English words starting with c - page 522

Meanings of Cytidine:

noun

A nucleoside composed of cytosine linked to ribose, obtained from rna by hydrolysis.

Usage examples:

The disorders can be treated with uridine and/or cytidine, which leads to increased ump production …

Meanings of Cytidines:

noun

A nucleoside composed of cytosine linked to ribose, obtained from rna by hydrolysis.

Usage examples:

The disorders can be treated with uridine and/or cytidine, which leads to increased ump production …

Meanings of Cytisus:

noun

A plant of a large genus of shrubs, mostly native to southern europe, which includes some brooms.

Usage examples:

Even with careful pruning cytisus will become gaunt after about ten years.

Meanings of Cytoarchitecture:

noun

The arrangement of cells in a tissue, especially in specific areas of the cerebral cortex characterized by the arrangement of their cells and each associated with particular functions.

Usage examples:

Expanded specific affinity theory specifies the advantages of small dry mass and dilute cytoarchite…

Meanings of Cytoblast:

noun

The nucleus of a cell.

Meanings of Cytoblastema:

noun

A structureless fluid held to be the substance from which cells are formed.

Meanings of Cytoblastemic:

adjective

Of or relating to cytoblastema.

Meanings of Cytochalasin:

noun

Any of a group of polycyclic compounds produced by fungi, used experimentally in research for their property of interfering with cell processes.

Usage examples:

We measured the effect of cytochalasin d mobilization of integrins on adhesion of a leukocyte cell …

Meanings of Cytochrome:

noun

Any of a number of compounds consisting of haem bonded to a protein. cytochromes function as electron transfer agents in many metabolic pathways, especially cellular respiration.

Usage examples:

The majority of iron in humans is located in the porphyrin ring of heme that is incorporated into p…

Meanings of Cytode:

noun

Especially in the terminology of haeckel: a cell-like mass of protoplasm lacking a nucleus, believed to be the most primitive form of living organism.

Meanings of Cytodiagnosis:

noun

Diagnosis by means of the cytological examination of cells in samples of body fluids or tissue.

Meanings of Cytodifferentiation:

noun

The acquisition of mature or specialized structural and functional characteristics by a cell during its development; an instance of this.

Meanings of Cytogamy:

noun

The union of cells; especially plasmogamy.

Meanings of Cytogenetic:

adjective

Relating to or using cytogenetics (= the study of chromosomes and how they affect the behaviour of the body's cells)

Usage examples:

Cytogenetic analysis confirmed the diagnosis., cytogenetic studies showed no evidence of chromosoma…

Meanings of Cytogenetically:

adverb

In a way that relates to or uses cytogenetics (= the study of chromosomes and how they affect the behaviour of the body's cells)

Usage examples:

Only a small proportion of the embryos could be cytogenetically analysed., the cells were shown to …

Meanings of Cytogeneticist:

noun

A scientist who studies or uses cytogenetics (= the study of chromosomes and how they affect the behaviour of the body's cells)

Usage examples:

A cytogeneticist with the institute said that the breakthrough will enable veterinarians to identif…

Meanings of Cytogenetics:

plural noun

The study of inheritance in relation to the structure and function of chromosomes.

Usage examples:

She became one of the founders of the field of maize cytogenetics, the genetic study of maize at th…

noun

The scientific study of chromosomes (= structures found in all living cells, containing the chemical patterns that control what an animal or plant is like) and their effect on the behaviour of cells in the body, often used in medical tests for particular genetic conditions

Usage examples:

Cytogenetics is routinely used for prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities., there have bee…

Meanings of Cytogenic:

adjective

Producing cells (in early use specifically lymphoid cells); characterized by the production of cells; of or relating to cytogenesis.

Meanings of Cytogenous:

adjective

= cytogenic .

Meanings of Cytoid:

noun

A cell-like structure; a cytoid body; (in early use) specifically †a leucocyte (obsolete).

adjective

Resembling a cell; cell-like; (in early use) specifically †designating a leucocyte (obsolete).

Meanings of Cytokinesis:

noun

The cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells.

Usage examples:

Structural proteins are also used during mitosis and cytokinesis, the processes by which a cell rep…

Meanings of Cytokinetic:

adjective

Of or relating to movement of or within cells; specifically of, relating to, or involved in cytokinesis.

Meanings of Cytokinin:

noun

Another term for kinin (sense 2).

Meanings of Cytologic:

adjective

Cytological.

Meanings of Cytology:

noun

The branches of biology and medicine concerned with the structure and function of plant and animal cells.

Usage examples:

The laboratory medicine department of cytology at york hospital also received a regional training a…