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Traditional English :: holophyte
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holophytic.html - n. an organism that synthesizes complex organic compounds by photosynthesis. |
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Traditional English :: holophyte
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holophytic.html - n. an organism that synthesizes complex organic compounds by photosynthesis. |
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Traditional English :: holo-
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holophytic.html - comb. form whole (Holocene; holocaust). [Gk holos whole] |
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Traditional English :: holocaust
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holophytic.html - n. 1 a case of large-scale destruction, esp. by fire or nuclear war. 2 (the Holocaust) the mass murder of the Jews by the Nazis 1939-45. 3 a sacrifice wholly consumed by fire. [ME f. OF holocauste f. LL holocaustum f. Gk holokauston (as HOLO-, kaustos burnt f. kaio burn)] |
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Traditional English :: Holocene
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holophytic.html - adj. & n. Geol. --adj. of or relating to the most recent epoch of the Quaternary period with evidence of human development and intervention, and the extinction of large mammals. --n. this period or system. Also called RECENT. [HOLO- + Gk kainos new] |
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Traditional English :: holoenzyme
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holophytic.html - n.
Biochem. a complex enzyme consisting of several components. |
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