| biostatistician | An expert or specialist in biostatistics. | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| genome | Originally: a complete haploid set of chromosomes (of an organism, species, or… | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| iteroparous | Characterized by or designating the production of multiple sets of offspring; usu.… | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
| kinorhynch | An animal of the phylum Kinorhyncha. | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| melanization | Biol. The production, accumulation, or deposition of melanin; the development of a brown or black colour as a result of this. | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| micropropagate | trans. To propagate by means of micropropagation. | 1979 | Go To Quotation |
| monozygosity | The condition of being monozygotic. | 1928 | Go To Quotation |
| mycophage | Ecol. An animal that feeds on fungi; a fungivorous or mycophagous animal; = mycophagist n. 2. | 1940 | Go To Quotation |
| mylodontid | Belonging to or characteristic of the family Mylodontidae of ground sloths. | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| myofibrillar | Of or relating to myofibrils. | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| mysticete | Of or relating to the suborder Mysticeti; characteristic of or belonging to a mysticete. | 1928 | Go To Quotation |
| necrophage | An organism, esp. an insect, that feeds on dead bodies or tissue. Also in extended use. | 1940 | Go To Quotation |
| neurobiologist | An expert or specialist in neurobiology. | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| neurochemical | Of or relating to the chemistry of neural processes. | 1940 | Go To Quotation |
| neuroectodermal | Of, relating to, or derived from neuroectoderm. Also: designating the demarcation… | 1946 | Go To Quotation |
| neuroeffector | Consisting of, relating to, or involving a nerve and an effector; between a nerve and an effector. | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| neurohistological | Of or relating to neurohistology. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| neuroimaging | Imaging of the structure or activity of the brain or other part of the nervous system by any… | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| nominate species | Zool. A species with which a particular available name is associated; a nominal species; esp.… | 1956 | Go To Quotation |
| non-biologically | Other than in a biological way; without reference to biology. | 1943 | Go To Quotation |
| non-enzymatic | Of a process: not catalysed by enzymes; (of a substance) that is not an enzyme. | 1930 | Go To Quotation |
| operon | A unit of coordinated gene activity which regulates protein synthesis in prokaryotes… | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| overfitting | The production of an analysis which corresponds too closely or exactly to a particular… | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| ovulator | A mammal or other animal that ovulates (esp. in a specified way). | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| palaeobiological | Of or relating to palaeobiology. | 1929 | Go To Quotation |
| palaeoneurologist | An expert in or student of palaeoneurology. | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| palaeotropics | The tropical and subtropical parts of the Old World; spec. the… | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| pantothere | A small early therian mammal of the extinct group Pantotheria, known from fossils of… | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| pathically | In a pathic manner; passively. | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| peaking | The action of peak v.; esp. the reaching of a peak. Also: an instance of this; a peak, esp. a peak in demand. | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| perceptuo- | = perceptual-motor adj. at perceptual adj. Special uses. | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| phenogenetics | The branch of biology concerned with the relationships between the genotype and phenotype of an organism. | 1928 | Go To Quotation |
| photoautotroph | An autotrophic organism which uses light as an energy source. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| photoautotrophic | Of an organism or its nutrition: autotrophic and obtaining energy from light; using… | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| photoorganotrophic | Relating to or characterized by photoorganotrophy. | 1951 | Go To Quotation |
| phytotherapy | The treatment of the diseases of plants. Cf. phytomedicine n. 1. rare. | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| platygasterid | Any of the minute hymenopteran insects comprising the family Platygasteridae… | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| pogonophoran | Of or relating to the phylum Pogonophora, comprising very long, worm-like… | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| polyadenylate | trans. To attach a polyadenylate moiety to (a nucleotide, nucleic acid, etc.). | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| polymolecule | A polymeric molecule. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| pongid | A great ape of the family Pongidae, which includes the gorillas, chimpanzees, and orang-utans. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| prepatent | Designating the period between parasitic infection of a host and the time when the parasite can first be detected or recovered. | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| preprimate | An evolutionary ancestor of the primates; a related animal showing characteristics that… | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| primatology | The branch of zoology concerned with primates. | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| prokinetic | Relating to, involving, or exhibiting prokinesis. | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| protostomian | Of, relating to, or characteristic of the protostomes or the (former) group Protostomia; = protostome adj. | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| Rhombozoa | With pl. concord: a small phylum or class (formerly an order) of microscopic… | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
| rhynchokinetic | Relating to, involving, or exhibiting rhynchokinesis. | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| semelparity | The state or condition of being semelparous. | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
| semelparous | Of or designating a species or organism which reproduces only once during its lifetime. Cf. iteroparous adj. | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
