Concept cluster: Biology > Specialized terminology
adj
Synonym of abacterial
n
Synonym of acepot
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adj
Of or pertaining to agathology.
adj
Synonym of agrestic
adj
Of or relating to acrasia.
adj
Alternative form of amphidromous [(of a migratory fish) that travels between fresh and salt water, but not to breed]
adj
Synonym of ancipital
adj
(biology) Having branches of unequal length
adj
Relating to the anthocodia.
adj
Relating to archaella
n
Synonym of arcopallium
n
Synonym of amildar
adj
Synonym of autocarpous
n
The independent twin of a pair of conjoined twins whereas the other twin is parasitic.
n
Alternative form of bifidobacterium [Any bacterium of the genus Bifidobacterium]
n
Synonym of distropha
adj
Synonym of brevirostral
adj
(biology) Of a part of an organism, disappearing in the normal course of development.
adj
Synonym of calcifugal
adj
Synonym of campylotropous
n
Synonym of carpolite
adj
Relating to catalpa
n
Synonym of terracette
n
Synonym of chartophylax
n
Synonym of epiboly
adj
Synonym of coccic
adj
Synonym of coccic
adj
(rare) congophilic
adj
Synonym of corybantic
adj
Synonym of crassinucellate
n
(botany) The conversion of cell walls into a material that repels water, as in cork
adj
Synonym of didelphic
adj
Synonym of digynous
adj
Relating to dissepimentaria
adj
Alternative form of dithecal [(botany) Having two thecae.]
n
(botany) A small outgrowth on the surface of a plant organ.
n
Synonym of epicanthus
adj
Relating to the epicuticle.
n
Synonym of esocid
n
Any endolith that bores tunnels in the interiors of rock
n
Synonym of euphausiid
adj
Synonym of fusiform
adj
Of or relating to a galea.
adj
Synonym of gentilicial
adj
Synonym of gentilicial
n
Synonym of nomen gentilicium
adj
Synonym of gentilicial
adj
Synonym of gentilitial
adj
Synonym of gentilitial
adj
Synonym of grallic (“of or relating to the Grallae”)
adj
Synonym of grandisonant
n
(botany) The quality or state of being isostemonous.
adj
Synonym of lissotrichous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the megaceros
adj
Relating to megalopses
adj
(biology) Relating to merisis.
adj
Relating to the middle of a temperate zone
n
(biology) The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units.
n
A very small vertebrate, especially one known only from fossils
n
The single aster formation that forms at the equatorial plate at the end of metaphase in mitosis.
adj
Synonym of monocarpic
adj
Of one cell; unicellular.
n
(biology) A monoplastic element.
adj
(biology) That has one form, or retains its primary form.
adj
(biology) Synonym of unipotent
adj
monoprionidian
adj
Composed of a single protist
n
monosodium
adj
Synonym of monosporic
n
Synonym of protostele
adj
Relating to a monotroch
adj
(biology) Having (or affecting) multiple lamellae
adj
Alternative form of multiloculate [Having many small cavities or cells]
adj
Relating to a nauplius.
adj
Synonym of nidifugous
adj
Of, pertaining to, resembling or having an ocellus.
adj
Relating to a palisade. (all senses)
n
Synonym of parabasalid
n
Synonym of Pasteur pipette
adj
Relating to a pedicel.
adj
Alternative form of pelorized [(botany) Exhibiting the abnormality called pelorism.]
adv
In or relating to the peritidal region.
adj
Of or pertaining to pheromones.
adj
(neologism, marketing) Relating to this sales method.
adj
Alternative form of pinacoidal [(crystallography) Relating to the pinacoid.]
adj
Of or pertaining to a planidium or anything similar
adj
Relating to plectics
adj
(physiology) Of or pertaining to polycrotism; manifesting polycrotism
adj
Synonym of polylobate
adj
(medicine, of a disease) Having a scattered distribution of foci
adj
Synonym of polyphote
n
Synonym of pontoniine
adj
Relating to a priapism.
adj
Exhibiting prothetely; prothetelic
adj
Synonym of rachidial
adj
Alternative form of ramal [(anatomy, dated) Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branching]
adj
(botany) Synonym of rhizocarpous
adj
Synonym of rhizomorphic
adj
Synonym of riparian
adj
Synonym of saxicolous
adj
Relating to the semipupa.
n
Synonym of suffixoid
n
(biology) The development of a septum.
adj
(taxonomy) Synonym of speciose
adj
Relating to sphragistics
n
Synonym of spirotrich
n
Synonym of uvulatome
adj
Of or pertaining to a stauropegion.
adj
(zoology) Relating to a stemma.
adj
Relating to stenochoria
adj
Alternative form of stenoecious [(ecology, of an organism) That can live in only a restrictive range of habitats]
adj
Synonym of stereocilial
n
Synonym of stereocilium
adj
teletrochal
adj
Relating to a tergite.
adj
Synonym of terricolous
n
Synonym for tractricoid
adj
Exhibiting triploblasty
adj
Synonym of tripodic
adj
Synonym of troglodytic
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of, an undine
adj
(of an organism) Having a single cell; unicellular
adj
Synonym of vallecular
n
Synonym of vibraculum
adj
vitellarial
adj
Of or pertaining to zooplankton.

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