anaerobiontic

(biology) That does not need air (oxygen) to survive


ancestrula

Scientific Latin, after French ancestrule, corresponding to ancestor + -ula.

(biology) The initial zooid of a bryozoan colony


aneuspory

From an- + euspory, or directly from an- + eu- + spore + -y. Compare aneuploidy.

(biology) A form of meiosis in which an unusual number of spores (or megaspores) are formed


anisomyarian

(biology, of bivalves) Having different forms of abductor muscles


anisorhiza

(biology) A form of nematocyst that is open at the tip with a slightly swollen base


anisotomic

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

(biology) Having branches of unequal length


anteriad

(biology) Towards the anterior part of the body


anthocorm

(biology) Any of several pluriaxial reproductive zones postulated to have been the ancient ancestors of flowers


pluriaxial

(biology) Having flowers that develop on secondary shoots


antiaxial

(botany) In the opposite direction to the axis


aphananthy

(botany) The condition of having inconspicuous flowers


aposepalous

(botany) Having multiple, distinct sepals


apotele

(zoology) A scalloped ridge around the edge of an otolith

(acarology) The distal-most segment of a mite leg, as the pretarsus, or pedipalp, in which it may be subdistal


asthenobiosis

(biology) A form of hibernation or estivation that is not dependent on season, temperature or humidity


biotrophism

In the strobilomycetoid group, Suillus species show a high degree of selective biotrophism, some associating with single genera of the Coniferae and others with even a single species or group of closely related species.

1985, A.D.M. Rayner, R. Watling, Juliet C. Frankland, “Resource relations- an overview”, in D. Moore, L. A. Casselton, editors, Developmental Biology of Higher Fungi, page 32:

We interpret this frequently discussed occurrence as a lack of respect for the biotrophism of the femur.

2012, E. Morscher, Endoprosthetics, page 272:

The magnitude of mycorrhizae colonization depends on the biotrophism of the strain and the nutrient/fertility status of the soil.

2022, Ravindra Soni, Deep Chandra Suyal, Ajar Nath Yadav, Trends of Applied Microbiology for Sustainable Economy, page 241:

(biology) The condition of being biotrophic


brochidodromous

(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops


buccokinetal

(biology) Deriving from parental oral apparatus


bunolophodont

From bun- (from Ancient Greek βουνός (bounós)) + -o- + loph- + -odont.

(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface


bunoselenodont

From bun- (from Ancient Greek βουνός (bounós)) + -o- + selen- + -odont.

(zoology) Having teeth whose inner cusps have the form of blunt cones and the outer ones of longitudinal crescents


cyphonautes

From Ancient Greek κύφος (kúphos, “bent”) + ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).

(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.


abopercular

Thin filaments (70 nm) composed of spore wall material were observed projecting from an abopercular thickening of the spore wall.

2014, Andrew D. Winters, Mohamed Faisal, “Molecular and ultrastructural characterization of Haplosporidium diporeiae n. sp., a parasite of Diporeia sp. (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) in the Laurentian Great Lakes (USA).”, in Parasites and Vectors, →DOI:

(biology, physiology, medicine, parasitology) On the opposite side from the opercular side.


camptodromous

(botany, of a leaf) in which the secondary veins curve toward the margins, in some cases becoming nearly parallel with them, and not reconnecting with other veins to form loops


aphananthous

en-adj

aphananthous (comparative more aphananthous, superlative most aphananthous)

more aphananthous (comparative)
most aphananthous (superlative)

From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs) + -anthous.


aphlebia

(botany) An imperfect or irregular leaf ending (commonly found on ferns)


bifusiform

(botany) Having the form of two fusiform structures, end to end.


brevideciduous

(botany) briefly deciduous (that loses its leaves for just a few weeks)


craspedodromous

(botany, of a leaf) Having pinnate veins in which the secondary veins terminate at the margins, often as teeth


cremnophyte

From Ancient Greek κρημνός (krēmnós, “cliff”) + -phyte.

(botany) Any plant that is adapted to growing on cliffs, especially in crevices.


cristarque

(botany, of a sclereid) Having a cup-shaped deposit of druse


distyly

(botany) The condition of being distylous


endophloeodal

(botany) That grows within the endophloeum


endospory

Endospory is the complete development of, in this case, the female gametophyte within the original spore wall.

2006, Michael G. Simpson, Plant Systematics, page 99:

(botany) The production of gametophytes within a spore.


epiphloedal

(botany) That grows on the surface of bark


exospory

(botany) The production of spores that germinate to form free-living gametophytes


halonate

(botany, of a spore) Having a transparent outer layer


isobifacial

(botany, of a leaf) Having both sides of a similar structure


longicidal

(botany) Describing dehiscence via longitudinal slits


phytomelanin

(botany) A hard, black material that forms a crust on the surface of some seeds


polystemonous

(botany) Having the number of stamens more than double that of the petals or sepals


ramicaul

(botany) A stem that bears a single leaf (as in some orchids)


semaphyll

(botany) A sepal or similar structure which has become modified to attract pollinators


semaphyllous

en-adj

semaphyllous (comparative more semaphyllous, superlative most semaphyllous)

more semaphyllous (comparative)
most semaphyllous (superlative)


cream gene

(genetics) A gene that is responsible for several pale colourations of horses


mixokinetal

(biology) Involving both somatic and oral kinetal elements


carposporangium

(biology) A sporangium (that contains carpospores) in red algae, a cluster of which forms the cystocarp


catacline

(biology, of brachiopods) The part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of greater than 180° to the plane of commissure


centrospermous

(botany) Relating to plants of the order Centrospermae.


centrotylote

From centro- + Ancient Greek τύλη (túlē, “hump, swelling”) + -ote.

af

(biology, of a sponge spicule) Having a central bulge


cephalized

en-adj

cephalized (comparative more cephalized, superlative most cephalized)

more cephalized (comparative)
most cephalized (superlative)


cercopoid

(biology) Relating to, or characteristic of the froghoppers of the superfamily Cercopoidea


cerithioid

(biology) Relating to, or characteristic of cerithioideans (gastropods of the superfamily Cerithioidea)


cerithioidean

(biology) Any gastropod of the superfamily Cerithioidea


chaetome

In the chaetome (setation) of Phthiracaroidea legs the number of solenidia is given in parenthesis and follows the number of simple setae […]

2003, “New species of ptyctimous oribatid mites from the Neotropical region”, in Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, volume 49, number 49, page 261:

(biology) The bristly hairlike appendages growing from the limbs of various mite species, taken as a single bodily organ.


clevelandellid

(biology) Any ciliate of the order Clevelandellida


mucivorous

(zoology) Feeding on the juices of plants.


coenecium

(biology) A branching tubular network inhabited by colonies of pterobranches


pterobranch

en-noun

pterobranch (plural pterobranchs or pterobranches)

pterobranchs (plural)
pterobranches (plural)

(biology) Any filter feeder of the class Pterobranchia


coenenchyme

coenenchyme (countable and uncountable, plural coenenchymes)

coenenchymes (plural)
coenenchym (alternative)
cœnenchym (alternative)
coenenchyma (alternative)
cœnenchyma (alternative)
cœnenchyme (alternative)

(biology) The tissue that surrounds and links the polyps in octocorals.


collabral

(biology, of shells) Having growth lines that follow the line of the outer lip


colpodid

(biology) Any ciliate of the order Colpodida


cornalean

(biology) Any plant of the order Cornales


cosmoid

(biology, of a fish scale) Containing a layer of cosmine


cyrtocone

Coordinate term: cyrtoceracone

(malacology) A curved (cyrtoconic) form of the young shell that succeeds the more primitive orthocone in nautiloid cephalopods.


cystophorous

(biology) That bears, or transports cysts


cystovarian

(biology, of a fish) In which the oocytes are conveyed to the exterior through the oviduct


pyrophilous

(biology) That thrive in land that has been burnt by fire


deuterocone

(zoology) The cusp of a mammalian premolar tooth.


dicliny

(botany) cross-pollination in which the flowers are either staminate (male) or pistillate (female)


dikaryophase

dikaryophase (countable and uncountable, plural dikaryophases)

(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi


dillenialean

(botany) Relating to plants of the tropical plant order Dilleniales


dinomitosis

(biology) A form of mitosis that occurs only in dinophytes


diplobiont

(biology) Any organism in which haploid and diploid generations alternate


diplophase

diplophase (countable and uncountable, plural diplophases)

(biology) The diploid phase in the life cycle of an organism


haplophase

(biology) The haploid phase in the life cycle of an organism


stenobathic

en-adj

stenobathic (comparative more stenobathic, superlative most stenobathic)

more stenobathic (comparative)
most stenobathic (superlative)

(zoology) Able to live only within a limited range of depths of water.


diplospory

(biology) gametophytic apomixis in which the megagametophyte arises from a cell of the archesporium


diplostomatid

(biology) Any trematode of the family Diplostomatidae


diplostomid

(biology) Any trematode of the order Diplostomida


diprotodont

(biology) Any marsupial of the order Diprotodontia


disphyllid

(biology) Any flatworm of the order Diphyllidea


dissepimentarium

(biology) The part of the inside of a corallite that is composed of dissepiments


dissoconch

en-noun

dissoconch (plural dissoconchs or dissoconches)

dissoconchs (plural)
dissoconches (plural)

(biology) The shell of a bivalve mollusk veliger


prodissoconch

prodissoconch (plural prodissoconchs or prodissoconches)

prodissoconchs (plural)
prodissoconches (plural)

(biology) The embryonic shell of the larva of a bivalve mollusc.


dyscritellid

(biology) Any bryozoan of the genus Dyscritella


dysodont

(biology, of bivalve molluscs) Having simple teeth that are situated very close to the dorsal margins of the valves


elateriform

(biology) Having the form of the larvae of Elateridae


elattostasis

From the Attic variant of Ancient Greek ἐλάσσων (elássōn, “less”) + -stasis.

af

(biology) The absence of mouthparts, and thus the inability to feed, in some larvae


ellipsocone

(biology) Intermediate in shape between sphaerocone and platycone


ellisellid

(biology) Any soft coral of the family Ellisellidae


elopiform

(biology) Any fish of the order Elopiformes.


elopocephalan

(biology) Any fish of the unranked taxon Elopocephala


elopoid

(biology) Any fish of the suborder Elopoidei.


embryophore

(biology) The outer cellular covering of the hexacanth embryo of a tapeworm that forms the inner part of the eggshell


acropleurogenous

(botany, of a fungus) Having spores that develop at the ends of the hyphae


acrosyndesis

(genetics) The pairing of homologous telomeres during meiosis


deltidiodont

The orthide billingsellaceans with their strophic hinge lines, deltidiodont dentition and invariably calcareous shells, comprise two families which, although morphologically similar, have a fundamentally different style of shell secretion, reflected in their various descendants.

1979, Michael Robert House, The Origin of Major Invertebrate Groups, page 235:

The deltidiodont morphology did not survive the end-Permian extinctions; the modern articulated brachiopod fauna is dominated by cyrtomatodonts with crurae and loops.

2001, David Harper, Rong Jia-Yu, “Palaeozoic brachiopod extinctions, survival and recovery”, in Geological Journal, volume 36, page 317:

(zoology, of hinge teeth) Simple in shape, not interlocking with the dental socket.


deltidiodont

(zoology) A simple hinge tooth on the shell of a brachiopod.


cyrtomatodont

See cyrto- / κυρτός (kurtós), -odont / ὀδούς (odoús).

(zoology, of hinge teeth) Hook-shaped, interlocking.


cyrtomatodont

(zoology) A knob- or hook-shaped hinge tooth on the shell of a brachiopod.


antialexin

(biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the action of an alexin


antibiont

(biology) Any organism that produces antibiotics or participates in antibiosis


leukoprotease

leukoproteases (plural)
leucoprotease (alternative)


acylamidase

en-noun

acylamidase (countable and uncountable, plural acylamidases)


adansonian

(biology, of a classification) That gives equal weight to every character of an organism


adenosinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of adenosine


adrenolytic

(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline


aerenchymous

(biology) Having unusually large cells and thus air spaces


agamogony

(biology) schizogony, or any other form of asexual reproduction


aleuronate

(biochemistry) A protein found in the endosperm of cereal grain; a flour composed of this protein, and very little starch, used to make food for diabetics


algodystrophy

complex regional pain syndrome
complex regional pain syndrome#English

(biology, medicine) Synonym of complex regional pain syndrome


alkyldihydroxyacetone

alkyldihydroxyacetone (countable and uncountable, plural alkyldihydroxyacetones)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any alkyl derivative of dihydroxyacetone, especially one that is part of the biosynthesis of plasmalogens


allelism

allelism (countable and uncountable, plural allelisms)

(genetics) The existence of two or more alleles of a gene


allelomorphism

(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele


nephrozoan

nephrozoan (plural nephrozoa or nephrozoans)

From translingual Nephrozoa + -an. By surface analysis, nephro- + -zoan.

(zoology) A member of the clade Nephrozoa, which includes all deuterostomes and protostomes.


allonomous

(biology) Controlled by an external stimulus


allophenic

(genetics) composed of cells from two or more genetically different embryos


retrofracted

en-adj

retrofracted (comparative more retrofracted, superlative most retrofracted)

more retrofracted (comparative)
most retrofracted (superlative)


amebula

en-noun

amebula (plural amebulas or amebulae or amebulæ)

amebulas (plural)
amebulae (plural)
amebulæ (plural)
amoebula (alternative)
amœbula (alternative)

The adult stage is realised by the formation of a plasmodium which begins early in life to form spores. There are never any flagellated stages in this group, but always amoebulæ.

1915, Annual Report and Transactions, Manchester: Manchester Microscopical Society, page 82:

He saw the swarm-cells swim with a peculiar dancing motion, divide, withdraw the organ of locomotion called the flagellum, and then creep about as amoebulæ. Although he did not actually note the union of the amoebulæ, he inferred that the young plasmodia seen in his cultures arose from their fusion.

1928 December, H. J. Howard, “President's Address”, in Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, volume XII, Norwich, Norfolk: A. E. Soman & Co., Ltd., part IV, page 504:

After the lapse of a varying period of time (a week, more or less) subsequent to the changing of the pH, a search with the No. 7 objective water immersion lens will reveal large numbers of hatching spores, and creeping amoebulæ of various ages.

1962 October 20, Monica Taylor, “Abnormal Crystals in Amoeba lescherae”, in Nature, volume 196, number 4851, Nature Portfolio, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 290, column 2:

(biology) A small amoeba (or an organism which resembles one).


ameiosis

(biology) The absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis


BLAST

An acronym of Basic Local Alignment Search Tool.

(biology) An algorithm which compares similarities between sequences of nucleotides in nucleic acids or of amino acids in proteins.


BLAST

en-verb

BLAST (third-person singular simple present BLASTs, present participle BLASTing, simple past and past participle BLASTed)

BLASTs (present singular third-person)
BLASTing (participle present)
BLASTed (participle past)
BLASTed (past)

This program is also capable of BLASTing sequencing results and works with most automated sequencing formats, alleviating the need for conversion of PC-based files.

2006, Guy Caldwell, Shelli Williams, Kim Caldwell, Integrated Genomics: A Discovery-Based Laboratory Course, page 85:

(biology, informal, transitive) Alternative letter-case form of blast (to run a sequence through BLAST)


ctene

From the stem of Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís, “comb”).

(zoology) A band of fused cilia on the bodies of ctenophores, used for locomotion.


ameristic

(biology) Lacking a meristem and thus undifferentiated


amidinohydrolase

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


amphitrophic

(biology, of an organism) That lives via photosynthesis in the light and via chemotrophy in the dark


pycnogonoid

(zoology) Any member of the Pycnogonida; a sea spider.


amylodextrin

(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin


anchorin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of collagen-binding proteins related to annexin


coloenteric

From colo- + enteric or colo- + enter- + -ic.

(biology, medicine) Synonym of enterocolic.


enterocolic

enterocolic fistulas

(biology, medicine) Relating to the small intestine and the colon, usually with reference to a fistula therebetween.


anhydroleucovorin

(biochemistry) An intermediate, 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate, in the interconversion of glycine and serine that is catalysed by folic acid


apiculum

(botany) A short, slender, flexible point


deutomerite

(arachnology) The fixed segment of the grasping part of chelicerae.


contact call

(ornithology) A call made between birds in a flock or a pair in order to maintain contact with one another when foraging, flying, etc.


arabinofuranosyluracil

(biochemistry) A pyrimidine nucleoside formed in the body by the deamination of cytarabine


arabinonucleoside

(biochemistry) Any nucleoside in which the sugar is arabinose


arabinonucleotide

(biochemistry) Any nucleotide in which the sugar is arabinose


arabinopyranosyl

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


arabinosyladenine

(biochemistry) A nucleoside that is an arabinosyl derivative of adenine


TRH

T. R. H. (alternative)
T.R.H. (alternative)

thyrotropin-releasing hormone
thyrotropin-releasing hormone#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of thyrotropin-releasing hormone.


SRH

somatotropin-releasing hormone
somatotropin-releasing hormone#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of somatotropin-releasing hormone.


GHRH

(biochemistry) Initialism of growth hormone-releasing hormone.


aurovertin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that inhibits respiration


autodiploid

(genetics) diploid as a result of duplication of a haploid set of chromosomes


autodiploidy

(genetics) The condition of being autodiploid


autoerythrocyte

(cytology) An organism's own erythrocyte


autohexaploid

(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes


autopentaploid

(genetics) pentaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes


autotriploid

(genetics) triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes


autoreproduction

en-noun

autoreproduction (countable and uncountable, plural autoreproductions)

(biology) The ability of a gene, virus, or nucleoprotein molecule to replicate itself


avenacinase

(biochemistry) A saponin-detoxifying enzyme present in fungi of the genus Gaeumannomyces


proteide

Generally speaking it is found that the most carefully purified enzyme preparations give the reactions of proteins, and for a long time the view was prevalent that enzymes belonged to the class of nucleo-proteides (p. 421). It is certain, however, that many enzymes are known which are not nucleo-proteides, and some, such as the vegetable oxidases, seem to contain scarcely any nitrogen.

1909, Julius Berend Cohen, Organic chemistry for advanced students, page 342:

Nitrogen can be a component of proteins, proteides and non-protein nitrogen. Protein consists of only polypeptides while proteides are composed of at least one protein and another compound which is a non-protein, e.g. phospho-proteides = protein + phosphoric acid.

2012, J.W. Hertrampf, Handbook on Ingredients for Aquaculture Feeds, page 10:

They are polypeptide, protein, or proteide-type compounds, containing only common amino acids, or in the proteide type such additional constituents as are otherwise present in natural proteins. The term “proteide” refers to the substances which contain (covalently or in any other way linked) other constituents such as lipoids, sugars, nucleic acid-type compounds, chromophores, etc.

1980, János Bérdy, Peptolide and Macromolecular Antibiotics, page 205:

(biochemistry) A compound consisting of a protein bound to another non-protein molecule.


azoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein, coupled with another material via a diazo linkage, that is used in immunochemical procedures


eremurus

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


asplenium

A genericization of translingual Asplenium (“the spleenworts”), from Linnaeus's New Latin adjustment of Latin asplenon (“spleenwort”), from Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον (ásplēnon, “spleenwort”), from ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ον (-on, “-um”), from its use to cure anthrax in livestock.

der

(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.


bacteriocinogen

(cytology) A bacterial plasmid that directs the synthesis of bacteriocins


rhinocerotiform

en-adj

rhinocerotiform (comparative more rhinocerotiform, superlative most rhinocerotiform)

more rhinocerotiform (comparative)
most rhinocerotiform (superlative)

(zoology, rare) Shaped like (that of) a rhinoceros.


barotolerant

(biology) That can tolerate great pressures


opisthodont

(zoology) A reptile from the genus Opisthodontia


endomixis

en-noun

endomixis (usually uncountable, plural endomixes)

From endo- + Ancient Greek μίξις (míxis). Compare cytomixis. Also mixis and -mictic.

(biology) A periodic reorganization of the cell nucleus in certain ciliated protozoa


keratan sulfate

keratan sulfate (countable and uncountable, plural keratan sulfates)

(biochemistry) Any of several sulfated glycosaminoglycans that have been found especially in the cornea, cartilage, and bone, and act to absorb mechanical shock in joints.


benzoylarginine

(biochemistry) Any benzoyl derivative of arginine


moustachial

From moustache + -ial. Compare mystacial.

(zoology) Resembling a moustache; applied to certain markings on birds.


bigerminal

(biology) Relating to two germs / oocytes


biocenology

(biology) A branch of ecology involving the study of the interactions between biological communities


biophage

(biology) Any organism that derives its nourishment from another living organism.


bioseries

(biology) Any series of evolutionary changes in a particular inherited characteristic


biotron

→ Polish: biotron

(biology) A chamber in which the effects of climate on organisms can be studied


brachyblast

(botany) A short shoot often bearing clusters of leaves


gmelina

The air is cool in this shade of whistling gmelina trees.

2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 63:

(botany) Any member of the genus Gmelina.


butyrocholinesterase

(biochemistry) Synonym of pseudocholinesterase


diestrous

(biology) Of or relating to the diestrus, a period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods.

(biology) Having two periods of estrus in a year.


calcyclin

(biochemistry) A certain calcium-binding protein


calelectrin

(biochemistry) Any of a certain group of calcium-dependent annexin proteins


calpactin

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


fodrin

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


carbamoylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the conversion of an N-carbamoyl-amino acid into ammonia, carbon dioxide and the free amino acid


reptatorial

/ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əl/

/ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔ.ɹɪ.əl/

From reptatory (“crawling, creeping”) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). Reptatory is probably derived from New Latin reptatorius (used in the binomial nomenclature of species), from Latin rēptātus (“on which one has crawled; where one has swum”) + -tōrius (suffix forming adjectives); rēptātus is the perfect passive participle of rēptō (“to crawl or creep (over or through)”), the frequentative form of rēpō (“to crawl, creep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-.


carotenase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that converts carotene into vitamin A


carotenoprotein

(biochemistry) A complex of a carotenoid and a protein


cataphyllary

(botany) describes brownish scales on the surfaces of some plants, probably derived from foliage-leaves


cellobiosidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that releases cellobiose from one end of the cellulose molecule by hydrolysis


centractin

(biochemistry) A central subunit of dynactin


cercocystis

(biology) A tapeworm cysticercoid larva that develops within the vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host


cercomer

(biology) The caudal appendage of a larval cestode


cerebrocuprein

(biochemistry) Synonym of erythrocuprein


diplotype

(genetics) Either of two or more haplotypes on homologous chromosomes


curacin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide synthases found in some cyanobacteria


atheriniform

en-adj

atheriniform (comparative more atheriniform, superlative most atheriniform)

more atheriniform (comparative)
most atheriniform (superlative)

(ichthyology) of or belonging to the order Atheriniformes


atheriniform

(ichthyology) Any fish in the order Atheriniformes


monophyleticity

(genetics) The quality of being monophyletic.


epigeneticity

(genetics) The quality of being epigenetic.


chemodifferentiation

(biology) An early stage in the differentiation of embryonic cells caused by differences in the chemical constituents of cells


kiwaiform

(biology) Having the form of decapod crustaceans of the genus Kiwa or of the family Kiwaidae


chimeraplast

(genetics) A synthetic strand of RNA and DNA once used to repair DNA mutations


chimeraplasty

(genetics) A form of gene therapy that uses chimeraplasts


chitobiosidase

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


chloragosome

(biology) A cytoplasmic granule found in the coelomocytes of annelids


chlorohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the replacement of chloride groups by hydroxy groups


choanomastigote

(biology) A developmental form of flagellates of the genus Crithidia that have a choana


stomach oil

(ornithology) The light oil composed of neutral dietary lipids found in the proventriculus of birds in the order Procellariiformes.


PETN reductase

(biochemistry) A denitration enzyme which can break down penthrite (PETN) and nitroglycerine (GTN) by removing nitrite.


cholecystokinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of cholecystokinin


choleragen

Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae#Translingual

(biochemistry) An endotoxin produced by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae


cholesterologenesis

(biochemistry) Alternative form of cholesterogenesis


cholinoceptive

(biochemistry, of a site on an effector organ) That is acted upon by cholinergic transmitters


cholinoreactive

cholinoreactive (comparative more cholinoreactive, superlative most cholinoreactive)

more cholinoreactive (comparative)
most cholinoreactive (superlative)

(biochemistry) That responds to acetylcholine or related compounds


chondrocalcin

en-noun

chondrocalcin (countable and uncountable, plural chondrocalcins)

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein involved in the mineralization of bone


chondroprotein

(biochemistry) Any glycoprotein found in cartilage


chondrosin

(biochemistry) A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins


choriomammotropin

(biochemistry) The hormone "human placental lactogen"


chromatophil

(cytology) A chromatophilic cell or structure


chromatophilia

(cytology) The property of a cell that readily stains with an appropriate dye


chromatoplasm

chromatoplasms (plural)
chromoplasm (alternative)

(cytology) The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment


chromogenesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of pigments


chromotrope

(cytology) Any of a group of dyes that change colour under certain circumstances


cinerulose

(biochemistry) The deoxysugar (2S,5R,6S)-5,6-dihydroxy-2-methyloxan-3-one produced by some forms of Streptomyces


circhoral

(biology) Relating to biorhythms that are approximately hourly


formiminoglutamic acid

(biochemistry) An intermediate in the metabolism of histidine. (See biomarker applications at formiminoglutamate.)

formiminoglutamate

coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution


dorsigerous

(zoology, obsolete) Carrying on the back.


outmate

en-verb

outmate (third-person singular simple present outmates, present participle outmating, simple past and past participle outmated)

outmates (present singular third-person)
outmating (participle present)
outmated (participle past)
outmated (past)

From out- + mate. Noun by analogy with inmate.

(zoology) To mate with an individual who is not part of one's immediate social group.

(zoology, transitive) To surpass in finding mates; to outbreed.


clupeine

(biochemistry) A protamine found in salmon sperm


cobinic acid

(biochemistry) A corrinoid containing six carboxylic acid groups


adenosylmethioninase

(biochemistry) The enzyme adenosylmethionine cyclotransferase.


coconversion

(genetics) The simultaneous correction of two sites on DNA that were segregated wrongly during meiosis


codecarboxylase

(biochemistry) Any active site on a decarboxylase which catalyzes the decarboxylation of D-amino acids


coglucosidase

(biochemistry) A coenzyme that activates a glucosidase


collagenation

(biochemistry) The formation of collagen in tissue


planktotrophy

(biology) The condition of being planktotrophic or of being a planktotroph


counterselectable

(genetics) Capable of creating a counterselection


vasopressinase

(biochemistry) An aminopeptidase enzyme that cleaves vasopressin, oxytocin, and other peptide hormones.


cytoanalyzer

(cytology) A machine that performs cytoanalysis.


crotalase

(biochemistry) A snake venom enzyme that clots fibrinogen.


venombin

en-noun

venombin (countable and uncountable, plural venombins)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of thrombin-like enzymes from snake venom.


interexon

RT-PCR primers for the identification of active HERV loci were designed from the sequences of predicted/expected loci and incorporated 0 to 3 ambiguous nucleotides taking the other homologous loci into account. […] Locus-specific primers were set in interexons. Those sequences and PCR conditions were as follows: […]

2004 December, Goichi OkaharaShinobu Matsubaraet al., “Expression analyses of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs): tissue-specific and developmental stage-dependent expression of HERVs”, in Genomics, volume 84, number 6, →DOI, page 988:

The results of this analysis showed that there are significant differences between all the groups of pathologies studied regarding the level of expression of the various interexons, understanding significance in each group as the statistical difference found at least between a pair of pathologies concerning the values of expression in every interexon.

2013 December 6, Carlos A. OrozcoAndrés Acevedoet al., “The Combined Expression Patterns of Ikaros Isoforms Characterize Different Hematological Tumor Subtypes”, in PLOS One, volume 8, number 12, →DOI, page 3:

Given the technical inability to obtain real quantitative data for the expression levels of all Ikaros isoforms, a different protocol was used to characterize the expression profile of each interexon based on qRT-PCR.

2018 December 14, Leydy Katherin Duque SuárezGerardo Quintana Lópezet al., “IKAROS expression profiles characterize different autoimmune diseases”, in Translational Medicine Communications, volume 3, number 11, →DOI, page 2:

(genetics) A region of a transcribed gene between exons.


tafazzin

Named after the masochistic comic character Tafazzi, in reference to the complex procedure required to identify the protein, + -in.

(biochemistry) A protein involved in the metabolism of cardiolipin.


wolframin

(biochemistry) A particular transmembrane protein.


contrasuppressor

(genetics) That inhibits the function of a suppressor.


contrasuppressor

(genetics) That which inhibits the function of a suppressor.


coracidium

/ˌkɔːɹəˈsɪdi.əm/

From Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax, “raven, hook”) + -idium.

af

(biology) The larval stage of some tapeworms


pseudoallelism

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(genetics) The situation in which two genes with similar functions are located so close to one another on a chromosome that they are genetically linked and tend to be inherited together


pseudoallele

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(genetics) Either of the two genes involved in pseudoallelism.


bergamia

(taxonomy) A species of the citrus fruit bergamot, probably a natural hybrid between a lemon and an orange.


corticalization

(biology) The evolutionary migration of brain function to the cortex


crotalin

(biochemistry) A protein in rattlesnake venom


cryoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that is less soluble in a cold solvent


harnessed bushbuck

en-noun

harnessed bushbuck (plural harnessed bushbucks)

Tragelaphus scriptus
Tragelaphus scriptus#Translingual

(zoology) The more northern and westernmost of the two bushbuck species of sub-Saharan Africa (considered a single species by some sources), Tragelaphus scriptus


cyanophil

(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye


cyclodeaminase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a cyclodeamination reaction


spore case

Some specimens appear to have spore-cases at the top of their branches, similar to those seen in younger, better-known early land plants such as Cooksonia.

2018 March 23, Susannah Lydon, The Guardian:


cyclolysin

(biochemistry) A haemolysin found in the bacterium Bordetella pertussis


cyclotransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase whose action results in cyclization


cytoadhesin

(biology) Any factor that enables cytoadhesion


cytocrine

(biology) Relating to, or producing a secretion that is passed directly to another cell


cytoenzymology

(cytology) A branch of cytology that studies the enzymes present in cells


cytolipin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of glycosphingolipids that sometimes show immunological properties


cytopoiesis

/ˌsaɪtəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/


cytopreparation

cytopreparation (countable and uncountable, plural cytopreparations)

(cytology) The preparation of a sample for cytological examination


cytozoic

(biology, of a parasite) That lives within a cell


dealkylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a dealkylation reaction


cytothesis

(biology, dated) The process of cell repair.


heterometabolism

(biology) The form of insect development in which the nymph is very similar to the adult and matures without becoming a pupa


rhythmogram

(biology) A graphical representation of the response to a continuous stimulus.


dehydrotestosterone

(biochemistry) Any of several isomeric steroids related to testosterone.


dehydroxylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a dehydroxylation reaction


dematin

(biochemistry) An actin microfilament bundling protein that is associated with erythrocyte membranes


prostheca

(biology) A cellular appendage that is an extension of the cellular membrane and contains cytosol


deoxyadenosylcobalamin

deoxyadenosylcobalamin (countable and uncountable, plural deoxyadenosylcobalamins)

methylmalonic acidemia
methylmalonic acidemia

(biochemistry) A coenzyme form of vitamin B12, a deficiency of which leads to methylmalonic acidemia.


deoxynucleotidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a deoxynucleotide


deoxyriboaldolase

(biochemistry) Any aldolase that hydrolyses a deoxyribose phosphate


desmocalmin

(biochemistry) A protein, found in bovine desmosomes, that binds calmodulin


queuosine

(biochemistry) A modified nucleoside present in certain tRNAs in bacteria and eukaryotes.


dextrase

(biochemistry) Any of the enzymes that catalyse the conversion of dextrose into lactic acid


TSLP

thymic stromal lymphopoietin
w:thymic stromal lymphopoietin

(biochemistry, immunology) Initialism of thymic stromal lymphopoietin.


xenoplasm

(cytology) Cytoplasm from a foreign cell.


diesterase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a diester; but especially a phosphodiesterase


dihexose

(biochemistry) Any disaccharide whose constituent sugars are both hexoses


duodenase

(biochemistry) A serine endopeptidase found in the mucosa of the bovine duodenum.


dornase

(obsolete, biochemistry) Synonym of deoxyribonuclease


dorsalin

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates cell differentiation along the dorsoventral axis of the neural tube


ductin

(biochemistry) A multifunctional membrane protein


dysgonic

Dysgonic strains cultivated in liquid media with fatty acids do not, however, grow as fast as eugonic strains.

1952, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, volume 96, page 217:

(biology, of a bacterial culture) Growing or seeding slowly or badly.


ecophene

(genetics, ecology) The range of phenotypes produced by a genotype in a particular habitat


cryptocystidean

(zoology) Of or relating to the Cryptocystidea.


ecotaxis

(biology) Migration of cells (especially lymphocytes) into tissues that have an appropriate environment


ectotrophic

(biology, of a parasite) That obtains nourishment from outside of its host


elastomucoproteinase

(biochemistry) A form of elastase that has both proteolytic and mucolytic activity


top-shaped

en-adj

top-shaped (comparative more top-shaped, superlative most top-shaped)

more top-shaped (comparative)
most top-shaped (superlative)


episematic

episematic (comparative more episematic, superlative most episematic)

more episematic (comparative)
most episematic (superlative)

/ˌɛpɪsɪˈmætɪk/

Episematic characters are far less common than aposematic, and these than cryptic; although, as regards the latter comparison, the opposite impression is generally produced from the fact that concealment is so successfully attained.

1911, “Colours of Animals”, in The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, volume V, page 732:

(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves to assist individuals of the same species to identify each other.


TBP

(genetics, microbiology) Initialism of TATA-binding protein.


MBL

mannose-binding lectin
mannose-binding lectin#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of mannose-binding lectin.


HSC

hematopoietic stem cell
hematopoietic stem cell#English

(cytology, hematology) Initialism of hematopoietic stem cell.


embryonization

Matsuda (1987, p. 28) reviewed the reallocation processes within organisms associated with a life-history specialization called “embryonization” (growth of larvae within eggs), representing an evolutionary change from production of many small to fewer large eggs. In Hydra, embryonization leads to the production of a single large egg via adsorption of neighboring oocytes.

2003, Mary Jane West-Eberhard, Developmental Plasticity and Evolution:

(biology) Modification to an embryonic form.


osmoresistance

(biology) resistance to high salt concentrations


FAD

flavin adenine dinucleotide
flavin adenine dinucleotide#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of flavin adenine dinucleotide.


FMN

flavin mononucleotide
flavin mononucleotide#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of flavin mononucleotide.


incudate

(zoology, anatomy) Of, pertaining to or having an incus (bone of the middle ear).

incudate trophi

The incudate trophi of Asplanchna are massive forceps quite free from an inclosing mastax, and capable in consequence of even plunging down into the oesophagus; but the forcipate trophi of Sacculus are feeble hooks and blades, inclosed in a grape-shaped mastax, and admitting of only a slight protrusion from the mouth.

1889, Charles Thomas Hudson, Philip Henry Gosse, The Rotifera: Or, Wheel-animalcules, Volume 1, page 120:

FIGURE 140.[…]A-E with a malleate mastax in the Brachionidae and a malleo-ramate in the Flosculariaceae, mainly feed by sedimenting; F and G with virgate or incudate mastax, respectively, are more selective and raptorial.

1967, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, A Treatise on Limnology, Volume II: Introduction to Lake Biology and the Limnoplankton, page 531:

Forcipate and incudate trophi function in grasping.

1979, Richard S. Stemberger, A Guide to Rotifers of the Laurentian Great Lakes, Volume 1, US Environmental Protection Agency, page 10:

Asplanchna priodonta (Asplanchnidae) is a planktonic predator with incudate trophi, showing a wide trophic spectrum, feeding on rotifers, protists, and various unicellular algae (Jose de Paggi, 2002).

2005, Diego Fontaneto, Giulio Melone, “Do rotifer jaws grow after hatching?”, in Alois Herzig, Ramesh D. Gulati, Christian D. Jersabek, Linda May, editors, Rotifera X: Rotifer Research: Trends, New Tools and Recent Advances, Springer, page 215:

In Asplanchnidae, rami are large and hooked and constitute incudate mastax, but reduced rami may be present.

2018, Fstik Baran Mandal, Biology of Non-Chordates, 2nd edition, PHI Learning, page 198:

(zoology, of mastaxes or trophi of rotifers) That functions by prehension; used as a classification.


endoamylase

(biochemistry) Any amylase that works on nonterminal glycoside linkage.


endothoracic

(entomology, rare) Relating to the endothorax.


water vascular system

en-noun

water vascular system (plural water vascular systems)

(zoology) The hydraulic system found in the bodies of all echinoderms, which allows for a continuous flow of water through canals to the tube feet, and performs a range of body functions.


aquiferous system

aquiferous system (plural aquiferous systems)

(zoology) The system of connected water channels that is unique to sponges (Porifera).

(zoology, dated) The hydrostatic skeleton of certain marine gastropods.

water vascular system
water vascular system

(zoology, obsolete) The water vascular system of echinoderms.


monozoic

(zoology) Of a tapeworm, having a single proglottid.


entypy

(biology) The formation of the amnion, in certain mammals, by invagination of the embryonic knob into the yolk sac


enzygotic

(biology) That develops from a single zygote that divides at an early stage of development


eosinotaxis

(cytology, immunology) The movement of eosinophils towards or from a stimulus


chemotaxin

(biochemistry) Any substance that stimulates chemotaxis


epidermotropism

(biology) migration (typically of T cells) towards the epidermis


epiglycanin

(biochemistry) A mucin-type glycoprotein on the surface of a carcinoma cell


isosequential

(genetics) Having the same sequence of nucleotides.


GHIH

(biochemistry) Initialism of growth hormone-inhibiting hormone.


erythrocythemia

erythrocythemia (countable and uncountable, plural erythrocythemias)

/əˌɹɪθroʊˌsaɪˈθiːmiə/

From erythrocyte + -emia, with /θ/ for euphony; akin to erythro- + -cyte + -emia and erythro- + -cyte + hem- + -ia; morphologically parallel with polycythemia.

(biology, medicine) Synonym of polycythemia


erythrophil

(cytology) A cell or tissue that readily stains red


esteropeptidase

(biochemistry, in combination) A peptidase that cleaves a polypeptide at a specific peptide ester linkage


serotiny

(biology) seed dispersal as a result of an ecological trigger, typically fire


excystation

(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a parasite in which it escapes from a cyst (after being swallowed by its host)


exoamylase

exoamylase (countable and uncountable, plural exoamylases)

(biochemistry) An amylase that hydrolyses glycosidic bonds near an end of the polysaccharide


exorhiza

(botany) Any plant whose radicle is not enclosed by the cotyledons or plumule


megasynthetase

(biochemistry) Any large, complex synthetase


oxyhemocyanin

(biochemistry) The blue pigment that is an oxygenated form of hemocyanin


nothosubspecies

(botany) A hybrid which is formed by direct hybridization of two subspecies, not other hybrids.


galactosaminoglycan

(biochemistry) Any glycosaminoglycan derived from galactosamine


galacturonosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a galacturonide


gametocyst

(biology) A structure, in certain protozoans, in which gametocytes or gametes are formed


endopolyphosphatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a polyphosphate to an oligophosphate


holocellulose

holocellulose (countable and uncountable, plural holocelluloses)

(biochemistry) The mixture of cellulose and hemicellulose in the cell walls of plants


holocellulase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses and breaks down holocellulose


transformylase

(biochemistry) Synonym of formyltransferase


gellan

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea


cytoclesis

(biology) The influence of one cell upon others.


pleitropism

(genetics) The quality of being pleitropic.


diauxie

Even in conventional batch cultivation, yeasts may occasionally enter a second phase of exponential growth called diauxie.

1998, Graeme M. Walker, Yeast Physiology and Biotechnology, page 134:

(biology) The state or quality of being diauxic.


genecology

genecology (usually uncountable, plural genecologies)

(genetics, ecology) A branch of ecology dealing with genetic variation in different environments


cholesterogenesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of cholesterol


omnigenic

(genetics) Concerning, or controlled by, all the genes of an organism


sternopleural

Sternopleurals medium large.

1931, John Allen Rowe, “A revision of the males of the nearctic species in the genus Fabriciella (Tachinidae)”, in Annals of the Entomological Society of America, volume 24:

(entomology) Short for sternopleural seta or bristle.


excyzoite

(biology) A newly excysted cell, that divides twice to form four trophozoites containing two diploid nuclei each


ferricatalase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme (such as catalase itself) that contains at least one reactive iron atom


micromegakaryocyte

(cytology) A megakaryocyte that has a small, dense nucleus


multireplicon

(genetics) Characterised by multiple replicons


oncomodulin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding parvalbumin found in macrophages


polyadenylribosylpolymerase

From poly- + adenyl + ribosyl + polymerase.


reprolysin

(biochemistry) A group of metalloproteases, that contains zinc, found in some snake venom


uncinate process

uncinate process (plural uncinate processes)

(zoology) A bony extension that projects caudally from the vertical segment of each rib, found in most birds, reptiles, and the early amphibian Ichthyostega.


sulfhydrylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a reaction with hydrogen sulfide to form a sulfhydryl group


telluroprotein

(biochemistry) Any (typically semisynthetic) protein that contains tellurium in place of one or more sulfur atoms


benthophil

(biology) Any organism that lives on the seafloor


dopaminomimetic

(biochemistry) That mimics the action of dopamine


heterokaryotype

(genetics) The karyotype of a heterozygous organism


heterokaryotypic

(genetics) Relating to a heterokaryotype


homosequential

D. simulans, D. mauritiana and D. sechellia (which we will call “the siblings” when we do not need to distinguish among them) have homosequential polytene chromosome banding patterns differing from those of D. melanogaster by one long inversion on chromosome arm 3R and a few much smaller inversions.

1990 April 1, P. Hutter et al., “A genetic basis for the inviability of hybrids between sibling species of Drosophila”, in Genetics, volume 124, number 4, pages 909–920:


pseudouridylation

(biochemistry) The addition of one or more pseudouridine moieties


sapeptide

(biochemistry) A self-assembling peptide


amylosucrase

amylosucrase (countable and uncountable, plural amylosucrases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of sucrose, the released glucose moiety being added to a glycan


cardiospecific

(genetics) Specific to a particular heart condition


coamplification

(genetics) amplification (typically of DNA) along with another material


decondense

en-verb

decondense (third-person singular simple present decondenses, present participle decondensing, simple past and past participle decondensed)

decondenses (present singular third-person)
decondensing (participle present)
decondensed (participle past)
decondensed (past)


glucanotransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of (part of) a glucan


ionocyte

(cytology) A specialized epithelial cell, involved in the maintenance of osmotic homeostasis, that has many ion transporters


semantophoretic

(biology) Carrying meaning, as semantides do.


episemantic

(biology) Of a molecule: produced by means of a semantide.


patatin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins found in potatoes


penetratin

(biochemistry) A peptide, derived from a protein, that can penetrate a cell wall


scolopidium

From Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (skólops, “stake”) + -idium.

af

(zoology) The most fundamental unit of a mechanoreceptor organ in insects


siglec

(biochemistry) Any of a family of cell surface proteins that bind sialic acid


stabilate

(biology) A collection of living organisms, typically microbes, preserved for a particular use.


transdimerization

(biochemistry) transcellular dimerization (of proteins)


cardiotin

(biochemistry) A protein complex located in the mitochondria of cardiomyocytes and in skeletal muscle


cooverexpressed

(genetics) expressed by means of cooverexpression


cooverexpression

(genetics) The overexpression of two or more proteins (by two or more genes working together)


coproculture

(biology) The culture of feces, typically in order to detect microorganisms within it


corecruit

en-verb

corecruit (third-person singular simple present corecruits, present participle corecruiting, simple past and past participle corecruited)

corecruits (present singular third-person)
corecruiting (participle present)
corecruited (participle past)
corecruited (past)

(biochemistry) To recruit two or more proteins at the same time


morphopathy

(genetics, pathology) A disease or condition associated with a particular form of a gene.


prolylalanine

(biochemistry) The dipeptide 2-(pyrrolidine-2-carbonylamino)propanoic acid formed by incomplete protein metabolism


repressosome

(biology) A nucleoprotein complex that represses gene transcription


camstatin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of oligopeptides that are calmodulin antagonists


depotentiate

depotentiate (third-person singular simple present depotentiates, present participle depotentiating, simple past and past participle depotentiated)

depotentiates (present singular third-person)
depotentiating (participle present)
depotentiated (participle past)
depotentiated (past)

(biochemistry) To reduce the effect of a substance.


homokaryotype

(genetics) A karyotype that is homozygous for a particular chromosome mutation


minisequencing

(genetics) An analysis technique that detects single nucleotide polymorphisms


neogenin

(biochemistry) A particular multifunctional transmembrane receptor


nonlipoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that is not a lipoprotein


ornithochorous

(biology, botany) Spread, or having seeds (in fleshy fruits) that are dispersed, by birds.


pancrease

(biochemistry) Any of several digestive enzymes found in the pancreas.


proapolipoprotein

proapolipoproteins (plural)
pro-apolipoprotein (alternative)

(biochemistry) A metabolic precursor of apolipoproteins


progelatinase

(biochemistry) A precursor of gelatinases


pseudosplice

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(genetics, attributive) A splice that is ignored by the spliceosome.


radiomodulation

(genetics) modulation by ionizing radiation


recombinosome

(genetics) An organelle posited to control genetic recombination


trigenous

LXXI.—Polygonaceæ.—Herbs or shrubs. Leaves alternate, entire, stipules usually sheathing. Flowers small and usually bisexual. Perianth-segments 3-6, persistent. Stamens usually 5-8, opposite the perianth-segments. Ovary 1-celled, free, compressed or trigenous, ovule 1. Fruit a nut, enclosed in the perianth.

1927, Arthur Edward Osmaston, A Forest Flora for Kumaon, Superintendent, Government Press, United Provinces, page xxxiii

Simultaneously with the seed of the self-pollinated F₂ plants, seed of the self-pollinated F₁ plants was again sown; the trigenous segregation was here hardly to be observed. The figures of both segregations are given in the following table.

1936, Freerk Wit, Contributions to the genetics of the china aster, M. Nijhoff, page 82:

Calyx much longer than the corolla, both rose-violet or rarely white; leaves 1.5-2.5 mm long, scalelike, trigenous, sagittate at base, sessile, imbricated in 4 series ... 1108. Calluna Salisb.

1967, Flora of the U.S.S.R., Washington, D.C.: National Science Foundation, page 20:

The inner surface of the seed coat is more smooth that the outer one. The wings are papery, light green and brittle when dried. The trigenous kernel is creamish coloured when young. The embryo is small and situated at one end of the cotyledons. The average weight of a single seed (ten seeds weighed separately) is 0.12g and the range of variation is 0.07 to 0.17g.

2006, Standardisation of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine (Part 4), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, page 210

(botany, zoology) Involving groups of three; arranged in threes.


MVB

multivesicular body
multivesicular body#English

(biology) Initialism of multivesicular body.


subdiploid

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


surfome

(biochemistry) All the surface proteins of an organism


afadin

(biochemistry) An actin filament-binding protein that binds to nectin


coagulogen

en-noun

coagulogen (countable and uncountable, plural coagulogens)

(biochemistry) A soluble protein that is converted to the insoluble coagulin by the clotting system of the horseshoe crab.


deoxyribozyme

(biochemistry) Any catalytic form of DNA, most of which act as enzymes that cleave RNA


homomethionine

homomethionine (countable and uncountable, plural homomethionines)

(biochemistry) The amino acid 3-amino-5-(methylthio)pentanoic acid (or an isomer)


lithoautotrophy

(biology) A form of chemoautotrophy in which organisms utilise energy from minerals and other inorganic material


MegaBLAST

From mega- + BLAST (“basic local alignment search tool”).

prefix

(genetics) A software tool used in genome sequencing


rubrerythrin

en-noun

rubrerythrin (countable and uncountable, plural rubrerythrins)

(biochemistry) A non-haem iron protein involved in oxidative stress tolerance in anaerobic bacteria


tetracysteine

(biochemistry) A protein motif, that contains four cysteine residues, that binds biarsenicals


viperin

viperin (countable and uncountable, plural viperins)

(biochemistry) A protein that inhibits viruses


corazonin

corazonin (countable and uncountable, plural corazonins)

From Spanish corazón (“heart”), because of its ability to accelerate the heartbeat in Periplaneta americana.

(biochemistry) A neuropeptide present in many insects


flocculin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of cell surface adhesins


glycogroup

(biochemistry) The sugar part of a glycoprotein


glycomaturation

(biochemistry) The glycosylation of a glycoprotein precursor to produce the active compound


headplate

headplates (plural)
head-plate (alternative)

(zoology) The plate of bone or chitin that forms the outer surface of the head of some organisms


heteropopulation

(biology) A population of both male and female organisms


homeoviscous

(biology, of a cell membrane) In a liquid crystal state at temperatures that would normally make them into a gel


intrafruit

intrafruit competition among developing seeds


monoassociated

(biology) colonized by a single species of microbe


myomodulin

(biochemistry) A neuropeptide myomodulator


ourisia

(botany) Any plant of the genus Ourisia.


astelia

(botany) Any plant of the genus Astelia.


periviscerokinin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of neuropeptides present in some insects


tribasal

(biology, of a fish fin) Having three basal cartilages


dibasal

(biology, of a fish fin) Having two basal cartilages.


sesbania

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


trans-Golgi network

trans-Golgi network (plural trans-Golgi networks)

(biochemistry) A complex network of membranes and associated vesicles within the Golgi apparatus, where departing proteins are assigned a destination according to their signal sequence.


rhynchocoelan

(zoology) Any member of the Rhynchocoela.


basonuclin

(biochemistry) A zinc finger protein present in skin and hair


chemoguidance

(biochemistry) The control mechanism of chemotaxis


cocladogenesis

(genetics) cladogenesis that spans two or more lineages


conservedness

(genetics) The condition of being a conserved sequence of nucleic acid


deinococcus

(zoology) Any bacterium of the genus Deinococcus.


detunicated

(biology) From which the tunic has been removed


gankyrin

(biochemistry) An oncoprotein, having multiple ankyrin repeats, that forms part of a proteasome


myxochondroid

en-adj

myxochondroid (comparative more myxochondroid, superlative most myxochondroid)

more myxochondroid (comparative)
most myxochondroid (superlative)

(histopathology, medicine) Of or pertaining to a myxochondroma; myxochondromatous.

(histopathology, medicine) Resembling a myxochondroma; apparently/seemingly myxochondromatous, either as a provisional identification or as a known difference.


kaposin

en-noun

kaposin (countable and uncountable, plural kaposins)

(biochemistry) A protein, associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, that enhances the release of pathogenetically important proinflammatory cytokines.


leucylation

(biochemistry) The addition of a terminal leucine to a polypeptide or protein.


lipophorin

lipophorin (countable and uncountable, plural lipophorins)

(biochemistry) A lipoprotein that transports diacylglycerol


lipoproteinase

From lipo- + proteinase or lipoprotein + -ase.

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a lipoprotein to form a lipid and a protein


lithoheterotroph

(biology) A heterotroph that obtains its energy from an inorganic (mineral) material


lithoheterotrophy

(biology) The condition of being a lithoheterotroph


mitochondriopathy

(biology, medicine) Any of several unrelated diseases caused by incorrect functioning of mitochondria.


tectotype

From tecto- + type, coined independently in different fields. The earliest attested sense is the taxonomic one, coined by Frederick Chapman in 1912.

(taxonomy, biology, rare) A type specimen explicitly designated to show microscopic structure.


oligoribonuclease

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses oligoribonucleotides


phosphosubstrate

(biochemistry) Any (immunological) substrate containing phosphate


platebound

(biology, immunology) Describing an antibody (or other material) that is bound to a glass plate and not able to move away.


polyglucosan

(biochemistry) A polymeric form of glucosan


polyphosphatase

From poly- + phosphatase or polyphosphate + -ase.

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses polyphosphates


promoterome

(genetics) (the study of) all the genetic promoters of an organism


submotif

(genetics) A group of nucleotides that form a subset of a motif.


thermoperiod

(botany) The daily period during which a plant is subjected to warmth


cornulin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein present in the upper layer of squamous epithelia


dorfin

(biochemistry) A particular ubiquitin ligase


GFAP

glial fibrillary acidic protein
glial fibrillary acidic protein#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of glial fibrillary acidic protein.


glial fibrillary acidic protein

glial fibrillary acidic protein (plural glial fibrillary acidic proteins)

glial fibrillary acidic proteins (plural)

intermediate filament
intermediate filament

central nervous system
central nervous system

(biochemistry) An intermediate filament protein expressed by numerous cell types of the central nervous system.


oreophilous

An oreophilous species occuring^([sic]) in the Hissar Range in the zone from 1800 m above sea level (Kvak area in upper reaches of Kondara ravine) to 3350 m above sea level. It is evidently endemic to the fauna of Tajikistan.

(chiefly taxonomy) Mountain-loving; tending to inhabit mountains.


phosphatonin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that control phosphate homeostasis


sclerocyte

(cytology) A cell which, in some invertebrates, secrete calcareous or siliceous spicules to form the mineralised body wall


transfer DNA

(genetics) DNA transferred from a bacterium to a host.


axotropin

(biochemistry) A ubiquitin ligase associated with gene expression


biomodel

(mathematics, biology) A mathematical model of a biological system (typically an ecosystem)


downexpression

downexpression (usually uncountable, plural downexpressions)

(genetics, biochemistry) The lower than normal expression of a protein.


endoflagellum

(biology) Any of a series of flagella, wound around spirochetes, that form an axial filament


epidermoblast

(cytology) An epidermal progenitor cell formed from neuroectoderm


progenitor cell

progenitor cell (plural progenitor cells)

(cytology) A form of stem cell that is specialised to differentiate into a single type of cell


cell cycle

(cytology) The life cycle of eukaryotic cells from a quiescent beginning, growth, duplication of DNA followed by mitosis and division.


heterophyletic

(biology) Having two or more different lines of descent


heterophyly

Heterophyly (where a plant has quite different leaves in the juvenile stage compared to the mature state) is just one of many traits manifesting apparently widespread parallel evolution in the plant kingdom […]

2000, James Patrick Brock, The Evolution of Adaptive Systems: The General Theory of Evolution, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 438:

(biology) The tendency of different types of individuals to form relationships.


mesenchymalization

(biology) The formation and development of mesenchyme


molluscivory

(biology) The condition of being a molluscivore


oligophrenin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that modulate cytoskeletal changes


prereceptoral

(biology) Prior to processing by a receptor


tetraglycine

(biochemistry) The oligopeptide composed of four glycine monomers


bastard strangles

From bastard (“a variation that is not genuine”) + strangles.

When horſes have either the real or baſtard ſtrangles, or are changing their foal teeth, or are putting out their upper tuſhes, ſome of them have their ſight weak and troubled, [...]

1735, “EYE of a horse”, in The Sportsman’s Dictionary: Or, The Country Gentleman’s Companion, in All Rural Recreations: […], volume I, London: Printed for C. Hitch, […], and C. Davis, […]; and S. Austin, […], →OCLC, paragraph 3:

Monſieur Solleyſell, as well as our own Countryman Mr. Markham, has accounted for the Baſtard Strangles in a very odd kind of Manner.

1742, Henry Bracken, “Of the Bastard Strangles”, in Farriery Improv’d: Or, A Compleat Treatise upon the Art of Farriery. […], London: Printed for J. Clarke […]; and J. Shuckburgh […], →OCLC, page 29:

The origin of the term strangles arises from the fact that in some cases it is associated with symptoms of choking or strangulation, and it was divided by the old writers into simple and bastard strangles; the first form being that which ran a regular course, and the second consisting in the formation of multiple or successive abscesses. [...] Irregular or bastard strangles, on the other hand, is a very grave affection, in which the connective tissue of the lymphatics of the submaxillary region, and sometimes the salivary glands, are the seat of acute suppurative inflammation, [...]

1878, William Williams, “Terminations of Inflammation—Continued”, in The Principles and Practice of Veterinary Surgery, 2nd revised and enlarged edition, New York, N.Y.: Wm. Wood & Co. […], →OCLC, page 43:

The most common complication is bastard strangles, metastatic spread of the infection to lymph nodes and organs other than the nodes of the head.

2004, Bonnie Rush, Tim Mair, “Strangles”, in Equine Respiratory Diseases, Oxford, Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Science, →ISBN, section III (Contagious Respiratory Diseases), page 164:

Isolation of infected animals can prevent epidemics of strangles and is recommended for new additions to a herd or group. In some horses, purpura hemorrhagica and even bastard strangles may follow vaccination, though this is relatively rare.

2005, Will A. Hadden III, “Head and Neck”, in Cheryl Rogers, G. Jeanne Wilcox, editors, Horseman’s Veterinary Encyclopedia, revised and updated edition, Guilford, Conn.: The Lyons Press, →ISBN, page 352:

Bastard strangles, in which abscessation develops in many organs, is a serious complication in about 1% of affected animals.

2011, P[atrick] J. Quinn et al., “Streptococci”, in Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease, 2nd edition, Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, section III (Pathogenic Bacteria), page 192, column 1:

upper respiratory tract
upper respiratory tract

(veterinary medicine) A form of strangles, a bacterial upper respiratory tract infection of horses potentially causing airway obstruction, that has spread to other parts of the body and caused abscesses.

мыт

form of strangles that has spread to other parts of the body


carboligase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a carboligation (decarboxylation and ligation) reaction


crossregulation

(biochemistry) The regulation of one metabolic pathway by the enzymes in another


endocytobiosis

(biology) A form of symbiosis in which one organism lives within the cytoplasm of another


fugetaxis

(biology) The movement of leukocytes away from a chemokinetic agent


glycerophosphotransferase

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


hydroperoxidase

(biochemistry) Any oxidoreductase that employs hydrogen peroxide

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces a peroxide to an alcohol


lipoyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that transfers lipoic acid to proteins


nocturnin

(biochemistry) A protein (a deadenylase) which plays an important role in posttranscriptional regulation of metabolic genes under circadian control


pangenomic

(genetics) Relating to a pangenome or to pangenomics.

Despite the inherent ambiguities of the process, QTL mapping (Sections IV and V) will provide vital information for basic and applied aspects of crop improvement. QTL mapping conducts a pangenomic assessment of gene location and action for potentially any phenotype (i.e., trait).

1995, Michael Lee, “DNA Markers and Plant Breeding Programs”, in Advances in Agronomy, volume 55, San Diego, CA: Academic Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 285:

(genetics) Relating to the whole of a genome.


pathogenetics

(pathology, genetics) The pathology of genetic disease


homeolocus

A possible reason for the appearance of homozygous genotypes may be silencing mutations at one homeolocus at the tetrapolid level that the autogamous breeding system maintains as different lineages (MLILs).

30 June 2010, Tatjana Oja, Tõnu Oja and Külli Zimmermann, Annales Botanici Fennici 47, "Genetic variation of Bromus hordeaceus s. lato (Poaceae) over its core distribution range", Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board, page 168

(genetics, chiefly in the plural) One of several loci that have the same sequence of nucleotides.


quinohemoprotein

(biochemistry) A quinoprotein form of a hemoprotein


staphopain

(biochemistry) Any of a family of endopeptidases present in Staphylococcus


stem-loop

(genetics) A short length of intramolecularly bonded single-stranded DNA or RNA


thermonuclease

(biochemistry) Any thermostable nuclease


arabinosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an arabinoside.


bikaryon

(cytology) Either of the nuclei of a binucleate cell


conplastic

(biology, of a strain) Produced by introducing the genetic material from one strain into the cytoplasm of another


deoxygalactose

deoxygalactose (countable and uncountable, plural deoxygalactoses)

(biochemistry) A deoxysugar derived from galactose


falcipain

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases found in papaya


glutenase

(biochemistry) Any protease that hydrolyses gluten


mechanocyte

(cytology) A fibroblast grown in tissue culture


nrDNA

nrDNA (countable and uncountable, plural nrDNAs)


retropose

en-verb

retropose (third-person singular simple present retroposes, present participle retroposing, simple past and past participle retroposed)

retroposes (present singular third-person)
retroposing (participle present)
retroposed (participle past)
retroposed (past)

reverse transcription
reverse transcription

(genetics) To insert into a chromosome following reverse transcription


sensoribehavioural

(biology) Relating to the interaction of the senses and behaviour


spliceopathy

(genetics) The abnormal splicing of genes


tamalin

(biochemistry) A scaffold protein that interacts with neuroproteins


amiRNA

en-noun

amiRNA (countable and uncountable, plural amiRNAs)


biocorrelation

(biology, geology) biostratigraphic correlation


stemona

(botany) Any plant in the genus Stemona (formerly known as Roxburghia)


diplochromosome

(genetics) A chromosome, containing four chromatids, produced by two rounds of DNA replication without normal chromosome separation


heat shock

heat shock (countable and uncountable, plural heat shocks)

(biology) The response of an organism to a rapid rise in temperature


heterotachy

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


marmosine

(zoology) Any mouse opossum of the tribe Marmosini.


methylogram

(genetics) A graphical representation of methylation


pericam

pericam (countable and uncountable, plural pericams)

(biochemistry) A fluorescent chimeric protein composed of a circularly permuted green fluorescent protein fused to calmodulin


phosphomapping

(biochemistry) The mapping and analysis of phosphorylation sites


phosphorylational

(biochemistry) Relating to phosphorylation


propilin

(biochemistry) A polypeptide that is a precursor of pilin


pseudolysogeny

In pseudolysogeny, the host cell can mutate to an adhesion-impaired or deficient state (depicted by a wavy cell surface), whereby collisions result in a low success rate of infection.

2001, John Paul, Marine Microbiology, page 106:

(biology) An interaction between a phage and a host cell in which the nucleic acid of the phage remains dormant.


isodicentricism

There are many chromosomal variations that cause the 45,X/46,XY karyotype, including malformation (isodicentricism) of the Y chromosomes, deletions of Y chromosome or translocations of Y chromosome segments.

2017, S. Ravishankar, “A rare case of male Turner syndrome for penetrating keratoplasty”, in International Journal of Scientific Reports:

Isodicentric Y chromosome. Apart from deletions, duplications, or both, other structural changes that might alter the natural composition and integrity of the Y chromosome are isodicentricism, truncation, or ring formation [...]

2017, H. Tournaye, C. Krausz, R. D. Oates, “Novel concepts in the aetiology of male reproductive impairment”, in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology:

(genetics) The quality of being isodicentric, equally dicentric.


receptome

(biochemistry) The complete set of receptors found in an organism


restrictase

(biochemistry) Any endonuclease that cleaves DNA at restriction sites


topobiology

(biology) The science of biological form


autoprotease

(biochemistry) A protease that hydrolyses peptide bonds within its own molecule, typically releasing a specific amino acid sequence


azocaseinolytic

(biochemistry) That breaks down azocasein


chondroadherin

chondroadherin (countable and uncountable, plural chondroadherins)

(biochemistry) A cartilage matrix protein that mediates adhesion of chondrocytes


cyanoglobin

(biochemistry) A hemoprotein, similar to myoglobin, found in certain cyanobacteria


denitroxylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of nitric oxide moieties


desulfoferrodoxin

(biochemistry) A protein, that contains both ferric and ferrous atoms, found in bacteria of the genus Desulfovibrio.


dihydratase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses two hydrolysis reactions


diproline

diproline (countable and uncountable, plural diprolines)

(biochemistry) Two proline units in a peptide


epimorphin

(biochemistry) A mesenchymal protein essential for epithelial morphogenesis


foldon

(biochemistry) A part of a protein that folds and unfolds as a unit.


hemiclone

(genetics) Either of two or more individuals, produced via hybridization between two closely related species, that share a single specific haplotype


holotransferrin

(biochemistry) A beta globulin that plays a role in the transport of iron


nodosome

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that regulate the control of bacterial infections and inflammation


tetragametic

(biology) Involving, or originating from four gametes.


autophagin

(biochemistry) A cysteine protease associated with autophagy


biotinable

(biochemistry) Able to undergo biotinylation


biotransport

(biology) The biophysical or biochemical transport of mass, momentum, energy and electric charge


chromokinesin

chromokinesin (countable and uncountable, plural chromokinesins)

(biochemistry) A nuclear protein, related to kinesin, that binds DNA


endopathogen

(biology) A pathogen that lives inside its host, typically until the host is dead


gonoduct

(zoology) Either of a pair of ducts, leading from a gonad to the exterior, through which gametes pass


hepsin

(biochemistry) A membrane-associated serine peptidase that plays a role in cell growth


hyperpredation

(biology) The situation where a generalist predator increases its predation pressure as a result of the introduction of a substitute prey.


isochorismatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of isochorismate


mechanoregulation

(genetics) mechanical regulation of a genetic process


molypterin

(biochemistry) A molybdenum-containing cofactor for the enzyme nitrate reductase


nanochromosome

Interestingly, three nanochromosomes containing RDRP candidate genes were identified in Styloynchia.

2019, Postberg J, Weil PP, “Biogenesis of Developmental Master Regulatory 27nt-RNAs in Stylonychia—Can Coding RNA Turn into Non Coding?”, in Genes, volume 10, number 11, MDPI, →DOI, →PMID:

(genetics) An extremely short chromosome, typically hosting just a single gene


odorranalectin

(biochemistry) A small peptide lectin with the potential for drug delivery in cubosomes


oryzenin

(biochemistry) A glutelin that is the main protein in rice


pharmacogenesis

(genetics) The inherited genetic differences in drug metabolism which can affect individual responses to drugs


resourceome

(biochemistry) All the biochemical resources available to a researcher


secalin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of prolamin glycoproteins present in rye


superfolded

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superfolding

superfolding (countable and uncountable, plural superfoldings)

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(biochemistry) The generation of superfolds


synantocyte

(cytology) A form of glial cell that is in close contact with neurons


subvirus

Grélard et al.⁸⁷ determined the intimate structure of pseudoviral particles of hepatitis B subvirus using solid-state NMR, light scattering, and cryo-electron microscopy.

2015, Slawomir Pikula, Joanna Bandorowicz-Pikula, Patrick Groves, “NMR of lipids”, in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, volume 44, Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, →ISSN, page 391:

(virology) An organism or substance, such as a viral protein, that is smaller than a virus and has some viral properties.


transcomplemented

(genetics) Modified by transcomplementation


transcomplementation

(genetics) complementation between different genes


underacetylation

(biochemistry) Insufficient acetylation (typically of histones)


adenosylhomocysteinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses adenosylhomocysteine to homocysteine and adenosine


basecalling

basecallings (plural)
base-calling (alternative)

(genetics) The assigning of the names of bases to chromatogram peaks


basecall

(genetics) The assignment of a base to a chromatogram peak


calystenin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of postsynaptic neuronal-membrane proteins


cytogamy

(biology) The self-fertilization of parameciums without exchange of DNA


social immunity

(biology) Any antiparasite defence mounted for the benefit of individuals other than the actor.


mesotocin

In mammals, vasopressin and oxytocin play important roles in social behaviors, and reptiles have structurally similar hormones called vasotocin and mesotocin. […] Dr. Campos’s research indicates that vasotocin may alter chemical communication between green anole lizards, and other researchers found that mesotocin may be related to courtship behaviors in brown anoles.

2022 October 24, Hannah Thomasy, “They May Have Love on Their Lizard Brains”, in The New York Times:

(biochemistry) A neurohormone found in nonmammalian vertebrates with properties similar to oxytocin.


nyctalopin

(biochemistry) A proteoglycan, mutations of which are associated with nyctalopia


onconase

(biochemistry) An antitumor ribonuclease proposed for use in chemotherapy


papainase

(biochemistry) An endopeptidase present in papaya


plasmoredoxin

(biochemistry) A redox protein associated with malarial parasites


residualizing

(biochemistry) Of a label/tag or a radionuclide that ramains within a biological component (e.g. a cell) for a long duration (days) after internalisation


ubiquilin

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates protein degradation


MARCKS

(biochemistry) Acronym of myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate.


actinome

actinome (countable and uncountable, plural actinomes)

(biochemistry) All the actins of an organism


autorepressor

(genetics) A protein that causes autorepression


bioluminometry

(biochemistry) The luminometric determination of ATP as a means of assaying active cells


heteroactivation

(biochemistry) activation of a drug or hormone by a different class of substance


infradivision

(rare, taxonomy) A taxonomic rank below that of division


kleptoplastid

(biology) A plastid that is subject to kleptoplastidy


lhRNA

lhRNA (countable and uncountable, plural lhRNAs)


octasaccharide

(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide that has eight sugar units


tomosyn

tomosyn (countable and uncountable, plural tomosyns)

(biochemistry) A protein that binds to syntaxin


tryptan

(biochemistry) Synonym of tryptophan (as a commercial product)


vRNA

The promoter for the synthesis of mRNA molecules is located in a partially double-stranded RNA structure formed by the 5'- and 3'-terminal sequences of genomic vRNA segments.

2000, A. Mikulásová, E. Varecková, E. Fodor, “Transcription and replication of the influenza a virus genome”, in Acta virologica:

(biochemistry, virology) Initialism of viral RNA.


blastokinesis

(biology) The movement of an insect embryo into the yolk-mass of the egg


bombyxin

bombyxin (countable and uncountable, plural bombyxins)

(biochemistry) A brain peptide, related to insulin, responsible for activation of prothoracic glands in insects


chaperonic

(biochemistry) Relating to a chaperone (protein)


cholesterylation

(organic chemistry) Reaction with a cholesteryl group

(biochemistry) Specifically, the posttranslational reaction of cholesterol with a protein


chromatoblast

(cytology) A chromatophore precursor cell


cystallin

(biochemistry) A heat shock protein in the lens of the eye


diplomyxis

(genetics) The homologous recombination of genes without meiosis in cyst nuclei


gene trap

(genetics) A mutation inserted into an intron in order to identify individual genes


hcDNA

hcDNA (countable and uncountable, plural hcDNAs)


eyeband

(ichthyology, ornithology) A vertical colored streak across the eye.


methyloxidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of a methyl group (typically -CH₃ => -CH₂OH)


moronecidin

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial peptide present in the striped bass (of genus Morone)


phosphohydrolysis

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) The hydrolysis of an organic phosphate


undertransmitted

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xanthoblast

(cytology) A cell that differentiates into a xanthophore.


RISA

radioiodinated serum albumin
radioiodinated serum albumin#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of radioiodinated serum albumin.


ecdysteroidogenesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of ecdysteroids


hexamerin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of insect storage proteins


kilobasepair

(genetics) Alternative form of kilobase pair


methylpentose

(biochemistry) Synonym of deoxyhexose (C-methylpentose)


microcompartmentation

(biochemistry) The localization of protein into microcompartments


microsectioning

(biology) The sectioning of tissue into microsections


ovochymase

Xenopus laevis
Xenopus laevis#Translingual

(biochemistry) A protease, similar to chymotrypsin, released during Xenopus laevis egg activation


peritrophin

(biochemistry) A protein located in the peritrophic matrix of insects


pleiotypic

(biology, of a stimulus) That generates multiple unrelated responses


retrohoming

(genetics) The reintegration of an intron into DNA


targetron

(genetics) A plasmid that selectively targets a specific gene


tetraploidized

(genetics) Converted to tetraploidy by tetraploidization


transduplicate

en-verb

transduplicate (third-person singular simple present transduplicates, present participle transduplicating, simple past and past participle transduplicated)

transduplicates (present singular third-person)
transduplicating (participle present)
transduplicated (participle past)
transduplicated (past)

(genetics) To cause, or to undergo transduplication


transduplication

(genetics) The acquisition of unrelated gene fragments by a transposable element


xenochimera

(genetics) A cell containing DNA of two unrelated species.


adhesome

(biology) All the adhesion receptors of an organism


commensalist

(biology) Any organism that practices commensalism


driselase

(biochemistry) A commercial mixture of cellulase, hemicellulase, pectinase etc used to remove plant cell walls


dualtropic

A dualtropic HIV strain uses both the CCR5 and the CXCR4 coreceptors.

(biology, of a virus) That can infect a cell by attaching to either of two coreceptors.


homeologue

(genetics) A homeologous gene or chromosome


immunoecology

(immunology, ecology) The study of interactions between immunology and ecology


immunoecological

(immunology, ecology) Relating to immunoecology


meltrin

en-noun

meltrin (countable and uncountable, plural meltrins)

(biochemistry) A metalloprotein involved in the formation of osteoclasts.


subpeptide

(biochemistry) A peptide that is derived from part of a larger one


synthasome

synthasomes (plural)
synthesome (alternative)

(biology) The structure in which a specific biomolecule is synthesized


undersequenced

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endodormant

(biology) dormant as a result of endodormancy


haplodeficiency

haplodeficiency (usually uncountable, plural haplodeficiencies)

(genetics) The condition of being haplodeficient


hyperproliferate

en-verb

hyperproliferate (third-person singular simple present hyperproliferates, present participle hyperproliferating, simple past and past participle hyperproliferated)

hyperproliferates (present singular third-person)
hyperproliferating (participle present)
hyperproliferated (participle past)
hyperproliferated (past)

(biology) To produce, or to undergo hyperproliferation


monophenotypic

(genetics) Composed of a single phenotype


multienzymatic

(biochemistry) That involves multiple enzymes


neurochondrin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that induce hydroxyapatite resorption in bone marrow


neuroleukin

phosphohexose isomerase
phosphohexose isomerase

(biochemistry) A neurotrophic protein related to phosphohexose isomerase


neurotrimin

(biochemistry) A protein that is active within the limbic system


odortype

odortypes (plural)
odourtype (alternative)

(biology) An odor, determined by polymorphic genes, that distinguishes one individual from another of the same species.


orthologization

(genetics) The process of rendering something orthologous.


photoliberated

(biochemistry) liberated (released from a complex) by the action of light


prothyrocyte

(cytology) The precursor of a differentiated thyrocyte


sialoglycoprotease

(biochemistry) A protease that hydrolyses sialoglycoproteins


glycoprotease

(biochemistry) A protease that hydrolyses glycoproteins


gastrokine

(biochemistry) Any of a group of gastrokinetic proteins


homeochaos

(ecology) dynamic stability in the presence of multiple different organisms


vasculation

(anatomy, botany) The formation and development of veins.


thanatomicrobiomic

In conclusion, here we propose the impact of hypervariable region selection for the 16S rRNA gene in differentiating thanatomicrobiomic profiles to provide empirical data to explain a unique concept, the Postmortem Clostridium Effect.

2017 October 12, Gulnaz T. Javan, Sheree J. Finley, Tasia Smith, Joselyn Miller, Jeremy Wilkinson, “Cadaver thanatomicrobiome signatures: the ubiquitous nature of Clostridium species in human decomposition”, in Frontiers in Microbiology:

Consequently, the aim of many thanatomicrobiomic decomposition studies is to document microbial successional patterns to produce very reliable means to estimate PMI.

2018, T. Komang Ralebitso-Senior, Forensic Ecogenomics: The Application of Microbial Ecology Analyses in Forensic Contexts, →ISBN, page 136:

(biology) Of or pertaining to a thanatomicrobiome.


MoRF

The p53 peptide (red cartoon) that is recognized by the folded SWIB domain (surface representation) of MDM2 (PDB code: 1YCR) is a MoRF that attains a helical bound state conformation.

2015, Pallab Bhowmick, Mainak Guharoy, Peter Tompa, “Bioinformatics Approaches for Predicting Disordered Protein Motifs”, in Isabella C. Felli, Roberta Pierattelli, editors, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Studied by NMR Spectroscopy (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology; 870), Springer, →ISBN, page 294:

molecular recognition feature
molecular recognition feature#English

(biochemistry) Acronym of molecular recognition feature.


SLiM

short linear motif
short linear motif#English

(biochemistry) Acronym of short linear motif.


melusin

(biochemistry) A protein that binds to integrin within striated muscle


monotonin

(biochemistry) A lipocalin present in the salivary gland of the soft tick Argas monolakensis


mucinase

The enzyme elaborated by Clostridium perfringens, which we have designated mucinase, hydrolyzes synovial fluid mucin in two stages.

1940 January 28, William van B. Robertson, Marian W. Ropes, Walter Bauer, “Mucinase: a Bacterial Enzyme which Hydrolyzes Synovial Fluid Mucin and other Mucins”, in Journal of Biological Chemistry:

(biochemistry) A lyase that hydrolyses mucins


murinoglobulin

(biochemistry) A protease inhibitor present in murine blood


paranucleolus

(cytology) A small condensed mass of the inactivated X-chromosome usually located just inside the nuclear membrane of the interphase nucleus


prosomatostatin

(biochemistry) A statin that is associated with diabetes and coronary disease


pseudotransduction

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(genetics) The appearance of transduction in an experiment as a result of the use of impure viruses


radiosequencing

(genetics) sequencing with the aid of a radioactive tracer


thioglucopyranoside

(biochemistry) Any thioglycoside of a glucopyranose


DHPR

dihydropyridine receptor
dihydropyridine receptor#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of dihydropyridine receptor.


haremic

en-adj

haremic (comparative more haremic, superlative most haremic)

more haremic (comparative)
most haremic (superlative)

(zoology) Living in harems, with one male herding or controlling many females.


auracyanin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of copper-binding proteins present in the photosynthetic bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus


bryophilous

(mycology, of a fungus) Associated with a bryophyte


deepoxidase

deepoxidases (plural)
de-epoxidase (alternative)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a deepoxidation reaction


dethiolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a dethiolation reaction


enteropeptide

(biochemistry) Any peptide that is present in the intestines


eukaryocyte

(cytology) Any cell that has a true nucleus.


hymenoptaecin

(biochemistry) An antibacterial polypeptide present in bees


hypermodification

(biochemistry, of bases or nucleosides) modification at multiple positions


misexpressional

(genetics) Relating to the misexpression of a gene


mycolyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers mycolyl groups


nematogenesis

(zoology) The formation and development of a nematogen


neosynthesis

en-noun

neosynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural neosyntheses)

(biochemistry) Repeated biosynthesis of a substance that has been lost / metabolised


preprohypocretin

(biochemistry) A precursor of hypocretin.


scapinin

(biochemistry) A phosphatase that regulates actin


zoid

Variant form of zooid which took on a specialised botanical meaning. By surface analysis, zoo- + -id.

(botany) A reproductive cell that possesses one or more flagella, and is capable of independent movement.


toposite

(genetics) A cleavage site on a chromosome


underannotated

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viritope

(genetics) A section of DNA that corresponds with a gene


allospecies

(biology) Any of the species that make up a superspecies


alphoid

alphoid DNA

(genetics) Describing repetitive tandem sequences of DNA in the human centromere


bioresponse

(biology) A biological or biochemical response


cytogenotype

(genetics, cytology) A cellular genotype


hypantrum

(zoology) The point on the neural arch at the anterior ends of the vertebrae of various reptiles where it articulates with the hyposphene


immunoevasin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of immunoevasive proteins expressed by sum viruses


pterygo-

From Ancient Greek πτέρῠγος (ptérŭgos), genitive singular of πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “wing”).

pterygoblast, pterygobranchiate

(zootomy) Of or relating to the wing or fin.


maduropeptin

(biochemistry) A complex of a protein and a chromophore present in the actinobacterium Actinomadura madurae


minireplicon

In summary, the reverse-genetics system and minireplicon reporter assay described in this study should be of value in identifying viral determinants of cross-species transmission and pathogenicity of novel influenza D viruses.

2019, Yu J, Liu R, “Development and Characterization of a Reverse-Genetics System for Influenza D Virus”, in Journal of virology, volume 93, number 21, American Society for Microbiology, →DOI, →PMID:


neurohistological

(histology, neurology) Relating to neurohistology


oligocapture

(genetics) The capture of reasonably large DNA fragments for sequencing


phosphodehydrogenase

(biochemistry) Any dehydrogenase that acts on a phosphate (such as glucose-6-phosphate)


precociality

(biology) The condition of being precocial


prohepcidin

(biochemistry) A propeptide that is a precursor of hepcidin


pyrazinamidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that converts the prodrug pyrazinamide to the active form pyrazinoic acid


retrotransposase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition


septanucleotide

Further, the septanucleotides were not labeled by α-³²ᵖ-CTP while the unique 5' terminal oligonucleotide was not labeled by α-³²ᵖ-UTP.

1973, Sewell P. Champe, Phage, page 389:

(genetics) A codon containing seven nucleotides.


spheromastigote

(cytology) Any cell that contains a spherosome


aleurain

(biochemistry) A protease, found in barley, related to cathepsin


calsyntenin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cadherins that can bind calcium


cyanophycin

(biochemistry) A polypeptide used as a nitrogen-store by cyanobacteria


halfmoon

en:Half Moon (disambiguation)
en:halfmoon

It is only when these alternative foods are in short supply that the halfmoons may seriously damage the kelp, totally stripping plants of their blades.

1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 70:

(biology) Any of certain fish in the subfamily Scorpidinae, such as:

A species of sea chub, Medialuna californiensis, native to the Pacific coast of North America.


erythromyeloblastoid

(cytology) Relating to erythromyeloid blastoids


esculinase

(biochemistry) A glucosidase that hydrolyses esculin


galaxin

galaxin (countable and uncountable, plural galaxins)

(biochemistry) A protein present in the coral Galaxea fascicularis


glycerokinase

glycerokinases (plural)
glycerol kinase (alternative)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate from ATP to glycerol


glycoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of glycans and glycoconjugates


hemoxygenase

hemoxygenase (countable and uncountable, plural hemoxygenases)

hemoxygenases (plural)
heme oxygenase (alternative)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that degrades heme to produce biliverdin, ferrous iron, and carbon monoxide.


horcolin

(biochemistry) A lectin that binds mannose


isoallele

(genetics) Either of several near-identical alleles that can only be distinguished when in combination with another (typically mutant) allele


macrofixative

(biology) A high-molecular weight fixative (typically prepared from a dextran)


metabolotyping

(genetics) The assignment of metabolic types to genetic variants


microfixative

(biology) A low-molecular weight fixative


neuromessenger

(biochemistry) Any substance (such as nitric oxide) that transports neural signals


paraplast

(biology) A mixture of paraffin and a plastic resin that is used for tissue embedding


pentapeptidic

(biochemistry) Relating to, or composed of pentapeptides


phosphoepitope

(biochemistry) Any epitope that contains a phosphate group


phosphohexomutase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of hexose phosphates


sialosaccharide

(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide that contains sialic acid residues


tweenase

Seems to be connected with Tween, a brand name for polysorbates.

(biochemistry) Triacylglycerol lipase; a lipase that hydrolyses a triglyceride to form a 1,3-diglyceride.


adiponutrin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein similar to patatin


chromobox

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins associated with heterochromatin


cyanase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of cyanate to carbamate


desulfurylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of a sulfate group


eukaryovore

(biology) Any microorganism that ingests eukaryotic cells either as food or as a source of energy


exophagic

(biology, of insects) That feeds outdoors


falcilysin

Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum#Translingual

(biochemistry) A metalloprotease present in the protozoan malaria-causing parastie Plasmodium falciparum


hemicentin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of extracellular immunoglobins that are conserved across vertebrate species


heptosyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers heptose groups


isogenotypic

(genetics) Relating to, or based on the same genotype


leukolysin

(biochemistry) A metalloproteinase present in leukocytes


macrochromatin

(biology) A relatively large chromatin body


microendothelial

(cytology) Describing very small endothelial cells


octanoyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers octanoyl groups


postcytochrome

(biochemistry) Following the release of a cytochrome


catastrophin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins which cause destabilization in microtubules.


sialolectin

(biochemistry) A lectin that binds sialic acid


statherin

(biochemistry) A protein that prevents the precipitation of calcium phosphate in saliva, leaving it available for remineralisation of tooth enamel


synaptogyrin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of membrane proteins associated with presynaptic vesicles in neurons


acidoglycoprotein

acidoglycoprotein (countable and uncountable, plural acidoglycoproteins)

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein that has a free, terminal carboxylic acid group


aminotranspeptidase

(biochemistry) Any transpeptidase that catalyzes the transfer of an amino group


anastellin

(biochemistry) An angiostatic fibronectin


antirestriction

(biology) That counters prokaryotic restriction


centriolin

(biochemistry) A protein required by the centrosome for proper functioning


deflagellation

deflagellation (countable and uncountable, plural deflagellations)


eutheriancentric

(biology) Centred on the biology of eutherians


hornerin

(biochemistry) A protein present in the epidermis in response to a wound


intercomplementation

intercomplementation (countable and uncountable, plural intercomplementations)


lactocerebroside

(biochemistry) Any cerebroside in which the sugar component is lactose


myrmecochore

(botany) Any myrmecochorous plant or its seed / fruit.


photometabolic

(biochemistry) Relating to photometabolism


prepronociceptin

(biochemistry) A protein that is the precursor of nociceptin and nocistatin


pseudoenzyme

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(biochemistry) Any protein that has some biochemical function but is not a true enzyme


Wulst

(ornithology) An enlarged part of the avian brain that is involved in vision; the hyperpallium.


savannoid

(ecology) Any kind of plant that grows in a savanna.