGCs produce a natremic factor, a peptide stimulating the uptake of sodium through the integument […]

1988, M. C. Thorndyke, G. J. Goldsworthy, Neurohormones in Invertebrates, page 273:

(biology, medicine) Of or pertaining to natremia: (usually, especially) regarding trends of sodium (Na) concentration over time.

magnesemic

biometallic cation concentration in blood


seipin

seipin (countable and uncountable, plural seipins)

endoplasmic reticulum
endoplasmic reticulum

(biochemistry) A homooligomeric integral membrane protein in the endoplasmic reticulum that concentrates at junctions with cytoplasmic lipid droplets


deadenosylate

en-verb

deadenosylate (third-person singular simple present deadenosylates, present participle deadenosylating, simple past and past participle deadenosylated)

deadenosylates (present singular third-person)
deadenosylating (participle present)
deadenosylated (participle past)
deadenosylated (past)

From de- + adenosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

af

(biochemistry) To remove an adenosyl group


elastokine

(biochemistry) A peptide derived from elastin


epigrowth

(biology) A growth that builds up on another, static, organism


galactolectin

(biochemistry) Any lectin that binds galactose


hyalurosome

(biology) An organelle that releases hyaluronic acid


hyperglycosylation

en-noun

hyperglycosylation (usually uncountable, plural hyperglycosylations)


hypermutase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses hypermutation


hyperthermoacidophile

(biology) Any organism that is both a hyperthermophile and an acidophile


iminohydrolase

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


leuconoid

‘Leuconoid’ sponges, which include barrel sponges and tube sponges, have made filter feeding into an art form thanks to a brilliant but simple natural design.

2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 29:

(zoology) Relating to or resembling a leucon.


mechanobiochemical

(biochemistry) mechanochemical and biochemical


phosphospecies

(biochemistry) Any phosphonated form of a biological molecule (especially a protein)


pseudodiploidy

(genetics) The condition of being pseudodiploid


silacidin

(biochemistry) A highly-phosphorylated protein that is involved in biomineralization


silaffin

a compound of the words silica and affiliation

(biochemistry) A protein that acts as a matrix for the precipitation of silica in the cell walls of diatoms.


spherogenic

(biology) That leads to the formation of spherocytes


treculavirin

(biochemistry) A peptide, isolated from a species of Treculia, that has anti-HIV properties.


stegopterous

(zoology) Keeping the wings deflexed when at rest.


calicoblast

The most recent study has been made by Hayasi (78), who finds that the calcareous lamellae which form the sclerodermites are formed by secretions of the calicoblasts and that the latter are not themselves calcified.

1943, Thomas Wayland Vaughan, John West Wells, Revision of the Suborders Families, and Genera of the Scleractinia, page 32:

(cytology) A primary cell of the calicodermis.


heterozigous

(genetics, of an individual) That has two different alleles (variants) of the specific gene.


metalloisopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any isopeptidase that is a metalloenzyme


morphocultural

(biology) Describing differences in the morphology of the same organism in different places, cultures etc


prorenalase

(biochemistry) A precursor protein that becomes renalase when activated


siphonous

(biology, of algae) Having tubular filaments.


fin-footed

Pinnipeds are a widely distributed clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic marine mammals.

(zoology) having feet that resemble a fin, such as the feet of pinnipeds


madicolous

(biology) Inhabiting a thin film or sheet of water.


chone

From Ancient Greek χώνη (khṓnē, “a funnel”), contracted form of Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē).

(zoology) An inhalant or exhalant canal in a sponge; a pore sieve.


mixedwood

mixedwood (countable and uncountable, plural mixedwoods)

(ecology, attributive) Having a diverse assortment of trees.


protosexual

a protosexual yeast

(biology) Of or relating to a primitive process with some elements of sexuality.


competimer

(biochemistry) A primer that competes with another for a binding site


contraselectable

(genetics) That can give rise to contraselection


contraselection

(genetics) Selection for a desirable trait that has unintended negative consequences.


cytofission

(biology) cellular fission (typically during interphase)


deoxyuracil

(biochemistry) Describing a uracil deoxynucleotide


diantennary

(biochemistry) Having two antennas (oligosaccharide fragments)


feruloyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a feruloyl group


interferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that interferes with a biochemical process


leukoregulin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein lymphokine that regulates the extracellular matrix in dermal fibroblasts


mesotrypsin

(biochemistry) A trypsin isoform which is resistance to natural trypsin inhibitors


mesotrypsinogen

(biochemistry) An inactive precursor of mesotrypsin


nucleobindin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein


ovorubin

(biochemistry) A chromoprotein, present in gastropod eggs, that is a proteinase inhibitor.


photometabolite

(biochemistry) Any metabolite produced by the action of light (typically in the skin)


sulfoglycopeptide

(biochemistry) A glycopeptide that contains sulfate groups


superlocus

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(genetics) A position on a chromosome that is part of many genes


trehalohydrolase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase that catalyses the hydrolysis of trehalose


spirocheticidal

en-adj

spirocheticidal (comparative more spirocheticidal, superlative most spirocheticidal)

more spirocheticidal (comparative)
most spirocheticidal (superlative)
spirochetocidal (alternative)

Penicillin was found to be actively spirocheticidal in vitro against the Reiter, Kazan, Nichols, and Noguchi strains of so called S. pallida, and a strain of mouth spirochetes.

1944, H Eagle, AD Musselman, “The spirocheticidal action of penicillin in vitro and its temperature coefficient”, in Journal of Experimental Medicine, volume 80, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 493–505:

(medicine, biology) Killing spirochetes.

spirochetostatic

spirochetostatic is to spirocheticidal as bacteriostatic is to bacteriocidal


preprocalcitonin

(biochemistry) A precursor in the biosynthesis of procalcitonin, as well as calcitonin and katacalcin further downstream.


aureusimine

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cyclic dipeptides found in Staphylococcus aureus


chitobiosyl

(biochemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from chitobiose


dinucleotidic

(biochemistry) Relating to a dinucleotide


hologenome

(genetics) The collective genome of a holobiont


hydroxymetabolite

(biochemistry) A metabolite that is a hydroxy form of an initial compound


larviposit

en-verb

larviposit (third-person singular simple present larviposits, present participle larvipositing, simple past and past participle larviposited)

larviposits (present singular third-person)
larvipositing (participle present)
larviposited (participle past)
larviposited (past)

(biology) To deposit living larvae rather than eggs


larviposition

(biology) The act or the result of larvipositing


sarcenchyme

(zoology) One of the soft tissues of sponges.


spizine

(zoology) Relative to the Spizinae, an obsolete suborder of birds within the order Passeriformes (songbirds) that bear features characteristic of finches and similar small birds with a short conical bill, in use until the turn of the XIXᵗʰ century.


metallophosphohydrolase

(biochemistry) A metalloenzyme form of phosphohydrolase


metatranscriptional

(genetics) Relating to metatranscription


stratocladistics

(genetics) A combination of stratigraphy and cladistics


gnetal

It^([the publicised book]) provides a complete coverage of the evolutionary approach to the major plant groups and discusses such special subjects as details on water ferns, gnetals, cyiads,^([sic]) the principal fungous groups, and slime molds.

1959, AIBS Bulletin, Volumes 9-12, American Institute of Biological Sciences, page 38:

(botany) Any species of the order Gnetales of relict gymnosperms.


gnetal

As we already have had occasion to remark for the gnetal and casuarinal alliances, a ½ floral symmetry is evidently an ancient one for that phylum.

1918, John Muirhead Macfarlane, The Causes and Course of Organic Evolution, page 371:

(botany) Of or pertaining to the species of the order Gnetales.


discomedusan

(zoology) A jellyfish of the subclass Discomedusae.


discomedusan

(zoology) Of or relating to the subclass Discomedusae.


aegerolysin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of hemolytic proteins, many of which possess antitumoral, antiproliferative and antibacterial properties


embryonation

(biology) The formation and development of an embryo.


glycoamidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses the amide link of a glycosamide


mechanosome

(biology) A hypothetical structure, in cells, responsible for mechanotransduction


morphogeographic

(biology) Relating to the affect of geography on plant morphology


neurabin

en-noun

neurabin (countable and uncountable, plural neurabins)

(biochemistry) An actin-binding protein that inhibits phosphatase activity


nonaploid

(genetics) polyploid to the extent of having nine sets of chromosomes in each cell


oligoploid

(genetics) Having a few more than the usual number of sets of chromosomes in each cell


spiraster

(zoology) In sponges, a short curved axial rod-like spicule with thick spines.


porometer

(botany) A device that measures the areas of the pores of a leaf (by measuring the amount of gas passing through it)


sialoligosaccharide

sialoligosaccharides (plural)
sialooligosaccharide (alternative)

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide derived from sialic acid


stoperator

(genetics) An operator in a genome that stops transcription


synisonym

(taxonomy, rare) Any of a set of names that share a basionym.


paragastric

(zoology) Relating to the paragaster (the cavity of the sac of a sponge)


betasatellite

(genetics) A form of single-stranded satellite DNA associated with plant viruses


chronobiogeographic

(biology) Describing biogeographic characteristics that change over time.


dermaseptin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides, isolated from the skin of some frogs, that have properties that may be useful for drug delivery


exosortase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of bacterial enzymes that are associated with protein sorting


exosulfatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes sulfate groups from the ends of carbohydrate sulfates


lipidomimetic

(biochemistry) That mimics the action or structure of lipids


microgenomic

(genetics) Relating to a microgenome or to microgenomics


micropeptide

(biochemistry) A very small peptide that has some biological activity and can thus be considered to be a protein


oligovalent

(medicine, biology) Greater than divalent and less than polyvalent


dionym

(taxonomy, dated) A binomial name; a scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.


reconjugate

en-verb

reconjugate (third-person singular simple present reconjugates, present participle reconjugating, simple past and past participle reconjugated)

reconjugates (present singular third-person)
reconjugating (participle present)
reconjugated (participle past)
reconjugated (past)

(genetics) To cause, or to undergo reconjugation


reconjugation

(genetics, biology) A second or subsequent conjugation


terrestrialism

(biology) The practice of being terrestrial, typically of amphibians in a dry climate


xenosensing

(biology) The detection of "foreign" material.


chronoecology

(ecology) The study of the effects of time on ecosystems, especially the effects of periodicity


cytocortex

(cytology) The cortex of an epithelial cell


fucogalactan

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide composed of fucose and galactose residues


heteronucleotide

(genetics) A section of DNA composed of repeats of different nucleotides


evogram

An important systematic account with illustrations of Shaw's tephigram, the emagram, Refsdal's aerogram, Schinze's thetagram, Robizach's diagram, evogram, and Rossby's diagram.

1951, Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts - Volume 2, page 307:

Teachers can facilitate such learning by incorporating cladistics and tree-thinking into the curriculum and using evograms to focus on important evolutionary transitions.

2009 June 28, LS Mead, “Transforming our thinking about transitional forms”, in Evolution: Education and Outreach, volume 2, number 2, page 310:

Providing the basics for tree reading suggests that the use of evograms (evolutionary diagrams integrating different lines of evidence) reflects more accurately and integratively how scientists know what they know about the major changes in evolution.

2012, E Torrens, A Barahona, “Why are some evolutionary trees in natural history museums prone to being misinterpreted?”, in Evolution: Education and Outreach:

Remember, a cladogram or evogram is a branching, treelike diagram in which the endpoints of the branches represent specific species of organisms.

2013, Stephen T. Blume, Evo-illusion, page 189:


nectarivory

Lower dipteran adults are predominantly penetrative or surface fluid feeders, frequently expressed as nectarivory, which sometimes is combined with the consumption of pollen or vertebrate blood (Fig. 9.3).

2005, David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies, page 239:

Thus, nectarivory as a specialized diet is rare among parrot species and occurs in only a few isolated branches of the parrot phylogeny.

2015, Catherine A. Tofy, Parrots of the Wild: A Natural History of the World's Most Captivating Birds:

(zoology) The eating of nectar, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal.


subtabulate

(zoology) Partially or indistinctly tabulated.


glucuronofucan

(biochemistry) A polymeric sulfate of glucose and fucose, found in some seaweeds


mannoglucuronofucan

(biochemistry) A polymeric sulfate of mannose, glucose and fucose, found in some seaweed


microepiphytic

(biology, botany) Relating to microepiphytes


raftilose

(biochemistry) A prebiotic fructooligosaccharide derived from inulin


scototaxis

en-noun

scototaxis (countable and uncountable, plural scototaxes)

(biology) A preference for, and subsequent movement towards darkness.


semibrachiation

(biology) brachiation assisted by use of a prehensile tail


viriome

Blend of virus + biome or from virion + -ome.

(biology) The collection of viruses in an organism or location


discocellular

Lower discocellular of hind wing not or very slightly longer, often much shorter than the middle discocellular, always straight, not angled; middle discocellular long, oblique and usually angled near its upper end.

1901, Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius, On the Ethiopian Genera of the Family Striphnopterygidae, page 20:

In this form the cell is said to be closed; however, if one or more of the discocellulars are absent, it is said to be open. The basal sections of the median vein have been lost in adult butterflies, [...]

2016, Michael Braby, The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia, →ISBN, page 5:

(entomology) One of several short transverse veins forming the distal edge of the discal cell in the wing of a lepidopteran insect.


discocellular

(entomology, dated) Pertaining to a discal cell in the wing of a lepidopteran insect.


altriciality

(biology) The condition of being altricial


amelic

From a- + Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ic; formed in English as an adjectival counterpart to amelia.


astrotactin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein associated with the migration and adhesion of neurons


autoactivator

(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in autoactivation


beclin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins associated with autophagy and apoptosis


chemoeffector

(biology) Any structure that is responsible for chemotaxis


deligotype

(genetics) A form of polymorphism in the repeat units of DNA


deligotyping

(genetics) The identification and characterisation of deligotypes


diheteroglycan

(biochemistry) Any heteroglycan composed of two different monosaccharides


euhermaphrodite

(biology) Any animal that starts life as either male or female but becomes a hermaphrodite when mature


heterocyclase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the formation of a heterocycle


hypersporulation

(biology) Excessive sporulation, typically in response to an antibiotic


multiphenotype

(genetics) Involving multiple phenotypes


folivory

The Koala of Australia with its elongated cecum, and many species of primates, sloths, and the pandas are noteworthy folivores.

2007, George A. Feldhamer et al., Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology, →ISBN:

(zoology) The eating of leaves, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal, such animals being called folivores.


oligogene

(genetics) One of a few genes that, together, control a specific trait


oxoprolinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of oxoproline


phosphomannan

(biochemistry) A phosphosugar derived from mannan


ribolyse

en-verb

ribolyse (third-person singular simple present ribolyses, present participle ribolysing, simple past and past participle ribolysed)

ribolyses (present singular third-person)
ribolysing (participle present)
ribolysed (participle past)
ribolysed (past)


ribolysis

(biochemistry) The hydrolysis of a riboside


taxasphere

en-noun

taxasphere (countable and uncountable, plural taxaspheres)

(taxonomy) The community of taxonomic experts


transconjugate

en-verb

transconjugate (third-person singular simple present transconjugates, present participle transconjugating, simple past and past participle transconjugated)

transconjugates (present singular third-person)
transconjugating (participle present)
transconjugated (participle past)
transconjugated (past)

(genetics, of a bacterium) To conjugate genetic material with another bacterium


gorytine

(zoology) Belonging to the wasp tribe Gorytini.


saurognathism

(zoology) The peculiar arrangement of the palatal bones in the Saurognathae.


ambivorous

en-adj

ambivorous (comparative more ambivorous, superlative most ambivorous)

more ambivorous (comparative)
most ambivorous (superlative)

Of the insects considered in these studies, acridids, particularly ambivorous species, appear to be distinguished by their relative tolerance to tannic acid.

2012, Georg G. Gross, Richard W. Hemingway, Takashi Yoshida, Plant Polyphenols 2: Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Ecology:

(chiefly biology) That feeds on a variety of foods of different kinds.


latirostrate

latirostrate (comparative more latirostrate, superlative most latirostrate)

more latirostrate (comparative)
most latirostrate (superlative)


chaplin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of bacterial proteins that form fibrils instead of a coiled structure.


endonucleolysis

(cytology) endonucleolytic cleavage of nucleic acids


halomucin

en-noun

halomucin (countable and uncountable, plural halomucins)

(biochemistry) An archaeal protein present in a Haloquadratum species


hypertetraploid

(genetics) Having more than the usual tetraploid number of chromosomes; hyperploid with respect to a tetraploid species genome.


iminopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any peptidase that selectively attacks an imine or secondary amine (such as proline)


morphoproteomics

(biochemistry) morphology and proteomics considered as a single discipline


orthogroup

(genetics) The group of genes descended from a single gene in the last common ancestor of a clade of species.


peroxinectin

(biochemistry) A form of peroxidase, present in crayfish blood, that functions in cell adhesion


probiogenomics

(genetics, biology) The genomics of probiotic bacteria


pseudomotif

(genetics) A motif that is part of a pseudogene


sialyldisaccharide

(biochemistry) Any sialyl derivative of a disaccharide


sialylpentasaccharide

(biochemistry) Any sialyl derivative of a pentasaccharide


sialyltrisaccharide

(biochemistry) Any sialyl derivative of a trisaccharide


bacteriophilous

(biology) Having an attraction to bacteria (typically symbiotic)


carboxydotrophy

(biology) The ability to tolerate a high concentration of carbon monoxide


carboxydotrophic

(biology) Relating to carboxydotrophs or to carboxydotrophy


hemimetabolan

(biology) Any organism that undergoes hemimetabolism


heterochromatize

en-verb

heterochromatize (third-person singular simple present heterochromatizes, present participle heterochromatizing, simple past and past participle heterochromatized)

heterochromatizes (present singular third-person)
heterochromatizing (participle present)
heterochromatized (participle past)
heterochromatized (past)

(genetics) To cause, or to undergo heterochromatization


heterotelomeric

(genetics) Having different telomeres at each end of a chromosome


homeodynamics

(biology) A dynamic form of homeostasis involving the constantly changing interrelatedness of body components while an overall equilibrium is maintained


homoacetogenesis

(biochemistry) acetogenesis employing gaseous hydrogen and carbon dioxide


homotelomeric

(genetics) Having the same type of telomere at each end of a chromosome


hyperadaptation

en-noun

hyperadaptation (usually uncountable, plural hyperadaptations)

(biology) A greater than normal (evolutionary) adaptation


insulinostatic

(biochemistry) That keeps the concentration of insulin in the body static


latexin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins associated with eggshell production


macroglycopeptide

(biochemistry) A relatively large glycopeptide (that is smaller than a glycoprotein)


microgametogenesis

(botany) The gametogenesis of microgametes


microinversion

(genetics) A small-scale genetic inversion


overphosphorylation

overphosphorylation (countable and uncountable, plural overphosphorylations)


presenilinase

(biochemistry) A protease that targets presenilin


pseudocleavage

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

(biology) The formation of a furrow in the first cell cycle of some embryos


anteciliary

en-adj

anteciliary (comparative more anteciliary, superlative most anteciliary)

more anteciliary (comparative)
most anteciliary (superlative)

(lepidopterology) Situated before the ciliary band, that is, before the band in front of the marginal fringe of the wings.


sialyllactosamine

(biochemistry) Any sialyl derivative of lactosamine


subphenotyping

(genetics) The phenotyping of subphenotypes


transduceome

(biochemistry) The apparatus responsible for transduction


autophagophore

(cytology) The membrane apparatus in a cell responsible for autophagy


chlorotype

(genetics) The haplotype of a chloroplast


Greenlandian

(geology, paleontology) The Greenlandian Age, a subdivision of the Holocene epoch.


Northgrippian

(geology, paleontology) The Northgrippian Age, a subdivision of the Holocene epoch.


digalactoside

(biochemistry) Any disaccharide composed of two galactoside residues


dodecanucleotide

dodecanucleotides (plural)
duodecanucleotide (alternative)

(genetics) A codon containing twelve nucleotides.


formiminotransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a formimino group, typically to/from a glutamate group


immunodissection

(immunology, cytology) The dissection (isolation and identification) of cells by means of immunology (typically by using specific monoclonal antibodies)


miscRNA

(biochemistry) miscellaneous RNA (that are not in any other classification)


monophylogeny

(genetics) The condition of being monophyletic


nectomonad

(biology) A free-swimming form of some promastigote flagellates


oligotypic

(taxonomy) Relating to oligotyping or to oligotypes


proinhibitor

(biochemistry) Any substance that initiates inhibition


rosular

rosular (comparative more rosular, superlative most rosular)

more rosular (comparative)
most rosular (superlative)


retrocompetent

(biology, of a cell wall) retrotranscription competent


retroincompetent

(biology, of a cell wall) Not retrotranscription competent


transgalactosylation

(biochemistry) The enzymatic transglycosylation of a galactosyl group


transglucosylation

en-noun

transglucosylation (countable and uncountable, plural transglucosylations)

(biochemistry) The enzymatic transglycosylation of a glucosyl group


scolopaceous

From Latin scolopax (“a snipe”) + -aceous.


semicoronet

(entomology) A line of spines half surrounding a part.


semicoronate

(entomology) Having the form of a semicoronet.


seminymph

(zoology, obsolete) The pupa of an insect which undergoes only partial metamorphosis.


acromoprotease

(biochemistry) Synonym of achromopeptidase


anthocyanic

(biochemistry) Relating to, or composed of anthocyanins


bioclaustration

bioclaustration (countable and uncountable, plural bioclaustrations)

(uncountable, biology) A form of symbiosis in which a soft-bodied organism lives entirely within a harder-bodied one


cementoin

(biochemistry) The protein domain associated with trappin

Trappin protein transglutaminase binding domain


chondroclastogenesis

(biology) The generation and development of chondroclasts


clastogenicity

clastogenicity (countable and uncountable, plural clastogenicities)

(genetics) The condition of being clastogenic


cocladogenetic

(genetics) Alternative form of cocladogenic


rhizophore

(botany) The structure bearing the true roots in certain species of Selaginella.


decatenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a decatenation reaction, especially of DNA


planariform

en-adj

planariform (comparative more planariform, superlative most planariform)

more planariform (comparative)
most planariform (superlative)


genoeconomics

(genetics, economics) The study of the effects of genetics on a person's finances


genoeconomic

(genetics, economics) Relating to genoeconomics


halocyanin

en-noun

halocyanin (countable and uncountable, plural halocyanins)

(biochemistry) A small blue protein, present in bacteria of the genus Natronobacterium, that contains a cuprous copper atom.


hemidegenerate

(genetics) Using a combination of degenerate oligonucleotides and oligonucleotides specific to the target genetic material.


hervotype

endogenous retrovirus
endogenous retrovirus

(genetics) The DNA sequence of an insertion by a human endogenous retrovirus


hexosylceramide

(biochemistry) Any cerebroside containing a hexose as the monosaccharide


kDNA

(biochemistry) (circular) kinetoplast DNA


lactocepin

lactocepin (countable and uncountable, plural lactocepins)

(biochemistry) A lactococcal cell envelope-associated proteinase


nanopod

(cytology) A surface container for outer membrane vesicles


oligoendopeptidase

(biochemistry) An endopeptidase that splits oligopeptides


oligopeptidic

(biochemistry) Relating to oligopeptides


otoconin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of matrix proteins present in otoconia


culminicorn

(zoology) A horny piece on a bird's beak that envelopes the culmen in some bird species, such as mollymawks.


latericorn

(zoology) One of several horny pieces on the sides of a bird's upper beak below the culminicorn.


ramicorn

(zoology) One of several horny pieces on the sides of a bird's lower beak.


retinoschisin

(biochemistry) A protein, present in the retina, that is associated with retinoschisis


spermatocytic

(cytology) Relating to, or having the form of spermatocytes


transglutaminated

(biochemistry) Modified by a transglutaminase


transglutamination

transglutamination (countable and uncountable, plural transglutaminations)

(biochemistry) The process, or the result of modification by a transglutaminase


transprotein

transmembrane protein
transmembrane protein#English

(biochemistry) Synonym of transmembrane protein


transmembrane protein

transmembrane protein (plural transmembrane proteins)

(biochemistry) Any protein that is permanently attached to a biological membrane and protrudes on each side.


sphenodont

(zoology) Any member of the order Sphenodontida


Earth Overshoot Day

en-proper noun

Earth Overshoot Day (plural Earth Overshoot Days)

(ecology) The calculated illustrative calendar date on which humanity's resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth's capacity to regenerate those resources that year.


mesoventrite

(entomology) A projecting part of the ventral thorax between the mid pair of legs of beetles.


albuminome

As such, a new area of interest for biomarker discovery is the analysis of the proteins bound to albumin, which one might term “the albuminome”.

2004, Brian A. Stanley, “Heart disease, clinical proteomics and mass spectrometry”, in Disease Markers, volume 20, page 167:

(biochemistry) All the albumins of a particular organism.


alloproliferative

(genetics) Relating to, or causing alloproliferation


antielastase

(biochemistry) That inhibits the action of elastase


antipheromone

(biochemistry) Any compound that inhibits the action of a pheromone


autocitrullinated

(biochemistry) Modified by autocitrullination


autocitrullination

(biochemistry) citrullination of or by a citrullinated enzyme


calprismin

(biochemistry) A protein present in the shell of the fan mussel


cyclosystem

(biology) A gastropore of a hydrocoral together with its surrounding dactylopores


cytomotive

(biology) Relating to, or generating the movement of cells


dactylopore

(biology) A pore in the coenosteum of a hydrozoan, through which the dactylozooids protrude


dactylostyle

(biology) A very small spicule on the wall of a dactylopore


desulfoviridin

(biochemistry) A dissimilatory sulfite reductase present in the bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans


echeme

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἤχημα (ḗkhēma, “a sound”), from ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “I make sound, I chirp”) + -μᾰ (-mă, forming nouns form verbal stems). Introduced by Broughton (1976).

suf

This new term, then, is echeme, defined as: a first-order assemblage of syllables.

[1976, W. B. Broughton, “Proposal for a new term ‘echeme’ to replace ‘chirp’ in animal acoustics”, in Physiological Entomology, volume 1, number 2, →DOI, pages 103–106:

The general pattern of the low-frequency sweep is repeated in each echeme and does not appear to change as the insect matures[…].

1978 July, William Latimer, Aspects of song interaction between the closely related bush cricket genera Platycleis and Metrioptera, DPhil Thesis, City of London Polytechnic (British Library’s microfilm copy), page 44:

[T]he echemes of yersini have a uniform sound, lacking the 'metallic' unevenness characteristic of the echeme-sequences of biguttulus.

1988, D.R. Ragge, W.J. Reynolds, “The songs and taxonomy of the grasshoppers of the Chorthippus biguttulus group in the Iberian Peninsula (Orthoptera: Acrididae)”, in Journal of Natural History, volume 22, number 4, →DOI, pages 897–929:

In sunlight, echemes are shorter, but echeme intervals are longer.

2021, Wilbur L. Hershberger, “Calling and courtship songs of the rare, robust ground cricket, Allonemobius walkeri”, in Journal of Orthoptera Research, volume 30, number 1, →DOI, pages 81–85:

(bioacoustics, entomology) A unit of sound produced by insects that can be broken down into multiple physically more basic sound units (syllables).


enterostatin

(biochemistry) A pentapeptide found in the gut


venenosalivary

(zoology) Producing venom in the saliva.


globotetraose

(biochemistry) A tetraose composed of globotriose combined with acetylgalactosamide


glycosamino

(biochemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from a glycosamine


guanosyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyses transfer of a guanosyl group


guanosyl

(biochemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from guanosine


hemiallogeneic

(genetics) genetic different because of being derived from one parent of the same species and one from another


heterodiploid

(genetics, of a chromosome) Having two different strands


heterodiploid

(genetics) A cell or organism having such chromosomes


histoprognostic

Cyto- and histoprognostic classifications were applied to such specimens and correlated with steroid receptor content measured by biochemical assays.

1993, Jacqueline Mouriquand, Diagnosis of Non-palpable Breast Lesions:

(cytology, pathology) Relating to prognosis by examination of cells.


hypertranscription

en-noun

hypertranscription (countable and uncountable, plural hypertranscriptions)


imelysin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of peptides first discovered in a Pseudomonas


infraordinal

(taxonomy) Relating to an infraorder (or any taxon lower than an order)


isosarcometric

(biology) Having equal-lengthed sarcomeres


sarcometric

(biology) Relating to the length of sarcomeres


metaecosystem

(ecology) An ecosystem of metacommunities


micropredator

(biology) A very small predator, with some characteristics of a parasite, feeding on blood and sometimes other parts of the prey animal's body, but usually sparing the life of the host.


mucoperlin

(biochemistry) A form of mucin present in the nacreous shell layer of the fan mussel


nanoaerophilic

(biology, of certain bacteria) That thrives under almost anaerobic conditions


neurometabolite

(biochemistry) Any metabolite found in the brain (as a result of neural activity)


orthotaxon

Some hook types do not correspond with a particular specific orthotaxon and occur in more than one.

2013, M. R. Clarke, Paleontology and Neontology of Cephalopods, page 139:

(taxonomy) A true taxon that is based on biological relationships rather than on form.


paleosynecology

(ecology) A subdivision of paleoecology studying the fossil communities


pericardin

(biochemistry) A protein, similar to collagen, that is involved in the morphogenesis of heart epithelium in some insects


phytomarker

(biochemistry) Any compound that is present in only one species of plant and whose presence serves to identify it


diauxic growth

(biology) growth of an organism that is governed by two auxins and, thus, has two phases of growth


proepithelin

(biochemistry) A growth factor and regulator of proliferation, that is converted to epithelins


reactome

(biochemistry) All the biochemical reactions that take place within a particular organism


reticuloendothelium

(biology) The reticuloendothelial cells of an organism considered as a group


retrosequence

reverse transcription
reverse transcription

(genetics) A sequence of DNA produced by reverse transcription


spongobiotic

(biology) That lives in the vicinity of sponges


staminophore

(botany) A structure, around the apex of eucalypt hypanthia, that supports the stamens


thermocompetent

(biology) competent (permeable to DNA) when heated


tomoregulin

(biochemistry) Any of a small group of transmembrane proteins that inhibit nodal signalling


vasoinhibin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of vasoinhibitory proteins present in the hypothalamus


androgenone

androgenone (countable and uncountable, plural androgenones)

/ænˌdɹɒd͡ʒɪˈnəʊni/

(genetics) The inheritance of only the paternal genome


aquapoline

(biochemistry) A membrane protein that regulates transportation of water


autocompatibility

(botany) compatibility of a flower with its own pollen - allowing self-pollination


azoalbumin

(biochemistry) albumin conjugated with an azo dye; it is used as a general substrate for proteases; degradation of the albumin liberates free dye into the supernatant that can be quantitatively analyzed.


samariform

en-adj

samariform (comparative more samariform, superlative most samariform)

more samariform (comparative)
most samariform (superlative)

(botany) Resembling a samara, or winged seed vessel.


diplodiploid

(genetics) haplodiploid with the males being diploid


ecogenomics

(ecology, genetics) The application of genomics to ecology


epichromosomal

(genetics) Outside of a chromosome (describes genetic material that proliferates in tandem to the chromosomes)


excyst

en-verb

excyst (third-person singular simple present excysts, present participle excysting, simple past and past participle excysted)

excysts (present singular third-person)
excysting (participle present)
excysted (participle past)
excysted (past)

The metacercarias excyst in the duodenum and migrate through the intestinal wall into the body cavity […]

1957, Charles Franklin Craig, Ernest Carroll Faust, Craig and Faust's Clinical Parasitology, page 561:

(biology, intransitive) To undergo excystation.


fibromyoblast

(cytology) A fibroblast in muscle tissue


glycoconjugation

en-noun

glycoconjugation (countable and uncountable, plural glycoconjugations)

(biochemistry) Reaction with, or formation of a glycoconjugate


herbicolin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antibacterial peptides present in some bacteria of the genus Pantoea


peridiole

(mycology) A lens-shaped capsule of spores that grows in cups of some kinds of fungi.


infrasection

(taxonomy) a taxon below the rank of section


lantipeptide

(biochemistry) Any peptide composed of two strands connected by thioether links


leukotrienase

(biochemistry) A membrane protein responsible for the formation of leukotrienes


nectosome

(biology) A structure, in some siphonophores, that hosts nectophores


neelaredoxin

Treponema pallidum
Treponema pallidum#Translingual

(biochemistry) An iron-binding superoxide-reductase present in the syphilis spirochete, Treponema pallidum.


neoexpression

(genetics) expression of a protein not previously present


overinitiated

(especially biochemistry) initiated excessively


pentamannose

pentamannose (countable and uncountable, plural pentamannoses)

(biochemistry) A pentasaccharide composed of five mannose units


phosphomannoprotein

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein containing phosphomannose


rubylation

(biochemistry) Reaction with the protein "RUB" related to ubiquitin


selenomolybdoenzyme

(biochemistry) A metalloenzyme containing both selenium and molybdenum


September thorn

September thorn (plural September thorns)

(lepidopterology) The geometrid moth Ennomos erosaria.


suprapopulation

(ecology) All the individuals of a species at all stages in their life cycle (in all hosts) in an ecosystem


thermoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that is not inhibited by elevated temperatures (typically used as laundry aids)


thiocalsin

(biochemistry) A protease that is activated by calcium after having been reacted with thioredoxin


transferomics

horizontal gene transfer
horizontal gene transfer

(genetics) The genomic study of horizontal gene transfer


trivoltine

(biology) Having three broods or generations in a year.


bioorthogonality

en-adj

bioorthogonality (comparative more bioorthogonality, superlative most bioorthogonality)

more bioorthogonality (comparative)
most bioorthogonality (superlative)

(biochemistry, of a biochemical technique) The quality of being bioorthogonal.


altosome

(genetics) An asymmetric structure of nucleosomes produced by modifying a polynucleosomal array.


chlorinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a chlorination reaction


endomannosidase

(biochemistry) An endocellular mannosidase


euchromatinization

(biochemistry) The conversion of chromatin into euchromatin.


exocellobiohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any exocellular cellobiohydrolase


fervidolysin

(biochemistry) A keratinolytic enzyme, related to subtilisin, present in a bacterium of the genus Fervidobacterium


halolysin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of halophilic proteinases


halostable

(biology) Stable in a saline environment.


holodimer

(biochemistry) An active dimer of a biomolecule that is inactive as a monomer


holoparticle

(biochemistry) A whole particle (typically of a lipoprotein) that is manipulated as a single entity


immunocytolocalization

(cytology, immunology) The localization of a protein or enzyme onto an immunocyte


immunogenotype

(genetics, immunology) The genotype of an organism that directs its immunophenotype


interploidal

(genetics) Between cells or organisms that have different ploidies


ploidal

The differential responses between taxa of different ploidal levels could shift the balance of power in both horizontal (competitive) and vertical (consumer-resource) interactions within ecological networks of interacting taxa.

2018, Dedmer B. Van de Waal, Progress in Ecological Stoichiometry, page 316:


isocaudomer

(genetics) Either of a pair of restriction enzymes that generate the same unpaired nucleotides in the end of a DNA molecule


isodityrosine

(biochemistry) A dimer of tyrosine that is present in plant cell-wall glycoprotein


lactosidase

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


lactoside

From lactose + -ide (in its chemical sense).


metabolotype

(genetics) A genetic variant identified by metabolotyping


monoglycosylceramide

(biochemistry) A glycosylceramide in which the sugar is a monosaccharide


myristoyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a myristoyl group


neosis

en-noun

neosis (countable and uncountable, plural neoses)

(cytology) A form of cell division, in cancer cells, in which genetic material from the malignant cell separates by budding from its nucleus prior to cytokinesis and the production of daughter cells


pentaglycosylceramide

(biochemistry) A glycosylceramide in which the sugar is a pentasaccharide


photocarotenogenesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of carotenes under the influence of light


photorepair

(biochemistry) photochemical repair (of DNA)


prepore

(biology) A structure that develops into a pore


sulfoxyreductase

(biochemistry) Any reductase that reduces sulfoxide (typically in oxidized methionine)


supercompetent

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

(biology, of a cell wall) Very permeable to foreign DNA


synovigenesis

(entomology) The production of eggs throughout a mature insect's life cycle


tectorin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of protein present in the tectorial membrane


tungstoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any metalloenzyme that contains tungsten


viroceptor

(biochemistry) A virokine that resembles a cellular receptor


ergatomorphic

(zoology) Having the form of a worker organism.


diatropism

diatropism (countable and uncountable, plural diatropisms)

As a special result of diatropism, a transverse position is assumed which is exactly at right angles to the direction in which the iinfluence which acts as a stimulus is exerted.

1903, Eduard Strasburger, Fritz Noll, Heinrich Schenck, A Text-book of Botany, page 250:

It is either positive, making the animal creep perpendicularly downward, or it causes a horizontal movement, (diatropism) at right angles to the axis of gravity, the result of which for the organism is the so-called maintenance of equilibrium.

1916, Robert Mearns Yerkes, The Journal of Animal Behavior - Volume 6, page 345:

It is possible that in no other part of the world is the existence of a diatropism more beautifully exposed, that force that is manifested in various forms of the most visible consequence of which is to prevent the sea with coverag all the emergent lands. This diatropism has gradually caused the region of Baracoa to rise throughout very long periods of time and each new elevation has brought forth a new coastan fringe in the form of an extraordinary grade to the extent that it has become a stairway for giants that rises from the sea to nearly five hudred meters.

1956 -, Revista municipal interamericana: Inter-American municipal review, page 37:

Comparing representatives of different phylogenetic lines and taxa by morphostructure shows that diatropism effect as a cell, organ, or organism property appeared in the ancient times and still exists.

2014, Mohammad Pessarakli, Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology, →ISBN, page 158:

(biology) The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus.


allogeneity

(genetics) The condition of being allogeneic


alphahelical

(biochemistry) Having the form of an alpha helix


antisilencing

(genetics) That counters the silencing of gene expression


biomapping

(biology, geography) The mapping of any biological characteristic


caenopore

(biochemistry) Any of a group of pore-forming antimicrobial proteins produced by nematodes of the genus Caenorhabditis.


chemodetection

chemodetection (countable and uncountable, plural chemodetections)

(biology) detection of an organism (typically a host or parasite) by identification of a characteristic chemical compound


chitosaccharide

(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide that is a component of chitin


chondromodulin

(biochemistry) A form of glycosylated transmembrane protein that promotes chondrocyte growth and inhibits angiogenesis


dideoxyhexose

(biochemistry) Any dideoxy derivative of a hexose


dideoxymannose

dideoxymannose (countable and uncountable, plural dideoxymannoses)

(biochemistry) A dideoxy derivative of mannose


dopadecarboxylase

(biochemistry) A decarboxylase that decarboxylates dihydroxyphenylalanine


ectophosphorylation

ectophosphorylation (countable and uncountable, plural ectophosphorylations)

(biochemistry) extracellular phosphorylation (of proteins etc)


fuchsinophilic

(cytology) That has an affinity for, or readily stains with fuchsin


excinuclease

(genetics, biochemistry) A nuclease that carries out excision as part of DNA repair


flavohemoprotein

(biochemistry) A hemoprotein, containing flavin, that functions as a nitric oxide dioxygenase


glycopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a glycopeptide or glycoprotein


hexaloop

(genetics) A motif that has six loops of nucleic acid


triloop

(genetics) A motif that has three loops of nucleic acid


hexaprimer

(genetics) A genetic primer composed of a mixture of hexanucleotides


hyperhexaploid

(genetics) Having more than six complete sets of chromosomes in each cell


hypopentaploid

(genetics) Having fewer than five complete sets of chromosomes in each cell


macropatch

(biology) A patch clamp that operates on a group of cells


patch clamp

(biology) A device used to measure the ion currents in individual living cells


metalloendoproteinase

(biochemistry) Any endoproteinase that is a metalloenzyme


multivoltinism

(biology) The condition of being multivoltine


myxospermy

(botany) The presence of mucilage in the seeds


myxocarpy

(botany) The presence of mucilage in nuts or fruit


oligoxenous

From oligo- + -xenous.
From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos): “few” + ξένος (xénos): “alien”.

(biology, of a parasite) Having several hosts during its life cycle


osmotaxis

(biology) movement of an organism in an osmotic pressure gradient


palatobasal

(zoology, of birds) Relating to the base of the palatal area


penaeidin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides, found in shrimps, that bind chitin


pentaguanine

(biochemistry) Five consecutive guanine residues in a protein or peptide


phosphoisoform

(biochemistry) The isoform of a phosphoprotein


small shellies

Following this is the earliest Cambrian, where large shelly invertebrates are rare (and no trilobites occur), but the commonest fossils are tiny forms nicknamed the “small shellies.”

2009, Joseph Seckbach, Divine Action and Natural Selection, page 486:

Although difficult to interpret, small shellies may hold the key to understanding the origins of shelled and biomineralised groups of animals.

2018, Mark Carnall, “Unidentifiable fossils: palaeontological problematica”, in The Guardian:


prostein

(biochemistry) A protein that is expressed in the cytoplasm of benign and malignant prostate cells


retransformant

(biology) a cell into which foreign DNA has been reintroduced


rollerdrum

(biology) A rolling drum used to culture cells


semiclonal

(biology) Using both sexual and asexual reproduction


stenoxenous

(biology, of a parasite) Having a narrow range of potential hosts


stiparin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein, present in sea cucumber dermis, that aggregates collagen fibrils


stromatization

The pillar hyphae seemed to contribute to their own stromatization.

1963, Jack D. Rogers, Hypoxylon Canker of Aspen: Screening for Disease Resistance:

(biology) The formation and development of stroma.


subolesin

(biochemistry) A protein, present in ticks of the genus Ixodes, that confers immunity to some pathogens.


transcomplement

(genetics) A gene involved in transcomplementation


transcomplement

en-verb

transcomplement (third-person singular simple present transcomplements, present participle transcomplementing, simple past and past participle transcomplemented)

transcomplements (present singular third-person)
transcomplementing (participle present)
transcomplemented (participle past)
transcomplemented (past)

(genetics) To undergo transcomplementation


uridylase

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


virilizer

(biochemistry) A protein active in virilization.


frogamander

This amphibian Abraham, aka the frogamander, lived during the early Permian but was only discovered in 2007, a fossil in Don's Dump Fish Quarry in Baylor County, Texas.

2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 14:

The “frogamander” is still full of mystery as scientists work to figure out how and where it fits in the amphibian family tree.

2016, Melissa Shofner, Mariel Bard, Amphibian Fossils, page 21:

(paleontology) The extinct amphibamid Gerobatrachus.


amoebapore

(biochemistry) Any of a group of small amphipathic membranolytic proteins present in Entamoeba


bioassembly

en-noun

bioassembly (countable and uncountable, plural bioassemblies)

(biology) The assembly of biological tissue


catestatin

(biochemistry) An endogenous protein, derived from chromogranin, that regulates cardiac function


cellooligomer

(biochemistry) Any oligomer formed by hydrolysis of cellulose


cyanobacteriochrome

(biochemistry) Any of a family of photoreceptor proteins, related to phytochrome, found in the cyanobacteria


cytogenotoxic

(cytology, genetics, toxicology) Having a genotoxic effect on a cell


ecdysiotropic

Ovarian ecdysiotropic hormones, a testes ecdysiotropin, and ecdysiostatins produced by neurosecretory cells of the brain modulate ecdysteroid production by these organs.

2010, Marc J Klowden, Physiological Systems in Insects, page 29:


anthozoon

From antho- + -zoon, after class name Anthozoa.

Unlike stony corals and other anthozoa, whose polyps have sixfold symmetry, the polyps of a gorgonian have eightfold symmetry.

2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 134:

(zoology) A member of the class Anthozoa, comprising marine invertebrates including corals and sea anemones.


-zoon

From Latin -zoon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

(zoology) Forming nouns indicating individual members of taxonomic groups whose names end in -zoa.

(zoology) Forming nouns indicating organisms have a particular specified way of life.


electrokaryotype

(genetics) A karyotype separated or identified by electrophoresis


equistatin

(biochemistry) An inhibitor of cysteine proteinases present in the sea anemone Actinia equina


heterooligosaccharide

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide composed of two or more different monosaccharides


monoembryony

(botany) The production of a single embryo (and thus seedling) from a seed


monotrochal

(biology, of an annelid larva) Having only a prototroch


morphiceptin

(biochemistry) A tetrapeptide that has analgesic activity


multitelomeric

(genetics) Relating to or produced by multiple telomeres


postchaperonin

(biochemistry) Following modification by a chaperonin


pshRNA

pshRNA (countable and uncountable, plural pshRNAs)