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micrological (medicine) and syn- (iou)


micrological (medicine)


micrological


Of or pertaining to micrology; very minute; as, micrologic examination. Microlog"ically.

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syn- (iou)



syn- prefix. In sense 2 also as attrib. adjective syn.
[from or after Latin from Greek sun-, from sun with; in Latin reduced to sy- before st, z and assim. to syl- before l, SYM- before b, m, p, and sys- before s. In sense 3 from SYNTHETIC adjective.]
1. Together, similarly, alike.
2. Chemistry. (Usu. italicized.) Designating geometrical isomers of organic compounds containing CN or NN in which the principal atoms or groups attached to the doubly bonded atoms are on the same side of the plane of the double bond (opp. anti-).
3. Denoting synthetic products.
sy'nalgia noun (Medicine) referred pain L19.
synan'thropic adjective (Biology) living in a habitat made or altered by humans M20.
sy'napomorphy noun (Biology) the possession by two organisms of a characteristic (not necessarily the same in each) that is derived from one characteristic in an organism from which they both evolved; such a derived characteristic: M20.
synapose'matic adjective (Biology) of or having similar warning coloration etc. L19.
syncrude noun & adjective (designating or pertaining to) a synthetic product made from coal in imitation of crude oil L20.
syncya'nosis noun, pl. -noses , Botany an endosymbiotic relationship between a unicellular blue-green alga and another organism; such an alga: M20.
syn'diploidy noun (Genetics) doubling of the chromosome number in gametes by fusion of daughter cell nuclei M20.
sy'nechthran noun [Greek ekhthros hostile] Zoology an insect living with ants or Other social insects but treated as unwelcome E20.
synform noun (Geology) a fold that is concave upwards, irrespective of the chronological sequence of the strata (opp.
antiform) M20.
synfuel noun (a) fuel made from coal, oil shale, etc., as a substitute for a petroleum product L20.
syngas noun a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, esp. when produced from coal L20.
syngen noun (Biology) a group of organisms capable of interbreeding; spec. in Microbiology, a genetically isolated subdivision in some protozoan species comprising individuals of compatible mating types: M20.
synjet noun jet fuel derived from syncrude L20.
syn'karyon noun, pl. -ya Biology (a cell having) a pair of nuclei, or a nucleus produced by the fusion of two nuclei E20.
synkine'matic adjective (Geology) = syntectonic M20.
synki'nesis noun (Physiology) associated movement, esp. reflex muscular coordination L19.
synki'netic adjective (Physiology) of or pertaining to synkinesis E20.
syn'nema noun, pl. -mata Mycology the elongated fruiting body of some fungi, consisting of columns of conidiophores E20.
syn'neusis noun [Greek neusis swimming] Geology the clustering together of crystals of a mineral in a rock E20.
synoekete Entomology an insect living with ants or Other social insects without provoking a hostile or a favourable reaction E20.
synoil noun synthetic oil L20.
synoro'genic adjective (Geology) formed or occurring during a period of orogenesis M20.
synroc noun [ROC(K noun1] any of various synthetic crystalline materials made chiefly of oxides of metals and metalloids and devised to contain radioactive waste in stable solid solution deep underground L20.
syn'sacral adjective (Zoology) pertaining to the synsacrum E20.
syn'sacrum noun (Zoology) an elongated composite sacrum containing a number of fused vertebrae, present in birds and some extinct reptiles E20.
synsedi'mentary adjective (Geology) formed or occurring at the time of deposition of (the) sediment M20.
synse'mantic adjective (of a word or phrase) having no meaning outside a context; syncategorematic: E20.
syn'sepalous adjective (Botany) = GAMOSEPALOUS M19.
syntec'tonic adjective (Geology) formed or occurring during a period of tectonic activity M20.
syntec'tonically adverb (Geology) during a period of tectonic activity M20.
syn'tenic adjective [Greek tainia band, ribbon] Genetics (of genes) occurring on the same chromosome L20.
synteny noun (Genetics) syntenic condition L20.