All English words - page 3474

Meanings of Mycetome:

noun

An organ consisting of an aggregation of mycetocytes, found in certain insects.

Meanings of Mycetophagous:

adjective

= mycophagous .

Meanings of Mycetophilid:

noun

A fly of the dipteran family mycetophilidae comprising the fungus gnats, whose larvae feed chiefly on fungi.

adjective

Of or relating to the family mycetophilidae.

Meanings of Mycetozoa:

noun

With singular agreement: a taxon comprising slime moulds. with plural agreement: members of this taxon collectively. compare earlier myxogastres , "myxomycetes".

Meanings of Mycetozoan:

noun

A slime mould; specifically a member of the taxon mycetozoa.

adjective

Of or relating to the taxon mycetozoa; caused by mycetozoans.

Meanings of Mycetozoon:

noun

= mycetozoan .

Meanings of Mycobacteria:

noun

A bacterium of a group which includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.

Usage examples:

High-level disinfection results in the removal of all vegetative bacteria; mycobacteria; viruses; f…

Meanings of Mycobacterium:

noun

A bacterium of a group which includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.

Usage examples:

High-level disinfection results in the removal of all vegetative bacteria; mycobacteria; viruses; f…

Meanings of Mycoderma:

noun

A genus of fungi including yeasts that form pellicles or skins on the surfaces of certain liquids, and that are involved in the fermentation of alcoholic liquids into vinegar, and formerly including other pellicle-forming organisms (especially mother of vinegar), organisms causing certain diseases of the skin or mucous membranes, and organisms believed to be responsible for nitrogen fixation in soil; (also mycoderma) a fungus of this genus.

Meanings of Mycodermic:

adjective

Of or relating to the genus mycoderma; consisting of organisms of this genus.

Meanings of Mycoflora:

noun

The fungi of a particular habitat or location.

Meanings of Mycologic:

adjective

Mycological.

Meanings of Mycologist:

noun

A person who studies mycology (= the science of fungi)

Usage examples:

She sought help in identifying the mould from a mycologist who worked in the same building., he was…

Meanings of Mycologists:

noun

A person who studies mycology (= the science of fungi)

Usage examples:

She sought help in identifying the mould from a mycologist who worked in the same building., he was…

Meanings of Mycology:

noun

The scientific study of fungi.

Usage examples:

My undergraduate degree was in general biology with a focus on mycology - study of fungi.

Meanings of Mycomyringitis:

noun

Inflammation of the eardrum.

Meanings of Mycophagist:

noun

A person who eats mushrooms, especially ones collected from the wild.

Meanings of Mycophagous:

adjective

That feeds on fungi, fungivorous; relating to or involving mycophagy.

Meanings of Mycophagy:

noun

The practice of eating mushrooms, especially those collected from the wild.

Meanings of Mycoplasma:

noun

Any of a group of small typically parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and sometimes cause diseases.

Usage examples:

All microbes, be it viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi or parasites interfere in research.

Meanings of Mycoplasmal:

adjective

Of, relating to, or caused by a mycoplasma.

Meanings of Mycoplasmic:

adjective

= mycoplasmal .

Meanings of Mycoprotein:

noun

Protein derived from fungi, especially as produced for human consumption.

Usage examples:

Quorn is a brand of meat-substitute foods derived from mycoprotein, a protein found in the fungi fa…

Meanings of Mycorrhiza:

noun

A fungus which grows in association with the roots of a plant in a symbiotic or mildly pathogenic relationship.

Usage examples:

In addition, most vascular plants could not grow without the symbiotic fungi, or mycorrhizae, that …

Meanings of Mycorrhizae:

noun

A fungus which grows in association with the roots of a plant in a symbiotic or mildly pathogenic relationship.

Usage examples:

In addition, most vascular plants could not grow without the symbiotic fungi, or mycorrhizae, that …