(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
dipneumona
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
eupolidean
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
outpainted
outpainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpaint
outplanned
outplanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outplan
outspanned
outspanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outspan
papandreou
paperbound
paperbound
adj
(comparable) Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.
(not comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.
noun
(dated) A paperback book.
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
phenacodus
pneumatode
pneumatode
noun
(botany, histology) A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.
(botany, histology) A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
portunidae
preadjourn
pulmonated
pulmonated
adj
(anatomy) pulmonate
soundscape
soundscape
noun
An acoustic environment, a virtual/emotional environment created using sound.
An electroacoustic musical composition creating a sound portrait of a sound environment.
verb
To establish or define an acoustic environment, either a virtual one created using sound or a physical one created architecturally to have specific effects on sound.