concealed ovulation

Unlike chimpanzees, whose females have bright red swollen buttocks when ovulating, females in humans evolved to have concealed ovulation, and do not have any perceptible signs that indicate their fertility.

(biology) A form of ovulation, in certain species, where the female shows no perceptible signals indicating that she is fertile.


mating strategy

en-noun

mating strategy (plural mating strategies)

A common mating strategy amongst females is to secure good genes for her offspring, ideally from a male that is also a reliable long-term provider. Since males like that are rare, many females have to make trade-offs.

(biology) A technique that animals use to maximize the likelihood that they produce offspring.


radiophenotype

(genetics) A phenotype caused by radiation


reticulogram

(genetics) A graphical representation of a reticulate evolutionary structure


globoseries

From globo + series; the term "globo" comes from "globular precipitate" in which form this was isolated.

(biochemistry) A set of glycosphingolipids containing a galabiose-like linkage, important in human antigens.


stellacyanin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of metalloproteins containing copper


underreplication

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


hyponome

From Ancient Greek ὑπονομή (huponomḗ, “underground passage”).

der

Ordinarily, it swims forward, but the hyponome can give an emergency spritz, sending the hydrodynamic cone floating backwards at speed with a powerful jet through long thin streamers of brown seaweed and clouds of scattering shrimp.

2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 243:

(zoology) A tubular organ of a cephalopod, used to expel water.


antimotif

(genetics) A pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.


end-Cretaceous

Towards the end of the Cretaceous diversity declined sharply and only a few widespread genera are found in the uppermost beds, these finally disappearing in the end-Cretaceous extinctions.

1988, Rona M Black, The Elements of Palaeontology, page 93:

Although the end-Cretaceous bolide impact is contemporaneous with the abrupt end of the reign of dinosaurs, early mammals survived the catastrophic event […].

2007, Clarence A Hall Jr., Introduction to the Geology of Southern California and Its Native Plants, page 100:

The end Cretaceous catastrophe that killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago did for these animals too and the oceans were quieter for a while, but within fifteen million years or so the ancestors of dolphins and whales were exploiting the rich seas of the Eocene.

2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 187:

(geology, paleontology) Pertaining to the end of the Cretaceous period, marked by a major extinction event.


apextrin

(biochemistry) An extracellular protein associated with larval ectoderm evolution in some sea urchins


bacillolysin

(biochemistry) A form of thermolysin present in bacteria of the genus Bacillus.


chitopentaose

(biochemistry) A pentasaccharide derived from chitin


chlamyopsin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of bacterial retinal proteins, related to rhodopsin, present in Chlamydomonas


cryptosexuality

(biology) Hidden sexual reproduction in a normally asexual organism.


hyperinduction

en-noun

hyperinduction (countable and uncountable, plural hyperinductions)


perissodactylate

From translingual Perissodactyla + -ate (adjective-forming suffix)

af

(zoology) Of or relating to the Perissodactyla.


macroamphiphile

(biochemistry) Any relatively large amphiphile, but especially any such lipopolysaccharide or similar compound found in bacterial cell walls


morphogroup

(biology) Any of a group of organisms that have similar morphology (but may not be taxonomically related)


necrophoresis

en-noun

necrophoresis (countable and uncountable, plural necrophoreses)

(biology) The practice, of some ants, of removing dead bodies from the colony


neuroprotease

(biochemistry) Any protease that is active in the nervous system


neurosignalling

(biochemistry, physiology) neural signalling


pantostomatous

(biology) Able to ingest food at any point on the surface of the body.


oligotype

(genetics, taxonomy) A distinct taxon whose separate identity is derived from a string of genetic bases rather than from morphological differences


oligotyping

(genetics, taxonomy) The definition and identification of oligotypes


pentahistidine

(biochemistry) Five consecutive histidine amino-acids in a peptide or protein; the equivalent repeats in a nucleic acid or gene


phenophase

A trend toward earlier appearance dates in spring is shown at relatively many phenophases in the Ticino and in the Engadine.

2013, Conradin A. Burga, Biomonitoring: General and Applied Aspects on Regional and Global Scales:


pheomelanogenesis

(biology) The formation of pheomelanin by living cells


photoacceptor

(biochemistry) A pigment that accepts a photon as the first stage in a photochemical reaction sequence


photoantenna

photoantenna (plural photoantennas or photoantennae)

photoantennas (plural)
photoantennae (plural)

(biochemistry) The structure, in a flavoprotein etc, that interacts with light


protosphere

(cytology) A structure that develops into a cell


ribovanadyl

(biochemistry) Relating to a ribonucleoside-vanadyl complex (that inhibits ribonucleases)


scolexin

(biochemistry) A plasma protein that induced immunological coagulation in response to some infections


selenometabolite

(biochemistry) Any metabolite that contains selenium


sncRNA

Abbreviation of small non-coding ribonucleic acid.


peg-

From PEG, the initialism of polyethylene glycol.

(biochemistry, pharmacology) Used to form names of PEGylated molecules.


synexpression

(genetics) The coordinated expression of separate genes that have the same function


teratocyte

(entomology) A unicellular form of an embryonic braconid


vibriolysin

af

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

(biochemistry) A thermostable form of thermolysin present in bacteria of the genus Vibrio.


wgaDNA

en-noun

wgaDNA (countable and uncountable, plural wgaDNAs)

(biochemistry) whole genome amplified DNA


acidosome

(biology) A vesicle, in some protozoans, that is involved in the acidification of phagocytes


bioturbate

en-verb

bioturbate (third-person singular simple present bioturbates, present participle bioturbating, simple past and past participle bioturbated)

bioturbates (present singular third-person)
bioturbating (participle present)
bioturbated (participle past)
bioturbated (past)

Basin and regional scale capture of labile substrates into bioturbated deposits can be generally demonstrated, for example, along the highly productive Cape Hatteras continental margin.

2019 June 25, Robert C. Aller, J. Kirk Cochran, “The Critical Role of Bioturbation for Particle Dynamics, Priming Potential, and Organic C Remineralization in Marine Sediments: Local and Basin Scales”, in Frontiers in Earth Science, →DOI:

(biology) To rework and mix soils or other sediments.


clastosome

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós) + -some. See also clastogen.

(cytology) A part of the nucleus of a cell that contains proteasomes


cytoduction

en-noun

cytoduction (countable and uncountable, plural cytoductions)

(genetics) The transfer of cytoplasmic material during reproduction of yeast cells


acetatelyase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that cuts off acetate from another molecule.


deneddylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses deneddylation


ecogeomorphic

(ecology, geography) Relating to ecogeomorphology


ecogeomorphology

(ecology, geography) The study of the relationships between ecology and geomorphology


eulamellibranch

(biology) Any eulamellibranchiate mollusc


eulamellibranchiate

(biology) Relating to bivalve molluscs of the order Eulamellibranchia


filibranch

(biology, of gills) long, with tubular filaments


galactophilic

(biochemistry) That has an affinity with, or binds galactosides


galactosylcerebroside

(biochemistry) Any cerebroside in which the sugar is galactose


homorepeat

(genetics, biochemistry) A repeat in which all the nucleic acids (or amino acids) are the same


immunobiochemical

(immunology, biochemistry) Relating to immunobiochemistry.


cyanoamino

(biochemistry, in combination) a metabolic pathway involving amine and cyanide.


lysocardiolipin

(biochemistry) A cardiolipin that lacks an acyl group


mismethylation

(biochemistry, genetics) Incorrect methylation (of a gene)


morphopoiesis

(biology) The formation of a biological structure from smaller subunits


nonasaccharide

(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide consisting of nine monosaccharide units joined together


phycosphere

(cytology) The region of mucus that surrounds a phytoplankton cell


polarotaxis

(biology) orientation of an organism in line with the plane of polarization of polarized light


polycytidine

(genetics) A repeat of many cytidine groups in a stretch of RNA


polyepigenetic

(genetics) That produces many genetic mutations


polythymine

(genetics) A repeat of many thymine bases in a stretch of DNA


pseudohaplotype

(genetics) A group of alleles located on the same paternal or maternal chromosome


viscidone

(biochemistry) A phytochemical from the plant Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, systematically named 1-[(2R)-5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxyprop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-6-yl]ethanone


acrogranin

(biochemistry) An acrosomal glycoprotein, rich in cysteine, that is a precursor of granulins


agamospecies

(biology) A group of organisms that reproduce asexually but have the characteristics of a species


archaeosortase

(biochemistry) An enzyme, in some archaea, that modifies protein sorting


protein sorting

(biochemistry) The process that moves proteins to appropriate locations in a cell


sociation

sociation (countable and uncountable, plural sociations)

While the lowest units of phytocoenoses, the sociations, are founded upon a relative homogeneity in all layers, most consociations are homogeneous only in one layer, and the higher units in no layer at all, being founded mainly upon the sociological affinity of the dominants of the layer arbitrarily chosen as the base for the classification (most of the highest of the layers represented).

1930, Fifth International Botanical Congress, page 73:

In the classification, sociations are first distinguished by the dominant or constant species, or by a combination of them.

1980, Selected Water Resources Abstracts:

But as I chose to classify sociations, or rather associations in topographical terms, it was obviously necessary to separate the C. Bigelowii myri from the dry-ground sociations in which it is a dominant species.

1975, Steindór Steindórsson frá Hlöðum, Studies on the mire-vegetation of Iceland, page 99:

Therefore a comparative analysis and a classification of bog plant communities must be undertaken on the basis of sociations.

2013, Peter D. Moore, European Mires, →ISBN, page 124:

(ecology) The stable interactions and influences among the species within a coenose.


dendroaspin

(biochemistry) A toxic protein in the venom of the mamba Dendroaspis


diubiquitin

(biochemistry) A dimer of ubiquitin; the motif responsible for its biosynthesis


orthocerid

(zoology) a cephalopod of the extinct order Orthocerida.


eurybiomic

(ecology) Inhabiting several different biomes


stenobiomic

(ecology) Inhabiting very few different biomes


evasin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of chemokine-binding proteins present in ticks


genelet

(genetics) A very small gene, especially one whose function can be switched


glycocode

(biochemistry) The information encoded in the structure of a carbohydrate


glycotype

(biochemistry) The type of a carbohydrate or glycoprotein, especially as it concerns its biological function


kratagonist

(biochemistry) Any of a group of agonist proteins in anopheline saliva that inhibit host immunological response


methylpred

(biochemistry, pharmacology, colloquial) Methylprednisolone.


multiduplication

(genetics) multiple duplication of a gene


retrodifferentiation

(biology) retrograde differentiation (of cells)


rhombosortase

(biochemistry) Any rhomboid sortase (present in many bacteria)


stenoecious

(ecology, of an organism) That can live in only a restrictive range of habitats


thyropin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of thyroglobulins that are proteinase inhibitors


actopaxin

(biochemistry) A focal adhesion protein that binds paxillin


focal adhesion

(biochemistry) An assembly of protein that mediate signalling


phyllon

From Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”). Doublet of phyllo, distantly also with foil, folio, and folium.

In this following the analogy of phyton already appropriated for the integer of the axis plus the phyllon or phylla it bears.

1868, The American Journal of Science, page 272:

Phylloceras ptychoicum is one of the most interesting species of all those found in the Kutch Jura, [...] The lobes are most characteristic, and on them the external and first lateral saddle are the most important parts. The external saddle is beautifully symmetrical, finishing in four phylla, of which the two corresponding ones are equal; the first lateral saddle is also divided into four terminating phylla, which are, however, not quite symmetrical.

Corona double; phylla of the outer row almost free, 1.8 to 2 mm. long, lanceolate, [...]

1912, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, page 99:

(especially botany, uncommon) A leaf, or something (flat) resembling a leaf.


cellfectin

(genetics) A cationic lipid reagent used in transfection


chitotetraose

(biochemistry) A tetraose composed of four N-acetylglucosamine residues


cytokinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that activates cytokine


eupolyploidy

(genetics) The condition of being eupolyploid


eupolyploidization

(genetics) Conversion to eupolyploid form


pseudophosphatase

(biochemistry) A pseudoenzyme that is a catalytically-inactive phosphatase


galactoglucomannan

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide composed of a glucose and mannose backbone with galactose units attached to the mannose units


heterotrichous

(biology, of an alga) Having a thallus that is partly prostrate and partly upright


hexapolyploidy

(genetics) The condition of being hexapolyploid


hexaradiate

(zoology) Having six projections that radiate from a central point


lipomic

(genetics, biochemistry) Relating to lipomics


lipomics

(genetics, biochemistry) The genomics of lipid metabolism


macroecologist

(ecology) An ecologist whose speciality is macroecology


microglobin

(biochemistry) Any microprotein that is a globin


microisland

microislands (plural)
micro-island (alternative)

(biochemistry) A single cell used as a platform for biochemical research


monosomatic

(genetics) Having a typical ploidy (for the species)


paleohexaploid

(genetics) Describing ancient hexaploid organisms that originated as a result of paleopolyploidy


paratriploid

(genetics) Less than polyploid and greater than triploid


phosphodomain

(biochemistry) A domain of a phosphoprotein


poikilochlorophyllous

(biology) Having leaves, only some of which are photosynthetic


rhamnopolysaccharide

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide based on rhamnose


sulfoconjugated

(biochemistry) conjugated via sulfate groups


tetrastatin

(biochemistry) A C-terminal domain of a collagen that inhibits melanoma growth


topoinhibition

(biochemistry) Inhibition of a cellular process through contact with the cell membrane


biogeocycle

(biochemistry, geology) A biogeochemical cycle


planulate

From neo-Latin planulatus from Latin plānus + -ulus + -ātus.


coesterase

coesterases (plural)
COesterase (alternative)

(biochemistry) A form of carboxylesterase


envirotype

(genetics) A set of exogenous factors that affect the phenotype


euchromatization

euchromatization (countable and uncountable, plural euchromatizations)

(biochemistry) The conversion of chromatin into euchromatin


gonomery

From gonomere, itself from gono- + -mere.

(genetics) A form of division of a nucleus in which maternal and paternal chromosomes remain on each side of a central spindle during metaphase and anaphase


holocentrism

(genetics) The state of being holocentric.


homocodon

(genetics) A length of repeated codons in a nucleic acid


ithomiine

(zoology) a butterfly in the nymphalid tribe Ithomiini.


hnRNP

(biochemistry) Abbreviation for heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein particle.


postosmicate

en-verb

postosmicate (third-person singular simple present postosmicates, present participle postosmicating, simple past and past participle postosmicated)

postosmicates (present singular third-person)
postosmicating (participle present)
postosmicated (participle past)
postosmicated (past)

(cytology) To postfix a biological sample using osmium tetroxide


postosmication

(cytology) postfixation of a biological sample using osmium tetroxide


proteophosphoglycan

(biochemistry) A complex of a protein and a phosphoglycan


remorin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of protein found in solanaceous plants


uricolysis

(biochemistry) The metabolism or breakdown of uric acid


xylopolysaccharide

(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide based on xylose monomers.


loxP

(biology) A DNA site on the phage P1 genome, with sequence "ATAACTTCGTATANNNTANNNTATACGAAGTTAT" used in genetic engineering.


avemetatarsalian

(zoology) A member of the Avemetatarsalia clade of archosaurs which resemble birds more than crocodiles.


amyloidotropic

(biology, cytology) Having an affinity for amyloid tissue


androglobin

(biochemistry) A chimeric globin associated with the testes


antiidiotypic

(genetics, of an antibody) That binds to an idiotype of another antibody


catabolomics

(biochemistry) The study of the range of catabolites present in a person's body


clostridiopeptidase

(biochemistry) collagenase from Clostridium histolyticum


defensome

(genetics) The collection of genes that code for proteins that are chemical stressors


deuterolysin

en-noun

deuterolysin (countable and uncountable, plural deuterolysins)

(biochemistry) A metalloproteinase present in aspergillus


exoresistant

(biochemistry) resistant to exonucleases


granuloplasm

granuloplasm (countable and uncountable, plural granuloplasms)

(cytology) The granular material within the ectoplasm and surrounding the nucleus of a unicellular organism


hyperiidean

(zoology) Any amphipod of the suborder Hyperiidea.


immunomodulin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of modulins that modify the secretion of proteins such as cytokines


lomasome

(cytology) A paramural body associated with the membranes of plant and fungal cells


oligoarabinosaccharide

(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide composed of arabinose monomers


prionoid

(biochemistry) Any misfolded protein similar to a prion


protoglobin

(biochemistry) A simple globin, found in some archaea, that can bind oxygen and carbon monoxide


radioadaptation

(biology) adaptation to ionizing radiation


read length

(genetics) A length of nucleic acid that has been sequenced.


seroenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme present in blood serum


suballele

(genetics) A subset of an allele, especially one that appears in all forms of the allele


supraoligomer

(biochemistry) A protein strand composed of multiples of an amino acid oligomer


anormogenesis

anormogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural anormogeneses)

(biology, pathology) abnormal formation and development (of cells or tissue)


antigeotactic

(biology) That moves upwards (away from the Earth's gravitational attraction)


aplysianin

(biochemistry) Any of a small group of antibacterial and antineoplastic glycoproteins present in sea slugs of the genus Aplysia.


apohemoglobin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of hemoglobin


apomucin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a mucin


budbreak

budbreak (countable and uncountable, plural budbreaks)

This group of pecan arthropods can cause damage to foliage from shortly after budbreak until about the time of pollination.

1983, Thomas E. Mittler, Annual Review of Entomology, page 305:

(botany) The emergence of a bud, especially on a vine


capsulogenesis

(botany, anatomy) The generation and development of a capsule


capsulogenic

(botany, anatomy) Relating to capsulogenesis


-asone

betamethasone, dexamethasone, diflorasone, fluticasone, mometasone

(biochemistry, pharmacology) Used to form names of generic corticosteroid drugs.


cardiokine

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cardiokinetic protein hormones secreted by the heart


chimeragenesis

(biology, genetics) The genesis and development of chimeras


conopressin

(biochemistry) A form of vasopressin, present in snails of the genus Lymnaea, that functions as oxytocin


ectoplasmically

(parapsychology or cytology) In an ectoplasmic manner.


fructanase

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


fuculokinase

(biochemistry) Any kinase that catalyses the phosphorylation of fuculose


galactogalacturonan

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide consisting of galactose and galacturonic acid residues


hexarepeat

(genetics, biochemistry) A pattern of six repeats (in a nucleic acid or protein (especially a prion))


hydrophilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins, present in some yeasts, that prevents cell death during desiccation


idiobiosis

(biology) The condition of being idiobiont


lignocellulase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses lignocellulose


maltodextrose

(biochemistry) Synonym of glucose, especially when created by the hydrolysis of maltose


histotypic

(biology) Describing a three-dimensional culture of a single cell type


scytodoid

(zoology) Of or resembling spiders in the genus Scytodes or in the family Scytodidae.


scytodoid

(zoology) Any spider in the superfamily Scytodoidea


metallophore

(biochemistry) Any substance that carries (temporarily chelates) iron or another metal ion


mononucleation

mononucleation (usually uncountable, plural mononucleations)

(biology) The formation of a single cell nucleus


neuroepigenetics

(genetics, physiology) The study of epigenetic aspects of the nervous system


pentarepeat

(genetics, biochemistry) A pattern of five repeats (in a nucleic acid or protein (especially a prion))


photoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a photochemical reaction


procollagenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that activates collagen, allowing it to be broken down by collagenases


profurca

(entomology) A bundle of muscles in the thorax of some insects


protachykinin

(biochemistry) A peptide isolated from pheochromocytoma tissue.


selenogene

(genetics, biochemistry) Any gene that expresses a selenoprotein


semipermissive

(biology) That allows the partial replication of viruses


submammalian

(zoology) Describing any animal that is considered to be less advanced than a mammal


tailspike

(biochemistry) A viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host


transreplication

(genetics) replication of DNA between noncognate viruses


isodictyal

(zoology) Of or relating to the Isodictya, a genus of marine demosponges.


anabaenopeptin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of biologically-active peptides present in cyanobacteria, principally of the genus Anabaena.


arthrofactin

(biochemistry) A cyclic lipopeptide, that functions as a surfactant, produced by Arthrobacter bacteria


caytaxin

(biochemistry) A protein, mutations of which cause a variety of cerebellar diseases such as Cayman ataxia


chiropterochory

(biology) Dispersal (chiefly of seeds) by bats.


chiropterochorous

(biology, botany) Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by bats, i.e. by chiropterochory.


crocalbin

(biochemistry) A reticulocalbin protein that binds crotoxin


cytofluorescence

(cytology) The fluorescence of cells (under microscopic examination)


elastinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses elastin


ferriperoxin

(biochemistry) A peroxidase essential for the aerobiosis of some extremophile bacteria


fibroleukin

(biochemistry) A protein similar to fibrinogen


genometabolic

The new era of research must include both epidemiological and genometabolic studies.

1991, F M Yatsu, “Strokes in Asians and Pacific-Islanders, Hispanics, and Native Americans”, in Circulation, page 1471:

(genetics, biochemistry) Genomic and metabolic.


granulophysin

(biochemistry) A membrane protein sometimes present in blood platelets


haptocorrin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein similar to (or maybe identical to) transcobalamin


importomer

(biochemistry) A complex of membrane proteins that imports proteins into the peroxisome matrix


laterotopy

(biology) The asymmetric projection of different parts of the body onto different sides of the brain


maltotriase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of maltotriose


microglycoprotein

(biochemistry) A very small glycoprotein


mucostasis

(biology) The state of the mucosal tissue of the jaws when in a resting position


negatome

(biochemistry) The set of all pairs of noninteracting proteins in an organism


neocentric

(genetics) In which secondary sites in some chromosomes act as sites of attachment of spindle fibres


neoculin

(biochemistry) A heterodimeric protein, in the fruit of Curculigo latifolia, that modifies sour tastes to sweet


octreotate

(biochemistry) A cyclopeptide related to somatostatin


opistoporin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides that form pores in cell membranes


paxilla

(zoology) An ossicle in the endoderm of the aboral surface of some starfish


phenogenotype

(genetics) A phenotype that is also a genotype


polyactinal

(zoology) Having many rays; relating to a polyactine


preplatelet

(cytology) A discoid cell that is a precursor of a platelet


prereceptive

pre-receptive (alternative)
pre receptive (alternative)

Endometrial Receptivity Analysis
Endometrial Receptivity Analysis

(biology) in Endometrial Receptivity Analysis: before being fertile.


fuchsinophil

fuchsinophil (countable and uncountable, plural fuchsinophils)

With lichtgriin-fuchsin many ganglion cells showed numerous granules or droplets of fairly large size which stained various colors and may correspond to the so-called fuchsinophil (Fig. 4).

1922, Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry - Volume 8, page 160:

Although in 15 of these, the results proved negative both microscopically and by inoculation, on 13 occasions the results were positive, revealing the presence of rare fuchsinophils, elongated and exceedingly fine.

1934, The Year Book of Dermatology and Syphilology, page 531:

Among the acidophils, fuchsinophils are less in number while basophils (1 ) predominate.

1981, Zoological Society (Calcutta, India), Proceedings of the Zoological Society - Volume 33, page 77:

(cytology) Cells or cellular material that stains readily with fuchsin.


quasisocial

(biology) Having some social features without being truly social.


radioconjugate

(biochemistry, immunology) A biochemical or immunological conjugate that has a radioisotope marker


semisocial

(zoology) Partially social, typically when juvenile but not when adult


transinhibit

en-verb

transinhibit (third-person singular simple present transinhibits, present participle transinhibiting, simple past and past participle transinhibited)

transinhibits (present singular third-person)
transinhibiting (participle present)
transinhibited (participle past)
transinhibited (past)

(biochemistry) To cause, or to undergo transinhibition


transinhibition

en-noun

transinhibition (countable and uncountable, plural transinhibitions)

(biochemistry) The catalytic inactivation of a homodimer, each of which subunits is catalytically active


rosehip neuron

Finally, to more concretely link morphologically and transcriptionally defined RCs, we performed digital PCR for additional marker genes on cellular content extracted from individual rosehip neurons.

2018, Boldog, Eszter, Trygve E. Bakken, Rebecca D. Hodge, Mark Novotny, Brian D. Aevermann, Judith Baka, Sándor Bordé et al., “Transcriptomic and morphophysiological evidence for a specialized human cortical GABAergic cell type.”, in Nature Neuroscience, volume 21, number 9:

For instance, Boldog et al. identified a new specialized human cortical GABAergic cell type called a rosehip neuron. These rosehip neurons seem to be functionally related to regulation of distal dendritic computation in pyramidal neurons

2019, Kameneva, Polina, and Igor Adameyko, “Recent advances in our understanding of central and peripheral nervous system progenitors”, in Current Opinion in Cell Biology, volume 61:

We demonstrate its presence in single nucleus RNA-seq of ∼16000 human cortical neurons (including rosehip neurons).

2020 February 22, Bhattacharya, Aniket et al., “Origin of a novel CYP20A1 transcript isoform through multiple Alu exaptations creates a potential miRNA sponge”, in BioRxiv:

(neurology, biology) A type of information-controlling brain cell, which is found in humans.


pycnospore

(botany) Synonym of stylospore, Synonym of pycniospore


malacoid

en-adj

malacoid (comparative more malacoid, superlative most malacoid)

more malacoid (comparative)
most malacoid (superlative)


adipohormone

(biochemistry) Any hormone (such as adiponectin) synthesised in adipose tissue


amyloidicity

(biochemistry) The condition of being amyloid


asteron

(cytology) An astrocyte / neuron hybrid cell


bicongenic

(genetics) congenic in two different ways


borrelian

From borrelia (a type of bacteria) + -an.

(bacteriology) Relating to, or caused by borrelia


caloxin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of membrane proteins that transport calcium ions


carboxymethylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses carboxymethylation


cephamycinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of cephamycins


dechelatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses dechelation


diergism

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”) + -ism.

Similarly‚ there is sexual diergism of GH secretion between men and women indicating phylogenetic conservation of neuroendocrine hormone rhythms.

2004, Malcolm J. Low, Marcelo Rubinstein, Veronica Otero-Corchon, “Altered patterns of growth hormone secretion in somatostatin knockout mice”, in Somatostatin, →ISBN:

Feeding diergism is not unprecedented in snakes (Zinner 1984, Tsairi & BOuskILa 2004) and, especially in view of the FMR in size, could conceivably occur and cause broader black rings in female Micrelaps muelleri.

2006, Zoology in the Middle East - Volumes 37-39, page 44:

In conclusion, the MeAV shows functional diergism, due to plastic changes in the female rat brain probably linked to the increase of estradiol during estrous.

2007, Beatriz Carrilloa, Helena Pinosa, Antonio Guillamóna, GianCarlo Panzicab, Paloma Colladoa, “Morphometrical and neurochemical changes in the anteroventral subdivision of the rat medial amygdala during estrous cycle”, in Brain research, volume 1150:

(biology) The existence, in a single species, of two distinct ways of a structure or organ functioning.


fructofuranosidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a fructofuranoside


glyceroporin

(biochemistry) A form of aquaporin that is active in the transport of glycerol


granin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of secretory proteins


macroplanktivore

(biology) Any organism that feeds on macroplankton


matricryptic

extracellular matrix
extracellular matrix

(biology) Describing cryptic sites within the extracellular matrix


microchimera

microchimeras (plural)
microchimaera (alternative)
microchimæra (alternative)


mismetallation

(biochemistry) Incorrect metallation (of enzymes)


octavolateral

(zoology) octaval and lateral: Used exclusively to describe a structure in the brains of fishes, namely the medial octavolateral nucleus or the dorsal octavolateral nucleus, both analogus to the mammalian cerebellum.


stenogamous

(entomology, of the mating of insects) Requiring no nuptial flight


synanamorph

(mycology) Any of a group of morphologically-distinct anamorphs.


thiosugar

(biochemistry) A compound formed from a sugar by replacing one or more oxygen atoms with sulfur


transdifferential

(mathematics, biology) Relating to transdifferentiation


trikaryotic

(cytology, of a cell) Having three nuclei


vasomodulator

(biochemistry) Any compound involved in vasomodulation


aneuploidogen

(genetics) A substance that causes aneuploidy


anhydrolase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that hydrolyses an acid anhydride


arabinobiose

(biochemistry) The disaccharide 5-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-L-arabinose formed from two arabinose monomers


aspidorhynchiform

Clipping of translingual Aspidorhynchiformes

clipping

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

(ichthyology) Any extinct fish of the order Aspidorhynchiformes


autofluorophore

(biology) Any organism that exhibits autofluorescence


bathophilous

This family, as noted above, contains a majority of bathophilous species, although rare littoral forms belonging to it have been described.

2013, A. Vandel, Biospeleology: The Biology of Cavernicolous Animals, page 232:


cryofixative

(biology) A fixative used in cryofixation


cyclolipopeptide

(biochemistry) A complex of lipid and cyclopeptide


deglucosylation

en-noun

deglucosylation (countable and uncountable, plural deglucosylations)

(biochemistry) deglycosylation in which the sugar is glucose


deoxyribonucleotidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the dephosphorylation of a deoxyribonucleotide


ribonucleotidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the dephosphorylation of a ribonucleotide


deoxyribopyrimidine

(biochemistry) Any deoxyribonucleotide in which the nucleobase is a pyrimidine


dermopterotic

(ichthyology) A dermal bone that overlays the pterotic


dermosphenotic

(ichthyology) A superficial dermal bone behind the eye comprising the sixth infraorbital or suborbital


desilencing

desilencing (countable and uncountable, plural desilencings)

(genetics) The reverse of the silencing of gene expression


disruptase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that disrupts a biochemical process, typically an interaction between RNA and protein


paragaster

(zoology) The cavity of the sac of a sponge.


philometrid

(zoology) Any member of the family Philometridae of nematodes.


enterobiome

(biology) The microbiome of the intestines


glycophenotype

(genetics) A phenotype characterised by the presence of specific glycolipids or glycoproteins


hyperviviparity

(biology) A form of viviparity in which young have viviparous young inside them when born


macrocommunity

(ecology) A relatively large-scale community


subobsolete

(zoology) Nearly or almost obsolete (“imperfectly developed, not very distinct”).


metallothioprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that contains a metal (typically zinc) bound to a cysteine residue


metaproteogenomics

(genetics) A field of study that encompasses metaproteomics and genomics.


metaproteogenomic

(genetics) Relating to metaproteogenomics


monocarboxypeptidase

(biochemistry) Synonym of carboxypeptidase


neocentromerization

(genetics) The formation of neocentromeres


oligolignan

(biochemistry) Any oligomer composed of lignan monomers


operonization

(genetics) The formation of operons in a genome


osteoactivin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein that regulates osteoblast differentiation and function


photoregulator

(biochemistry) A photochemical regulator


photostimulon

(biochemistry, genetics) photochemical stimulon


pseudotrefoil

(genetics) A pseudoknot in the form of a trefoil


raffinase

(biochemistry) A form of galactosidase that hydrolyses raffinose


rostralization

(zoology) The formation and development of a rostrum (beak)


serpentinophyte

(botany) Any plant that grows on serpentine rocks


spermatodactyl

(zoology) A modified chelicera used to transfer sperm from the male to the female


stromalin

(genetics) A subunit of the cohesin ring complex which encircles sister chromatids after DNA replication


symbiostasis

(biology) homeostasis in a symbiotic relationship


thanatochemical

(biochemistry) Relating to thanatochemistry


ceph

(biology, informal) Clipping of cephalopod.


-chorous

(biology, botany) Spread, or (especially) having seeds which are dispersed, by (some specified animal, etc)


hydrochorous

(biology, botany) Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by water.


saprophilous

en-adj

saprophilous (comparative more saprophilous, superlative most saprophilous)

more saprophilous (comparative)
most saprophilous (superlative)

(biology) Thriving on dead or decaying matter.


troglobiont

(biology) Any exclusively cave-dwelling organism.


polychorous

(biology) Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, in multiple ways (e.g. by multiple kinds of animal).


diplochorous

(biology) Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, in two ways (e.g. being both autochorous and myrmecochorous).


epizoochorous

(biology) Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by adhering to animals (without granting any benefit to them).


PPD

en-noun

PPD (countable and uncountable, plural PPDs)

purified protein derivative
purified protein derivative#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of purified protein derivative.


adenylcyclase

adenosine triphosphate
adenosine triphosphate

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the cyclization of adenosine triphosphate


alphasatellite

(biochemistry) viral single-stranded satellite DNA


anabaenolysin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cytolytic lipopeptides present in cyanobacteria of the genus Anabaena.


apoflavodoxin

apoflavodoxin (countable and uncountable, plural apoflavodoxins)

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of flavodoxin


centriogenesis

(biology) Generation and development of the centriole


cephalofoil

From cephalo- + foil in the sense of hydrofoil.

(zoology) Either of the two outward extensions of the head of a hammerhead shark.


clitocin

(biochemistry) A nucleoside analog in mushrooms of the genus Clitocybe.


exoloop

(biochemistry) A polypeptide loop on the outside of a protein


ferlin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that play a part in vesicle fusion and membrane trafficking


hematocytological

(cytology) Relating to the cytology of blood


homoplastomic

(genetics) Describing a transgenic plant that has its original plastome


lipopeptoid

(biochemistry) A complex of lipid and peptoid


macrochloroplast

(biology) A relatively large chloroplast


malfolding

malfolding (countable and uncountable, plural malfoldings)

(biochemistry) Incorrect folding (of a protein)


maltosaccharide

(biochemistry) Any carbohydrate derived from maltose


micronucleophagy

(biology) A form of microautophagy that affects the nucleus of a cell


oligoglucosaccharide

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide composed of glucose residues


palmdelphin

(biochemistry) An isoform of a paralemmin


paralemmin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of prenylated and palmitoylated phosphoproteins associated with some cell membranes


parabutoporin

(biochemistry) A cationic amphipathic antibiotic peptide present in scorpion venom


gynosome

(zoology) A penis-like organ in female Neotrogla.


nonhemoglobin

(biochemistry) A protein that is not a hemoglobin.


photoorganoheterotroph

(biology) A organoheterotroph that also obtains energy from light


prequeuosine (alternative)
pre queuosine (alternative)

guanosine triphosphate
guanosine triphosphate

(biochemistry) a modified nucleoside that is an intermediate in the production of queuosine from GTP (guanosine triphosphate).


protopectinase

(biochemistry) Any protease that breaks down protopectin


pseudoallelic

(genetics) Relating to pseudoalleles or to pseudoallelism


pseudopilin

(biochemistry) A form of pilin that lacks disulfide bonds between its folds


stellate cell

(cytology) Any cell that has radiating dendritic processes


superaquaporin

(biochemistry) Any aquaporin that lacks a cytoplasmic N-terminal region


taphocoenosis

(ecology) An assemblage of dead organisms


thermoalkaliphile

(biology) Any organism that lives in a hot, alkaline environment


acetotrophic

(biology) That can metabolise acetate, typically yielding methane and carbon dioxide


aiRNA

(biochemistry) asymmetric interfering RNA


allolysis

(biology) lysis induced by cells of the same species or phylotype


arabinomannan

(biochemistry) Any mannan derived from arabinose


archaemetzincin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of zinc-dependant aminopeptidases present in some archaea


asolectin

(biochemistry) A mixture of phospholipids obtained commercially from soybeans


bigenomic

(genetics, of a protein) Coded for by genes on two different chromosomes


motorium

(biology) The part of the nervous organism that is instrumental in the exertion of motor influence.


carboxysomeless

(biology, of some bacteria) That lack a carboxysome


chloroplastidial

(botany) Relating to, or composed of chloroplastids


cleavase

(biochemistry) A form of endonuclease that cleaves at the junctions between single- and double-stranded DNA


clonogenics

(biology, genetics) The (study of the) formation of clones


cybertaxonomy

cybertaxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural cybertaxonomies)

(computing, taxonomy) computerised taxonomy


cytoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein present within a cell


deglycosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of glycoside linkages


depauperation

(genetics) The removal of variety (of species, genes, or biodiversity)


diszoochory

(biology) The dispersal of seeds by harvester ants


erythrophagolysosome

(cytology) A phagolysosome of an erythrocyte


genotranscriptomic

From geno- + transcriptomic or genotranscriptome + -ic.

(genetics) Relating to a genotranscriptome


genotranscriptome

(genetics) A genome and/or related transcriptome


gliopeptide

(biochemistry) A neuropeptide associated with glial cells


gliotrophin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that stimulate the growth of glial cells


hemiedaphic

(biology) That lives partly within the soil and partly on the surface


heterogeneic

(genetics) Composed of different genes, typically by being different species


heterogeneicity

(genetics) The condition of being heterogeneic


heterosynthesis

(biology) The synthesis of components of an egg by one of the parents


holobenthic

(biology) That inhabits the seafloor during all phases of life


homophyletic

(biology) Descended from ancestors of the same species


iliophagous

(biology, of a fish) That feeds (typically on mud) in the lowest layer of water


immunolectin

(biochemistry, immunology) Any lectin associated with the immune system


leishmanolysin

(biochemistry) An endopeptidase present in some trypanosomes of the genus Leishmania.


THF

(biochemistry) Initialism of tetrahydrofolate.


microbialization

microbialization (countable and uncountable, plural microbializations)

(ecology) The modification of an environment by invasion of microbes


microclone

(biology) A plant clone grown in vitro from a small tissue sample.


spergula

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


perichromatin

(biology) Surrounding the chromatin of a cell nucleus


preproenzyme

(biochemistry) The precursor of a proenzyme


pseudohomothallic

(biology, of a fungus) heterothallic but producing self-fertile mycelium


dracocephalum

(botany) Any plant of the genus Dracocephalum, the dragonheads.


stygiobiont

(biology) Any organism that lives in permanent darkness, typically in deep caves


subxerophytic

(ecology) Normally very dry (xerophytic) but with occasional wet periods


suprahaplotype

(genetics) A group of closely-related haplotypes


telomerize

en-verb

telomerize (third-person singular simple present telomerizes, present participle telomerizing, simple past and past participle telomerized)

telomerizes (present singular third-person)
telomerizing (participle present)
telomerized (participle past)
telomerized (past)

(biochemistry) To cause, or to undergo telomerization


acetylatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses acetylation


adenylylation

adenosine monophosphate
adenosine monophosphate

(biochemistry) Addition of an adenylyl group (typically from adenosine monophosphate)


alloalbumin

(genetics, biochemistry) Any of a group of genetically-related albumins found in blood serum


teleosaurian

(zoology) Any member of the genus Teleosaurus.


antiblastic

From anti- (“against”) + -blastic (“growing tissue”).

af

(biology, of a host) antagonistic to the metabolism of a parasite


chemoecological

(chemistry, ecology) Relating to chemoecology


chemoecology

(chemistry, ecology) The chemical aspects of ecology


cololite

(paleontology) Fossilised intestine contents.


copolymerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a copolymerization reaction


depurinize

en-verb

depurinize (third-person singular simple present depurinizes, present participle depurinizing, simple past and past participle depurinized)

depurinizes (present singular third-person)
depurinizing (participle present)
depurinized (participle past)
depurinized (past)

(biochemistry) To undergo depurinization


digalactosidase

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


dorsomotor

(anatomy, biology) Describing dorsal motor functions


metagenetics

(genetics) The application of genetics to communities rather than individual organisms


ecometagenetics

(ecology, genetics) A combination of ecology and metagenetics


ectocommensalism

(ecology) commensalism in which one organism is outside of the other


ectocytosis

(biology) A form of exocytosis in which ectosomes are released from a cell


ectophagous

(biology, of a parasite) That feeds on the external surface of its host


endopolyploidization

en-noun

endopolyploidization (usually uncountable, plural endopolyploidizations)

(genetics) hybridization that leads to endopolyploidy


endosialidase

(biochemistry) Any endocellular sialidase


epipsammic

From epi- + psammic, literally “on top of sand”.

(biology, of a diatom) Having a stalk of mucilage that attaches it to a sand grain


exuviotrophic

(biology, of a parasite) Relating to an exuviotroph


exuviotroph

(biology) A parasite that feeds on the exuvia of its host


glycometabolic

(biochemistry) Relating to glycometabolism


subcanaliculate

(biology) Having shallow grooves or channels; being slightly canaliculate.


spathilla

(botany) A secondary or diminutive spathe.


ichthyolith

From ichthyo- + -lith, coined in 1974 by Doyle, Kennedy and Riedel.

(paleontology) Any disarticulated fossil from a fish, especially a tooth or scale.


hemiboreal

(ecology) Describing a climate midway between a temperate and a boreal one


histomolecular

(biochemistry) Relating to the molecules present in tissue


hypocercal

(zoology, of a fish tail) having the lower lobe more pronounced or larger than the upper lobe


hypotrimethylated

(biochemistry) Less than normally trimethylated


megahabitat

(ecology) A very large habitat, typically in the deep sea


inosinome

(biochemistry) All the inosines of an organism


lipidoglycan

(biochemistry) A polymer composed of lipid and sugar residues


metallopeptide

(biochemistry) Any peptide that contains a metal ion


monobrachial

(genetics) Relating to one arm of a chromosome


nanoRNA

(biology) A very short form of RNA that initiates transcription


neoautotetraploid

(genetics) A newly-formed autotetraploid


octoploidy

(genetics) The condition of being octoploid


oligoduplex

(biochemistry) A double-stranded oligonucleotide


oncogenetics

(genetics, pathology) The study of the genetic origin of cancers


osmoheterotrophy

(biology) heterotrophy (acquisition of external energy in the form of food) via osmosis


osmophobic

(biology) Having a repulsion to osmotic gradients


pancytoplasmic

(cytology) Relating to all the cytoplasmic components of a cell


splinker

1986, B. W. Kalisch, S. A. Krawetz, K. H. Schoenwaelder, J. H. van de Sande, Covalently linked sequencing primer linkers (splinkers) for sequence analysis of restriction fragments, Gene, 1986; 44(2-3): 263-70, doi: 10.1016/0378-1119(86)90190-3, PMID: 3023188,
A new method for direct sequence analysis of DNA restriction fragments uses synthetic covalently linked complementary oligodeoxynucleotides, as universal sequencing primer linkers (splinkers). These splinkers were designed to contain an inverted repeat sequence which forms a double-stranded hairpin structure with a known restriction site. The splinkers were characterized by their ability to be self-ligating (dimerized) and by their restriction digest product analysis of both the monomer and dimer.

The process requires a total of 64 splinkers and 4096 anchors. Initially, a selected splinker is ligated to a selected anchor.

2017, M. M. Ferreira Amaral, L. Frigotto, A. V. Hine, “8: Beyond the Natural Proteome”, in Arun K. Shukla, editor, Proteomics in Biology, Part A: Methods in Enzymology, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 121:

(genetics) Abbreviation of sequencing primer linker.


peptosome

(biology) A spherical vesicle composed of peptides


paedomorphocline

(biology) A sequence of increasingly more paedomorphic species


peramorphocline

(biology) A sequence of increasingly more peramorphic species


phosphoribohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses phosphoribosyl groups


polycyanurate

When cured in the presence of copper(ii) acetylacetonate (200 ppm) in dodecylphenol (1% w/v active copper suspension) to form a polycyanurate, compound (2) forms a dense, consolidated structure compared with compound (1) under the same conditions.

2018 October 25, Lyndsey Mooring, Scott Thompson, Stephen A. Hall, Silvia Pani, Peter Zioupos, Martin Swan, Corinne Stone, Brendan J. Howlin, Ian Hamerton, “‘Phoenix polymers’: fire induced nanohardness in fibril-forming aromatic cyanate esters”, in RSC Advances:

The results revealed that these semi-IPNs possessed improved mechanical and dielectric properties compared with pure polycyanurate. Notably, the impact strength of semi-IPNs was 47%–320% greater than that of polycyanurate. Meanwhile, semi-IPNs maintained comparable or even slightly higher thermal resistance in comparison with polycyanurate.

2019 May 13, Jingfeng Liu, Weifeng Fan, Gewu Lu, Defeng Zhou, Zhen Wang, Jingling Yan, “Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks Based on Cyanate Ester and Highly Soluble Thermoplastic Polyimide”, in Polymers:

Dicyanate ester of bisphenol E (CER-E monomer) is cured to polycyanurate at a lower temperature to achieve a high conversion, promoting a uniform blend with ETP-uCNTs, providing the fluorescence environment with high color purity.

2022 June 14, Ziyao Hu, Dong Zhao, Yao Wang, Linjun Huang, Shichao Wang, Sui Mao, Olga Grigoryeva, Peter Strizhak, Alexander Fainleib, Jianguo Tang, “The Created Excellent Thermal, Mechanical and Fluorescent Properties by Doping Eu³⁺-Complex-Anchored Carbon Nanotubes in Polycyanate Resins”, in Nanomaterials:

(biochemistry) Any polymer / plastic made from cyanurate monomers.


polyguanine

polyguanine (countable and uncountable, plural polyguanines)

(genetics) A stretch of repeated guanine nucleotides in a nucleic acid


postformational

(genetics, biology) Following the formation of a new species


prelysosomal

(biochemistry) Prior to the action of lysosomal enzymes


pseudofilament

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(biology) A line of algae or similar organisms in a shared gelatinous sheath


pseudoislet

(biology) An artificial structure having a structure similar to an islet cell aggregate


pseudosegmentation

pseudosegmentation (countable and uncountable, plural pseudosegmentations)

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

(biology) Apparent segmentation, typically of a nematode, by the formation of a series of rings on the body.


selenopeptide

(biochemistry) Any peptide containing the amino acid selenocysteine


spermadhesin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins associated with the surface of sperm cells of some mammals


supraspliceosome

(cytology) A structure, in the mammalian cell nucleus, composed of four spliceosomes


surfaceome

(biochemistry) All the surface proteins of a cell or organism


targetome

(biochemistry) All the microRNA targets of an organism


thiocillin

(biochemistry) A macrocyclic thiazole peptide that has bacteriocidal activity


thiomuracin

(biochemistry) A thiopeptide that is an antimicrobial secondary metabolite


thioreductase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces disulfide to thiol


toxicogenesis

(biochemistry) The production of toxins or poisons


trigenomic

(genetics) Derived from three genetically-similar organisms


triploidisation

triploidisation (countable and uncountable, plural triploidisations)

(genetics) Alternative form of triploidization


tychopelagic

(biology) A reference to organisms that are normally benthic, but, carried up into the water column, became pelagic by chance factors.


uterocalin

(biochemistry) A lipocalin secreted by the endometrium


xylomycetophagous

(biology) That eats fungi growing in wood.


plastotype

(taxonomy) A plastic cast of a type specimen.


advillin

(biochemistry) A gelsolin that regulates the morphogenesis of neurons


alcalase

(biochemistry) A protease obtained from Bacillus licheniformis


biomicroreactor

(biochemistry) A biochemical microreactor


biophysiology

(biology, physiology) biological physiology


rhizanth

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

(obsolete, botany) A parasitic flowering plant, all of which were formerly assigned to the order Rhizantheae.


chagasin

(biochemistry) A Trypanosoma protein that inhibits cysteine proteases


coordinome

Blend of coordinate + genome or from coordinate + -ome.

Second, only in one pair (cMM17-MM17) the expression levels of most coordinome members were similar in melanocyte and melanoma cultures (Figs. 4 and 5).

2003, Cancer Research - Volume 63, page 4123:

The present results support the original suggestion that MHC-I and APM components act as a coordinome with core and peripheral (gene-specific) control features, and a hierarchy of control steps [41].

2012, Silvia Lorenzi, Matteo Forloni, Loredana Cifaldi, Chiara Antonucci, Arianna Citti, Renata Boldrini, Marco Pezzullo, Aurora Castellano, Vincenzo Russo, Pierre van der Bruggen, Patrizio Giacomini, Franco Locatelli, Doriana Fruci, “IRF1 and NF-kB restore MHC class I-restricted tumor antigen processing and presentation to cytotoxic T cells in aggressive neuroblastoma”, in PLoS One, volume 7, number 10:

(biochemistry) A DNA sequence that serves to coordinate the expression of two or more genes.


demargination

(biology, of cells) movement away from the margins (vascular walls) of a blood vessel


diphosphopeptide

(biochemistry) A phosphopeptide that has two phosphate groups


C-value

(genetics) The amount of DNA (in picograms) in a haploid nucleus (a measure of the genome size)


C-value paradox

(genetics) The observation that the C-value of an organism is not dependent on its complexity (presumed number of genes)


eigenSNP

(bioinformatics) A mathematical abstraction of a single-nucleotide polymorphism that is associated with an eigenvector


ambivore

In these latter categories, long basiconic sensilla numbers were similar and short basiconic sensilla were abundant in graminivores but few in ambivores.

1989 May, R.G. Bland, “Antennal sensilla of Acrididae (Orthoptera) in relation to subfamily and food preference”, in Annals of the Entomological Society of America, volume 82, number 3:

The diet of Tmethis and Ocneridia contained a higher percentage of Poaceae than the other species and are considered to be ambivores.

2013, Naima Benkenana, Abboud Harrat, Daniel Petit, “Analysis of the number of sensilla on the labrum and the diet of grasshoppers belonging to the family Pamphagidae (Orthoptera)”, in European Journal of Entomology, volume 110, number 2:

Analysis of literature (see legend of Table 3) indicates that several species of grasshoppers have diverse diets (grasses and dicotyledonous plants), eg, C. barbarus, that is they are ambivores.

2016, Sarah Mahloul, Abboud Harrat, Daniel Petit, “Diversity of grasshoppers (Caelifera) recorded on the banks of a Ramsar listed temporary salt lake in Algeria”, in European Journal of Entomology, volume 113:

(chiefly biology) An animal that feeds on two varieties of food.


cimicoid

en-adj

cimicoid (comparative more cimicoid, superlative most cimicoid)

more cimicoid (comparative)
most cimicoid (superlative)

The group appears to have a blend of both reduvioid and cimicoid features and is probably an early offshoot of the ancestral heteropteran stock.

1980, Cedric Gillott, Entomology, →ISBN, page 206:

As in Scantius, all the immature stages have two-segmented tarsi, but the nymphs are quite different in other respects as they are more cimicoid in outline, paler in colour and the ostioles of the repugnatorial glands are represented by three larger blackish patches.

1984 November 9, A.J. Prins, “Morphological and biological notes on some South African arthropods associated with decaying organic matter”, in Annals of the South African Museum, volume 92, page 109:

During the course of evolution of carnivorous reduviids from the saprophagous Cimicoid stock, the rostrum might have undergone reduction in four to three segments and shortening of segments.

1999, Dunston Ambrose, Assassin Bugs, →ISBN, page 253:

(biology, entomology) Resembling or being a member of the Cimicidae; buglike.


glycodomain

(biochemistry) Any domain of a glycoprotein, especially of a mucin


gymnosis

(biochemistry) The delivery of single-stranded antisense oligodeoxynucleotides to cells in the absence of transfection


holosymbiont

(biology) A holobiont considered to be in a symbiotic relationship


megagenomic

(genetics) Relating to megagenomes or to megagenomics


selenophile

From seleno- + -phile, literally “moon-lover”.

con

Accordingly, it seemed probable that by having X in Scheme 1 as SeR, then a selenophile such as copper(1) would promote the C-C bond formation as in Scheme 2 to yield the required systems.

1991 January 1, Craig J. Hawker, Athena Philippides, Alan R. Battersby, “Selenomethylpyrroles: Their Use for Synthesis of Dipyrrylmethanes (Dipyrrins), Tripyranes and Bilanes”, in Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, →DOI:

The poisonvetches are obligate selenophiles and the selenium content accounts for their chief toxic effects.

1998 March 23, Robert Alan Lewis, Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology, CRC-Press, →ISBN, page 127:

(botany, chemistry) Something which tends to absorb selenium.


mesoglein

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins present in the mesoglea of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita


metablastin

(biochemistry) A cytosolic phosphoprotein that is involved in cell cycle regulation


micropolymorphism

en-noun

micropolymorphism (countable and uncountable, plural micropolymorphisms)


nematogalectin

(biochemistry) A galectin present in nematocysts


oligomorph

The height-diameter ratio provides an important external characteristic of nursery stock and enables its classification into "megamorphs", "mesomorphs" and "oligomorphs".

1972, Sergius Alexander Wilde, Soil and plant analysis for tree culture:

HLA-E is oligomorph with few alleles, and the presentation of peptide on HLA-E may serve different purposes.

2012 September 25, Pernille B. Jørgensen, “Epstein-Barr virus Peptide Presented by HLA-E is Predominantly Recognized by CD8ᵇʳⁱᵍʰᵗ Cells in multiple Sclerosis Patients”, in PLOS ONE:

(biology, very rare) Any oligomorphic organism.


pathogenomic

(pathology, genetics) Relating to pathogenomics


pathosphere

(pathology, genetics) All the pathogens of a certain environment, together with their gene pool


perhydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a reaction with hydrogen peroxide


plurivorous

(biology, of a parasite) That lives on several types of host


premuscular

(biology, of tissue) Prior to conversion into muscle


pronapin

Brassica napus
Brassica napus#Translingual

(biochemistry) A storage protein present in Brassica napus


sarcalumenin

sarcoplasmic reticulum
sarcoplasmic reticulum

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein present in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle


subsexual

(biology) Having only some sexual characteristics; relating to a form of parthenogenesis in which the embryo develops from a cell produced by a modified form of meiosis.


serviceshed

Some servicesheds overlap: the servicesheds of Farm 1 and Farm 2 fall entirely within Farm 3's serviceshed because Farm 3 takes water from further downstream.

2016, Harold Mooney, Ecosystems of California, page 270:

(ecology) The geographical region that supplies ecosystem services to a beneficiary.


K-selection

(ecology) A theory involving natural selection based on quality.


r-selection

(ecology) A theory involving natural selection based on quantity.


tenosynovium

synovial membrane
synovial membrane#English

(biology, medicine) The synovium (synovial membrane) surrounding a tendon.


tetrasomal

(genetics) Alternative form of tetrasomic


thermoeffector

(biology) An effector that regulates temperature


tracheation

(biology) The arrangement of tracheae in a tracheate arthropod


uricogenesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of uric acid


diporpa

As noted above, the diporpa is capable of locomotion and if it should meet another diporpa, the ventral sucker of one individual grasps the dorsal papilla of the other.

2007, Graham C. Kearn, Leeches, Lice and Lampreys:

(zoology) A juvenile diplozoid that has not yet coupled with another individual.


spinigrade

From Latin spina (“thorn”) + -grade (“means of locomotion”).

af

a spinigrade echinoderm


albondin

(pharmacology, biochemistry) A cell receptor that binds albumin.


zoocenosis

(biology) All the animals of a biocenosis


phytocenosis

(biology) All the plants of a biocenosis


antiamphetamine

(biology) Blocking or counteracting amphetamines.


alginase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes an algin


allodeterminant

(genetics) A substance that determines which of a set of alleles is dominant


amphistomatous

(botany) Having stomata on each side of the leaves


apicortin

en-noun

apicortin (countable and uncountable, plural apicortins)

(biochemistry) A protein present in apicomplexan parasites


bacterionanofiber

bacterionanofibers (plural)
bacterionanofibre (alternative)

(biochemistry) A bacterial nanofiber composed of protein


basogranulin

(biochemistry) A basophil granule protein


biomonomer

(biochemistry) The monomer of a biopolymer


dispensome

(rare, genetics) The parts of a chromosome that are not needed and are thus dispensable


ecdysteroidogenic

(biochemistry) Relating to ecdysteroidogenesis


endoglycosidic

(biochemistry) Relating to an endoglycosidase


envirotactic

(biochemistry) Relating to the ability to sense one's environment


hexabrachion

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix that is prominent in embryogenesis, wound healing and tumorigenesis


holoepiphyte

(biology) Any epiphyte that spends its whole life cycle without contact with the ground


hypernitrosylation

(biochemistry) Excessive nitrosylation (typically of protein)


integromics

(biology, genetics) The integration of diverse scientific biochemical and genetic disciplines


metadherin

(biochemistry) An adherin involved in angiogenesis


misacylated

(biochemistry) Incorrectly acylated; especially, combined with the wrong amino acid


multiphenotypic

(genetics) Relating to multiple phenotypes


neohesperidosyl

(biochemistry, especially in combination) A radical derived from neohesperidose


normomethylated

(biochemistry) Neither hypermethylated nor hypomethylated


antipronograde

(zoology) Of or pertaining to a body posture that is not parallel to the ground when an animal is moving.


oligogalacturonic

(biochemistry, in combination) Describing oligomers of galacturonic acid


oligogenesis

(biochemistry) The creation of biochemical oligomers


palmitoylatable

(biochemistry) That can be palmitoylated


paraneuron

(cytology) An epithelial cell, in taste buds, that can secrete a neurotransmitter but does not have dendrites or an axon


phosphotransmitter

(biochemistry) Any compound, typically a protein, involved in phosphorelay


planktonivory

This and their poor performance in experiments indicate that they are not well adapted to planktonivory and are obviously less efficient than the other three species.

1985, FHJ Crome, “An Experimental Investigation of Filter-Feeding on Zooplankton by Some Specialized Waterfowl”, in Australian Journal of Zoology, volume 3, number 6, page 849:

(biology, very rare) Feeding on plankton


planktonivorous

These aggregations of carnivorous and omnivorous fish, as the formerly described assemblies of herbivorous and planktonivorous fish, display food-sharing patterns that are complicated and are probably more highly evolved.

1980, Fish Behavior and Its Use in the Capture and Culture of Fishes, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management:


polyphenoloxidase

(biochemistry) Any oxidoreductase that oxidises polyphenols


preglobulomer

(biochemistry) A precursor of a globulomer


sialoconjugate

(biochemistry) The glycoconjugate of a sialic acid


ammonitid

(paleontology) Any ammonite of the order Ammonitida.


thrombomucin

(biochemistry) A cell surface protein associated with thrombocytes


tychoplankton

tychoplankton (plural tychoplankton or tychoplanktons)

tychoplankton (plural)
tychoplanktons (plural)

Tychoplanktons are a type of planktonic organisms that are associated with temporary or ephemeral aquatic habitats, such as vernal pools or temporary ponds.

(Can we date this quote?), “Plankton”, in Biology Online:

(biology) Any benthic organism found amongst plankton because of sea currents etc.


sympelmous

From sym- + Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”) + -ous.

der

(zoology) Of birds: having the tendons of the deep flexors of the toes blended in one before separating to proceed one to each of the four digits.


azaleucine

en-noun

azaleucine (countable and uncountable, plural azaleucines)

(biochemistry) The derivative of leucine 2-amino-3-dimethylaminopropionic acid


biosynthesizer

(biochemistry) A biochemical synthesizer (device or system)


caveogenesis

(biology) The formation and development of caveolas


chondrolectin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane lectin that binds carbohydrate


crossligation

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Mutual ligation between two entities, especially two chromosomes


hill-topping

(biology) A reproductive behaviour of butterflies and certain other insect species in which individuals congregate on hill tops in order to find partners and mate.


decarepeat

(genetics, biochemistry) A pattern of ten repeats


endorestriction

(biology) The endocellular restriction of access of viruses to bacteria


epiphyletic

(biology) Mostly monophyletic but containing some hybrids


fucokinase

(biochemistry) Any kinase that catalyses the phosphorylation of fucose


hexastatin

(biochemistry) A short form of collagen that shows some anticancer activity


hypomorphous

(genetics) That reduces the amount of polymorphism


semostomous

en-adj

semostomous (comparative more semostomous, superlative most semostomous)

more semostomous (comparative)
most semostomous (superlative)

From Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “mark”) + -stome + -ous.


kalirin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins, that interact with many other proteins, associated with nerve growth


karyophilic

(biology) Having an affinity to the nucleus of a cell


kranocyte

(cytology) A form of fibroblast that caps certain Schwann cells


mammaglobulin

(biochemistry) A globulin related to mammaglobin


metallochelatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme (such as ferrochelatase) that catalyses the chelation of a metal ion


nandiniid

(zoology) Any palm civet of the family Nandiniidae


nardilysin

en-noun

nardilysin (countable and uncountable, plural nardilysins)

(biochemistry) A peptidase that cleaves polypeptides next to arginine or lysine amino acids.


neoglucogenesis

neoglucogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural neoglucogeneses)

(biochemistry) Synonym of gluconeogenesis


medullary sheath

medullary sheath (plural medullary sheaths)

(botany) A thin layer surrounding the pith.


paleotranscriptomic

(genetics) Relating to the sequencing of ancient RNA


pathobiochemical

(pathology, biochemistry) pathological and biochemical


phytyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a phytyl group


predreissenid

(ecology) Prior to the presence of dreissenids in an environment


postdreissenid

(ecology) Following the introduction of dreissenids in an environment


rhizosheath

(botany) The coating that surrounds a rhizome


scansoriality

(biology) The condition of being scansorial


selenoamino acid

selenoamino acid (plural selenoamino acids)

(biochemistry) A derivative of an amino acid in which an atom of selenium replaces one of sulfur


selenocystine

(biochemistry) A selenoamino acid derived from cystine


selenodiglutathione

(biochemistry) A selenoamino acid derived from diglutathione


diglutathione

(biochemistry) A dimer of glutathione in which the two monomers are linked via a sulfide bridge


stegokrotaphic

From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + Ancient Greek κρότᾰφος (krótăphos, “temple”) + -ic.

der

(herpetology) Of a caecilian: Having a skull with a closed or fused temporal region.


zygokrotaphic

From zygo- + Ancient Greek κρότᾰφος (krótăphos, “temple”) + -ic.

(herpetology) Of a caecilian: Having a skull with an open temporal region.


subecoregion

(ecology) A distinct part of an ecoregion


sulfohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an organic sulfate


supradomain

(biochemistry, genetics) A domain that contains other, smaller domains


synanthropism

(biology) The condition of being synanthropic


unigenotype

(genetics) Composed of a single genotype


vivapain

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cysteine proteases in Plasmodium vivax


UPGMA

(phylogenetics, bioinformatics) Initialism of Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean.


WPGMA

(phylogenetics, bioinformatics) Initialism of Weighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean.


agonescence

Coined by Thea D. Tlsty et al. in a 2001 paper. Explained as Latin agōn (“contest”) + -escence.

(biology) A halting of the growth of a colony of cells.


agonescent

From Latin agōn (“contest”) + -escent. See agonescence.

(biology) Of a cell: Undergoing agonescence.


allonurse

en-verb

allonurse (third-person singular simple present allonurses, present participle allonursing, simple past and past participle allonursed)

allonurses (present singular third-person)
allonursing (participle present)
allonursed (participle past)
allonursed (past)

(biology, of an adult female) To suckle the offspring of other females


allosuck

allosuck (third-person singular simple present allosucks, present participle allosucking, simple past and past participle allosucked)

allosucks (present singular third-person)
allosucking (participle present)
allosucked (participle past)
allosucked (past)

For each calf recorded to allosuck from a non-maternal hind, total number of allosucked hindswithin the periods of age 0 to 15, 16 to 30, 31 to 45and 45 plus days was calculated.

2001 June, L Bartoš, “Adoption, allonursing and allosucking in farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus)”, in Animal Science, volume 72, number 3, page 483:

(biology, of an infant, rare) To suckle from a female who is not one's own mother.


centrobin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with centriole duplication and cytokinesis


centrosomin

(biochemistry) A protein in the centrosome of some fies


pulmobranchiate

(zoology) Breathing by means of lung sacs.


chemosyndrome

(biochemistry) The set of metabolites produced by a species


prosobranchiate

From the taxonomic name Prosobranchia + -ate. By surface analysis, proso- + branchiate. Compare the taxonomic name Prosobranchiata.

surf

a prosobranchiate gastropod

(zoology) Synonym of prosobranch (“having the gills anterior to the heart”).


prosobranchiate

An external shell, usually sufficiently large to contain the entire animal, is common to all the prosobranchiates.

1880, George W[ashington] Tryon, Jr., “Prosobranchiata”, in Manual of Conchology; Structural and Systematic. […], volume II (Muricinæ, Purpurinæ), Philadelphia, Pa.: […] [T]he Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, […], →OCLC, “Anatomy” section, “External Features” subsection, page 6:

Pulmonate freshwater snails are found in every type of fresh water, as one might expect, and equally predictably the prosobranchiates are found only in streams and rivers.

1974, Philip Street, “Molluscs”, in Animal Reproduction, Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles, →ISBN, page 151:

The number of axons in the static nerve of prosobranchiates is usually greater than the number of receptor cells.

1982, Yakov A[bramovich] Vinnikov, translated by Nicholas Bobrov, “Receptor Cells of the Gravity Organ of Invertebrates”, in Evolution of Receptor Cells: Cytological, Membranous and Molecular Levels (Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics; 34), Berlin: Springer-Verlag, →ISBN, chapter 4 (Mechanoreceptor Cells), page 93:

(zoology, uncommon) Synonym of prosobranch (“a gastropod with gills anterior to the heart”).


curdlanase

en-noun

curdlanase (countable and uncountable, plural curdlanases)


umbraculate

the umbraculate face of some of the Orthoptera

(zoology) Nearly covered by a projecting process.


dikaryotization

dikaryotization (countable and uncountable, plural dikaryotizations)

(biology) The conversion of a (pair of) homokaryon(s) into a dikaryon


denitrosylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses denitrosylation


eucamptodromous

(botany) Describing leaf venation composed of a central primary vein with the secondary veins curving upwards towards the leaf margin.


fibronectinolytic

(biochemistry) That breaks down fibronectin


galactoglycoprotein

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein whose sugar is galactose


glucosaminoside

(biochemistry) Any glycoside of glucosamine


haplont

From haplo- + -ont, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “single, simple”).

der

1933, John Milton Webber, Cytological Features of Nicotiana Glucinosa Haplonts, M. C. Merrill (editorial supervisor), Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 47, U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 864,
The behavior of haplont Nicotiana glutinosa is in harmony with the foregoing facts. […] The occurrence of diploid cells in the callus of decapitated haplonts may be attributed to causes similar to those resulting in diploid cells in proximal callus.

It is thus an amphimictic haplont, but clonal selling gives progeny identical among themselves and with their parents.

1988, Graham Bell, Sex and Death in Protozoa: The History of Obsession, Cambridge University Press, page 12:

The first transition is a vegetative cell to a gamete, followed by gamete fusion and the production of a zygote. This involves syngamy and in haplont life cycles the 1n gametes fuse to form a 2n motile or non-motile zygote. There can be one stage or two-stage meiosis with resultant haplonts to begin the cycle again.

2007, K. A. Steidinger, E. Garcés, “4: Importance of Life Cycles in the Ecology of Harmful Microalgae”, in Edna Granéli, Jefferson T. Turner, editors, Ecology of Harmful Algae, Springer, page 44:

(biology) Any haplontic organism; any organism whose zygotes undergo zygotic meiosis (meiosis immediately after the fusion of cell nuclei).


heptadecapeptide

(biochemistry) An oligopeptide that has seventeen amino acid groups


holocytochrome

(biochemistry) Any cytochrome that has a heme group attached


holophytochrome

(biochemistry) Any phytochrome that has a heme group attached


lactotetraose

(biochemistry) A tetraose related to lactose


lebercilin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with centrosomal or ciliary functions


tandem repeat

(genetics) A pattern of adjacent repeats in DNA.


pubigerous

en-adj

pubigerous (comparative more pubigerous, superlative most pubigerous)

more pubigerous (comparative)
most pubigerous (superlative)


metabarcoded

(genetics) analysed by means of metabarcoding


misglycosylated

(biochemistry, of a protein) Incorrectly glycosylated


misglycosylation

(biochemistry, of a protein) Incorrect glycosylation


misreplication

en-noun

misreplication (countable and uncountable, plural misreplications)

(biochemistry) Incorrect replication of DNA.


osmosolute

(biology) Any solute produced via osmosis


palpomere

(entomology) Any segment of the maxillary palpus of some insects


perispeckle

(cytology) The periphery of the nuclear speckle of a neuron


phenodeviant

(genetics) An individual whose phenotype is significantly different from that of others in the population


plasmolipin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane plasma lipoprotein


polygalacturonan

(biochemistry) A polymeric form of galacturonan


eutroglophile

(zoology) Any epigean organism that is able to live its entire life in a cave.


protoclone

(genetics) One of the first organisms produced by a cloning regime


protokaryotype

(genetics) The earliest ancestor of a karyotype


sebocytogenesis

(biology) The generation and development of sebocytes


sex comb

sex comb rotation in Drosophila melanogaster

(entomology) An appendage, in the male of some flies, used to grasp the female prior to mating.


oxygen catastrophe

oxygen catastrophe (plural oxygen catastrophes)

From oxygen + catastrophe. From the buildup of environmental oxygen, a toxic compound to the then existing life, causing a die-off of that anerobic life.

(biology) An event during the oxygenation event of Earth's past, where the level of free oxygen in the environment exceeds the tolerance levels of most extant anerobic life.

(biology) Such an event that theoretically occurs elsewhere, away from Earth.


superlineage

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(biology) A combined lineage of related organisms


tachystatin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial chitin-binding peptides from the Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)


toxicogenome

(genetics) A genome that has been modified by a toxic substance


vitellocyte

(cytology, zoology) A cell of the vitellarium


declivant

Head but slightly tumid above; front regularly arcuate and slightly declivant, the frontal costa broadening constantly in width toward the labrum, acuminate above; vertex narrow, the eyes being separated by a space less than equal to the diameter of one of the eyes, the fastigum scarcely declivant; […]

1875, Samuel H. Scudder, Entomological Notes, page 86:

Fastigium of the vertex declivant or sloping.

1909, Frederick Du Cane Godman, Osbert Salvin, Biologia Centrali-americana: Zoology, Botany and Archaeology, page 210:

Head but little tumid above; front vertical above, roundly declivant below the costa, nearly equal, but broadening and fading on approaching the labrum, a little constricted above the antennæ; vertex moderately broad, the eyes[…]

1917, University of Kansas. Department of Entomology, Studies in Kansas Insects: A Treatise Descriptive of the More Common Species, page 90:


cyrtoconic

(malacology) Having or being a (mollusc) shell which is conical (wider on the open end) and curved, but not enough to complete a whorl.


gyroconic

(malacology) Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch.


orthoconic

(malacology) Having or being a (mollusc) shell which is conical and straight (not curved or spiraled).


gyrocone

(malacology) (An organism with) a gyroconic shell.


dehydron

(biochemistry) A protein motif composed of a defectively-packed backbone hydrogen bond that acts as an adhesive


dioscorin

dioscorin (countable and uncountable, plural dioscorins)

(biochemistry) The storage protein of yams (Dioscorea)


eicosapeptide

(biochemistry) An oligopeptide composed of twenty amino acid monomers


bottle jaw

bottle jaw (countable and uncountable, plural bottle jaws)

bottle jaws (plural)
bottlejaw (alternative)

(veterinary medicine) sub-mandibular edema resulting from anemia usually caused by intestinal parasites.


exosialidase

(biochemistry) A glycoside hydrolases that removes a single terminal sialic acid residue from an oligosaccharide


gallerimycin

(biochemistry) An antifungal defensin in the greater wax moth Galleria


genomodulatory

(genetics) Able to modulate the action of genes


glycocapture

(biochemistry) posttranslational glycosylation of proteins


heterodynamic

(biology) Describing a lifecycle in which the organism is sometimes active and sometimes dormant


synkaryon

synkaryon (plural synkaryons or synkarya)

The active pronucleus of each pair moves across the protoplasm and fuses with the opposite passive pronucleus, and thus two synkarya are formed. Each synkaryon divides into four, and thus each cell contains at this period eight nuclei which form the nuclei of eight spores, protected within the thick cyst-wall.

1908, J[ames] Martin Beattie, W[illiam] E[lliot] Carnegie Dickson, A Text-Book of General Pathology: For the Use of Students and Practitioners, London: Rebman, Limited, […], page 356:

Persistence of two functional synkarya appears to be a clear recapitulation of the ancestral temporary conjugation, when two exconjugants developed. In the second type (Fig. 47, b), this recapitulation is not so strong. Here, although each conjugant produces two pronuclei and two synkarya are formed in the synconjugant, one of them soon degenerates, only the other remaining functional, dividing, and giving rise to new macronuclei and micronuclei of the synconjugant.

1972, I. B. Raikov, “Nuclear Phenomena During Conjugation and Autogamy in Ciliates”, in Tze-Tuan Chen, editor, Research in Protozoology, volume 4, Pergamon Press, →LCCN, pages 235–236:

The next step is a fusion of the stationary nucleus with the newly invaded migratory nucleus in each cell. Thus, synkarya are formed by mutual fertilization.

1986, G. Steinbrück, “Molecular Reorganization During Nuclear Differentiation in Ciliates”, in W. Hennig, editor, Germ Line – Soma Differentiation (Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation; 13), Springer-Verlag, →ISBN, page 109:

One gamete nucleus from each gamont migrates across a cytoplasmic bridge into the other cell and fuses with the nucleus which did not migrate, so that synkarya are formed in each cell.

1989, Michael A. Sleigh, Protozoa and Other Protists, Cambridge University Press, published 1991, →ISBN, page 82:

(biology) A cell nucleus formed by the fusion of two preexisting nuclei (such as in an egg and a sperm cell)


heterosynkaryon

(biology) A cell nucleus formed by the fusion of two different nuclei (such as in an egg and a sperm cell)


homeochronous

(biology) That reoccurs in the same part of a lifecycle in succeeding generations


immulectin

immulectin (countable and uncountable, plural immulectins)

(biochemistry) A lectin present in a Manduca


leptomonad

(biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative


limnonectin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides present in the skin of some frogs of the genus Limnonectes


lipoundecapeptide

(biochemistry) Any lipopeptide complex of an undecapeptide


anticytomegalovirus

(medicine, biology) Acting against cytomegalovirus (usually with reference to anticytomegalovirus antibodies).


merolectin

(biochemistry) A lectin that has only a single sugar-binding centre, and does not agglutinate cells


microcarnivore

(biology) A carnivore that eats very small animals (typically insect larva)


orthochromatophilic

(cytology) Describing an erythroblast, derived from a polychromatophilic one, that is approaching the colour of a mature erythrocyte


medullary ray

(botany) any of the bands of cells in various trees extending across the wood from the pith to the bark


penniferous

From Latin penna (“feather”) + -i- + -ferous.


photoregulate

en-verb

photoregulate (third-person singular simple present photoregulates, present participle photoregulating, simple past and past participle photoregulated)

photoregulates (present singular third-person)
photoregulating (participle present)
photoregulated (participle past)
photoregulated (past)

(biochemistry) To regulate photochemically


phytovirus

Although RNA phytoviruses have been shown to recombine in the field, the proportion of recombinants generated during a single-host infection does not seem to reach the levels of their DNA counterparts, probably because cell co-infection by different genotypes is often limited.

2016, Mark Denison, Virus Evolution, page 81:


rhizomicrobiome

(biology) A microbiome associated with the roots of a plant


sauvatide

(biochemistry) An amidated myotropic decapeptide in the skin secretion of Phyllomedusa sauvagei


sonotaxis

(biology) movement to or from a source of sound


subtegula

(entomology) An elongate sclerite at the base of a tegula


superlectin

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(biochemistry) A member of a superfamily of related lectins


telocyte

(cytology) A form of interstitial stem cell


yatalase

(biochemistry) A commercial enzyme preparation used to digest fungal cell walls


trilobular

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aldohexuronic acid

en-noun

aldohexuronic acid (plural aldohexuronic acids)

(biochemistry) The aldose form of a hexuronic acid


chemomodulation

(biochemistry) modulation of a biochemical pathway, typically by a drug


chronodisruption

(biology) disruption to the circadian rhythm


coprinoidization

(biology) The evolution of fungi to form fruiting bodies (mushrooms)


deferrochelatase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that reverses to action of ferrochelatase


dyscohesive

(biology) That disrupts cohesion between cells


dyscohesion

(biology) The disruption of cohesion between cells


ecodormancy

(biology) Dormancy due to adverse environmental conditions (typically low temperature).


flavinate

en-verb

flavinate (third-person singular simple present flavinates, present participle flavinating, simple past and past participle flavinated)

flavinates (present singular third-person)
flavinating (participle present)
flavinated (participle past)
flavinated (past)

From flavin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).


fucosan

en-noun

fucosan (countable and uncountable, plural fucosans)

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide (of fucose) present in brown algae of the genus Fucus


lateral scale

(ichthyology) One of the scales along the midside that spans from the rear edge of the gill cover to the base of the caudal fin of a fish, usually along a lateral line.


galactolipase

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


glycotope

By surface analysis, glyco- (“sweet”) + -tope (“place”).

surf

(biochemistry) The epitope of a glycoprotein.


hemispindle

(biology) Either of a pair of structures formed from division of a centriole during mitosis that move apart to form a spindle


heterofertilization

en-noun

heterofertilization (usually uncountable, plural heterofertilizations)

(biology) A form of double fertilization, typically in maize, that results in phenotypically different endosperm and embryo


homomethylate

en-verb

homomethylate (third-person singular simple present homomethylates, present participle homomethylating, simple past and past participle homomethylated)

homomethylates (present singular third-person)
homomethylating (participle present)
homomethylated (participle past)
homomethylated (past)

(biochemistry) To methylate both strands of DNA


hypopalmitoylation

(biochemistry) Less than the normal amount of palmitoylation


immunofluorohistochemistry

(immunology, histology) A combination of immunofluorometry and histochemistry


immunosteroid

(immunology, biochemistry) Any steroid involved in immunoregulation


isohelical

(biology) relating to the same helix (of a DNA molecule)


mesotetraploid

(genetics) That has become tetraploid in more recent history


epiphytism

Wet weight of the main components of the epifauna per 500 g of G. verrucosa (A) and degree of epiphytism (B) found in the algal bed at Isla Santa María.

2012, Mark A. Ragan, Carolyn J. Bird, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Seaweed Symposium:

(botany) The quality or condition of being an epiphyte.


semiepiphyte

(botany) A plant that can be an epiphyte (live on the surface of the other plant), or live independently.


nektoplankton

en-noun

nektoplankton (countable and uncountable, plural nektoplanktons)


oligoadenylation

(biochemistry) The formation of an oligoadenylate


ophthalmate

(biochemistry) Any salt of ophthalmic acid


ophthalmic acid

(biochemistry) The tripeptide (N-(L-γ-glutamyl)-(2S)-2-aminobutyryl)glycine present in the lens of some animal eyes


paradormancy

paradormancy (countable and uncountable, plural paradormancies)

(biology) A temporary dormancy in some plants


perthamide

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cyclopeptides present in marine sponges of the genus Theonella


phosphoresistant

(biochemistry) resistant to phosphorylation


predivisional

(biology) Prior to division (of a cell or chromosome)


sanguinivory

(biology) The condition of being sanguinivorous


solomonamide

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cyclic peptides present in some sponges


thioproline

(biochemistry) The amino acid thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid


tetradecapodous

a tetradecapodous crustacean


tetradecapod

(zoology) Any organism with fourteen feet.


scolytoid

(zoology) Resembling or characteristic of the bark-beetle genus Scolytus.


scolytoid

When suitable conditions for the cultivation of ambrosial fungi appear, the better-known 'pin-hole' borers (scolytoids) tunnel the wood.

1961, Arthur Ramon Penfold, J. L. Willis, The Eucalypts: Botany, Cultivation, Chemistry, and Utilization, page 166:

(zoology) A beetle of the bark-beetle genus Scolytus.


chemosymbiont

(ecology) An organism involved in chemosymbiosis


cleptobiont

(biology) Any organism that steals the food of another


cleptobiosis

cleptobiosis (countable and uncountable, plural cleptobioses)


cucumisin

Cucumisin (EC 3.4.21.25, 67 kDa) is an alkaline serine protease found in various melon fruits such as Cucumis melo L. and various gourds.

2017, Alaa El-Din A. Bekhit, Advances in Meat Processing Technology, page 87:

(biochemistry) A peptidase present in the musk melon (Cucumis melo).


dark-activity

(ornithology) Avian behaviour that occurs at night or in the twilight.


ecoimmunology

(ecology, immunology) The ecological application of immunology


ecoimmunological

(ecology, immunology) Relating to ecoimmunology


epiorganism

(biology) A group of organisms (such as a hive of bees) regarded as a single organism


dendrodont

(zoology) Having teeth of a dendritic form.


dendrodont

(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the extinct fossil genus Dendrodus, having dendritic teeth.


exoglycohydrolase

(biochemistry) An exocytic glycohydrolase


exopolygalacturonase

(biochemistry) An exocytic polygalacturonase


glucomannanase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a glucomannan


hemicellulolysis

Microbial hemicellulolysis is also restricted by the close association of the hemicellulose with the lignin and the impairment of digestion becomes more pronounced as the extent of lignification increases with plant maturity (Dehority et al., 1962).

1989, Michael P. Coughlan, Enzyme Systems for Lignocellulose Degradation, page 186:

(biochemistry) The enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose.


hepatoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein present in the liver


heterophagolysosome

(biology) Any structure consisting of a phagolysosome fused with another intracellular vesicle


hypercarbonylation

(biochemistry) Extreme carbonylation, typically of proteins


laminarase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of laminarin


laminaribioside

(biochemistry) Any glycoside of laminaribiose


mannase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of mannose derivatives


mannuronan

mannuronan (countable and uncountable, plural mannuronans)

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide consisting of many mannuronic acid residues


nanobioscience

(biology) The bioscience of nanomaterials


polyglycan

(biochemistry) A polymeric form of a glycan


porphyranase

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


respawner

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

(zoology) An organism that spawns again.


rhophilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of GTP-binding proteins


sulfonolipid

(biochemistry) A sulfonate ester of a glycolipid


ornithopodous

(zoology) Having feet like those of a bird.

an ornithopodous dinosaur

(zoology) Belonging to the taxonomic clade of Ornithopoda.


lyxoflavin

(biochemistry) A stereoisomer of riboflavin, found in small amounts in the cardiac muscle.


xylomannan

(biochemistry) A mannan derived from xylose.


discophorous

(zoology) Having a gelatinous bell or disk.


ankycorbin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with spermatid adhesion


antinitrosative

(biochemistry) That counters nitrosylation


arabinofuranohydrolase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arabinofuranoses


fringillaceous

From Latin fringilla (“finch”) + -aceous.

(zoology) Relating to the finches or Fringillidae.


fringilliform

From Latin fringilla (“finch”) + -iform.

(zoology) Resembling or relating to the finches.


biasogram

(genetics) A graphical representation of bias in genetic data


bothrosome

(biology) An organelle that supports the ectoplasmic net of a labyrinthulid


brachycyte

(cytology) A thick-walled, drought-tolerant brood cell in protonemata of mosses of the genus Funaria.


agnogene

(genetics) A gene that expresses an agnoprotein.


cosexual

(botany) Producing both pollen and ovules

The platyctenid Coeloplana gonoctena is protandrous (151) and probably is a true sex changer. Females are larger than males and are found only at the end of summer, while males are found all year. It is ectocommensal on an anthozoan. Other members of the genus are cosexual.

(biology) Being able to reproduce as both female and male


deoxynuclease

(biochemistry) A nuclease that acts on DNA


grass staggers

(veterinary medicine) Synonym of grass tetany


phobotaxis

phobotaxis (usually uncountable, plural phobotaxes)

(biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from an aversive stimulus.


envokine

(biochemistry) Any of a particular class of chimeric cytokines


frustulin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with the biomineralisation of the frustulum of diatom cell walls


nonrutting

a nonrutting season

(zoology) Not involving or performing rutting (sexual activity).


hydroxymethylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a hydroxymethylation reaction


isochromatid

(genetics) Relating to a similar (sister) chromatid


isoclonal

(genetics) Relating to the same (type of) clone


karyomorphotype

(genetics) The morphotype of a karyomorph


mucopolysaccharidase

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


nodulapeptin

nodulapeptin (countable and uncountable, plural nodulapeptins)

(biochemistry) A cyclopeptide sulfate produced by the cyanobacterium Nodularia


olfactome

(biology) All the olfactory compounds used by a particular organism


parakeratocytic

(cytology) Relating to parakeratocytes or to parakeratocytosis


phonolocate

en-verb

phonolocate (third-person singular simple present phonolocates, present participle phonolocating, simple past and past participle phonolocated)

phonolocates (present singular third-person)
phonolocating (participle present)
phonolocated (participle past)
phonolocated (past)

(biology) To move towards an attractive sound


phosphodependent

(biochemistry) dependent on the presence of phosphate


phosphoisomerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the isomerization of carbohydrate phosphates


phytochamber

(biology) A chamber in which plants may be grown in controlled conditions of temperature, humidity and lighting


quadriradial

(genetics, of a chromosome) Having four radiating chromatids


retroplasmid

reverse transcription
reverse transcription

(genetics) Any plasmid that replicates via reverse transcription


saccharobiose

en-noun

saccharobiose (countable and uncountable, plural saccharobioses)

(biochemistry) Any disaccharide, but especially sucrose


scombriform

Back-formation of translingual Scombriformes

back-formation

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

(zoology) Any fish of the order Scombriformes


selenocysteinyl

(biochemistry) Relating to, or derived from selenocysteine


spumigin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides that are protease inhibitors


translocant

(biochemistry, genetics) A translocated molecule or fragment


acleioproctic

a- + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “collarbone”) + πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”) (see procto-).

der

(zoology) Having the anus located dorsally.


steppification

(ecology) The process of becoming a steppe.


aflatoxisome

(biology) A vesicle, in some fungi, that generates aflatoxin


araneophagous

Araneophagous jumping spiders consume a disproportionately large number of spiders and spider eggs in their diet although they also catch insects outside webs and, in the case of Portia, build webs themselves (Jackson, 1992b).

2011, Marie Elisabeth Herberstein, Spider Behaviour: Flexibility and Versatility, page 205:

(biology) That feeds on spiders (of the order Araneae).


bacDNA

en-noun

bacDNA (countable and uncountable, plural bacDNAs)

(biochemistry) bacterial artificial chromosome DNA


bacRNA

bacRNA (countable and uncountable, plural bacRNAs)

(biochemistry) bacterial artificial chromosome RNA