All English words - page 2605

Meanings of Parasiticide:

noun

A substance used in medicine and veterinary medicine to kill parasites (especially those other than bacteria or fungi).

Usage examples:

We don't use any commercial fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, parasiticides, antibiotics, or g…

Meanings of Parasitize:

verb

Infest or exploit (an organism or part) as a parasite.

Usage examples:

These small worms parasitize the alimentary tract of animals and birds

Meanings of Parasitized:

verb

Infest or exploit (an organism or part) as a parasite.

Usage examples:

These small worms parasitize the alimentary tract of animals and birds

Meanings of Parasitizes:

verb

Infest or exploit (an organism or part) as a parasite.

Usage examples:

These small worms parasitize the alimentary tract of animals and birds

Meanings of Parasitizing:

verb

Infest or exploit (an organism or part) as a parasite.

Usage examples:

These small worms parasitize the alimentary tract of animals and birds

Meanings of Parasitoid:

noun

An insect whose larvae live as parasites which eventually kill their hosts, e.g. an ichneumon wasp.

Usage examples:

Such treatment typically kills the host; parasitoids are attracting interest as natural controls on…

Meanings of Parasitoids:

noun

An insect whose larvae live as parasites which eventually kill their hosts, e.g. an ichneumon wasp.

Usage examples:

Such treatment typically kills the host; parasitoids are attracting interest as natural controls on…

Meanings of Parasitology:

noun

The branch of biology or medicine concerned with the study of parasitic organisms.

Usage examples:

He has published several research articles on immunology, parasitology, and public health.

Meanings of Parasol:

noun

A light umbrella used to give shade from the sun.

Usage examples:

As for the sun, i had a parasol; it shaded my skin from the light.

Meanings of Parasols:

noun

A light umbrella used to give shade from the sun.

Usage examples:

As for the sun, i had a parasol; it shaded my skin from the light.

Meanings of Parasphenoidal:

adjective

Of or relating to the parasphenoid.

Meanings of Parastas:

noun

A pilaster; = anta .

Meanings of Parastichies:

noun

(in phyllotaxis) an oblique row of leaves arranged in a secondary spiral.

Usage examples:

There was a negative correlation between phyllotaxy and leaf primordium diameter: species with grea…

Meanings of Parastichy:

noun

(in phyllotaxis) an oblique row of leaves arranged in a secondary spiral.

Usage examples:

There was a negative correlation between phyllotaxy and leaf primordium diameter: species with grea…

Meanings of Parasympathetic:

adjective

Relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system which balances the action of the sympathetic nerves. it consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands.

Usage examples:

The reflexes are mediated by the sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves of the autonomic nervous sys…

Meanings of Parasympathomimetic:

adjective

Producing physiological effects similar to those produced by stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system.

noun

A parasympathomimetic agent.

Meanings of Parasynapsis:

noun

Side-by-side pairing of chromosomes at meiosis.

Meanings of Parasyntheton:

noun

A parasynthetic formation.

Meanings of Paratactical:

adjective

Relating to or involving parataxis; = "paratactic".

Meanings of Paratartaric:

adjective

"paratartaric acid" now historical = racemic acid .

Meanings of Paraterminal:

adjective

Designating a strip of white matter adjacent to the lamina terminalis.

Meanings of Parathyroid:

noun

A gland next to the thyroid which secretes a hormone ( parathyroid hormone ) that regulates calcium levels in a person's body.

Usage examples:

Parathyroid tissue

adjective

Of or relating to the parathyroid glands

Meanings of Parathyroidectomies:

noun

Surgical removal of one or more parathyroid glands; an instance of this.

Meanings of Parathyroidectomize:

verb

To perform parathyroidectomy upon.

Meanings of Parathyroidectomy:

noun

Surgical removal of one or more parathyroid glands; an instance of this.