transesterification |
transesterify |
As a noun transesterification
is the reaction of an ester with an alcohol in order to replace the alkoxy group; it is used in the synthesis of polyesters and in the production of biodiesel.
As a verb transesterify is
to subject to transesterification.
teeth |
homodont |
As a noun teeth
is .
As an adjective homodont is
(zoology) having teeth that are all of the same type.
homodonty |
homodont |
Related terms |
Homodont is a related term of homodonty.
Homodonty is often a misspelling of homodont.
Homodonty has no English definition.
As an adjective homodont is
having teeth that are all of the same type.
vertebral |
homocercal |
As adjectives the difference between vertebral and homocercal
is that
vertebral is vertebral while
homocercal is (ichthyology) describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.
diphycercal |
homocercal |
coordinate terms |
Homocercal is a coordinate term of diphycercal.
As adjectives the difference between diphycercal and homocercal
is that
diphycercal is describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip while
homocercal is describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.
protocercal |
homocercal |
coordinate terms |
Protocercal is a coordinate term of homocercal.
As adjectives the difference between protocercal and homocercal
is that
protocercal is (zoology) having a caudal fin extending around the end of the vertebral column, like that which is first formed in the embryo of fishes; diphycercal while
homocercal is (ichthyology) describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.
colour |
homochromy |
As nouns the difference between colour and homochromy
is that
colour is (
lb) the spectral composition of visible light while
homochromy is (zoology) the use, by an organism, of the same colour as its background as a means of protection.
As an adjective colour
is conveying colour, as opposed to shades of grey.
As a verb colour
is to give something colour.
background |
homochromy |
As nouns the difference between background and homochromy
is that
background is one's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously while
homochromy is (zoology) the use, by an organism, of the same colour as its background as a means of protection.
As a verb background
is to put in a position that is not prominent.
pelagic |
pelagically |
As an adjective pelagic
is (biology) living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
As an adverb pelagically is
in a pelagic way; in or of the open sea.
symmetric |
homocercal |
As adjectives the difference between symmetric and homocercal
is that
symmetric is symmetrical while
homocercal is (ichthyology) describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.
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