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| gallfly |
any of various insects that deposit eggs in plant stems or tree bark causing the formation of galls in which the larvae feed. |
| glaciology |
the scientific study of the nature, formation, and movements of glaciers. [1/2 definitions] |
| grammar |
the formal rules of a language, esp. those pertaining to sentence structure but also those pertaining to the formation and function of words and to those governing pronunciation. [1/4 definitions] |
| hematopoiesis |
the formation of blood cells. |
| hematopoietic |
pertaining to the formation of blood cells. |
| histone |
any of a group of simple proteins that are found in the nuclei of cells and are involved in the formation of chromatin. |
| I formation |
in football, an offensive formation in which the halfback and fullback line up directly behind the quarterback. |
| insular |
of or relating to an island or the formation of an island. [1/4 definitions] |
| Jack Jefferies |
U.S. three-time world champion formation skydiver (b.1966). |
| leavening |
an agent such as yeast or baking powder that causes the formation of carbon dioxide gas in batter or dough, causing it to expand and rise. [1/2 definitions] |
| limbic system |
a set of brain structures, located at the border (or limbus) separating the cerebral hemisphere from the brain stem, that support emotional responses, behavior, memory formation, and olfaction. |
| lithology |
the character of a rock or rock formation, determined by its structure, composition, and classification. [1/2 definitions] |
| lobation |
the formation of or condition of having lobes. [1/2 definitions] |
| lode |
a deposit of a mineral, such as copper ore, that fills a crack in a rock formation. [1/3 definitions] |
| malformation |
faulty or abnormal formation, esp. in the structure of a living organism; defect. |
| mineralize |
to develop, or speed up the development of, mineral formation. [1/4 definitions] |
| monoclinal |
of, pertaining to, or designating a geological formation in which rock strata incline in one direction. [2 definitions] |
| monocline |
a rock formation in which the rock strata incline in only one direction; monoclinal. |
| monoclinic |
of or designating a system of crystal formation in which three crystal axes of unequal length intersect, two at right angles and one obliquely. |
| monogenesis |
in plants, asexual reproduction, as by formation of spores. [1/2 definitions] |
| morphology |
in linguistics, the study of word formation. [1/4 definitions] |
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