Dictionary - Oceanography: Oceanography Dictionary - Oceanography
  Definition and meaning of oceanography:   oceanography - the study of the earth's oceans and their interlinked ecosyst...   » Read the article

Dictionary - T.: Oceanography Dictionary - T.
  Definition and meaning of t.:   t. - according to; on the evidence of (teste) (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Optical Oceanography: Oceanography Dictionary - Optical Oceanography
  Definition and meaning of optical oceanography:   optical oceanography - the subdiscipline of oceanography concerned w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acrorhagus: Oceanography Dictionary - Acrorhagus
  Definition and meaning of acrorhagus:   acrorhagus - a sac, covered with nematocysts, that protrudes from below the swe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acrosphere: Oceanography Dictionary - Acrosphere
  Definition and meaning of acrosphere:   acrosphere - the knobbed tentacle tip of an anthozoan, usually bearing numerous...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acrotroch: Oceanography Dictionary - Acrotroch
  Definition and meaning of acrotroch:   acrotroch - a band of cilia anterior to the prototroch (preoral band) in larvae ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Actic: Oceanography Dictionary - Actic
  Definition and meaning of actic:   actic - pertains to littoral rocky shores as a habitat (Source: US National Ocean...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Actiniform: Oceanography Dictionary - Actiniform
  Definition and meaning of actiniform:   actiniform - ray-like; star-shaped (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmosphe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Actinobiology: Oceanography Dictionary - Actinobiology
  Definition and meaning of actinobiology:   actinobiology - the study of effects of radiation upon living organisms (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acontioid: Oceanography Dictionary - Acontioid
  Definition and meaning of acontioid:   acontioid - one of many adhesive threads of tube anemones situated on the lower ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Actinometer: Oceanography Dictionary - Actinometer
  Definition and meaning of actinometer:   actinometer - an instrument for measuring incident radiation (Source: US Na...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acquired: Oceanography Dictionary - Acquired
  Definition and meaning of acquired:   acquired - developed in response to the environment, not inherited, such as a cha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acrocyst: Oceanography Dictionary - Acrocyst
  Definition and meaning of acrocyst:   acrocyst - in hydrozoans, a sac containing a completely developed planula larva ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Achromic: Oceanography Dictionary - Achromic
  Definition and meaning of achromic:   achromic - unpigmented; without color (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmosph...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aciculate: Oceanography Dictionary - Aciculate
  Definition and meaning of aciculate:   aciculate - needle-like or having needle-like parts (Source: US National Ocea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aciculum: Oceanography Dictionary - Aciculum
  Definition and meaning of aciculum:   aciculum - a chitinous basal seta or rod supporting the parapodial lobes in polyc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acid: Oceanography Dictionary - Acid
  Definition and meaning of acid:   acid - a substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution (So...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acidic: Oceanography Dictionary - Acidic
  Definition and meaning of acidic:   acidic - having a pH of less than 7 (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acidophilous: Oceanography Dictionary - Acidophilous
  Definition and meaning of acidophilous:   acidophilous - having an affinity for or thriving in acidic conditions, e.g.,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aciniform: Oceanography Dictionary - Aciniform
  Definition and meaning of aciniform:   aciniform - resembling a cluster of berries (Source: US National Oceanic and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Accretion: Oceanography Dictionary - Accretion
  Definition and meaning of accretion:   accretion - growth by virtue of an increase in intercellular material (Source...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Accuracy: Oceanography Dictionary - Accuracy
  Definition and meaning of accuracy:   accuracy - the closeness by which a set of measurements approaches the true value...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acentric: Oceanography Dictionary - Acentric
  Definition and meaning of acentric:   acentric - not centered (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acerate: Oceanography Dictionary - Acerate
  Definition and meaning of acerate:   acerate - needle-shaped (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acerose: Oceanography Dictionary - Acerose
  Definition and meaning of acerose:   acerose - having a sharp, rigid point (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmosphe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acetal: Oceanography Dictionary - Acetal
  Definition and meaning of acetal:   acetal - any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Achelate: Oceanography Dictionary - Achelate
  Definition and meaning of achelate:   achelate - lacking a claw or pincer-like structure (Source: US National Oceani...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aculeate: Oceanography Dictionary - Aculeate
  Definition and meaning of aculeate:   aculeate - bearing a sharp point (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aculeiform: Oceanography Dictionary - Aculeiform
  Definition and meaning of aculeiform:   aculeiform - having a sharp point; needle-shaped (Source: US National Oceani...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acumen: Oceanography Dictionary - Acumen
  Definition and meaning of acumen:   acumen - the pointed tip of the rostrum in decapod crustaceans (Source: US Natio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acuminate: Oceanography Dictionary - Acuminate
  Definition and meaning of acuminate:   acuminate - a shape which gradually tapers to a point (Source: US National Oc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acute: Oceanography Dictionary - Acute
  Definition and meaning of acute:   acute - sudden or brief (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adambulacral: Oceanography Dictionary - Adambulacral
  Definition and meaning of adambulacral:   adambulacral - pertains to structures situated along the ambulacral grooves o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adanal: Oceanography Dictionary - Adanal
  Definition and meaning of adanal:   adanal - located near the anus (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adapertural: Oceanography Dictionary - Adapertural
  Definition and meaning of adapertural:   adapertural - in gastropods, a location near the shell aperture (Source: US...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Actinopharynx: Oceanography Dictionary - Actinopharynx
  Definition and meaning of actinopharynx:   actinopharynx - the tubular throat of an anthozoan polyp (Source: US Nati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Actinophore: Oceanography Dictionary - Actinophore
  Definition and meaning of actinophore:   actinophore - a pterygiophore and its associated fin ray (Source: US Nation...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Actinostome: Oceanography Dictionary - Actinostome
  Definition and meaning of actinostome:   actinostome - the mouth of a radially symmetrical animal (Source: US Nation...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Actinotroch: Oceanography Dictionary - Actinotroch
  Definition and meaning of actinotroch:   actinotroch - a larval form found in the Phoronida (horseshoe worms) (Sourc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Activator: Oceanography Dictionary - Activator
  Definition and meaning of activator:   activator - a substance or physical agent that stimulates transcription of a spe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Advanced: Oceanography Dictionary - Advanced
  Definition and meaning of advanced:   advanced - new, unlike the evolutionary ancestral or primitive condition (Sour...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adventitious: Oceanography Dictionary - Adventitious
  Definition and meaning of adventitious:   adventitious - accidental or acquired; not natural or hereditary; found somew...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aeolian: Oceanography Dictionary - Aeolian
  Definition and meaning of aeolian:   aeolian - pertaining to the erosion, transport, and deposition of materials by win...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aeration: Oceanography Dictionary - Aeration
  Definition and meaning of aeration:   aeration - the addition of air to a liquid (Source: US National Oceanic and At...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adenose: Oceanography Dictionary - Adenose
  Definition and meaning of adenose:   adenose - glandular (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adhesion: Oceanography Dictionary - Adhesion
  Definition and meaning of adhesion:   adhesion - the molecular force of attraction between two unlike materials that ac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adient: Oceanography Dictionary - Adient
  Definition and meaning of adient:   adient - tending toward or approaching a source of stimulation (Source: US Natio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adipocyte: Oceanography Dictionary - Adipocyte
  Definition and meaning of adipocyte:   adipocyte - a fat cell (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Admedial: Oceanography Dictionary - Admedial
  Definition and meaning of admedial:   admedial - near the medial plane (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adnate: Oceanography Dictionary - Adnate
  Definition and meaning of adnate:   adnate - joined together (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adoral: Oceanography Dictionary - Adoral
  Definition and meaning of adoral:   adoral - near or toward the mouth (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric A...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adpressed: Oceanography Dictionary - Adpressed
  Definition and meaning of adpressed:   adpressed - pressed close to or lying flat against something; apressed (Sourc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adsorbent: Oceanography Dictionary - Adsorbent
  Definition and meaning of adsorbent:   adsorbent - the solid substrate material onto which a substance is adsorbed (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adaxial: Oceanography Dictionary - Adaxial
  Definition and meaning of adaxial:   adaxial - situated on the side of, or facing toward an axis (Source: US Nationa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adcauline: Oceanography Dictionary - Adcauline
  Definition and meaning of adcauline:   adcauline - pertaining to hydrozoan polyps that bend towards, or are near to the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Addorsal: Oceanography Dictionary - Addorsal
  Definition and meaning of addorsal:   addorsal - close to, but not on the middle of the dorsal surface (Source: US N...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adductor: Oceanography Dictionary - Adductor
  Definition and meaning of adductor:   adductor - a type of muscle whose function is to pull an appendage or body part i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adeniform: Oceanography Dictionary - Adeniform
  Definition and meaning of adeniform:   adeniform - gland-shaped; resembling a gland (Source: US National Oceanic and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acanthaceous: Oceanography Dictionary - Acanthaceous
  Definition and meaning of acanthaceous:   acanthaceous - being armed with spines or other pointed projections (Sourc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acanthaster: Oceanography Dictionary - Acanthaster
  Definition and meaning of Acanthaster:   Acanthaster - the Crown-of-Thorns starfish genus. Acanthaster planci is a vora...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acantho-: Oceanography Dictionary - Acantho-
  Definition and meaning of acantho-:   acantho- - a prefix meaning "with spines" (Source: US National Ocean...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acanthocaulus: Oceanography Dictionary - Acanthocaulus
  Definition and meaning of acanthocaulus:   acanthocaulus - a juvenile coral of some species that is attached to the sub...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acaudal: Oceanography Dictionary - Acaudal
  Definition and meaning of acaudal:   acaudal - lacking a tail (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abranchiate: Oceanography Dictionary - Abranchiate
  Definition and meaning of abranchiate:   abranchiate - lacking gills (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abrasion: Oceanography Dictionary - Abrasion
  Definition and meaning of abrasion:   abrasion - the mechanical process of gradually breaking down a hard layer (Sou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abient: Oceanography Dictionary - Abient
  Definition and meaning of abient:   abient - avoiding or turning away from a source of stimulation (Source: US Natio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abiogenic: Oceanography Dictionary - Abiogenic
  Definition and meaning of abiogenic:   abiogenic - refers to things not involved with or produced by living organisms ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abiotic: Oceanography Dictionary - Abiotic
  Definition and meaning of abiotic:   abiotic - refers to nonliving objects, substances or processes (Source: US Nati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ablation: Oceanography Dictionary - Ablation
  Definition and meaning of ablation:   ablation - the experimental removal or killing of some part of an organism (So...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abnormal: Oceanography Dictionary - Abnormal
  Definition and meaning of abnormal:   abnormal - not normal; contrary to the usual structure, position, behavior or rul...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abraded: Oceanography Dictionary - Abraded
  Definition and meaning of abraded:   abraded - worn or frayed (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abatement: Oceanography Dictionary - Abatement
  Definition and meaning of abatement:   abatement - reducing the degree or intensity of, or eliminating (Source: US N...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abaxial: Oceanography Dictionary - Abaxial
  Definition and meaning of abaxial:   abaxial - away from, or distant from the axis (Source: US National Oceanic and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abbreviate: Oceanography Dictionary - Abbreviate
  Definition and meaning of abbreviate:   abbreviate - shortened (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abcauline: Oceanography Dictionary - Abcauline
  Definition and meaning of abcauline:   abcauline - pertaining to hydrozoan polyps that extend outwards from the common ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agglomerate: Oceanography Dictionary - Agglomerate
  Definition and meaning of agglomerate:   agglomerate - to group or gather together in a dense cluster (Source: US Na...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agglutinate: Oceanography Dictionary - Agglutinate
  Definition and meaning of agglutinate:   agglutinate - clumped together, as if by glue (Source: US National Oceanic ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aggregate: Oceanography Dictionary - Aggregate
  Definition and meaning of aggregate:   aggregate - a collection of units or particles forming a body or mass (noun); to...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Allograft: Oceanography Dictionary - Allograft
  Definition and meaning of allograft:   allograft - a piece of tissue or an organ transferred from one individual to ano...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alloparent: Oceanography Dictionary - Alloparent
  Definition and meaning of alloparent:   alloparent - an animal which exhibits parental behavior towards another animal'...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aerobic: Oceanography Dictionary - Aerobic
  Definition and meaning of aerobic:   aerobic - deriving energy from a process requiring free oxygen (Source: US Nati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aft: Oceanography Dictionary - Aft
  Definition and meaning of aft:   aft - in, near, or toward the stern (rear) of a vessel (Source: US National Oceanic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agamogenesis: Oceanography Dictionary - Agamogenesis
  Definition and meaning of agamogenesis:   agamogenesis - reproduction without fertilization by a male gamete; parthenog...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agamospecies: Oceanography Dictionary - Agamospecies
  Definition and meaning of agamospecies:   agamospecies - species which replicate asexually (Source: US National Ocea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Allopolyploid: Oceanography Dictionary - Allopolyploid
  Definition and meaning of allopolyploid:   allopolyploid - a type of polyploid species resulting from two different spe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alloresponse: Oceanography Dictionary - Alloresponse
  Definition and meaning of alloresponse:   alloresponse - allorecognition, followed by the immune effector mechanisms ge...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Allotype: Oceanography Dictionary - Allotype
  Definition and meaning of allotype:   allotype - in taxonomy, a paratype of the opposite sex to the holotype (Source...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alluvial: Oceanography Dictionary - Alluvial
  Definition and meaning of alluvial:   alluvial - relating to mud and/or sand deposited by flowing water (Source: US ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aliquot: Oceanography Dictionary - Aliquot
  Definition and meaning of aliquot:   aliquot - a portion of a sample; a subsample (Source: US National Oceanic and A...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alkaline: Oceanography Dictionary - Alkaline
  Definition and meaning of alkaline:   alkaline - having a pH of more than 7. Alkaline solutions are also said to be bas...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Allelochemical: Oceanography Dictionary - Allelochemical
  Definition and meaning of allelochemical:   allelochemical - a chemical substance produced by one organism that is toxi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Allergen: Oceanography Dictionary - Allergen
  Definition and meaning of allergen:   allergen - an antigen that provokes an immune response (Source: US National Oc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Allo: Oceanography Dictionary - Allo
  Definition and meaning of allo:   allo - - a prefix meaning other, or differing from the normal or usual (Source: US...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alloantigen: Oceanography Dictionary - Alloantigen
  Definition and meaning of alloantigen:   alloantigen - an antigen that occurs in some but not other members of the same...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Allochoric: Oceanography Dictionary - Allochoric
  Definition and meaning of allochoric:   allochoric - occurring in two or more communities within a given geographical r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Allocryptic: Oceanography Dictionary - Allocryptic
  Definition and meaning of allocryptic:   allocryptic - pertaining to organisms that conceal themselves with coverings o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Algicolous: Oceanography Dictionary - Algicolous
  Definition and meaning of algicolous:   algicolous - pertaining to an organism that lives on or around seaweed (Sour...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Algin: Oceanography Dictionary - Algin
  Definition and meaning of algin:   algin - a polysaccharide derived from brown algae. Algins are used for many industri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Algophagous: Oceanography Dictionary - Algophagous
  Definition and meaning of algophagous:   algophagous - refers to an organism that feeds upon algae (Source: US Natio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Algorithm: Oceanography Dictionary - Algorithm
  Definition and meaning of algorithm:   algorithm - A computer program (or set of programs) which is designed to systema...   » Read the article