endopolyploidization

en-noun

endopolyploidization (usually uncountable, plural endopolyploidizations)

(genetics) hybridization that leads to endopolyploidy


endosialidase

(biochemistry) Any endocellular sialidase


epipsammic

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

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


exuviotrophic

(biology, of a parasite) Relating to an exuviotroph


exuviotroph

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


glycometabolic

(biochemistry) Relating to glycometabolism


subcanaliculate

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


spathilla

(botany) A secondary or diminutive spathe.


ichthyolith

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

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


hemiboreal

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


histomolecular

(biochemistry) Relating to the molecules present in tissue


hypocercal

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


hypotrimethylated

(biochemistry) Less than normally trimethylated


megahabitat

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


inosinome

(biochemistry) All the inosines of an organism


lipidoglycan

(biochemistry) A polymer composed of lipid and sugar residues


metallopeptide

(biochemistry) Any peptide that contains a metal ion


monobrachial

(genetics) Relating to one arm of a chromosome


nanoRNA

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


neoautotetraploid

(genetics) A newly-formed autotetraploid


octoploidy

(genetics) The condition of being octoploid


oligoduplex

(biochemistry) A double-stranded oligonucleotide


oncogenetics

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


osmoheterotrophy

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


osmophobic

(biology) Having a repulsion to osmotic gradients


pancytoplasmic

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


splinker

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

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

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

(genetics) Abbreviation of sequencing primer linker.


peptosome

(biology) A spherical vesicle composed of peptides


paedomorphocline

(biology) A sequence of increasingly more paedomorphic species


peramorphocline

(biology) A sequence of increasingly more peramorphic species


phosphoribohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses phosphoribosyl groups


polycyanurate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


polyguanine

polyguanine (countable and uncountable, plural polyguanines)

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


postformational

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


prelysosomal

(biochemistry) Prior to the action of lysosomal enzymes


pseudofilament

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

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


pseudoislet

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


pseudosegmentation

pseudosegmentation (countable and uncountable, plural pseudosegmentations)

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

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


selenopeptide

(biochemistry) Any peptide containing the amino acid selenocysteine


spermadhesin

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


supraspliceosome

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


surfaceome

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


targetome

(biochemistry) All the microRNA targets of an organism


thiocillin

(biochemistry) A macrocyclic thiazole peptide that has bacteriocidal activity


thiomuracin

(biochemistry) A thiopeptide that is an antimicrobial secondary metabolite


thioreductase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces disulfide to thiol


toxicogenesis

(biochemistry) The production of toxins or poisons


trigenomic

(genetics) Derived from three genetically-similar organisms


triploidisation

triploidisation (countable and uncountable, plural triploidisations)

(genetics) Alternative form of triploidization.


tychopelagic

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


uterocalin

(biochemistry) A lipocalin secreted by the endometrium


xylomycetophagous

(biology) That eats fungi growing in wood.


plastotype

(taxonomy) A plastic cast of a type specimen.


advillin

(biochemistry) A gelsolin that regulates the morphogenesis of neurons


alcalase

(biochemistry) A protease obtained from Bacillus licheniformis


biomicroreactor

(biochemistry) A biochemical microreactor


biophysiology

(biology, physiology) biological physiology


rhizanth

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

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


chagasin

(biochemistry) A Trypanosoma protein that inhibits cysteine proteases


coordinome

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

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

2003, Cancer Research - Volume 63, page 4123:

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

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

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


demargination

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


diphosphopeptide

(biochemistry) A phosphopeptide that has two phosphate groups


C-value

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


C-value paradox

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


eigenSNP

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


ambivore

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


cimicoid

en-adj

cimicoid (comparative more cimicoid, superlative most cimicoid)

more cimicoid (comparative)
most cimicoid (superlative)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


glycodomain

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


gymnosis

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


holosymbiont

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


megagenomic

(genetics) Relating to megagenomes or to megagenomics


selenophile

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

con

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

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

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

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

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


mesoglein

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


metablastin

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


micropolymorphism

en-noun

micropolymorphism (countable and uncountable, plural micropolymorphisms)


nematogalectin

(biochemistry) A galectin present in nematocysts


oligomorph

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

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

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

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

(biology, very rare) Any oligomorphic organism.


pathogenomic

(pathology, genetics) Relating to pathogenomics


pathosphere

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


perhydrolase

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


plurivorous

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


premuscular

(biology, of tissue) Prior to conversion into muscle


pronapin

Brassica napus
Brassica napus#Translingual

(biochemistry) A storage protein present in Brassica napus


sarcalumenin

sarcoplasmic reticulum
sarcoplasmic reticulum

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


subsexual

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


serviceshed

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

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

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


K-selection

Coined by the American ecologists Robert H. MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in 1967. The choice of the letter K came from the German Kapazitätsgrenze (“capacity limit”).

der

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


r-selection

Coined by the American ecologists Robert H. MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in 1967. The choice of the letter r came from rate.

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


tenosynovium

synovial membrane
synovial membrane#English

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


tetrasomal

(genetics) Alternative form of tetrasomic.


thermoeffector

(biology) An effector that regulates temperature


tracheation

(biology) The arrangement of tracheae in a tracheate arthropod


uricogenesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of uric acid


diporpa

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

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

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


spinigrade

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

af

a spinigrade echinoderm


albondin

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


zoocenosis

(biology) All the animals of a biocenosis


phytocenosis

(biology) All the plants of a biocenosis


antiamphetamine

(biology) Blocking or counteracting amphetamines.


alginase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes an algin


allodeterminant

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


amphistomatous

(botany) Having stomata on each side of the leaves


apicortin

en-noun

apicortin (countable and uncountable, plural apicortins)

(biochemistry) A protein present in apicomplexan parasites


bacterionanofiber

(biochemistry) A bacterial nanofiber composed of protein


basogranulin

(biochemistry) A basophil granule protein


biomonomer

(biochemistry) The monomer of a biopolymer


centiray

(genetics) Alternative form of centiRay.


dispensome

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


ecdysteroidogenic

(biochemistry) Relating to ecdysteroidogenesis


endoglycosidic

(biochemistry) Relating to an endoglycosidase


envirotactic

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


hexabrachion

From hexa- + Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “arm”).

af

extracellular matrix
extracellular matrix

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


holoepiphyte

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


hypernitrosylation

(biochemistry) Excessive nitrosylation (typically of protein)


integromics

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


metadherin

(biochemistry) An adherin involved in angiogenesis


misacylated

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


multiphenotypic

(genetics) Relating to multiple phenotypes


neohesperidosyl

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


normomethylated

(biochemistry) Neither hypermethylated nor hypomethylated


antipronograde

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


oligogalacturonic

(biochemistry, in combination) Describing oligomers of galacturonic acid


oligogenesis

(biochemistry) The creation of biochemical oligomers


palmitoylatable

(biochemistry) That can be palmitoylated


paraneuron

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


phosphotransmitter

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


planktonivory

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

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

(biology, very rare) Feeding on plankton


planktonivorous

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

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


polyphenoloxidase

(biochemistry) Any oxidoreductase that oxidises polyphenols


preglobulomer

(biochemistry) A precursor of a globulomer


sialoconjugate

(biochemistry) The glycoconjugate of a sialic acid


ammonitid

(paleontology) Any ammonite of the order Ammonitida.


thrombomucin

(biochemistry) A cell surface protein associated with thrombocytes


tychoplankton

en-noun

tychoplankton (plural tychoplankton or tychoplanktons)

tychoplankton (plural)
tychoplanktons (plural)

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

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

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


sympelmous

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

der

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


azaleucine

en-noun

azaleucine (countable and uncountable, plural azaleucines)

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


biosynthesizer

(biochemistry) A biochemical synthesizer (device or system)


caveogenesis

(biology) The formation and development of caveolas


chondrolectin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane lectin that binds carbohydrate


crossligation

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


hill-topping

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


decarepeat

(genetics, biochemistry) A pattern of ten repeats


endorestriction

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


epiphyletic

(biology) Mostly monophyletic but containing some hybrids


fucokinase

(biochemistry) Any kinase that catalyses the phosphorylation of fucose


heterobasionym

(taxonomy) A heterotypic synonym which is also a basionym.


hexastatin

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


hypomorphous

(genetics) That reduces the amount of polymorphism


semostomous

en-adj

semostomous (comparative more semostomous, superlative most semostomous)

more semostomous (comparative)
most semostomous (superlative)

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


kalirin

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


karyophilic

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


kranocyte

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


mammaglobulin

(biochemistry) A globulin related to mammaglobin


metallochelatase

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


nandiniid

(zoology) Any palm civet of the family Nandiniidae


nardilysin

en-noun

nardilysin (countable and uncountable, plural nardilysins)

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


neoglucogenesis

neoglucogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural neoglucogeneses)

(biochemistry) Synonym of gluconeogenesis.


medullary sheath

medullary sheath (plural medullary sheaths)

(botany) A thin layer surrounding the pith.


paleotranscriptomic

(genetics) Relating to the sequencing of ancient RNA


pathobiochemical

(pathology, biochemistry) pathological and biochemical


phytyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a phytyl group


predreissenid

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


postdreissenid

(ecology) Following the introduction of dreissenids in an environment


rhizosheath

(botany) The coating that surrounds a rhizome


scansoriality

(biology) The condition of being scansorial


selenoamino acid

selenoamino acid (plural selenoamino acids)

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


selenocystine

(biochemistry) A selenoamino acid derived from cystine


selenodiglutathione

(biochemistry) A selenoamino acid derived from diglutathione


diglutathione

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


stegokrotaphic

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

der

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


zygokrotaphic

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

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


subecoregion

(ecology) A distinct part of an ecoregion


sulfohydrolase

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


supradomain

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


synanthropism

(biology) The condition of being synanthropic


unigenotype

(genetics) Composed of a single genotype


vivapain

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


UPGMA

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


WPGMA

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


agonescence

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

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


agonescent

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

(biology) Of a cell: Undergoing agonescence.


allonurse

en-verb

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

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

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


allosuck

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

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

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

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

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


centrobin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with centriole duplication and cytokinesis


centrosomin

(biochemistry) A protein in the centrosome of some fies


pulmobranchiate

(zoology) Breathing by means of lung sacs.


chemosyndrome

(biochemistry) The set of metabolites produced by a species


prosobranchiate

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

surf

a prosobranchiate gastropod

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


prosobranchiate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


curdlanase

en-noun

curdlanase (countable and uncountable, plural curdlanases)


umbraculate

the umbraculate face of some of the Orthoptera

(zoology) Nearly covered by a projecting process.


dikaryotization

dikaryotization (countable and uncountable, plural dikaryotizations)

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


denitrosylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses denitrosylation


eucamptodromous

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


fibronectinolytic

(biochemistry) That breaks down fibronectin


galactoglycoprotein

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein whose sugar is galactose


glucosaminoside

(biochemistry) Any glycoside of glucosamine


haplont

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

der

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

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

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

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

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

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


heptadecapeptide

(biochemistry) An oligopeptide that has seventeen amino acid groups


holocytochrome

(biochemistry) Any cytochrome that has a heme group attached


holophytochrome

(biochemistry) Any phytochrome that has a heme group attached


lactotetraose

(biochemistry) A tetraose related to lactose


lebercilin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with centrosomal or ciliary functions


tandem repeat

(genetics) A pattern of adjacent repeats in DNA.


pubigerous

en-adj

pubigerous (comparative more pubigerous, superlative most pubigerous)

more pubigerous (comparative)
most pubigerous (superlative)


metabarcoded

(genetics) analysed by means of metabarcoding


misglycosylated

(biochemistry, of a protein) Incorrectly glycosylated


misglycosylation

(biochemistry, of a protein) Incorrect glycosylation


misreplication

en-noun

misreplication (countable and uncountable, plural misreplications)

(biochemistry) Incorrect replication of DNA.


osmosolute

(biology) Any solute produced via osmosis


palpomere

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


perispeckle

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


phenodeviant

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


plasmolipin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane plasma lipoprotein


polygalacturonan

(biochemistry) A polymeric form of galacturonan


eutroglophile

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


protoclone

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


protokaryotype

(genetics) The earliest ancestor of a karyotype


sebocytogenesis

(biology) The generation and development of sebocytes


sex comb

sex comb rotation in Drosophila melanogaster

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


oxygen catastrophe

oxygen catastrophe (plural oxygen catastrophes)

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

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

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


superlineage

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(biology) A combined lineage of related organisms


tachystatin

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


toxicogenome

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


vitellocyte

(cytology, zoology) A cell of the vitellarium


declivant

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

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

Fastigium of the vertex declivant or sloping.

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

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

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


cyrtoconic

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


gyroconic

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


orthoconic

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


gyrocone

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


dehydron

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


dioscorin

dioscorin (countable and uncountable, plural dioscorins)

(biochemistry) The storage protein of yams (Dioscorea)


eicosapeptide

(biochemistry) An oligopeptide composed of twenty amino acid monomers


bottle jaw

bottle jaw (countable and uncountable, plural bottle jaws)

bottle jaws (plural)
bottlejaw (alternative)

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


exosialidase

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


gallerimycin

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


genomodulatory

(genetics) Able to modulate the action of genes


glycocapture

(biochemistry) posttranslational glycosylation of proteins


heterodynamic

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


synkaryon

synkaryon (plural synkaryons or synkarya)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


heterosynkaryon

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


homeochronous

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


immulectin

immulectin (countable and uncountable, plural immulectins)

(biochemistry) A lectin present in a Manduca


leptomonad

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


limnonectin

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


lipoundecapeptide

(biochemistry) Any lipopeptide complex of an undecapeptide


anticytomegalovirus

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


merolectin

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


microcarnivore

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


orthochromatophilic

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


medullary ray

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


penniferous

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


photoregulate

en-verb

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

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

(biochemistry) To regulate photochemically


phytovirus

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

2016, Mark Denison, Virus Evolution, page 81:


rhizomicrobiome

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


sauvatide

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


sonotaxis

(biology) movement to or from a source of sound


subtegula

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


superlectin

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(biochemistry) A member of a superfamily of related lectins


telocyte

(cytology) A form of interstitial stem cell


yatalase

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


trilobular

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aldohexuronic acid

en-noun

aldohexuronic acid (plural aldohexuronic acids)

(biochemistry) The aldose form of a hexuronic acid


chemomodulation

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


chronodisruption

(biology) disruption to the circadian rhythm


coprinoidization

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


deferrochelatase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that reverses to action of ferrochelatase


dyscohesive

(biology) That disrupts cohesion between cells


dyscohesion

(biology) The disruption of cohesion between cells


ecodormancy

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


flavinate

en-verb

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

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

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


fucosan

en-noun

fucosan (countable and uncountable, plural fucosans)

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


lateral scale

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


galactolipase

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


glycotope

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

surf

(biochemistry) The epitope of a glycoprotein.


hemispindle

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


heterofertilization

en-noun

heterofertilization (usually uncountable, plural heterofertilizations)

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


homomethylate

en-verb

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

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

(biochemistry) To methylate both strands of DNA


hypopalmitoylation

(biochemistry) Less than the normal amount of palmitoylation


immunofluorohistochemistry

(immunology, histology) A combination of immunofluorometry and histochemistry


immunosteroid

(immunology, biochemistry) Any steroid involved in immunoregulation


isohelical

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


mesotetraploid

(genetics) That has become tetraploid in more recent history


epiphytism

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

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

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


semiepiphyte

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


nektoplankton

en-noun

nektoplankton (countable and uncountable, plural nektoplanktons)


oligoadenylation

(biochemistry) The formation of an oligoadenylate


ophthalmate

(biochemistry) Any salt of ophthalmic acid


ophthalmic acid

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


paradormancy

paradormancy (countable and uncountable, plural paradormancies)

(biology) A temporary dormancy in some plants


perthamide

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


phosphoresistant

(biochemistry) resistant to phosphorylation


predivisional

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


sanguinivory

(biology) The condition of being sanguinivorous


solomonamide

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


thioproline

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


tetradecapodous

a tetradecapodous crustacean


tetradecapod

(zoology) Any organism with fourteen feet.


scolytoid

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


scolytoid

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

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

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


chemosymbiont

(ecology) An organism involved in chemosymbiosis


cleptobiont

(biology) Any organism that steals the food of another


cleptobiosis

cleptobiosis (countable and uncountable, plural cleptobioses)


cucumisin

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

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

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


dark-activity

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


ecoimmunology

(ecology, immunology) The ecological application of immunology


ecoimmunological

(ecology, immunology) Relating to ecoimmunology


epiorganism

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


dendrodont

(zoology) Having teeth of a dendritic form.


dendrodont

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


exoglycohydrolase

(biochemistry) An exocytic glycohydrolase


exopolygalacturonase

(biochemistry) An exocytic polygalacturonase


glucomannanase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a glucomannan


hemicellulolysis

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

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

(biochemistry) The enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose.


hepatoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein present in the liver


heterophagolysosome

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


hypercarbonylation

(biochemistry) Extreme carbonylation, typically of proteins


laminarase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of laminarin


laminaribioside

(biochemistry) Any glycoside of laminaribiose


mannase

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


mannuronan

mannuronan (countable and uncountable, plural mannuronans)

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide consisting of many mannuronic acid residues


nanobioscience

(biology) The bioscience of nanomaterials


polyglycan

(biochemistry) A polymeric form of a glycan


porphyranase

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


respawner

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(zoology) An organism that spawns again.


rhophilin

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


sulfonolipid

(biochemistry) A sulfonate ester of a glycolipid


ornithopodous

(zoology) Having feet like those of a bird.

an ornithopodous dinosaur

(zoology) Belonging to the taxonomic clade of Ornithopoda.


lyxoflavin

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


xylomannan

(biochemistry) A mannan derived from xylose.


discophorous

(zoology) Having a gelatinous bell or disk.


ankycorbin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with spermatid adhesion


antinitrosative

(biochemistry) That counters nitrosylation


arabinofuranohydrolase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arabinofuranoses


fringillaceous

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

(zoology) Relating to the finches or Fringillidae.


fringilliform

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

(zoology) Resembling or relating to the finches.


biasogram

(genetics) A graphical representation of bias in genetic data


bothrosome

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


brachycyte

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


agnogene

(genetics) A gene that expresses an agnoprotein.


cosexual

(botany) Producing both pollen and ovules.

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

1982, David Policansky, “Sex change in plants and animals”, in Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, volume 13, number 1, →JSTOR, pages 471–495:

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


deoxynuclease

(biochemistry) A nuclease that acts on DNA


grass staggers

(veterinary medicine) Synonym of grass tetany.


phobotaxis

phobotaxis (usually uncountable, plural phobotaxes)

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


envokine

(biochemistry) Any of a particular class of chimeric cytokines


frustulin

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


nonrutting

a nonrutting season

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


hydroxymethylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a hydroxymethylation reaction


isochromatid

(genetics) Relating to a similar (sister) chromatid


isoclonal

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


karyomorphotype

(genetics) The morphotype of a karyomorph


mucopolysaccharidase

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


nodulapeptin

nodulapeptin (countable and uncountable, plural nodulapeptins)

(biochemistry) A cyclopeptide sulfate produced by the cyanobacterium Nodularia


olfactome

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


parakeratocytic

(cytology) Relating to parakeratocytes or to parakeratocytosis


phonolocate

en-verb

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

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

(biology) To move towards an attractive sound


phosphodependent

(biochemistry) dependent on the presence of phosphate


phosphoisomerase

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


phytochamber

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


quadriradial

(genetics, of a chromosome) Having four radiating chromatids


retroplasmid

reverse transcription
reverse transcription

(genetics) Any plasmid that replicates via reverse transcription


saccharobiose

en-noun

saccharobiose (countable and uncountable, plural saccharobioses)

(biochemistry) Any disaccharide, but especially sucrose


scombriform

Back-formation from translingual Scombriformes

back-formation

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

(zoology) Any fish of the order Scombriformes


selenocysteinyl

(biochemistry) Relating to, or derived from selenocysteine


spumigin

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


translocant

(biochemistry, genetics) A translocated molecule or fragment


acleioproctic

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

der

(zoology) Having the anus located dorsally.


steppification

(ecology) The process of becoming a steppe.


aflatoxisome

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


araneophagous

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

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

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


bacDNA

en-noun

bacDNA (countable and uncountable, plural bacDNAs)

(biochemistry) bacterial artificial chromosome DNA


bacRNA

bacRNA (countable and uncountable, plural bacRNAs)

(biochemistry) bacterial artificial chromosome RNA


basiflagellum

Antennae of first instar larvae comprised a smooth four-segmented basiflagellum and a seven-segmented, sensilla-rich distiflagellum. Lengthening of the basiflagellum was achieved by the addition of two annuli per moult, generated by division of the basal annulus (meriston).

2009 March, Dorit Hockman, Mike D. Picker, Klaus-Dieter Klass, Leonie Pretorius, “Postembryonic development of the unique antenna of Mantophasmatodea (Insecta)”, in Arthropod Structure & Development, volume 38, number 2, →DOI, page 125:

Morphologically, the antennae (Figs. 2, 3) (the average length, n = 4 for both species) in L. occidentalis are shorter (12.22 mm) in comparison to L. zonatus (15.67 mm). In L. occidentalis (Fig. 3a,c,e,g), the length of the particular segments is approximately: scape (2.61 mm), pedicel (3.86 mm), basiflagellum (2.60 mm), distiflagellum (3.14 mm).

2023 January 12, Artur Taszakowski, Adrian Masłowski, Kent M. Daane, Jolanta Brożek, “Closer view of antennal sensory organs of two Leptoglossus species (Insecta, Hemiptera, Coreidae)”, in Scientific Reports, volume 13, →DOI, article 617, page 4:

(zoology) The portion of an insect's antenna that lies between the pedicel and the distiflagellum; the first segment of the flagellum.


basiflagellar

(entomology) Of or relating to the basiflagellum.


binuclearity

(cytology) The condition of being binuclear


bioflavone

(biochemistry) Any flavone of biological origin


bodenvag

Organisms that occur across heterogeneous habitats, such as serpentine bodenvags that tolerate serpentine but occur off of it as well, and rare organisms, such as the endemic flora of many serpentine regions that are fully restricted to serpentine substrates, are likely to show markedly different patterns of genomic variation.

2011, Susan Harrison, Serpentine: The Evolution and Ecology of a Model System, page 147:

(botany) Any plant that is indifferent to the pH of the soil.


caffeoyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a caffeoyl group


chlorotyping

(genetics) The separation and identification of chlorotypes


monascidian

(biology) A simple organism, not compound or composite.


planuloid

en-adj

planuloid (comparative more planuloid, superlative most planuloid)

more planuloid (comparative)
most planuloid (superlative)


planuliform

planuliform (comparative more planuliform, superlative most planuliform)

more planuliform (comparative)
most planuliform (superlative)


vasculiferous

(botany) Having its seeds contained in a vessel.


crosshybridization

en-noun

crosshybridization (countable and uncountable, plural crosshybridizations)

(genetics) hybridization between nucleic acids that have different sequences, and are typically derived from orthologous or paralogous genes


cycloheptapeptide

(biochemistry) A cyclopeptide composed of seven amino acids


cyclotetrapeptide

(biochemistry) A cyclopeptide composed of four amino acids


debarcoded

(especially genetics) From which a barcode has been removed


ektacytometer

(cytology) The instrument used in ektacytometry


electrotroph

(biology) Any organism that obtains metabolic energy from an electric source


epitypification

epitypification (usually uncountable, plural epitypifications)

(taxonomy) The identification and naming of an epitype


epitypify

en-verb

epitypify (third-person singular simple present epitypifies, present participle epitypifying, simple past and past participle epitypified)

epitypifies (present singular third-person)
epitypifying (participle present)
epitypified (participle past)
epitypified (past)

(taxonomy) To identify and name an epitype


eurypylous

(biology, of a sponge) Having a wide opening between chambers


floppase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that transport lipids from the cytosolic to the exoplasmic face of a cell


gasomediator

(biochemistry) Any small molecule, typically of a gas, that mediates a biochemical process. (typical examples are NO, CO, and H₂S)


microzooid

(zoology) A very minute free-swimming zooid that buries itself in the body of a sedentary animalcule.


lipidization

en-noun

lipidization (countable and uncountable, plural lipidizations)

(biochemistry) reaction (typically of a polypeptide) with a lipid


lipoinitiation

(biochemistry) The introduction of a lipid chain into a polypeptide (by lipidization)


lipoinitiatory

(biochemistry) Relating to lipoinitiation


lipoptosis

(biology) apoptosis due to an accumulation of lipid


lipotetradecadepsipeptide

(biochemistry) A lipodepsipeptide that has fourteen amino acid residues


lipotetradecapeptide

(biochemistry) A lipopeptide that has fourteen amino acid residues


mammophilic

(biology, of a biting insect) That preferentially bites females


myonectin

(biochemistry) A particular myokine released by the contraction of muscle


endarchy

endarchy (countable and uncountable, plural endarchies)

There is no doubt, however, that if endarchy is primitive in the protostelic and immediately derived types, it very rapidly gives place to mesarchy and exarchy in response to various demands, and it is not difficult to show how this may have occurred.

1908, Sir Arthur George Tansley, Lectures on the Evolution of the Filicinean Vascular System, page 16:

Exarchy, endarchy, and mesarchy are all found within comparatively small groups, and the actual course of evolution seems to affect the position of the protoxylems much more freely and rapidly than in the other great groups of vascular plants.

2013, Frans Verdoorn, A.H.G. Alston, Manual of Pteridology, →ISBN, page 79:

(botany) A vascular system in which development starts nearest the axis center and spreads outward.


exarchy

Fossil evidence supports neither the view that exarchy is more primitive than mesarchy, nor the view that mesarchy is more primitive than exarchy.

1952, David William Bierhorst, On the Morphology, Anatomy, and Phylogeny of the Psilotaceae:

(botany) A vascular system in which development starts in the regions farthest from the axis and spreads inward.


mesarchy

(botany) A vascular system in which development spreads both toward and away from the axis center.


oversynthesis

(biochemistry) The excessive synthesis of a compound by an organism


oversynthesize

en-verb

oversynthesize (third-person singular simple present oversynthesizes, present participle oversynthesizing, simple past and past participle oversynthesized)

oversynthesizes (present singular third-person)
oversynthesizing (participle present)
oversynthesized (participle past)
oversynthesized (past)


oxomutase

(biochemistry) Any mutase that modifies oxygen-containing heterocycles (typically converting an oxirane to an oxetane)


pathozone

(biology) The region surrounding a host within which a pathogen is able to infect it


phosphoinhibition

en-noun

phosphoinhibition (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoinhibitions)

(biochemistry) inhibition of a biochemical process by means of phosphorylation


pilogenesis

(biology) The formation and development of bacterial pili


polyblast

(biology) A macrophage exuded by some ameboids


proconidium

(mycology) The structure that develops into a conidium


protoplasmodium

(biology) A primitive plasmodium composed of an undifferentiated microscopic mass


ribotransferase

(biochemistry) Alternative form of ribosyltransferase.


saurochory

(botany) seed dispersal by lizards or snakes


elongately

Kimberley Spear-heads. Pig. 1. Elongately-lanceolatc, angular on one face, with remains of gum-mounting at base. Fig. 2. Elongately-lanceolatc, glass, with a more decided angularity.

1892, Geological Survey of New South Wales, Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales:

The shell is moderately large, elongately conical, with an elevated spire and an obtuse apex.

1949, Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum [India]: Natural history section:

Conscutum ±2.54 mm long by ±1.61 mm wide, reddish-brown, elongately ovate, widest at level of coxae IV; in engorged specimens body wall expands laterally and posterolaterally, a short broadly rounded posterior process may be present.

2018, Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout, Agustín Estrada-Peña, The Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Southern Africa, Springer, →ISBN, page 465:

(uncommon, chiefly biology) In an elongate way.


sphingolytic

(biochemistry) that cleaves the phosphodiester bonds in sphingomyelin


sulfoconjugation

(biochemistry) conjugation via sulfate groups


suprabenthos

(biology) The organisms that live on the sea floor but migrate above it seasonally or daily


toxisome

(biochemistry) Any structure, in an organism, in which toxins are created


trophogen

(biochemistry) Any substance that affects the growth of an organism or organ


venome

Blend of venom + proteome or from venom + -ome.

(biochemistry) The proteome of a snake venom


symphyogenesis

(botany) The forming of an organ or part by the union of parts formerly separate.


consortism

Our reply is : — It may possibly be a mere state of consortism — another of the many familiar instances of two diverse organisms being found in company.

1884, Worthington George Smith, Diseases of Field and Garden Crops: Chiefly Such as are Caused by Fungi:

The alga, on the contrary, derives a definite advantage from its consortism with the fungus, receiving from it inorganic substances and water, and possibly organic substances also.

1911, Francis Rolt-Wheeler, The Fact Book, page 966:

Consortism is classified into four types according to the benefit derived by the consortes: 1. If it is voluntary with mutual benefit but not asymmetrical or damaging to either consorte, it is mutualism. 2. Commensalism is a voluntary asymmetrical consortism in which one organism is benefited with no appreciable benefit or damage to the partner. 3. Parasitism is an involuntary consortism with progressive asymmetrical damage to one for the benefit of the other. 4. Predation is a nonsymbiotic consortism with damage to one for the benefit of the other.

2017, V.K. Agarwal, Zoology for Degree Students, →ISBN:

(biology) A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species.


yinpterochiropteran

(zoology) Any bat of the suborder Yinpterochiroptera


oecium

From Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

(zoology) The household common to the individuals of a compound organism.


allohaploid

(cytology, genetics) Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes derived from two different species


amphihaploid

(genetics) Having a haploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents


crenator

(biology) Any anionic amphipath that inserts itself into the outer layer of a lipid bilayer to form a convex curvature


cyanovirin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of virucidal proteins present in some cyanobacteria


IUSSI

(entomology) Initialism of International Union for the Study of Social Insects.


skull-collecting ant

skull-collecting ant (plural skull-collecting ants)

(informal, entomology) Formica archboldi, a kind of ant that hunts trap jaw ants and takes their decapitated heads back to its nest.


tectate

(botany, palynology) Having a tectum (a sculptured outer layer).


furanosidase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that hydrolyses furanosides


gallichrome

(biochemistry) A homolog of ferrichrome that replaces the iron with gallium.


glucosphingolipid

(biochemistry) Any glycosphingolipid in which the sugar is glucose


glycolipase

(biochemistry) Any carboxylesterase that hydrolyses glycolipids


glyconeogenic

(biochemistry) Relating to glyconeogenesis


descendin

Term invented by Fentener van Vlissingen et al, derived from descend with suffix -in used for proteins.

(biochemistry) An uncharacterised testes secreted peptide hormone that controls testicular descent in mammals.


immunopathobiology

(immunology, pathology, biology) The application of immunopathology to biology


macrosome

(cytology) Any relatively large organelle in a cell


magnetoperception

(biology) The perception, by an organism, of a magnetic field


mannohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that removes a mannose moiety, typically from a mannoside


microginin

microginin (countable and uncountable, plural microginins)

(biochemistry) A pentapeptide, present in the blue-green alga Microcystis aeruginosa


microvirin

(biochemistry) A lectin, that binds mannose, present in a cyanobacterium Microcystis


neocarrabiose

(biochemistry) The sugar 3-O-(3,6-anhydro-α-D-galactopyranosyl)-β-D-galactopyranose that often occurs as the sulfate.


scutation

scutation (countable and uncountable, plural scutations)

The morphology of dermal scutation in callichthyids is quite different from that in loricariids, with two rather than three more series of overlapping plates along the body, suggesting that the types of scutation in callichthyids and loricariids are non-homologous.

1957, Contributions in Science - Issues 393-403, page 25:

There has been a great deal of stability in scutation of the carapace during chelonian evolution (Zangerl and Johnson, 1957).

1989, Charles Wax Caillouet, André M. Landry, Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Biology, Conservation, and Management, page 202:

The dorsal scutations and configurations of the cephalic plates are also different in the two species.

1991, Mary E. Petersen, J. B. Kirkegaard, Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta:

With regard to the comparative anatomy of the bones of the skull, and the pattern of the scutation of the upper surface of the cranium, I regret that the state of the specimen in Professor Bell's collection does not permit the deduction of other distinctive characters which such parts of the cranial organization so satisfactorily afford.

2011, Richard Owen, Thomas Bell, Monograph on the Fossil Reptilia of the London Clay, →ISBN, page 28:

(zoology) The number and arrangement of scutes.


nepenthesin

nepenthesin (countable and uncountable, plural nepenthesins)

(biochemistry) A protease present in Nepenthes pitcher plants


nitroproteome

(biochemistry) The proteome of all proteins that have been nitrated (typically at a tyrosine group)


nitrotyrosination

nitrotyrosination (countable and uncountable, plural nitrotyrosinations)

(biochemistry) The nitration of a tyrosine group of a protein


oligopurine

(genetics) A stretch of nucleic acid composed of several contiguous purines


peripherome

(biochemistry) The proteome of all membrane peripheral proteins


plasmidome

(biology) All the plasmids present in an organism


resinicolous

(biology) That inhabits the resin exuded by some trees


ribonucleotidyl

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


anti-nuclear antibody

anti-nuclear antibody (plural anti-nuclear antibodies)

(biology) An autoantibody which binds to the contents of a cells nucleus.


ANF

anti-nuclear factor
anti-nuclear factor#English

(biology) Initialism of anti-nuclear factor.

atrial natriuretic factor
atrial natriuretic factor#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of atrial natriuretic factor.


anti-nuclear factor

anti-nuclear factor (plural anti-nuclear factors)

anti-nuclear antibody
anti-nuclear antibody


serinolysis

(biochemistry) The hydrolysis or other breakdown of serine


triallelism

However, given the phenomenon of triallelism, it is no longer possible to be certain that the recurrence risk in an affected family will be as high as 25 per cent as it may be a requirement in up to 10 per cent of pedigrees for three mutant alleles to co-segregate.

2003, Frances Flinter, The Genetics of Renal Disease, page 368:

(genetics) The condition of being triallelic.


elytrae

(zoology) Scales found on the back of annelids or beetles.


ciliotropism

(biology) The colonization of ciliated cells


enterolobin

(biochemistry) An haemolytic protein in seeds of the Brazilian tree Enterolobium.


fluxome

(biochemistry) All the metabolic fluxes in a cell


heterolactic

(biochemistry, of fermentation) That produces ethanol and carbon dioxide as well as lactic acid


hypercannibalism

(biology) feeding on organisms that are, themselves cannibals


sturnoid

The cross in Sydney's case is quite clearly one between the veritable Great Auk and the Mynah, which as you all know is one of several sturnoid passerine birds of India.

1968, Hugh MacDiarmid, The uncanny Scot: a selection of prose, page 164:


megasporocarp

(biology) A large sporocarp containing a megasporangium


microsporocarp

(biology) A very small sporocarp, containing microsporangia


neuronatin

(biochemistry) A proteolipid associated with the control of ion channels during brain development


nomen translatum

nomen translatum (plural nomina translata)

(taxonomy) A valid taxon name derived from a change in taxonomic rank to a previously published name.


synochreate

(botany) Uniting together on the opposite side of the stem from the leaf, and enclosing the stem in a sheath of stipules.


paleohexaploidisation

paleohexaploidisation (plural not attested)

(biology) hexaploidisation that occurred in prehistoric times


phosphodefective

(biochemistry) That has defective phosphorylation


phosphoinactivating

(biochemistry) inactivating by means of phosphoinactivation


phosphoinactivation

(biochemistry) inactivation by means of phosphorylation


phytostanol

(biochemistry) Any stanol of plant origin


scygonadin

scygonadin (countable and uncountable, plural scygonadins)

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial protein present in the crab Scylla


arietiform

/ˌɛəɹiˈɛtɪfɔːm/

/ˌɛɹiˈɛtɪfɔɹm/

From Latin arietis (the genitive singular of ariēs (“a ram”)) + English -form (suffix meaning ‘having the shape or form of’). Ariēs is derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“a certain domestic animal”).

ref

From Robert Ridgway (1886) A Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists, and Compendium of Useful Knowledge for Ornithologists, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, and Company, figure XV.

der

The arietiform marks become broader and more prominent.

The great mass of the strata in question clearly belongs to the "Lima-beds or Zone of Ammonites Bucklandi." This is proved by the remarkable abundance of Gryphœa arcuata of the typical form, and by the numerous and fine examples of Lima gigantea which occur—and especially by the presence of such characteristic arietiform Ammonites as A. Bucklandi, Sow., A. Conybeari, Sow., A. Kridion, Hehl, and many others.

1878 January 23, John W[esley] Judd, “39. The Secondary Rocks of Scotland. Third Paper. The Strata of the Western Coast and Islands.”, in The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, volume XXXIV, London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer […], →ISSN, →OCLC, section V (Description of the Secondary Strata and Associated Formations in the Western Highlands), page 702:

The species is S[chlegelia] wilsoni, better known as Paradisea or Diphyllodes wilsoni, of Waigiou and Batanta. The male is 7¼ inches long, the tail 2, with its middle pair of feathers as long again, twice crossed and then curled in arietiform figure.

1890–1891, “Schlegelia”, in William Dwight Whitney, editor, The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language […], volume V, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 5391, column 3:

The writer is of the opinion that this grouping is in great need of revision, in the following respects: Halilucites comprises the arietiform Hungarites of the Bosnian Muschelkalk and is either a synonym or subgenus of Eutomoceras Hyatt, for the type species of Hungarites Mojsisovies is one of the arietiform group and closely allied with Eutomoceras laubei Meek, the type of Eutomoceras.

1914, James Perrin Smith, “Systematic Descriptions”, in The Middle Triassic Marine Invertebrate Faunas of North America (United States Geological Survey Professional Paper; 83), Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 75:

Discotropites mojsvarensis Smith, […] The form and ornamentation are decidedly arietiform and bear some resemblance to the arietiform Eutomoceras (Halilucites) of the Middle Triassic but differ in the spiral lines, long body chamber, and digitate septa.

1927, James Perrin Smith, “Systematic Descriptions”, in Upper Triassic Marine Invertebrate Faunas of North America (U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper; 141), Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 42, column 2:

As compared with D[ipodomys] a[gilis] agilis, D. a. fuscus [a subspecies of kangaroo rat] differs as follows: Dorsal color darker; yellow-orange of sides paler, arietiform facial markings heavier, and black rather than brownish; […]

1943 September 16, Jean T[hresher] Boulware, “Dipodomys agilis fuscus, New Subspecies”, in J. F. Daniel, E. R. Hall, Harold Kirby, S. F. Light, editors, Two New Subspecies of Kangaroo Rats (Genus Dipodomys) From Southern California (University of California Publications in Zoölogy; volume 46, number 7), Berkeley, Los Angeles, Calif.: University of California Press; London: Cambridge University Press, →OCLC, page 394:

(zoology) Having the shape of a ram's head or of the astrological symbol of Aries, ⟨♈⟩.


crioconic

Very open crioconic whorls, which gradually pass into a long straight shaft.

1997, Nico M. M. Janssen, Mikhail Vladimirovich Kakabadze, Ph. J. Hoedemaeker, Mediterranean Neocomian belemnites:

Hoplocriocone - crioconic early whorls. The last whorl bends away from crioconic spiral and (without becoming straight) is gradually bent like a hook.

1988, Jost Wiedmann, Jürgen Kullmann, Cephalopods Present and Past: O.H. Schindewolf Symposium, Tübingen 1985:

(malacology) Having the shape of a ram's horn.


criocone

From Ancient Greek κρῑός (krīós, “ram”) + cone.

Small planospiral criocones with partially coiled whorls (microconchs) or completely uncoiled (macroconchs). Whorl-section hexagonal, rounded up to round. The protoconch and the first whorl unknown, but [...]

2002, K. Histon, Albert Daurer, Cephalopods, present and past:

(malacology) An organism or fossil with a crioconic shell, or such a shell itself.


criocone

[...] disturbance to such a form might produce rapid acceleration in two ways — in shape, from serpenticone to criocone, in ornament, from tuberculate to costate, that is, costate post-tuberculate.

1927, Sydney Savory Buckman, Martin Simpson, George Young, Type Ammonites:


serpenticonic

(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having numerous linked coils, in a spiral that is larger as it grows further from the center.


serpenticone

All or most were pelagic, ranging from planktic serpenticones and spherocones to mobile discocones and oxycones.

2013, Neil H. Landman, Kazushige Tanabe, Richard Arnold Davis, Ammonoid Paleobiology, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 632:

(malacology) An organism or fossil with a serpenticonic shell, or the shell itself.


serpenticone

Coiling is serpenticone or heteromorph, sculpture is of ribbing (almost invariably simple), with external tuberculation in Choristoceratidae. Generally criocone although much of the phragmocone may be serpenticone.


statismosporic

(mycology, of spores) That are not forcibly discharged


sucrolysis

(biochemistry) The hydrolysis of sucrose


terrestrialist

(biology) Any animal that adopts terrestrialism as a lifestyle


platyconic

en-adj

platyconic (comparative more platyconic, superlative most platyconic)

more platyconic (comparative)
most platyconic (superlative)

(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a flattened cross-section from its side.


oxyconic

oxyconic (comparative more oxyconic, superlative most oxyconic)

more oxyconic (comparative)
most oxyconic (superlative)

(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a flattened crossection, the halves joining at an acute angle.


toxoconic

toxoconic (comparative more toxoconic, superlative most toxoconic)

more toxoconic (comparative)
most toxoconic (superlative)

(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a coiled shell of very open form.


turriconic

turriconic (comparative more turriconic, superlative most turriconic)

more turriconic (comparative)
most turriconic (superlative)

(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having coils that spiral to a point.


baculiconic

baculiconic (comparative more baculiconic, superlative most baculiconic)

more baculiconic (comparative)
most baculiconic (superlative)

(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a long, relatively straight tapering shell, possibly with one or two coils at the narrow end.


spherocone

(malacology) An organism or fossil with a spheroconic shell, or the shell itself.


baculicone

(malacology) An organism or fossil with a baculiconic shell, or the shell itself.


turricone

(malacology) An organism or fossil with a turriconic shell, or the shell itself.


toxocone

(malacology) An organism or fossil with a toxoconic shell, or the shell itself.


platycone

(malacology) An organism or fossil with a platyconic shell, or the shell itself.


discoconic

(malacology) Having an extremely narrow conch shape (between 0 and 30% of the diameter) with umbilical width index between 20 and 30%.


discocone

(malacology) An organism or fossil with a discoconic shell, or the shell itself.


anticoagulome

(rare, biology) All the anticoagulants present in an organism


organ system

(biology) A group of organs that work together as a biological system to perform one or more functions.


chromofungin

(biochemistry) A peptide related to chromogranin


vanadoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme containing vanadium.


rhizology

Derived from Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “rhizo-, root”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”).

suffix

Deficiency of monographs on rhizology, with comparative anatomical studies of roots, similar to those of other plant organs.

2011, Stefano Mancuso, Measuring Roots: An Updated Approach:


rhizological

en-adj

rhizological (comparative more rhizological, superlative most rhizological)

more rhizological (comparative)
most rhizological (superlative)


flavoreductase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the reduction of a flavin


galactomannoprotein

(biochemistry) Any glycoprotein derived from a galactomannan


gastropodochory

(biology) seed dispersal by means of gastropods


phalangiform

phalangiform (comparative more phalangiform, superlative most phalangiform)

more phalangiform (comparative)
most phalangiform (superlative)


glucophilic

(biochemistry, of a yeast) That selectively ferments glucose


grainyhead

(biochemistry) A protein, in fruit flies, associated with regulation of dopa


gummivore

(biology) Any animal that feeds on the gum or sap of trees


hyposynthesis

(biochemistry) A reduced rate or amount of synthesis of a particular biochemical substance


glumous

(botany) Bearing or relating to a glume.


hair pencil

(zoology) A pheromone signalling structure found in lepidopteran males.


maltooligosyltrehalose

(biochemistry) An isomeric form of maltooligosaccharide with the glucose monomers linked as in trehalose


matrilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteoglycan-associated proteins that are major components of extracellular matrix of various tissues


metallochlorin

(biochemistry) A coenzyme, related to the porphyrins, containing a metal


microlipid

(biochemistry) A lipid that is present (in an organism) in very small amounts


oligoprotective

(biology) That protects oligodendrocytes


oligoprotection

(biology) The protection of oligodendrocytes from damage


parasitome

(biology) All the parasites (in any form) of a host organism


pneumogalactan

(biochemistry) A polysaccharide composed of pneumose and galactose residues


pneumose

(biochemistry) A deoxy- derivative of talose


polysaccharidase

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


respirofermentative

(biochemistry) Relating to respiration (oxygen uptake) and fermentation


sclerocarpic

(botany, of fruits) Having a hard pericarp


supergenus

(rare, taxonomy) A rank above genus and below tribe


supracleithrum

(ichthyology, zoology) A bone of the pectoral girdle situated dorsal to the cleithrum


spinella

(entomology) One of the small hard tooth-like structures that may be present on the gonosaccus.


tagmentation

(genetics) A process, in the analysis of DNA, in which double-stranded DNA is cleaved and tagged


thermotargetron

(genetics) A targetron used to target thermophiles


zoosystematics

(biology, taxonomy) The systematic classification of animals


plate count

The microbiological quality can be roughly evaluated by analyzing the food for total plate count (TPC). In some foods, high TPC may indicate poor quality. Food which appears normal may have a high TPC, indicating that the food is about to […]

2003, Ahmed E. Yousef, Carolyn Carlstrom, Food Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 27:

The total plate count for soy flour intended for human consumption should be less than 20,000 per gram; typical analyses of flours made under proper sanitary conditions range from 4,000 to 7,000 per gram.

2008 October, Clyde E. Stauffer, Soy flour products in baking:

(microbiology) A measure of bacterial contamination of a sample.


carbamyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a carbamyl group


carbonosome

(biology) Any prokaryotic structure that stores carbon (and therefore energy) (typically polyhydroxyalkanoate granules)


carboxymethyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a carboxymethyl group


cubopolyp

(biology) The polypoid stage of a box jellyfish


epibiontic

(biology) That lives on the surface of another organism


epibionty

(biology) The condition of being epibiontic


eremophyte

(biology) Any plant that grows in a desert or steppe environment


eurygamous

(entomology, of the mating of insects) That takes place on a nuptial flight


exopolymerase

(biochemistry) Any exocellular polymerase


fallaxidin

eastern dwarf tree frog
eastern dwarf tree frog

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides present in skin of the eastern dwarf tree frog (Litoria fallax)


glucoxidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of glucose


glycomodification

en-noun

glycomodification (usually uncountable, plural glycomodifications)

(biochemistry) The modification of a protein by reaction with a sugar, typically to produce a glycoprotein


grid cell

(cytology) A form of neuron associated with an organism's perception of spatial position


isoderivative

(genetics) An isochromosome derived from another chromosome


laimosphere

(botany) the microbiologically enriched zone of soil that surrounds below-ground portions of plant stems.


oxidoresistance

(biochemistry) resistance to redox reactions


oxidoresistant

(biochemistry) resistant to redox reactions


oxidosensitivity

(biochemistry) sensitivity to redox reactions


phylloseptin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides in the skin secretion of phyllomedusine frogs


plasticin

(biochemistry) A neurofilament protein present in the goldfish retina


pseudocolony

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

(biology) A cluster of living things (cells, people, etc.) that has only some of the characteristics of a colony


rhizosecrete

en-verb

rhizosecrete (third-person singular simple present rhizosecretes, present participle rhizosecreting, simple past and past participle rhizosecreted)

rhizosecretes (present singular third-person)
rhizosecreting (participle present)
rhizosecreted (participle past)
rhizosecreted (past)

Recent studies have shown that the European plant Centaurea maculosa (spotted knapweed), an invasive species in North America, rhizosecretes a phytotoxin (±)-catechin (Bais et al., 2002, 2003), although the quantities of (±)-catechin produced and its potency as a phytotoxin under some conditions remains uncertain (Blair et al., 2005).

2007, B Prithiviraj, “Chemical facilitation and induced pathogen resistance mediated by a root‐secreted phytotoxin”, in New Phytologist:


ssiRNA

en-noun

ssiRNA (countable and uncountable, plural ssiRNAs)

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of sticky siRNA.


stenogamy

(biology) The condition of being stenogamous


translatomics

(genetics) The study of the translational status of a transcriptome


immune complex

immune complex (plural immune complexes)

(biochemistry, immunology) A molecule formed from the integral binding of an antibody to a soluble antigen; an antigen-antibody complex.


apiogalacturonan

(biochemistry) A form of galacturonan containing apiose and apiobiose groups


archespore

(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop.


bassiacridin

(biochemistry) A protein, toxic to locusts, present in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana


bryodin

Bryonia dioica
Bryonia dioica#Translingual

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein present in the bryony Bryonia dioica


cyanopeptide

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides produced by cyanobacteria


cycloligase

(biochemistry) Any ligase that catalyses a cyclization reaction


dirhamnolipid

(biochemistry) Any rhamnolipid that has two rhamnose moieties


fetomodulin

(biochemistry) thrombomodulin when present in parietal endoderm


frameshifter

(genetics) A pseudoknot that causes frameshifting


greenbeard

greenbeards (plural)
green-beard (alternative)

(genetics) A gene that can identify the presence of a copy of itself in another individual.


hyperinduce

en-verb

hyperinduce (third-person singular simple present hyperinduces, present participle hyperinducing, simple past and past participle hyperinduced)

hyperinduces (present singular third-person)
hyperinducing (participle present)
hyperinduced (participle past)
hyperinduced (past)

(biochemistry) To induce (a biochemical material) excessively


scabrities

(botany) A bristly roughness of a surface.


immunoeffector

(biology, immunology) An immunological effector


lactosucrose

(biochemistry) The trisaccharide 4(G)-beta-D-galactosylsucrose


maltohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a polysaccharide by removing a terminal maltose moiety


microamplification

(genetics) microscale amplification of nucleic acid sequences


monoassociation

(biology) The colonisation of an otherwise germ-free organism with microbes of a single species


monorhamnolipid

(biochemistry) Any rhamnolipid that has a single rhamnose moiety


polcalcin

en-noun

polcalcin (countable and uncountable, plural polcalcins)

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein associated with chenopod pollinosis


polycalin

polycalin (countable and uncountable, plural polycalins)

(biochemistry) A lipocalin associated with the silkworm (of genus Bombyx)


acute-phase protein

acute-phase protein (plural acute-phase proteins)

acute-phase proteins (plural)
acute phase protein (alternative)

(biochemistry, immunology) Any of a class of proteins whose plasma concentrations change in response to inflammation, such as C-reactive protein.

protéine de phase aigüe

any of a class of proteins whose plasma concentrations change in response to inflammation


von Willebrand factor

von Willebrand factor (countable and uncountable, plural von Willebrand factors)

von Willebrand factors (plural)
Von Willebrand factor (alternative)

From von Willebrand + factor.
Named after Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1870–1949), Finnish physician.

(biochemistry, medicine) A blood glycoprotein involved in platelet adhesion to wound sites during hemostasis.

en:Erik Adolf von Willebrand
von Willebrand factor


succination

(biochemistry) Post-translational modification of protein that occurs when fumarate reacts with cysteine groups


tetramannoside

(biochemistry) A tetrasaccharide composed of four mannose units


tetramethylated

(biochemistry) methylated at four locations


tetrapalmitoylated

(biochemistry) palmitoylated at four locations


triubiquitinated

(biochemistry) ubiquitinated at three locations


abaxialization

abaxialization (countable and uncountable, plural abaxializations)


aerotope

(biology) A gas-filled vesicle in the cells of some cyanobacteria


aggregome

(biochemistry) The aggregated proteins of an organism


desilence

en-verb

desilence (third-person singular simple present desilences, present participle desilencing, simple past and past participle desilenced)

desilences (present singular third-person)
desilencing (participle present)
desilenced (participle past)
desilenced (past)

(genetics) To reverse the silencing of a gene


ecostratigraphy

(ecology, geology) The application of stratigraphy to identify fossil ecosystems


edaphoecological

From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos) + ecological.

(ecology) Relating to soils and the ecosystems within them


eurybiontic

(ecology) Able to tolerate a wide range of environments.


haploproficiency

(genetics) The state of being haploproficient


haploproficient

(genetics) Having two copies of each gene


haplospecific

(genetics) specific to a particular haplotype


hypomagnesemic

en-adj

hypomagnesemic (not generally comparable, comparative more hypomagnesemic, superlative most hypomagnesemic)

more hypomagnesemic (comparative)
most hypomagnesemic (superlative)

From hypomagnesemia + -ic or hypo- + magnesemia + -ic.

(biology, medicine) Affected by, or relating to, hypomagnesemia.


isotopomerase

(biochemistry) Synonym of topoisomerase.


murinize

en-verb

murinize (third-person singular simple present murinizes, present participle murinizing, simple past and past participle murinized)

murinizes (present singular third-person)
murinizing (participle present)
murinized (participle past)
murinized (past)

(genetics) To convert to a mouse counterpart


pathocenosis

(pathology, ecology) The study of disease in societies


sedoheptulokinase

(biochemistry) A kinase that catalyses the phosphorylation of sedoheptulose


tendinocyte

(cytology) Any of rows of elongated cells between the collagen fibres of tendons


abaxialize

abaxialize (third-person singular simple present abaxializes, present participle abaxializing, simple past and past participle abaxialized)

abaxializes (present singular third-person)
abaxializing (participle present)
abaxialized (participle past)
abaxialized (past)


aeroecology

(ecology) The ecology of airborne organisms.


dyskalemia

From dys- + kalemia or dys- + kal(ium) + -emia.

(biology, medicine) A unhealthy concentration of potassium in the blood.


fructosaccharide

(biochemistry) Any carbohydrate that contains one or more fructosyl groups


fucosyllactose

en-noun

fucosyllactose (countable and uncountable, plural fucosyllactoses)

(biochemistry) A fucosyl derivative of lactose


geomenotaxis

(biology) movement at a constant angle relative to gravity


heliotherm

(biology) An ectotherm that obtains its energy by basking in the sun, as butterflies.


hypermethylome

(genetics) The set of nucleic acid hypermethylation in an organism's genome


abligation

abligation (countable and uncountable, plural abligations)

Cecal abligation as a method of control should be mentioned, although the author is not of the opinion that it is a practical and general method which can be adopted for the control of blackhead.

1940, Leland D. Bushnell, Poultry Practice, page 123:

(veterinary medicine, dated) The suturing or tying up of a body part.


lipolactonase

(biochemistry) Any lactonase that is active against lipoproteins


metafold

(biochemistry) Any of a group of topologically-related folds in proteins


oligouridine

(biochemistry) An oligomer composed of uridine monomers


orthotype

At the same time it is realised that the validity of the present arrangement can be established only by some worker who has at his disposal an adequate world collection, and who has access to orthotypes and early literature not available here […]

1938, JLB Smith, “The South African fishes of the families Sparidae and Denticidae”, in Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, volume 26, number 3, page 225:

(taxonomy) The original published name for a group of genetically related organisms.


osmoconform

en-verb

osmoconform (third-person singular simple present osmoconforms, present participle osmoconforming, simple past and past participle osmoconformed)

osmoconforms (present singular third-person)
osmoconforming (participle present)
osmoconformed (participle past)
osmoconformed (past)

(biology, of an organism) To maintain its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater


perennibranch

(zoology) Any perennibranchiate organism.


pseudovivipary

(biology) The development of plantlets from vegetative buds


sialochemistry

(biochemistry) The chemistry of saliva (or of similar secretions)


streptogrisin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteases present in Streptomyces griseus


terminalization

en-noun

terminalization (usually uncountable, plural terminalizations)

(genetics) The movement of the bonds towards the ends of paired chromosomes during meiosis


thermoactivity

thermoactivity (usually uncountable, plural thermoactivities)

(biochemistry) The activity, typically of an enzyme, at elevated temperature


transduceosome

(biology) The complex of proteins involved in the transduction of genetic material


transsuccinylase

(biochemistry) Synonym of succinyltransferase.


cloacal kiss

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

(ornithology) The touching together of the cloacas of a male and female bird, during which sperm is transferred.


aminoprotease

(biochemistry) A protease that reacts with a protein's free amino group


aminoproteolytic

(biochemistry) Relating to aminoproteases


amylome

(biochemistry) All the parenchymal proteins (of a plant) that are capable of forming amyloid fibres


anectic

Anectic forms are the deep burrowing species, producing channels to a depth of 1 metre or more.[…]Digging is less satisfactory for the anectic species, as the approaching disturbance causes them to retreat into the deep burrow system.

1973, Edward Russell, edited by Alan Wild, Russell's soil conditions and plant growth, 11th edition, page 510:


antichimeric

(genetics) That counters the formation of chimeras


arsenotrophy

(biology) feeding on arsenic compounds (typically by microbes)


arsenotrophic

(biology) That feeds of arsenic compounds


biodegrader

(biology) Any organism that takes part in biodegradation


biomultiplier

(biology) Any organism (typically a plant) that accumulate toxins from the environment


bovinize

en-verb

bovinize (third-person singular simple present bovinizes, present participle bovinizing, simple past and past participle bovinized)

bovinizes (present singular third-person)
bovinizing (participle present)
bovinized (participle past)
bovinized (past)

(genetics) To introduce bovine genes into the genome of an organism


bovinization

(genetics) The process or the result of bovinizing.


carbohydrolytic

(biochemistry) That breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars


coinvade

coinvade (third-person singular simple present coinvades, present participle coinvading, simple past and past participle coinvaded)

coinvades (present singular third-person)
coinvading (participle present)
coinvaded (participle past)
coinvaded (past)

(biology) To invade along with another organism


podapolipid

(zoology) Any member of the Podapolipidae.


isokont

From iso- (“equal”) + -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”).

(biology) Having flagella of equal length.


flavooxidase

flavooxidases (plural)
flavo-oxidase (alternative)


homocitrulline

(biochemistry) The amino acid (2S)-2-amino-6-(carbamoylamino)hexanoic acid that is a metabolite of ornithine.


horohalinicum

(biology) A salinity zone (between 5% and 8% salt) that is supposed to mark the boundary between freshwater and marine organisms


insulinotropism

(biochemistry) The stimulation of the production, release and/or activity of insulin


intercysteine

(biochemistry) Between cysteine residues of a protein


lactolate

lactolate (third-person singular simple present lactolates, present participle lactolating, simple past and past participle lactolated)

lactolates (present singular third-person)
lactolating (participle present)
lactolated (participle past)
lactolated (past)

(biochemistry) To react lactose with a peptide or protein


lactolation

(biochemistry) The reaction of lactose with a peptide or protein


leucoprotease

(biochemistry) Alternative form of leukoprotease.


lipophagy

(biology) The physical or chemical breakdown of fat droplets within a cell.


metula

(biology) The outermost branch of a conidiophore from which flask-shaped phialides radiate


museomics

(genetics) genomics by the use of organisms that are only found in museum collections


myoblastocyte

(cytology, embryology) A blastocyte derived from a myoblast


necrobiome

(biology) All the organisms on a decaying corpse


neuroprecursor

(cytology) A stem cell that develops into a neuron


oligogalacturonate

(biochemistry) An oligomer of galacturonate


ophiopogon

(botany) Any evergreen plant of the genus Ophiopogon


limacoid

(zoology) A slug of the family Limacidae.


tephritoid

(zoology) Any fly of the superfamily Tephritoidea.


pexophagosome

(biology) An intracellular vesicle involved in the degradation of peroxisome by macropexophagy


photoorganotroph

(biology) a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from photosynthesis and organic compounds


polytenic

(genetics) Alternative form of polytene.


prevacuole

(biology) An endosome that develops into a vacuole


primexine

(botany) The first part of the exine to be formed


rhizogenesis

(botany) The production and development of roots or rhizomes


semicraspedodromous

(botany) craspedodromous but with one of the branches terminating at the margin, the other joining the superadjacent secondary vein


shufflon

(genetics) A plasmid that "shuffles" recombination sites on DNA segments


spongivory

(biology) The condition of being spongivorous, or of being a spongivore


stygophile

(biology) A stygofauna that inhabits both surface and subterranean aquatic environments