subordo

There is no reason to deny a natural sequence or to split off genera only to have to attempt later to re-insert them into the whole by means of subordos and superfamilies.

1967, Zoologische Verhandelingen, page 32:

In contrast to Eutheria and Primates, structural and physiological similarity in fetal membrane development and placentation exists within the subordines Strepsirhini and Haplorhini.

The short diagnoses of the subordos, supercohors and cohors in the Oribatid system as here elaborated are as follows:[…]

1979, Annales Historico-naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, page 280:

From all these considerations, it follows that the larval criteria in the subordines Polyarthra and Oligoarthra should be revised.

1979, Cahiers de Biologie Marine, page 297:

A new systematics considers, obviously, also a rearrangement of the familiae that characterize the subordines.

He considered it very distinct and gave it equal status to the Papilionoideae, Mimosoideae, and Caesalpinioideae (which he termed subordos ‘Papilionaceae’, ‘Mimosae’ and ‘Caesalpineae’).

2000, Advances in Legume Systematics, part 9, →ISBN, page 218:

Cangir, C and D. Boyraz, 2001. Distribution of Thrace soils according to their subordos and evaluation of usage of the soil in different part of the region.

2005, Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, page 716, column 2:

Three ordos (Entisol, Mollisol, and Alfisol), three subordos (Orthent, Ustoll, and Ustalf), four big groups (Ustorthent, Haplustoll, Haplustalf, and Argiustoll), and three subgroups (Typicustorthent, Lithicustorthent, and Verticargiustoll) were determined using climatological and geological data [67].

2016, Ertuğrul Karaş, “Sustainable Land Use Planning Model in Rural Basins”, in Daniel Bucur, editor, River Basin Management, IntechOpen, →DOI, →ISBN, page 140:


trophospecies

(biology) A species that has a specific diet


apoglobin

(biochemistry) A form of a globin that lacks a heme unit


wild onion

Coordinate term: wild garlic

(botany) Any of a large number of noncultivated plants that smell similar to, or otherwise resemble, onions, especially in the genus Allium.


ecoregionalization

en-noun

ecoregionalization (countable and uncountable, plural ecoregionalizations)

(ecology) The formation of, or division into ecoregions


ecorehabilitation

(ecology) rehabilitation of an ecosystem, typically in order to save an important threatened species


ectobiotic

(biology, of a parasite or symbiont) living on the outside of the tissues of a host


exochromosomal

(genetics) That is not part of a chromosome


fragaceatoxin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of hemolytic proteins present in the sea anemone Actinia fragacea


gloeorhodopsin

(biochemistry) A form of rhodopsin present in Gloeobacter violaceus


glucodextranase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of glucosidic linkages of dextran


glucogalactomannan

(biochemistry) A derivative of galactomannan in which some of the galactose units are replaced by glucose


glycoisoform

(biochemistry) An isoform of a glycoprotein


heterooligonucleotide

heterooligonucleotides (plural)
hetero-oligonucleotide (alternative)

(biochemistry) An oligonucleotide composed f two or more different nucleotides


iridosome

(biology) A cytoplasmic organelle of iridophore cells


megatherm

(biology) A plant (or other organism) that needs a constant warm environment


mesoglycan

(biochemistry) A mucopolysaccharide complex used as a dietary supplement


pachyodont

The pachyodont arrangement is characteristic of the Chamidae, the jewel boxes.

(zoology) Having hinge teeth with large obscure tubercules with corresponding pits on the opposite valve.


pachyodont

(zoology) An organism with teeth of this kind.


microbotanical

From micro- + botanical or microbotany + -ical.

Coordinate term: macrobotanical

(botany) Microscopic and botanical (typically used of pollen grains and suchlike).


microfibrillin

(biochemistry) A very short form of fibrillin that serves as a scaffold for the deposition of elastin


pheromonostasis

(biology) The suppression of pheromone production and/or receptivity


phosphopeptidome

(biochemistry) A peptidome of phosphopeptides


polygenotype

(genetics) A genotype containing genetic material from two or more ancestors


monogenotype

(genetics) A genotype containing genetic material from a single parent


prosaptide

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein related to prosaposin


puroindoline

(biochemistry) Any of a small group of proteins, rich in tryptophan, found only in wheat


retroduplicate

en-verb

retroduplicate (third-person singular simple present retroduplicates, present participle retroduplicating, simple past and past participle retroduplicated)

retroduplicates (present singular third-person)
retroduplicating (participle present)
retroduplicated (participle past)
retroduplicated (past)

reverse transcription
reverse transcription

(genetics) To carry out a reverse transcription


ribohydrolase

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


sialoglycoproteome

(biochemistry) A glycoproteome of sialoglycoproteins


sialoglycoproteomics

(biochemistry) The study of sialoglycoproteomes


sialoglycoproteomic

(biochemistry) Relating to sialoglycoproteomics or to sialoglycoproteomes


sialoglycosylate

sialoglycosylate (third-person singular simple present sialoglycosylates, present participle sialoglycosylating, simple past and past participle sialoglycosylated)

sialoglycosylates (present singular third-person)
sialoglycosylating (participle present)
sialoglycosylated (participle past)
sialoglycosylated (past)

(biochemistry) To glycosylate so as to form a sialoglycoprotein


sialoglycosylation

(biochemistry) glycosylation so as to form a sialoglycoprotein


sialoproteome

(biochemistry) A proteome of sialoproteins


sialoproteomic

(biochemistry) Relating to sialoproteomes or to sialoproteomics


sialoproteomics

(biochemistry) The study of sialoproteomes


sifuvirtide

(biochemistry) A peptide that inhibits HIV fusion and replication


testican

(biochemistry) A multidomain proteoglycan that is expressed in the brain


despeciate

despeciate (third-person singular simple present despeciates, present participle despeciating, simple past and past participle despeciated)

despeciates (present singular third-person)
despeciating (participle present)
despeciated (participle past)
despeciated (past)

(biochemistry) To modify (a serum) so that it is no longer species-specific, to avoid triggering allergic reactions.


venceremin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides associated with heat shock


cyclopurine

(biochemistry) A DNA lesion that blocks an RNA polymerase


decomplementation

en-noun

decomplementation (usually uncountable, plural decomplementations)

(genetics) The act or the result of being decomplemented


fusaristatin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cyclic lipopeptides produced by fusaria


galaninergic

(biochemistry) Associated with, or activated by galanin


geobiochemistry

(biochemistry) That part of biochemistry influenced by geobiology


vacuoloid

(biology) A vesicle in cytoplasm that, unlike a true vacuole, is not bounded by a membrane.


leukointegrin

(biochemistry) An integrin associated with leukocytes


maltopentose

(biochemistry) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of five glucose units


mesomammal

(biology) Any medium-sized mammal (roughly larger than a rodent and smaller than a bear)


microphagy

(biology) The condition of being microphagous


mitoxosome

(cytology) A mitochondrial organelle associated with oxidative metabolism


multiadhesive

(biochemistry) That adheres to multiple proteins


oligomannan

oligomannan (countable and uncountable, plural oligomannans)

(biochemistry) An oligomeric form of mannan


circumin

circumin (countable and uncountable, plural circumins)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A curcumin.


prefixative

(biology, cytology) A fixative used in prefixation


quasipalindrome

(biochemistry, genetics) A quasipalindromic DNA sequence


bridgeline

bridgelines (plural)
bridge line (alternative)

(zoology) A tough strand forming the basis of certain spiders' webs.


receptorome

(biochemistry) That part of a genome concerning genes that give rise to receptors


repeatlessness

(genetics) The condition of being repeatless


ribonucleoproteome

(genetics) A proteome of ribonucleoproteins


cytocyst

He describes the parasite as occurring in the polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and as consisting of a very characteristic oblong, nucleated, unpigmented body contained in a definite capsule or cytocyst, formed from the body substance of the leucocyte in which the parasite is situated.

1906, Scientific Memoirs by Officers of the Medical and Sanitary Departments of the Government of India, number 26:

(biology) A hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite.


sulfoconjugate

(biochemistry) A conjugate linked via sulfate groups


tychoparthenogenesis

(biology) parthenogenesis in a species that normally reproduces normally (typically a weevil)


tychoparthenogenetic

(biology) Relating to, or by means of tychoparthenogenesis


amplection

amplections (plural)
amplexion (alternative)

From Latin amplect- (perfect active participial stem of amplector "surround; embrace") + -ion.

The mating amplexion in this species is axillary, as described for other species of the Bufonidae.

1927, Tracy Storer, A Synopsis of the Amphibia of California, University Of California Press, page 177:

The first two pairs of legs are chelate or sub- chelate, better developed in males and useful for prehension primarily in copulatory amplexion.

1961, J Laurens Barnard, “Amphipoda”, in edited by Peter Gray, The Encyclopedia of the Biological Sciences, Reinhold Pub. Corp, page 28:

The most commonly observed amplection in the laboratory is one in which the left second gnathopod is reversed and hooked under the posterior portion of the fifth peraeon segment of the female.

1988, C. Lavett Smith, editor, Fisheries Research in the Hudson River, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 262:

(biology, dated, uncommon) A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs; amplexus.


agroexpress

en-verb

agroexpress (third-person singular simple present agroexpresses, present participle agroexpressing, simple past and past participle agroexpressed)

agroexpresses (present singular third-person)
agroexpressing (participle present)
agroexpressed (participle past)
agroexpressed (past)

(genetics) To express a gene by means of agroinfiltration


agroexpression

(genetics) expression of a gene by means of agroinfiltration


antimetalloproteinase

(biochemistry) That counters the action of a metalloproteinase


antiurease

(biochemistry) That counters the action of urease


calyptope

(biology) The planktonic larval stage of a euphausiid crustacean


campylophage

(microbiology, virology) A virus that is parasitic on bacteria of the genus Campylobacter.


hand-footed

(zoology) Having feet that resemble hands.


cybertaxonomic

(computing, taxonomy) Relating to cybertaxonomy


dipterose

(biochemistry) An acidic polysaccharide present in some flies of the order Diptera


ectendomycorrhiza

en-noun

ectendomycorrhiza (plural ectendomycorrhizas or ectendomycorrhizae)

ectendomycorrhizas (plural)
ectendomycorrhizae (plural)

(biology) A form of ectomycorrhiza in which hyphae may also penetrate the plant cells


glycomodule

(biology) A complex of glycoproteins, in a plant cell wall, associated with cellular adhesion


hemiptericin

(biochemistry) An antibacterial peptide present in some hemipteran insects


isomaltoside

(biochemistry) A glycoside of isomaltose


leucrose

(biochemistry) The disaccharide 5-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-D-fructose that is isomeric with sucrose


metalloregulation

(biochemistry) The regulation of the interaction of proteins with metals


petroicid

(ornithology) Of or relating to the passerine family Petroicidae.


petroicid

(ornithology) Any bird in the family Petroicidae; an Australasian robin.


neokestose

(biochemistry) A trisaccharide present in cereals


nucleomodulin

(biochemistry) Any of a particular class of bacterial modulin


octasaccharidic

(biochemistry) Relating to an octasaccharide


photobiochemical

(biochemistry) Relating to photobiochemistry


photobiochemistry

(biochemistry) biochemistry mediated by light


photomotile

(biology) motile in the presence of light


retron

Coined in 1985 by Elias James Corey from retro-synthon (Elias James Corey, Alan K. Long, Stewart D. Rubenstein, “Computer-assisted analysis in organic synthesis”, Science, 1985, 228(4698), p. 408-418 doi 10.1126/science.3838594).

(biochemistry) A sequence of DNA associated with reverse transcription


saprobiotic

(biology) Relating to saprobes, or to saprobiosis


saprobiosis

(biology) Obtaining energy from dead or decaying material


sporecoat

sporecoats (plural)
spore coat (alternative)

(biology) A group of protein layers beneath the perispore of some spores


telopode

(cytology) The long, thin extension of a telocyte


tungstopterin

tungstopterin (countable and uncountable, plural tungstopterins)

(biochemistry) A thermophylic metalloenzyme, aldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase, containing tungsten,


archaellin

(biochemistry) An acetylated tetrasaccharide present in some archaea


archaellated

(biochemistry) Modified by archaellation


archaellation

(biochemistry) Reaction with an archaellin


autocleave

en-verb

autocleave (third-person singular simple present autocleaves, present participle autocleaving, simple past and past participle autocleaved)

autocleaves (present singular third-person)
autocleaving (participle present)
autocleaved (participle past)
autocleaved (past)

(biochemistry) To cleave without the use of enzymes


subcostally

(entomology) In the area of the subcosta and/or the area of the wing next to it.


brachysclereid

(botany) A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants


chronogenesis

en-noun

chronogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural chronogeneses)

(biology) The development of a group of organisms over time


chronogenetic

(biology) Relating to chronogenesis (or to chronological age)


free cell formation

(biology, archaic) The formation of several cells from and in the protoplasm of the mother cell.


compensasome

(biochemistry, genetics) A complex of protein and RNA that mediates dosage compensation in Drosophila


dosage compensation

(biochemistry, genetics) The process by which organisms equalize the expression of genes between members of different biological sexes


cysteineless

(biochemistry) That lacks cysteine amino-acids


flagellotropic

(biology) That move by means of flagella


DOPA

(biochemistry) Alternative letter-case form of dopa


galactofucan

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


geranylgeranylase

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


albocerulean

(entomology) A small lycaenid butterfly, Udara albocaerulea, of Asia.


satyrine

(entomology) Any butterfly of the subfamily Satyrinae


three-ring

(entomology) Any of various satyrine butterflies of the genus Ypthima, having circular markings on the wings.


metabarcode

(genetics) A piece of DNA identified by means of metabarcoding


PETase

From PET (“polyethylene terephthalate”) + -ase.

suffix

Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis

Coordinate term: MHETase

polyethylene terephthalate
polyethylene terephthalate#English

mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate

(biochemistry) Any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.


nonadecasaccharide

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide that has nineteen monosaccharide units


omnicarnivore

(biology) An animal that eats many types of other animal


omniherbivore

(biology) An animal that eats many types of plant


oversuppression

(biochemistry) Excessive suppression (of a gene, hormone etc.)


ovinized

(genetics) Modified by the addition of ovine genes


mouthbreeder

The parents of certain African and Asian fishes show a sacrificial devotion to their young that must surely surpass the devotion of any other members of the animal kingdom. The mother or father mouthbreeder carries the eggs and babies around in his or her mouth.

1968, Alan Mark Fletcher, “The Mouthbreeder”, in Unusual Aquarium Fishes, Philadelphia, Pa., New York, N.Y.: J. B. Lippincott Company, →OCLC, page 83:


selenoperoxidase

(biochemistry) Any peroxidase that contains a selenium atom


selenosome

(biochemistry) A proteasome that contains a selenium atom


structome

(cytology) All the structural elements of a cell


round-mouthed

(zoology) Having a mouth without any lower jaw.


paranucleate

(cytology) Near and outside of the nucleus.


tetraclone

(biology) A four-rayed spicule in the skeleton of some sponges


tuberosphere

(botany) The area of soil surrounding, and influenced by, a plant tuber


willardiine

(biochemistry) The amino acid 3-(uracil-1-yl)-L-alanine


FIP

feline infectious peritonitis
feline infectious peritonitis#English

(uncountable, veterinary medicine) Acronym of feline infectious peritonitis.


allobarrier

(biochemistry, genetics) A biochemical barrier to allografting


apalbumin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein present in honey and in royal jelly


archegoniophore

(botany) The stalk of a prothallium that carries the archegonia


basiphilous

(botany, of a plant) That thrives in basic (alkaline) soil


cladification

en-noun

cladification (countable and uncountable, plural cladifications)


metastatin

metastatin (countable and uncountable, plural metastatins)

(biochemistry) An alternate name for Lethal giant larvae protein.


deglutathionylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a deglutathionylation reaction


halorespiration

(biochemistry) anerobic respiration by means of organohalogen compounds


dehalorespiration

(biochemistry) halorespiration (in which energy is obtained by removal of the halogen atom)


deoxytriribonucleoside

(biochemistry) Any nucleoside containing a trideoxyribose


trideoxyribose

(biochemistry) A trideoxynucleotide derived from deoxyribose


eclector

(ecology) Any of various devices used to collect samples of insects resident in a particular location


photoeclector

(ecology) An eclector fitted with a light that is used to attract insects


asperulous

(botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.


geobiont

(biology) Any organism that lives in the soil


heterofucan

(biochemistry) A heteropolysaccharide form of a fucan


homofucan

(biochemistry) A homopolysaccharide form of a fucan


hyalosome

(cytology) A glassy intranuclear structure that resembles a nucleolus


lamoxirene

(biochemistry) A chemical used as a pheromone to release sperm by kelp; cis-2-cyclohepta-2',5'-dienyl-3-vinyloxirane.


megaread

(genetics) A million reads (the identification of a million bases in a genome)


metrocyte

(obsolete, biology) A cell that undergoes mitosis to produce daughter cells


neurosecretome

(biochemistry) That part of a proteome consisting of neuroproteins secreted from a cell


phenogenetics

(genetics) The branch of genetics that deals with phenotypes


mercurialine

Mercurialis perennis
Mercurialis perennis#Translingual

(botany) A volatile oil found in Mercurialis perennis (dog's mercury), consisting mostly of methylamine.


seedfall

seedfall (countable and uncountable, plural seedfalls)

(botany) The dispersal of seeds from a tree


silicicolous

(biology) That lives in a siliceous environment


swivelase

(biochemistry) Synonym of DNA topoisomerase


undertranslated

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

(especially genetics) Less than normally translated.


xylofucoglycuronan

(biochemistry) An ascophyllan glycuronan that contains xylose and fucose moieties.


allohexaploidization

(biology) The replication of the genome of an organism to form an allohexaploid


angulin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of tight junction proteins associated with the blood-brain barrier


autobiochemistry

(biochemistry) The application of automation in biochemistry


isotoxin

(zoology) A toxin from an animal that is toxic to others of the same species.


chaetoblast

(biology) The most basal cell of the chaetal follicle


cytometaplasia

(biology) A change in the form or function of a cell


cytorrhysis

From cyto- + Ancient Greek ῥύσις (rhúsis, “flow”).

af

(biology) The breakdown of a plant's cell wall due to loss of water


verticel

(botany) A circle of flowers around a node on a stem.


ferroactivator

(biochemistry) An enzyme activator that is active only in the presence of iron ions


fluorocode

(biochemistry) DNA sequence code visualised by means of fluorescent probes


hexahelical

(biochemistry, of a protein) Having six separate helical sections


mycohost

(biology) The fungal host of a mycoparasite


neuromacin

(biochemistry) A macin associated with neurons


pantropism

(biology) The condition of being pantropic


profibroblast

(biology) A structure that develops into a fibroblast


aggrecanolysis

(biochemistry) The lysis of aggrecans, typically by means of an aggrecanase


skiffer

It presents the obverve aspect, and this is well marked and characteristic. Range. D. gibberulus is a common species in the Upper Phyllograptus-skiffer of Scania, and in the Middle Arenig beds of Britain, underlying the zone of D. bifidus.

1905, Norges geologiske undersøkelse, NGU:

... and the Cyrtograptus - Skiffer of Scania. The Rastrites - Skiffer have been divided by Prof. Törnquist into six zones; and the assemblage of species of each of these agrees closely with that of the five zones of our Llandovery Series, and with ...

1906, The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Geological Society of London, page 696:

Moberg reports finding in the Dictyonema shales the trilobites, Ceratopyge forficula and Shumardia pusilla which have also been found in the Ceratopyge skiffer of Norway, […] the only species of trilobite as yet found in the Dictyonema skiffer of Sweden proper;

1914, Vickers Oberholtzer, The Rocks of Oland, Geologically Considered, page 9:

The occurrence of this common Utica slate species so far north is interesting, and, taken with its appearance in the Trinuclid Skiffer of Sweden (Linnarsson, loc. cit, p. 70, fig. 27), where it is also of the same small size as here, gives it a wide […]

2014, Charles Francis Hall, Narrative of the Second Arctic Expedition Made by Charles F. Hall, Cambridge University Press, page 582

(geology, paleontology, possibly obsolete) Slate.


bactofection

(genetics) gene therapy using bacteria as delivery vector


basecaller

basecallers (plural)
base caller (alternative)

(genetics) A device (or software) used in basecalling


biandry

Probably borrowed from German Biandrie or French biandrie. Equivalent to bi- + -andry.

(zoology) The state of having two male partners.


fan-nerved

(entomology) Having a fan-like arrangement of the nervures or veins of the wings.


cladodromous

(botany, of a leaf) Having a single, central vein from which secondary veins radiate on each side


pachypod

In size and form of the bones this metapodium suggests comparison with the pachypod mammals, and most conspicuously, by the presence of five digits, with the elephant, in which the metapodial bones are equally large.

1871, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, volume 8, page 313:

(zoology, sometimes attributive) Any of a group of animals with thick feet.


icosapeptide

(biochemistry) Any oligopeptide that has twenty amino acid units


pinocyte

(cytology) A cell that exhibits pinocytosis


pseudopeptidase

(biochemistry) Synonym of pseudoprotease


read count

read counts (plural)
readcount (alternative)

(genetics) A count of the sequence of bases read in a genomic analysis


retinophilin

(biochemistry) A phosphoprotein in the photoreceptors of fruit flies


rhamnomannan

(biochemistry) A mannan derived from rhamnose


adipostat

(biochemistry) A supposed mechanism of adipostasis in which signals from adipose tissue regulate appetite


amphisin

en-noun

amphisin (countable and uncountable, plural amphisins)

(biochemistry) A cyclic lipoundecapeptide present in some strains of Pseudomonas


ballochory

(botany) A form of seed dispersal in which the seed is forcefully ejected by explosive dehiscence of the fruit


chorein

(biochemistry) A protein associated with acanthocytosis and chorea


dentome

(genetics) That part of a genome / transcriptome concerned with the teeth of an organism


drebrin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of cytoplasmic proteins associated with actin


dysregulator

(biochemistry) Anything that leads to dysregulation


endoglycosylase

(biochemistry) A glycosylase that does not remove terminal glycosyl groupe


pachydactylous

en-adj

pachydactylous (comparative more pachydactylous, superlative most pachydactylous)

more pachydactylous (comparative)
most pachydactylous (superlative)


fallaxin

(biochemistry) An antibacterial peptide isolated from Leptodactylus fallax


ferritoid

(biochemistry) A nuclear transport protein for ferritin in corneal epithelial cells


transport protein

en-noun

transport protein (plural transport proteins)

transmembrane protein
transmembrane protein

(biochemistry) A transmembrane protein that assists in the movement of substances across a membrane


gasterocarp

(mycology) A type of fungal fruiting body in gasteromycetes


glucoconjugation

glucoconjugation (usually uncountable, plural glucoconjugations)

(biochemistry) Reaction with, or formation of a glucoconjugate


glycopeptidic

(biochemistry) Relating to, or composed of glycopeptides


halobiotic

(ecology) That lives in the sea or salt water.


hyporegulate

en-verb

hyporegulate (third-person singular simple present hyporegulates, present participle hyporegulating, simple past and past participle hyporegulated)

hyporegulates (present singular third-person)
hyporegulating (participle present)
hyporegulated (participle past)
hyporegulated (past)


rhlA

Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa#Translingual

(biochemistry) A gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing a protein RhlA that produces a rhamnolipid A.


myorod

(biochemistry) A protein in the smooth muscle of some mollusc; a filament containing this protein (together with myosin)


myotonin

/ˌmaɪəˈtəʊnɪn/

(biochemistry) A kinase associated with myotonia


myristome

(biochemistry) All the sites of myristoylation of an organism


paleotetraploid

(genetics) That became tetraploid in the distant past


rhamnogalactan

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide composed of rhamnose and galactose uits


vanin

(biochemistry) Any of a particular group of proteins similar to biotinidase


arthropodivore

(biology) Any animal that eats arthropods


arthropodivory

(biology) The condition of being arthropodivorous


calaxin

(biochemistry) A particular calcium-sensor protein that has a function in sperm motility


copronecrophagous

(biology) Both coprophagous and necrophagous, especially applied to certain beetles.


corticocyte

(cytology) A cortical cell (of the brain)


reinvader

reinvaders (plural)
re-invader (alternative)


ecoprovince

(ecology) A subdivision of an ecozone that is larger than an ecoregion


genotropism

(genetics) The reciprocal attraction between carriers of the same or related latent recessive genes


halotropism

(biology) Movement (of a plant) towards or (more often) away from a saline environment


hydantoinase

(biochemistry) Any dihydropyrimidinase that hydrolyses hydantoin


iconotype

(taxonomy) An illustration of a biological specimen that serves as a holotype or lectotype (type specimen and it becomes the type illustration). It is not an illustration of a holotype or lectotype. In the 18th and early 19th century, iconotypes were designated as type specimens when preserved specimens were not available. In the 21st century, iconotypes are being used where a live animal is recorded and then released.


type specimen

(taxonomy) A specimen whose characteristics are used to describe and name a species


lithophilous

(biology) That lives in stony or rocky environments


meganucleotide

(biochemistry) A sequence of a million nucleotides in a nucleic acid


kilonucleotide

(biochemistry) A sequence of a thousand nucleotides in a nucleic acid


phytosaponin

(biochemistry) A saponin obtained from a plant


pleiomerous

(botany, of a flower) having a greater than normal number of parts


ropporin

(biochemistry) A rhophilin in the flagella of sperm


supertramp

In all aspects of its distribution, ecology and reproduction, the pearly-eye is a classic example of an avian "supertramp." It is a highly vagile species and a good disperser, with a propensity to fill vacant or under-exploited niches.

2006, Wayne J. Arendt, “Adaptation of an avian supertramp: Distribution, ecology and life-history strategy of the pearly-eyed thrasher (Margarops fuscatus)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), USDA, Forest Service:

(ecology) A species of organism that disperses widely and is not adapted to any specific environment.


tricotyledon

From tri- (“three”) + cotyledon (“embryonic leaf”).

prefix

(botany) A plant whose seedling has three cotyledons


xylofucogalactan

(biochemistry, rare) A polysaccharide composed of xylose, fucose and galactose residues.


xylofucomannan

(biochemistry) A mannan derived from xylose and fucose.


zoophytophagous

(biology) Principally phytophagous but zoophagous if needs be


bioamperometry

(biochemistry) amperometry using a biochemical reagent


fittonia

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


nifH

(biochemistry) A gene that codes for the dinitrogenase reductase iron containing protein (NifH) which forms part of molybdenum nitrogenases that fix nitrogen.


gastraeum

(zoology) The whole undersurface of an animal.


gerardia

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


GnRH

en-noun

GnRH (countable and uncountable, plural GnRHs)

gonadotropin-releasing hormone
gonadotropin-releasing hormone#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of gonadotropin-releasing hormone.


berestology

/ˌbɛɹəsˈtɒləd͡ʒi/

/ˌbɛɹəsˈtɑləd͡ʒi/

Borrowed from Russian берестоло́гия (berestológija) from береста́ (berestá, “birchbark”) + -ло́гия (-lógija, suffix indicating the study of a particular subject).

bor

берестоло́гия

affix

Using certain inscriptions found in the area, the documents pertaining to the affairs of one of the hereditary ruling dynasties of Novgorod, he constructed an entire detective story, entertaining the reader and acquainting him with many questions of the new science of berestology.

1966, The Current Digest of the Soviet Press, volume XVIII, number 19, Columbus, Oh.: American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 23:

A relatively new field of research in Old Russian linguistics is berestology, the study of the numerous birchbark documents from Novgorod and other medieval Russian towns. In the Netherlands, two scholars have recently published articles on berestology and related issues: [...]

1996 March, Jos Schaeken, “The Present State of Russian Studies in the Netherlands”, in R[oger] Comtet, A. G. F. van Holk, W[erner] Lehfeldt, editors, Russian Linguistics: International Journal for the Study of Russian and Other Slavic Languages, volume 20, number 1, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, →DOI, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, section 3.2 (Old Russian), page 135:

This is an unusual book in several aspects. Firstly, it presents a synthesis of current knowledge about the written heritage of early Rus in many fields, palaeography (in its restricted meaning, concentrating on what the author calls "parchment literacy", p. 22), berestology (I may be forgiven for coining this term to designate the study of birch-bark documents), diplomatics, numismatics, and sphragistics, not to forget occasional forays into the history of art and archeology proper.

2004 October, Roland Marti, “Franklin, S[imon]: Writing, Society and Culture in Early Rus, c. 950–1300, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2002, XVI + 325 pp., 14 pl. [book review]”, in R[oger] Comtet, W[erner] Lehfeldt, Jos Schaeken, editors, Russian Linguistics: International Journal for the Study of Russian and Other Slavic Languages, volume 28, number 3, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, →DOI, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 433:

A telling example of the fruitful interaction between berestology and epigraphy is N1000, which was already cited at the beginning of this paper. The name of one of the senders of the letter, Kyas, appears to be of Turkic rather than Slavic origin [...].

2017 August, Jos Schaeken, “Comments on Birchbark Documents Found in the Twenty-first Century”, in Russian Linguistics: International Journal for the Study of Russian and Other Slavic Languages, volume 41, Dordrecht: Springer, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-07-30, section 2.4 (Berestology Meets Epigraphy), page 132:

The abovementioned research marks the start of a new research area in berestology. The most tangible result is that more accurate interpretations of individual texts have been given, thanks to the discovery of (hidden) communicative heterogeneity.

2018, Simeon Dekker, “The Background: Communicatively Heterogeneous Letters”, in Old Russian Birchbark Letters: A Pragmatic Approach (Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics; 42), Leiden, Boston, Mass.: Brill Rodopi, →ISBN, →ISSN, section 2.7 (Discussion), page 27:

In Russia, the study of birchbark letters is sometimes known informally as berestologija (‘berestology’), derived from the word beresta ‘birchbark’. For many years, ‘berestology’ has been an interdisciplinary research venture that engages archaeologists, philologists, linguists, and historians.

2018, Jos Schaeken, “Preface”, in Voices on Birchbark: Everyday Communication in Medieval Russia (Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics; 43), Leiden, Boston, Mass.: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page XII:

(palaeography) The scientific study of birchbark manuscripts.


through-gut

The emergence of new, more efficient means of predation and foraging - 'terrors with teeth' with a through-gut (an early, small version of the 'tube' which Steve Jones reminds us we all are) connected to the anus, which could process what they ate with more efficiency than any previous animal.

2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 84:

(biology, medicine) Alimentary canal, digestive tract.


orphon

(genetics) A gene located outside the main chromosomal locus.


supraperipheral

2015 April 29, Lysiloma, “Zonation Within the solidus Subspecies”, in The Liguus Discussion Board:

(zoology) In a gastropod shell the region just above the maximum width of the whorl.


subperipheral

(zoology) In a gastropod shell the region just below the maximum width of the whorl.


subchanneled

(radio, electronics, zoology) Divided into subchannels.


falcoid

Falcoid: The ribs form a clear wave with no or a weak wave through

2016, Sreepat Jain, Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology: Macrofossils, pages 66–67:

(malacology) In reference to ribs on shells, in the shape of a wave but initially straight, spoon shaped.


proconcave

(malacology) In reference to ribs on shells, with the shape of a concave bend towards the aperture, but initially straight.


trifine

(entomology) Of insect wings: three-veined.


decaose

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide that has ten sugar groups


demicytoplast

(biology) A halved cytoplast (typically of an oocyte)


fetotomy

en-noun

fetotomy (countable and uncountable, plural fetotomies)

(veterinary medicine) The dissection of a dead unborn calf as an alternative to Caesarean section.


galactohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any glycohydrolase that hydrolyses a galactoside


galactosugar

(biochemistry) Any sugar that has at least one galactose moiety


gapmer

(biochemistry) A chimeric, antisense oligonucleotide that contains a central block of deoxynucleotide monomers sufficiently long to induce ribonuclease cleavage


hypernegative

(biochemistry, of nucleic acid) Exhibiting negative superhelicity


hypotype

(taxonomy) A specimen, whose details have been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species.


interferome

(biochemistry) All the interferon-stimulated genes of an organism


interferomics

(biochemistry) The study of interferomes


megadomain

(genetics) A large domain on certain chromosomes


metalloform

(biochemistry) The form of an enzyme that contains a (usually divalent) metal ion


photosomnolence

(biology) somnolence (induction of sleep) in a nocturnal animal caused by exposure to light


proteoid

(botany, of a root) Having a cluster of closely spaced short lateral rootlets


ricinosome

programmed cell death
programmed cell death

(biology) A plant organelle associated with programmed cell death


thermoconformity

(biology) The adoption of the surrounding temperature.


gravel nest

(zoology, ichthyology) A shallow depression made in the gravel bed of a water body in which fish lay eggs.


allocrite

(biochemistry) Any of various solutes that are transported across lipid bilayers by membrane proteins


anabolitic

(biochemistry) Relating to anabolism or to anabolites


basibiont

(biology) An organism that is host to an epibiont


caligiform

(biology) Having the form of a sea louse (of the family Caligidae)


catabolysis

(biochemistry) The metabolism of stored fat when no other fat or carbohydrate is available.


cyanosponge

(biology) A symbiont of a cyanobacterium and a sponge


cytometrist

(biology) A biologist whose speciality is cytometry


deimmortalization

(biology) The process, or the result, of deimmortalizing


deoxytalose

(biochemistry) The deoxysugar (2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexanal derived from talose


epiplastid

(biology) Describing the outermost membrane of a plastid


lipokeratinocyte

(cytology) A keratinocyte that also contains a lipid organelle


mechanoreciprocity

(biology) The mutual relationship between cells and tissue


merolimnic

(biology) Partially aquatic (typically during part of a life-cycle)


oligomannuronate

(biochemistry) An oligomer composed of mannuronate monomers


pheophytinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that degrades chlorophyll to form pheophytin


phosphosensitive

en-adj

phosphosensitive (comparative more phosphosensitive, superlative most phosphosensitive)

more phosphosensitive (comparative)
most phosphosensitive (superlative)

(biochemistry) sensitive to phosphate concentration


phosphosensitivity

(biochemistry) sensitivity to phosphate concentration


phylostratigraphy

(genetics) The stratigraphy of species and their genetic evolution


preflexion

(zoology) Before the flexion stage of larval development


rheobiont

(biology) Any organism that lives in fast-flowing water


spanin

(biochemistry) Any of a particular class of cytoplasmic lysis proteins


eDNA

environmental DNA
environmental DNA#English

(ecology) Initialism of environmental DNA.


aldohexopyranose

(biochemistry) The pyranose form of an aldohexose


cyanohemoglobin

(biochemistry) A form of hemoglobin bound with a cyanide ion that can no longer bind with oxygen


divergon

(genetics) A pair of divergently-transcribed operons that work together in the same biological system


eigensample

The expression level of every gene in an eigensample is given in matrix U, and the expression level of every eigengene in each sample is given in matrix Vᵀ.

2007, Marketa Zvelebil, Jeremy Baum, Understanding Bioinformatics, page 633:

To obtain the eigensamples which contain the characteristic structure of the gene expression data, matrix X is decomposed into W (the product of U and D) and VT by using SVD, where W is the collection of all the eigensamples [8, 15]

2015, Jian Liu et al., A P-Norm Robust Feature Extraction Method for Identifying Differentially Expressed Genes:

(genetics) A set of samples with similar activity for an eigengene.


embryokine

(biochemistry) Any of various compounds that modulate embryonic development


functionome

(biochemistry) All the functions of the proteins encoded by a particular genome


scorpion grass

en-noun

scorpion grass (countable and uncountable, plural scorpion grasses)

(botany) A forget-me-not or mouse-ear flower (genus Myosotis).


herbivoral

(biology) Relating to herbivores or to herbivory


holoploid

(genetics) Relating to the entire DNA complement of the chromosome of an organism or population


nobilization

(genetics) A form of crossbreeding, involving numerous backcrossings, that produces a particular desired trait


nucleocytoplasm

nucleocytoplasm (usually uncountable, plural nucleocytoplasms)

(cytology) The nucleus and cytoplasm of a cell considered as a whole


sectoroid

(botany, of a seed) Having the shape of a sector (e.g. of an orange)


subprolate

(botany, of a pollen grain) Slightly prolate (but approximately spherical)


thermophilize

en-verb

thermophilize (third-person singular simple present thermophilizes, present participle thermophilizing, simple past and past participle thermophilized)

thermophilizes (present singular third-person)
thermophilizing (participle present)
thermophilized (participle past)
thermophilized (past)


thermophilization

(biology) adaptation to a warmer climate


tricolporate

(botany, of a pollen grain) Having three colpi and pores.


triploidize

triploidize (third-person singular simple present triploidizes, present participle triploidizing, simple past and past participle triploidized)

triploidizes (present singular third-person)
triploidizing (participle present)
triploidized (participle past)
triploidized (past)


cistromic

(genetics) Relating to a cistrome or to cistromics


count circle

(birdwatching) A designated radius in which bird populations are measured as part of a census.


mycosamine

(biochemistry) The aminosugar 3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-D-mannose


nucleophagy

(biology) A form of autophagy in which parts, or all of the cell nucleus is removed.


phallosome

(entomology) A tube of chitin that houses the penis of some insects


syntopy

(biology) A form of sympatry involving unrelated species


host species

(ornithology) A species utilised by a brood parasite to raise young.


brood-parasitic

(ornithology) Practicing brood parasitism.


brood parasitism

Coordinate term: kleptoparasitism

(biology, particularly ornithology) The practice of some species of animal (the parasites) of relying on another species (the host species) to rear the parasites' young, as practised by certain birds (for example, most species of cuckoo), insects (for example, cuckoo bumblebees) and some other animals.

broedparasitisme

parasitical reliance on host for rearing one's young


affitin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of synthetic proteins that bind antigens


blendzyme

en-noun

blendzyme (countable and uncountable, plural blendzymes)

(biochemistry) A blend of collagenase isoforms


chemosystematic

(biochemistry) Relating to chemosystematics


flagellichorous

(botany) whose seeds are spread via flagella


orientation cage

orientation cage (plural orientation cages)

migratory restlessness
migratory restlessness

(ornithology) A cage in which a bird experiencing migratory restlessness is kept in order to observe the direction of its migratory impulse.


migratory restlessness

(ornithology, zoology) Anxious behaviour in migratory animals, especially in birds, experienced at the beginning of the normal migration period; zugunruhe.


multivalenced

en-adj

multivalenced (comparative more multivalenced, superlative most multivalenced)

more multivalenced (comparative)
most multivalenced (superlative)

The multivalenced case studies I present afford an opportunity to distinguish and define different kinds of gender-critical and gender-sensitive practices in science.

2009, Sarah S. Richardson, Gendering the genome: sex chromosomes in twentieth century genetics:

With the elucidation of the mysteries of Oenothera, and as the mutation theory came under increasing attack, some proponents of a multivalenced view of mutation found it increasingly difficult to speak clearly about mutations on several different levels without seeming fuzzy-headed latecomers to seemingly discarded de Vriesian views.

2015, Luis A. Campos, Radium and the Secret of Life, →ISBN, page 231:

(genetics) Having three or more homologous chromosomes during meiosis


macrodetritivore

(biology) Any relatively large detritivore


nulliplex

(genetics, of a polyploid) homozygously recessive (lacking the dominant allele) at a particular locus


phyllogen

(botany) A protein inducer of leaf-like floral organs.


peptidoglycolipid

(biochemistry) A complex of peptide and glycolipid


peristeric

(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds in an inactive position near an active site


schizocoely

(biology) The formation of a coelom from embryonic tissue


subwoody

(botany) Not completely woody (but neither properly herbaceous)


allosyndesis

(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual


anomocytic

(cytology) Having anomalous (irregularly shaped) cells


pupillate

From pupil + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

(zoology) Having a central spot of another color, like the pupil of the human eye.


phosphorylytic

In principal there are two metabolic routes for the degradation of transitory starch: an amylolytic and a phosphorylytic pathway.

1997, Christine Foyer, A Molecular Approach To Primary Metabolism In Higher Plants, →ISBN:

There seems to be no general way, as yet, by which one can predict whether a reaction will proceed by a phosphorylytic or a pyrophosphorylytic split.

2012, Modern Methods of Plant Analysis, →ISBN:

Of particular significance to our discussion has been the recent discovery of the phosphorylytic cleavage of the nucleotide phosphodiesters of RNA.

2013, F. M. Burnet, W. M. Stanley, General Virology: Biochemical, Biological, and Biophysical Properties, →ISBN:

(biochemistry) Relating to phosphorylysis.


autofragmentation

(biology) fragmentation with no physical external cause


autoresistance

en-noun

autoresistance (countable and uncountable, plural autoresistances)

(biology) resistance to a poison produced by the body itself (typically, one used as a defence)


brominase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a bromination reaction


dedikaryotization

(biology) The conversion of a dikaryon into a pair of homokaryons


deglutamylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a deglutamylation


windshield phenomenon

(automotive, entomology, colloquial) The anecdotal observed decrease in the number of insects splattering across windshields during road trips across the years.


genodeme

(ecology) A population of genetically identical organisms


glutamylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a glutamylation


homoadenine

(genetics) A homopyrimidine pairing in which the base is adenine


lactate dehydrogenase

(biochemistry) A dehydrogenase that converts lactate into pyruvate.


precore

(genetics) The part of a viral gene that is not necessary for replication


resveratroloside

(biochemistry) A glycoside of resveratrol


ultraconservation

(genetics) Extreme conservation (of genes)


zymolectin

(biochemistry) A lectin present in yeast.


zonobiome

(ecology) The group of biomes constituting a particular ecozone.


plerotic

(biology, of an oospore) that occupies the entire oogonium


clanistics

(genetics) The genetic study of the evolution of related organisms


ectozoochorous

(biology) Relating to dispersal of seeds via the skin or fur of animals


levanobiose

(biochemistry) A disaccharide fructofuranosyl-(2→6)-O-β-D-fructose


levanotriose

(biochemistry) The trisaccharide fructofuranosyl-(2→6)-O-β-D-fructofuranosyl-(2→6)-O-β-D-fructose


metabiosynthesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of a group of related compounds


microheteroplasmy

(genetics) Very small-scale heteroplasmy, typically in mitochondrial DNA


monospore

(biology) A simple nonmotile asexual spore


polymannose

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide formed of mannose units


prochitinase

(biochemistry) A compound that promotes the formation of a chitinase


sialoform

(biochemistry) The form of a compound reacted with a sialic acid


stamenoid

(botany, of a petal) Having the form (or function) of a stamen


staphostatin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteinase inhibitors present in Staphylococcus


terpenome

(biochemistry) All the terpenoids present in an organism


anthropopressure

(ecology) pressure due to the presence of people or habitation


cyclooctadepsipeptide

(biochemistry) A cyclic octadepsipeptide


euseptum

(biology) A true septum (formed from a septal plate)


stylopization

Stylopization may so change a species that it can not be identified unless one understands the direction of the changes under such conditions.

1909, William Dwight Pierce, A monographic revision of the twisted winged insects comprising the order Strepsiptera Kirby:

Parasitization by Strepsiptera (stylopization) may affect morphology and behavior of the host.

2008, John L. Capinera, Encyclopedia of Entomology, page 3598:

(entomology) Parasitization by strepsipteran insects.


triungulinid

The triungulinids may be forcibly removed by the bee, as was observed by Smith (1859) with regard to Andrena trimmerana.

(entomology) The first-instar larva of a strepsipteran insect.


mesaconase

(biochemistry) A type of fumarase that catalyses the hydrolysis of mesaconate


metabogenome

(biochemistry, genetics) All the metabolites specified by genes in a specific organism


metabogenomics

(biochemistry, genetics) The study of metabogenomes


organophosphatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of organophosphate esters


photorelocation

(biology) relocation (typically of chloroplasts) in response to light


pseudocyphellate

(biology, of some lichens) Having pseudocyphellae


anapocosis

(biology) A form of apoptosis, due to the formation of large pores, in some cancer cells


apoceruloplasmin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of ceruloplasmin


apometalloprotein

(biochemistry) The form of a metalloprotein that lacks the coordinated metal atom


arabanase

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


carpopodium

carpopodium (plural carpopodiums or carpopodia)

carpopodiums (plural)
carpopodia (plural)

(botany) A receptacular elongation of the base of the gynoecium


cellobiosan

(biochemistry) The anhydrosugar (2S,4S,5S)-2-[[(2S,3R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-2-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol derived from cellobiose


disomal

(genetics) Relating to disomy or to disomes


disome

(genetics) A pair of homologous chromosomes


dissepimented

(biology) Having one or more dissepiments


ecophenotypism

(biology) The evolution of ecophenotypes


ectophallus

(biology) The external phallic wall of some insects


effectorome

(biochemistry) All the effectors of an organism


effectoromic

(biology) Relating to effectoromes or to effectoromics


effectoromics

(biochemistry) The study of effectoromes


hemipopulation

(biology) The population of a form of an organism that occurs in two distinct forms (e.g. aquatic and airborne)


micropopulation

(biology) A population of microorganisms

(ecology) A population of organisms within a microregion


microlandscape

(ecology) A very small landscape, especially one that has been artificially constructed


misacylation

(biochemistry) Incorrect or unusual acylation (typically of tRNA)


misaminoacylation

misaminoacylation (countable and uncountable, plural misaminoacylations)

(biochemistry) Incorrect or unusual aminoacylation (typically of tRNA)


misannotate

en-verb

misannotate (third-person singular simple present misannotates, present participle misannotating, simple past and past participle misannotated)

misannotates (present singular third-person)
misannotating (participle present)
misannotated (participle past)
misannotated (past)


mispolyadenylation

(genetics) Faulty polyadenylation, typically of mRNA


oligoguanine

(biochemistry) Any oligomer of guanine (as part of a nucleic acid)


parahaploid

(genetics) Describing a male diploid organism whose parental genes are inactivated by heterochromatization


phenogroup

(genetics) A group of alleles that are inherited together


phototolerance

(biology) The condition of being phototolerant


phototolerant

en-adj

phototolerant (comparative more phototolerant, superlative most phototolerant)

more phototolerant (comparative)
most phototolerant (superlative)


apotype

(taxonomy) A hypotype that has supplementary descriptions


aegyptin

Aedes aegypti
Aedes aegypti#Translingual

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins present in the salivary gland of the mosquito (Aedes aegypti)


allodiploidization

(genetics) Conversion to allodiploid form


aminoterminus

(biochemistry) The aminoterminal end of a protein.


autoallopolyploid

(genetics) allopolyploid, and having one set of chromosomes (or one genome) in a more than diploid state


holophytism

(biology) The property of being a holophyte.


puschkinia

(botany) Any of the genus Puschkinia of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae.


carrageenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a carrageenan.


countertransporter

(biochemistry) Anything that countertransports


deglutarylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of glutaryl groups


demalonylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of malonyl groups


depupylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses depupylation


depupylation

(biochemistry) The removal of conjugated PUP protein


desulfinase

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


heptulose

(biochemistry) Any heptose that is a ketose


txn

(genetics) Abbreviation of transcription.


metamale

(biology) Synonym of supermale (“male with XYY syndrome”)


phosphoprotease

(biochemistry) Any protease that cleaves phosphoproteins


photoautotrophism

(biology) autotrophism that uses light as a source of energy


podokinetic

(biology) That uses a foot or feet for locomotion


polyaminase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a polyamination


polyhaploid

(genetics) Having many unpaired chromosomes


rhamnospondin

(genetics) A lectin gene associated with the binding of rhamnose


endotegmen

(botany) The part of the seed coat that develops from the inner epidermis of the inner integument.


reverse shell

(zoology) A univalve shell whose volutions run in the opposite direction to that of a standard screw thread.


seroin

(biochemistry) A structural protein in the silk of the silkmoth (Bombyx mori)


speleobiologist

(biology) A biologist whose speciality is speleobiology


spermioteleosis

(biology) The development of the spermatogonium following spermiogenesis


subhabitat

(ecology) A distinct component of a habitat


supergenome

mobile genetic element
mobile genetic element

(genetics) All the genes encoded on an organism's chromosomes together with those encoded on mobile genetic elements such as plasmids and transposons


transformasome

(biology) A structure, on the surface of some bacteria, responsible for the uptake of extracellular DNA and its subsequent transformation/integration into the bacterial genome


amphithallic

(botany) Both homothallic and heterothallic


anhydropic

(biology, of an egg) Not hydropic (replete with yolk)


chacotriose

(biochemistry) The trisaccharide 6-deoxy-α-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->2)-[6-deoxy-α-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->4)]-D-glucopyranose


fluorinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a fluorination reaction


haptotax

en-verb

haptotax (third-person singular simple present haptotaxes, present participle haptotaxing, simple past and past participle haptotaxed)

haptotaxes (present singular third-person)
haptotaxing (participle present)
haptotaxed (participle past)
haptotaxed (past)

(biology) To move by means of haptotaxis


heteroexchange

en-noun

heteroexchange (countable and uncountable, plural heteroexchanges)

(biochemistry) The exchange of different entities (e.g. acidic and basic amino acids) typically across a membrane.


koinobiosis

(biology) The continued development of a host following infection by a parasite


plumed disseminule

(botany) A fruit or seed bearing a plume


microbiodiversity

(biology) The biodiversity of microorganisms


bioculture

bioculture (countable and uncountable, plural biocultures)


drift seed

Coordinate term: drift fruit

Most drift seeds are produced by tropical trees, and they can be found on distant beaches after drifting thousands of miles through ocean currents.

(botany) A seed adapted for long-distance dispersal by water.


tachycitin

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial protein present in the hemocytes of the horseshoe crab


wingpad

(entomology) The part of a pupa that develops into a wing in the adult insect.


agarobiose

(biochemistry) A disaccharide composed of galactose and anhydrogalactose units


bifurcose

(biochemistry) A branched tetraose alpha-D-gluco-hexopyranosyl beta-D-arabino-hex-2-ulofuranosyl-(2->1)-[beta-D-arabino-hex-2-ulofuranosyl-(2->6)]-beta-D-arabino-hex-2-ulofuranoside


bionucleophile

(biochemistry) A biochemical nucleophile


enzymolyze

en-verb

enzymolyze (third-person singular simple present enzymolyzes, present participle enzymolyzing, simple past and past participle enzymolyzed)

enzymolyzes (present singular third-person)
enzymolyzing (participle present)
enzymolyzed (participle past)
enzymolyzed (past)

(biochemistry) To cause, or to undergo enzymolysis


fructofuranosyl

(biochemistry, in combination) A univalent radical derived from fructofuranose


graminan

(biochemistry) A fructan present in the stems of cereals


metametabolism

(biochemistry) The study of the metabolism of related organisms


metametabolome

(biochemistry) The combined metabolome of related organisms


self-impotent

(botany) Incapable of self-fertilization.


oligofructan

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide composed of fructose residues


ovoflavoprotein

(biochemistry) A flavoprotein present in egg white


phagoptosis

(biology) An alternative to apoptosis in which a cell is phagocytosed


photoprotoporphyrin

(biochemistry) A photoisomer of a protoporphyrin


polyadenylylation

(biochemistry) Addition of many adenylyl groups


retromutagenesis

(genetics) A reversal of normal mutagenesis that allows a mutation to escape being selected


staphylothrombin

en-noun

staphylothrombin (usually uncountable, plural staphylothrombins)

(biochemistry) A complex formed of coagulase and prothrombin


streptavidinate

en-verb

streptavidinate (third-person singular simple present streptavidinates, present participle streptavidinating, simple past and past participle streptavidinated)

streptavidinates (present singular third-person)
streptavidinating (participle present)
streptavidinated (participle past)
streptavidinated (past)

(biochemistry) To bind with streptavidin


archegoniate

(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.


archivore

(biology) Any organism that ingests archaeans, whether as food or as a source of energy.


bicollateral

(biology, of a vascular bundle) Having phloem on each side of the xylem.


bidensovirus

(virology) Any DNA virus of the genus Bidensovirus


bryoflora

en-noun

bryoflora (countable and uncountable, plural bryofloras)

(biology) bryophytes considered as a group


candidapepsin

Compound of translingual Candida + pepsin.

Candida albicans
Candida albicans#Translingual

(biochemistry) A pepsin present in Candida albicans


chaxapeptin

(biochemistry) A lasso peptide present in an extremotolerant strain of Streptomyces


cheironym

(taxonomy) An unofficial, unpublished name of an organism


confamiliar

(taxonomy) A member of the same family as another organism


dephosphomimetic

(biochemistry) Any agent that mimics biological dephosphorylation


desmocadherin

(biochemistry) Any cadherin that is a constituent of a desmosome


dubiofossil

1998, H. J. Hofmann, Chapter 4: Synopsis of Precambrian Fossil Occurrences in North America, S. B. Lucas, M. R. St-Onge (editors), Geology of the Precambrian Superior and Grenville Provinces and Precambrian Fossils in North America, Geology of Canada No. 7, Geological Society of America, Geological Survey of Canada, page 284,
Relevant data on dubiofossil and pseudofossil occurrences can be found in Mendelson and Schopf (1992, Table 22.2), and Hofmann (1992, Table 23.6).
Regarding microscopic dubiofossils, the biological versus abiological origins of the oldest possibly biogenic remains, spheroidal structures in the about 3.8 Ga old Isua sequence in southern West Greenland reported in the previous decade, were discussed by Bridgwater et al. (1981) and Roedder (1981), with an abiogenic interpretation considered more likely.

In a review, Venkatachala et al. (1996) have considered 13 reports as authentic fossils and the rest were considered as non-fossils or dubiofossils.

2019, Mukund Sharma, Veeru Kant Singh, “Megascopic Carbonaceous Remains from Proterozoic Basins of India”, in M. E. A. Mondal, editor, Geological Evolution of the Precambrian Indian Shield, Springer, page 739:

Thus, Manchuriophycus and Rhysonetron had received the status of pseudofossil or dubiofossil in the published literature (Schopf and Klein 1992).

2019, Chirananda De, Mangrove Ichnology of the Bay of Bengal Coast, Eastern India, Springer, page 143:

(geology, paleontology) Any geological object that has characteristics of a fossil but whose identity is uncertain.

Dubiofossil

geological object of uncertain identity that has characteristics of a fossil


ectoaperture

(botany) The softest part of a pollen grain where the layer of ectexine is thinest


eurychoric

(biology) That is widely distributed in various climates


excisosome

(biology) The system/structure that removes membranous organelles from the developing lens of the eye


glycerophosphatase

(biochemistry) Any phosphatase that hydrolyses glycerophosphates


halorespirer

(biology) An organism that employs halorespiration


metatranscription

(genetics) The transcription of the nucleic acid of a group of related, or interacting organisms


nuocyte

(cytology, immunology) A cell associated with the immune response


peroxyflavin

(biochemistry) Any peroxy derivative of a flavin, in general formed by the reaction of a reduced flavin with dioxygen molecules.


physiobiochemistry

(physiology, biochemistry) physiological biochemistry


sapecin

(biochemistry) An antibacterial protein present in a Sarcophaga


selectome

(genetics) A structured collection of positively-selected traits


unangia

(biology) Unilocular reproductive structures of algae, fungi etc.


tricolporoidate

(botany, of pollen grains) Having three colpi


near-endemic

The next most common criterion was 6, the bird is endemic or near-endemic.

2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62:

(biology) Having almost the entire population restricted to a certain region.


near-endemic

A near-endemic to Paraguay, Stevia rebaudiana, with a distribution centered near the Monday River, is potentially a major source of high-potency sweetener for the growing natural food market.

2003, Carlos Galindo Leal, Ibsen de Gusmão Câmara, editors, The Atlantic Forest of South America: Biodiversity Status, Threats, and Outlook, page 304:


chemoimmunology

(biochemistry, immunology) chemical aspects of immunology


deoxyheptose

(biochemistry) Any deoxysugar derived from a heptose


frigophilic

(biology) That thrives in a cold environment


glutaminogenesis

(biochemistry) The metabolic production of glutamine


heliophytic

(botany) That thrives in bright sunlight


homocysteinylate

en-verb

homocysteinylate (third-person singular simple present homocysteinylates, present participle homocysteinylating, simple past and past participle homocysteinylated)

homocysteinylates (present singular third-person)
homocysteinylating (participle present)
homocysteinylated (participle past)
homocysteinylated (past)

(biochemistry, of a protein) To react with homocysteine


homocysteinylation

en-noun

homocysteinylation (countable and uncountable, plural homocysteinylations)

(biochemistry) The process, or the result of homocysteinylating


homoplasmon

(genetics) The plasmon of a homoplasmic organism


hydrofection

(genetics) hydrodynamic infection (of a gene)


hypercitrullinate

en-verb

hypercitrullinate (third-person singular simple present hypercitrullinates, present participle hypercitrullinating, simple past and past participle hypercitrullinated)

hypercitrullinates (present singular third-person)
hypercitrullinating (participle present)
hypercitrullinated (participle past)
hypercitrullinated (past)

(biochemistry) To citrullinate excessively


ceramidium

From Ancient Greek κέραμος (kéramos, “earthen vessel”) + -idium.

af

(phycology) In macroalgae in the Rhodomelaceae family, the urn-shaped envelope surrounding the sporogenous filaments of the cystocarp


imprintome

(genetics) A subset of a genome that contains only imprinted genes


lipopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any peptidase that hydrolyses lipopeptides


nectarophagous

(biology) That feeds on nectar (of plant flowers)


normophagic

(biology) Associated with a normal diet (for that animal)


rhizobiome

(biology) The biome associated with a rhizosphere


riboexonuclease

(biochemistry) An exonuclease that cleaves RNA


thermopreference

(biology) An organism's preference for a particular temperature range


thyroidization

(cytology) Conversion to a form with a thyroidal appearance


acetoacetase

en-noun

acetoacetase (countable and uncountable, plural acetoacetases)

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


adolapin

(biochemistry) An analgetic, antiinflammatory polypeptide present in bee venom


biopolymerization

biopolymerization (countable and uncountable, plural biopolymerizations)

(biochemistry) Polymerization to form biopolymers.


chromoplastogenesis

(biology) The formation and development of chromoplasts


coparalogous

(genetics) paralogous with another organism


cryoculture

(biology) A culture (of cells or tissue) made at a low temperature


cultispecies

(biology) A species that is part of a culture (of cells, tissue etc)


ethnotaxonomy

(taxonomy) The naming system for plants and animals used by a particular ethnic group

(taxonomy) The study of such naming systems


CTLD

C-type lectin-like domain
C-type lectin-like domain#English

(biology) Initialism of C-type lectin-like domain.


attB

Combined from att from attachment, and B for bacterium.

(biology) The gene sequence of a bacterium for the attachment point of the Lambda phage used in genetic engineering.


attP

Combined from att from attachment, and P for phage.

(biology) The gene sequence of a phage at the attachment point of the Lambda phage used in genetic engineering.


hTIM

From h for human and TIM for timeless. Capitals because it is a protein.


histolopathological

(histology, pathology) histological and pathological


homogalacturonase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses homogalacturonan


hyppos

From "hydrophobic portion", introduced by Polly Matzinger.

(biochemistry) hydrophobic portions of proteins exposed on the surface of denatured molecule or molecular aggregates.


matriglycan

(biochemistry) A glycan that links dystroglycan to the basement membrane


microaerotolerant

(biology) Able to tolerate only a very low amount of air (oxygen)


plasminogenesis

(biochemistry) The generation of plasmin in blood


revertase

reverse transcriptase
reverse transcriptase#English

(biochemistry) Synonym of reverse transcriptase


sporopollen

sporopollen (countable and uncountable, plural sporopollen)


amphizoic

(biology) Able to exist either as a parasite or as a free-living organism


arthropsin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of opsins present in arthropods


autoimmunostainer

(immunology, cytology) An automated immunostainer


cerebrometabolic

(biochemistry) Relating to metabolism within the brain


cochlin

cochlin (countable and uncountable, plural cochlins)

(biochemistry) An extracellular matrix protein present in the cochlea and vestibule of the inner ear


deoxyheme

(biochemistry) The form of heme that does not have an attached oxygen atom


galactotetraose

(biochemistry) Any tetraose containing a galactose group


mannatide

(biochemistry) A heteropolysaccharide, present in a Streptococcus strain, that is an adjuvant for an influenza vaccine


punctum saliens

History of Animals
Ulysses Aldrovandi
Volcher Coiter

Borrowed from Latin punctum saliēns (“leaping point”), attributed to Volcher Coiter or Ulysses Aldrovandi, after a Latin translation of Aristotle's History of Animals (book 6, part 3).

The rudiments of the brain, eyes, punctum saliens, spinal cord, six vertebrae, shades of ribs, a dark knob at the cephalic extremity of spine, and an oval expansion at the caudal extremity.

1846, The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Physiology, Chemistry, Pharmacology, Public Health and News, page 382:

(biology, chiefly historical) The primordial heart in an embryo, appearing as a throbbing point.


nitrosoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein whose free -SH groups have been nitrosylated, typically by atmospheric NO


nitrosoproteome

(biochemistry) The proteome of nitrosoproteins of an organism


nucleocytoskeletal

(cytology) Relating to, or connecting the nucleus and cytoskeleton of a cell


vesicocolonic

vesicocolonic fistulas

(biology, medicine) Synonym of vesicocolic.


amphicribral

(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem


amphivasal

(botany) In which the xylem surrounds the phloem


amphidiploidization

amphidiploidization (usually uncountable, plural amphidiploidizations)

(genetics) The process of becoming amphidiploid


anhydroglucopyranose

(biochemistry) The pyranose form of anhydroglucose


biotransformable

(biology) biologically or biochemically (typically enzymatically) transformable


gasdermin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that help to regulate epithelial proliferation and differentiation


glycosite

(biochemistry) A site of glycosylation in a protein


hydrohalophyte

(biology) A halophyte that lives in salty water


infrasubgeneric

(taxonomy) Relating to a taxon at a rank lower than subgenus


multifucosylated

(biochemistry) fucosylated in multiple locations


neuroketal

(biochemistry) Any of a group of ketals, produced via the biosynthesis of neuroprostane, that induce crosslinking in proteins


allododecaploid

(genetics) Having twelve sets of chromosomes, six from each parent


aminopeptidasic

(biochemistry) Relating to an aminopeptidase


anamorsin

(biochemistry) A protein that inhibits apoptosis


burkavidin

(biochemistry) A biotin-binding protein present in Burkholderia


roding

roding (countable and uncountable, plural rodings)

(ornithology) The mating display of the male woodcock, consisting of a patrolling flight around its territory.


homobaric

(biology) Of a leaf: having gas partial pressures that are homogeneous.


heterobaric

(biology) Of a leaf: having gas partial pressures that are heterogeneous.


perulate

The terminal buds are perulate.


galactoglycerol

(biochemistry) A simple disaccharide composed of a galactose moiety and glycerol


geogenetics

(geography, genetics) The study of geographic variation in genetics


hemiclitoris

hemiclitoris (plural hemiclitorises or hemiclitorides)

hemiclitorises (plural)
hemiclitorides (plural)

(anatomy, zoology) An erectile organ in female snakes and lizards, in the latter of which it is eversible.


heterodiasporic

(botany) In which the seeds and fruit are dispersed separately


lectotypify

en-verb

lectotypify (third-person singular simple present lectotypifies, present participle lectotypifying, simple past and past participle lectotypified)

lectotypifies (present singular third-person)
lectotypifying (participle present)
lectotypified (participle past)
lectotypified (past)

(taxonomy) To identify and document a lectotype


lectotypification

en-noun

lectotypification (countable and uncountable, plural lectotypifications)

(taxonomy) The process, or the result of lectotypifying


macrotaxonomy

(taxonomy) taxonomy of the larger ranks (typically family and above)


microrespirometer

(biology) A device used for measuring respiration in isolated tissue samples, or in single cells


neomale

(biology) Describing an organism whose sex has reverted from female to male.


neomale

(biology) An organism whose sex has reverted from female to male.


neofemale

(biology) Describing an organism whose sex has reverted from male to female.


neofemale

(biology) An organism whose sex has reverted from male to female.


nephrogenetics

(biology, genetics) The application of genetics to nephrology.


ontogimorph

(taxonomy) A semaphoront identified via taxonomic ontogeny


panortholog

(genetics) An ortholog that is conserved throughout a genome.


phytopromotion

(biochemistry) An increase in the production of a phytochemical.


phytozoophagous

(biology) zoophagous, but prepared to consume plants if needed


hindcrown

(ornithology) The rear part of a crown (the top of a bird's head).


pinoid

(biochemistry) A protein kinase that regulates auxin


plastoglobulin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of lipoproteins present in the plastids of many plants


convicine

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A glycoside of pyrimidinedione that functions as an antinutrient found in fava beans.


supraspecies

(taxonomy) At a hierarchical level above species


teneurin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins associated with neurons


apohemoprotein

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a hemoprotein


apotransaminase

(biochemistry) The apoenzyme of a transaminase


archaeobiology

(archaeology, biology) The biological aspects of archaeology


archaeobiological

(archaeology, biology) Relating to archaeobiology


euplantula

(entomology) A broadened variant of the plantula found on the lower surface of the middle tarsomere of an insect's leg which acts as a tarsal attachment point.


midband

(zoology) A band or stripe across the middle of part of an organism.


lysiosquilloid

Members of the family share with lysiosquilloids the subquadrate, distally ribbed propodi of maxillipeds 3-4, but differ in bearing a distinct median carina on the telson.

2002, A.. Wells, W. W. K. Houston, Crustacea: Malacostraca : Phyllocardia, Hoplocardia, Eucarida:

The lysiosquilloid Pullosquilla litoralis was previously reported to inhabit only tropical waters less than 2 m deep […]

2003, The Journal of Experimental Biology, volume 206, number 1, page 378:

Ahyong (1997) hypothesized that the long ischium of lysiosquilloid stomatopods increased the reach of their raptorial appendages, implying that this allowed these stomatopods a greater striking distance […]

2012, Les Watling, Martin Thiel, Functional Morphology and Diversity, page 278:

(zoology) Any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Lysiosquilloidea


phosphoribosyladenosine

(biochemistry, in combination) A chemical containing a phosphate group connected to ribose in turn connected to adenosine (which in turn is normally connected to diphosphate or triphosphate)


biohistory

(biology) The history of life and its development


biopolyelectrolyte

(biochemistry) Any polyelectrolyte of biological origin


brachioblast

(botany) An immature piece of tissue that has arms or needles


chemogenetics

(genetics) A variant of optogenetics that uses chemically-engineered molecules instead of light


decaploidy

(genetics) The condition of being decaploid


caminalcule

Blend of Camin + animalcule, named after American biologist Joseph Camin, who invented them.

named-after

(biology) One of a group of made-up organisms used to teach concepts in phylogenetics.


eurytopicity

(biology) The condition of being eurytopic


heliobiology

(biology) The (study of the) effect of solar activity on life (both animal and plant)


hemimetamorphosis

(biology) Incomplete or partial metamorphosis


tonic immobility

(zoology) A behaviour in which an animal appears to be temporarily paralysed and unresponsive to external stimuli, for example in response to the threat of a predator.


molosser

Derived from Molossia, an area of ancient Epirus, where the large shepherd dog was known as a Molossus

(zoology) A dog of various large, solidly-built breeds, typically having heavy bones, pendant ears, and a relatively short and well-muscled neck with a short, broad muzzle.


gland of Deshayes

en-noun

gland of Deshayes (plural glands of Deshayes)

(biology) A special organ in shipworms that digests the cellulose in the fine particles of wood formed by their boring action.


magnetobiology

(biology) The (study of the) interaction of magnetic fields and biological systems


seminism

(biology, historical) The old theory that the newly created being is formed by the mixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female.


oligophyte

From oligo- (“several”) + -phyte (“plant”).

(biology) Relating to several species of plant


dinor

This is the first example of a dinor-carotenoid to be reported.

1989, Robert George Ackman, Marine Biogenic Lipids, Fats & Oils - Volume 1:

Cullen et al. also measured urinary output on day 14 of TxB₂, and the 11-dehydro-metabolites of TxB₂, as an indication of COX-1 inhibition in vivo and urinary 6-keto-PGF_(1α) and its 2,3 dinor metabolite, as a marker of COX-2 inhibition in vivo.

2005, K. D. Rainsford, Nimesulide - Actions and Uses, page 160:

Metabolized to 1,2-dinor metabolite and 1,2,3,4-tetranor metabolite.

2011, Arthur H. Jeske, Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, page 756:

(biochemistry) A taraxastane from which two methyl groups have been removed.


nostocoid

The Nostocoid type consists of small rounded blue-green cells not over 5p. in diameter and arranged in chains which are often much broken up in the cephalodium, so that the concatenate arrangement is hardly apparent.

1947, Ivan Mackenzie Lamb, A monograph of the lichen genus Placopsis Nyl, page 166:

The filaments are typically somewhat twisted or nostocoid and the trichomes are very narrow, barely three micra in diameter.

1953, Natural and Applied Science Bulletin:

(botany) Resembling a member of the genus Nostoc of cyanobacterium


frontal point

(zoology) Either of two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds.


planktonivore

(biology) Any organism that feeds on plankton


myostracum

At this place in the myostracum the smaller, second-order prisms […] range from two to 15 microns in diameter.

1964, Shell Structure and Muscle Scars of Cap-shaped Archaeogastropods:

In contrast to the muscle scars, the growth tracks of which are marked by a radial stretch of myostracum, the growth track of the pallial line is the boundary surface between two shell layers.

2014, Adolf Seilacher, Alan D. Gishlick, Morphodynamics, page 68:

(zoology) Part of shell wall secreted at attachment of adductor muscles.


discohexact

(zoology) A hexact with axes enlarged at the extremity.


hexaster

(zoology) A hexact with axes that branch into rays at the extremity.


eleutherozoic

From eleuthero- + -zoic, from Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros, “freedom”) + ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

der

These Pelmatozoa in a way are to be regarded as intermediate between the statozoic and eleutherozoic forms, as regards their mode of life, and may be dealt with to advantage in the present paper.

1912, Proceedings of the United States National Museum:

They considered articulates to be pre-adapted for an eleutherozoic existence because they possess muscular arms which are potentially of value in crawling and swimming, as in comatulids.

1977, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History):

(biology) of or pertaining to the Subphylum Eleutherozoa


photophilia

(biology) A tendency to thrive in bright sunlight.


halophilia

(biology) The property of an organism thriving in a saline environment.


dendrophilic

en-adj

dendrophilic (comparative more dendrophilic, superlative most dendrophilic)

more dendrophilic (comparative)
most dendrophilic (superlative)

(biology) Thriving in environments that are rich in trees.


cryophilia

(ecology) A tendency to thrive at low temperatures.


anthophilic

anthophilic (comparative more anthophilic, superlative most anthophilic)

more anthophilic (comparative)
most anthophilic (superlative)

(biology) Thriving in the presence of flowers.


transtilla

The small lobe of the transtillae distinguishes the species from its preceding congeners; the narrow vinculum is also a special feature.

1973, L. A. Gozmány, L. Vári, The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region, page 131:

The male transtilla and valva are truncated, and the transtilla is as long as the valva (Fig. 71).

1992, James A. Scott, The Butterflies of North America, page 352:

One type is the separated transtilla covered with spines.

2000, Bulletin of Natural History, number 4, page 49:

(zoology) A band of connective tissue between and at the base of the valva of some insects.


myosinogen

en-noun

myosinogen (countable and uncountable, plural myosinogens)

(biochemistry) A globulin, one of the two principal proteins of muscle tissue, from which the myosin formed during rigor mortis is derived.


preplasmablast

(cytology) A cell that will differentiate into a plasma cell


stenovalent

(ecology, of an organism) Restricted to few types of environment


actinogonidial

(zoology) Having radiately arranged genital organs.


monoaminomonocarboxylic

This process relates to methods for separating the glutamic acid and aspartic acid from proline and monoaminomonocarboxylic acids present in hydrolyzed vegetable protein materials.

1968, Robert Powell, Monosodium Glutamate and Glutamic Acid, page 46:

A fact of great importance for the sorption of amino acids onto ionites is that monoaminomonocarboxylic acids exist as cations and not zwitterions when sorbed onto sulfocationites from neutral solutions.

1986, Georgiĭ Vasilʹevich Samsonov, Ion-exchange sorption and preparative chromatography of biologically active molecules, page 99:

(biochemistry) Having a single amino functional group and a single carboxyl or carboxylic acid group.


amebopore

(biochemistry) A peptide responsible for pore formation in cell walls


amyloidity

(mycology) The condition of being amyloid


apelinergic

(biochemistry) Produced or activated by apelin


auxosporulate

en-verb

auxosporulate (third-person singular simple present auxosporulates, present participle auxosporulating, simple past and past participle auxosporulated)

auxosporulates (present singular third-person)
auxosporulating (participle present)
auxosporulated (participle past)
auxosporulated (past)


biohydroxylation

(biochemistry) biochemical hydroxylation, typically of hydrocarbons


bolinopsin

(biochemistry) A photoprotein present in the ctenophore Bolinopsis infundibulum


cerastocytin

(biochemistry) A protease present in the venom of some snakes


electrotransformant

(biology) A transformant undergoing electrotransformation


fesselin

(biochemistry) A protein, present in smooth muscle, that stimulates actin


glycohormone

(biochemistry) Any hormone that contains a sugar moiety


importome

(biochemistry) All the proteins imported into an organelle


species barrier

en-noun

species barrier (plural species barriers)

The people had died because they ate meat from infected cows. A species barrier had crumbled.

2003 June 3, Sandra Blakeslee, “Mad Cows, Sane Cats: Making Sense of the 'Species Barrier'”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

The species barrier often is not an absolute barrier and refers to the difficulties in the transfer from one species to the next.

2004, W. Michael Scheld et al., editors, Infections of the Central Nervous System, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 261:

(pathology, zoology) The inability of a disease to be transmitted from one species to a different one.


dihydroretinol

(biochemistry) retinol with two hydrogen atoms added, found in human metabolism of vitamin A


light organ

(biology) A luminous organ of an animal.


axanthic

(herpetology) Coloured without normal yellow or red pigments, resulting in shades of grey.


macroprotein

(biochemistry) Any relatively large protein, typically a metalloprotein


multimetabolite

(biochemistry) Relating to multiple metabolites


myotubulin

(biochemistry) A tubulin present in muscle tissue.


milk albuminate

milk albuminate (plural milk albuminates)


carubin

(uncountable, organic chemistry, biochemistry) Scientific name for locust bean gum


necriscence

(biology) serotiny as a result of the death of a plant


poikilohydry

From poikilo- + -hydry or a noun-forming modification of poikilohydric (see -y); compare homoiohydry.

Poikilohydry occurs in such organisms as lichens and bryophytes, which lack mechanisms such as waterproofing cuticles or stomata that can help resist desiccation.

Frequently, poikilohydry is coupled with the capacity to tolerate dehydration or low water content of cell tissue and to recover from it without physiological damage.

Nonvascular cryptogams, particularly the lichens and mosses, form a majority of the species and biomass exhibiting poikilohydry within desert regions of the world, including North America.

1997, S. D. Smith, R. Monson, J. E. Anderson, Physiological Ecology of North American Desert Plants, Springer, page 191:

2011, T. G. Allan Green, Leopoldo G. Sancho, Ana Pintado, Chapter 6: Ecobiology of Desiccation/Rehydration Cycles in Mosses and Lichens, Ulrich Lüttge, Erwin Beck, Dorothea Bartels (editors), Plant Desiccation Tolerance, Springer, Ecological Studies 215, page 113,
The strategy of poikilohydry was almost certainly primitive and evolved from the production of desiccation-tolerant spores (Oliver et al. 2000). Organisms employing poikilohydry are confined to a small overall size, in particular because of the limitations to water transport that relies on capillarity (Proctor and Tuba 2002).

Their small size and ability to adhere to solid substrates allows mosses to occupy habitats where poikilohydry provides a unique advantage, but these characteristics set limits on their distribution to specific types of environments where tracheophytes are unable to dominate.

2018, Mitchell B. Cruzan, Evolutionary Biology: A Plant Perspective, Oxford University Press, page 33:

(botany) The condition of being poikilohydric; the lack of structural or functional mechanisms to actively regulate the equilibrium between the concentration of water in cell tissue and that in the environment.


polygenome

(genetics) The collective genome of a community of related organisms


porophore

(biology) Any structure that supports a pore


satellitome

(genetics) All the satellite DNA of an organism


spindeloid

(cytology, of a cell) Having the form of a spindle


triplosensitivity

(genetics) The state of a diploid organism having an extra copy of a particular gene


secondary metabolite

secondary metabolite (plural secondary metabolites)

(biochemistry) A metabolite of an organism that is not used by that organism for growth, development &c


xeriscence

(biology) Serotiny as a result of desiccation.


buzz pollination

(entomology) A technique of pollen collection practised by certain bee species in which the bee holds the flower and vibrates so as to shake pollen free.


autotransduction

(genetics) transduction between cells of the same organism


budneck

budnecks (plural)
bud neck (alternative)

(biology) A constriction between a bud and the organism that produced it


thermophilia

(biology) The ability to thrives at relatively high temperatures.


dendroflora

dendroflora (countable and uncountable, plural dendrofloras)


hemerochory

(botany) The dispersal of seeds or spores by the indirect action of man


hemisome

(genetics) A coil of DNA, surrounding a core of four histones, in a centromere


hysteranthy

(botany) The condition of being hysteranthous.


heptaloop

(biochemistry) A nucleic acid motif composed of seven loops


heterodichogamy

(biology, of a flower) The presence of two structures that exhibit male and female characteristics at different times (within the same flower)


heterodichogamous

(biology) Relating to, or exhibiting heterodichogamy


heteroenzymatic

(biochemistry) Relating to heteroenzymes


heteroenzyme

(biochemistry) Any of two or more proteins that have different structure but the same enzymatic activity


hypochromatosis

(cytology) chromatolysis; the disappearance of chromatin, or of the nucleus, in a cell


sedimentator

In addition, by analogy with shallow-water suspension-feeders of corresponding groups, filtering sponges and bivalve molluscs (Limopsidae and Mytilidae) and sedimentors such as serpulomorph polychaetes, Bryozoa and most likely crinoids can be included among triptonovores.

1997, The Biogeography of the Oceans, page 468:

The survivors in hypertrophic lakes thus mostly consist of hig-efficiency bacteria feeders and of raptors, which also seems to be in accordances with Patalas (1954), (Pejler (1965) and Andersson et al. (1975). This can be achieved partly by a change in species composition, partly by changing proportions in the diet, implying that a greater fraction will consist of bacteria for the sedimentators and microfiltrators.

2012, Birger Pejiler, “Zooplanktic indicators of trophy and their food”, in C. Forsberg, J.A. Johansson, editors, Forest Water Ecosystems:

Excessive growth of blue-green algae inhibits the development of most sedimentators by eliminating most of the small algae which are the basic food of the phytophagous sedimentators (Edmondson, 1965; Pourriot, 1965; Dumont, 1977).

2012, Henri J. Dumont, J. Green, Rotatoria, page 61:

(zoology) An organism that feeds on bacteria or small algae that are found in sediments.


leiomodin

leiomodin (countable and uncountable, plural leiomodins)

(biochemistry) A protein, in muscle cells, that binds actin


degenerationism

(biology, historical) A theory stating that human conditions such as disease and savagery represent a reversion to an earlier evolutionary stage.


hairpinned

en-adj

hairpinned (comparative more hairpinned, superlative most hairpinned)

more hairpinned (comparative)
most hairpinned (superlative)

The resulting DNA ends consist of blunt phosphorylated recombination signal end, and coding ends with hairpinned termini.

1997, Maurizio Zanetti, Donald J. Capra, Antibodies, page 87:

(genetics) Consisting of or containing a hairpin ribozyme

The hairpinned substrate was incubated with extracts from cells infected by both AAV and adenovirus.

2005, Jonathan Kerr, Susan Cotmore, Marshall E. Bloom, Parvoviruses, page 194:

(genetics) Produced by a hairpin transfer.


anthrophilic

anthrophilic (comparative more anthrophilic, superlative most anthrophilic)

more anthrophilic (comparative)
most anthrophilic (superlative)

Domestication and the evolution of anthrophilic traits in houseflies and some drosophilids have allowed certain species to attain cosmopolitan status.

2005, David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies, page 372:

(biology) Thriving in the presence of humans.


macrogland

(biology) A gland distributed on the skin, typically of a toad, that secretes toxins


megatheropod

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

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

(zoology) Any theropod dinosaur that exceeds 3000 kilograms in weight, and 9 meters in length.


microinvertivore

(biology) Any organism that feeds on microinvertebrates


myristoylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a myristoylation


neurosterol

(biochemistry, neuroscience) A neuroactive sterol


oioxenous

(biology, of a parasite) Having a single species of host


orbitohyoideus

(zoology, anatomy) A large, tapering muscle, in some frogs, associated with the ceratohyal


pathobiome

(biology, pathology) A biome (biological community) associated with a particular disease


Greater Adria

From greater + Adria.
From being first discovered in researching the geologic region called Adria.

A northwestern ocean basin system was genetically related to the Atlantic Ocean, opened in Middle to Late Jurassic time, and is known as the Alpine Tethys Ocean, which include multiple branches, such as the Piemonte-Liguria Ocean between Greater Adria (i.e. modern Adria and the its restored portions now folded and thrusted in circum-Adriatic orogens), Iberia, and the Briançonnais continental fragment, and the Valais Ocean between the Briançonnais fragment and Europe

2019, Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen, Trond H. Torsvik, Stefan M. Schmid, Liviu C. Maţenco, Marco Maffione, Reinoud L.M. Vissers, Derya Gürera, Wim Spakman, “Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic”, in Gondwana Research, →DOI, page 80:

In their reconstruction model, the Ios basement, along with other tectonic units in the Cycladic islands and Crete, are all part of a subducted Greater Adria continental ribbon.

2020 November 11, Sonia Yeung, Marnie Forster, Emmanuel Skourtsos, Gordon Lister, “Evidence for the Late Cretaceous Asteroussia event in the Gondwanan Ios basement terranes”, in Solid Earth, preprint, European Geosciences Union:

Along most of the Alpine subduction the European plate subducted below Greater Adria, however, towards the west, Greater Adria under-thrusted the European margin forming the proto-Apennine slab[…]

2021 July, Ágnes Király, Francesca Funiciello, Fabio A. Capitanio, Claudio Faccenna, “Dynamic interactions between subduction zones”, in Global and Planetary Change, →DOI:

(paleogeography, paleogeology) A Greenland-sized paleo-microcontinent in the Neo-Tethys Ocean that rifted from the north of Africa portion of the supercontinent of Gondwana and accreted to the south of Europe portion of the supercontinent of Laurasia, and thence subducted.


cerebrol

(biochemistry, obsolete) An oily reddish fluid found in brain tissue.


anthrophilia

(biology) The property of thriving in the presence of humans.


renaturase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses renaturation


petrophile

(biology) Any organism that thrives in rocky environments.


petrophilic

petrophilic (comparative more petrophilic, superlative most petrophilic)

more petrophilic (comparative)
most petrophilic (superlative)

/ˌpɛtɹəˈfɪlɪk/

(biology) Thriving in rocky environments.

One of the larger organisations, CoRenewal, has been conducting reserach into the ability of fungi to detoxify the poisonous byproducts of crude oil estraction left behind by Chevron's twenty-six-year operation in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In partnership with Ecuador's National Institute for Agricultural Research, scientists are doing basic research into local 'petrophilic' fungal strains and training local communities in mycological techniques.

2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 207:

(mycology) Able to digest petroleum byproducts.


gonodactyloid

The posterolateral margins are usually broadly rounded, but in Harpiosquillidae Manning, 1980, the posterolateral margins are deeply excavate, and in several gonodactyloids, the posterolateral margin is squared.

2000, Australian Journal of Zoology, volume 48, page 610:

It is possible that in the coral-dwelling gonodactyloids the accumulation of muscle tension and sudden release of the pendulum-like 'hammer' would impose too much stress on the muscles and skeleton of the appendage if animals were larger […]

2017, Robert H. Gore, Crustacean Biogeography:

(zoology) Any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Gonodactyloidea


squilloid

Squilloids, eurysquilloids, parasquilloids and lysiosquilloids burrow in soft, level substrates.

2004, Gary C. B. Poore, Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia:

In other groups, the midband ommatidial facets are hexagonal, but vary in number from two or six (usually six) in lysiosquilloids and eurysquilloids, always two in squilloids, and two or three (usually two) in parasquilloids; […]

2013, Carel von Vaupel Klein, Mireille Charmantier-Daures, Treatise on Zoology:

(zoology) A member of that taxonomic family Squillidae.


parasquilloid

(zoology) A mantis shrimp in the superfamily Parasquilloidea.


eurysquilloid

(zoology) A mantis shrimp in the superfamily Eurysquilloidea


bathysquilloid

Clipping of translingual Bathysquilloidea

clipping

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

Among the synapomorphies of the bathysquilloids is the elaborate ornamentation of the female gonopore, described in detail by Bruce (1988). This gonopore ornamentation is unique to the bathysquilloids, […]

2000, Australian Journal of Zoology, volume 48, numbers 4-6, page 625:

The tergite of the thoracic somites is smooth in most stomatopods, but is variously carinate in squilloids, bathysquilloids, parasquilloids and eurysquilloids.

(zoology) A mantis shrimp in the superfamily Bathysquilloidea.


azygous

the azygous muscle of the uvula

(biology) Odd; not one of a pair; single.

(biology) In genetics, not containing a specific allele of a gene, or only having wild type alleles (cf. heterozygous, homozygous).


histogen

(biology) Any of the germ layers involved in histogenesis.


taxid

(taxonomy) Abbreviation of taxonomic identifier.


thermozyme

(biochemistry) Any thermally-stable enzyme, typically expressed by thermophiles


dactylose

en-adj

dactylose (comparative more dactylose, superlative most dactylose)

more dactylose (comparative)
most dactylose (superlative)

Distinguished by its elongated dactylose form, and by the bold longitudinally striped pattern of the epidermis.

1849, Lovell Augustus Reeve, Conchologia Iconica:

It consists of a little calcareous cylindrical column, about one tenth of an inch in height, attached by a dactylose base, and surmounted by an expansion in the form of a reversed cone, the margin of whose wide end is extended into several radiating arms, which, like the rest of the fossil, are entirely calcareous.

1872, George James Allman, A Monograph of the Gymnoblastic Or Tubularian Hydroids, page 172:

In front of them on the ventral surface is a pair of short dactylose processes, bluntly rounded at their tips; the abdomen is lacking.

1932, Smithosonian Institution, “Copepods of the Woods Hole Region”, in Bulletin, volume 158, page 526: