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phylum collapse: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes; (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

kingdom collapse: a basic group of natural objects; the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia; a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state; the domain ruled by a king or queen; a country with a king as head of state; a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

taxonomy collapse: practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships; (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification; a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

grading collapse: changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface

stratification collapse: the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination; the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata; a layered configuration; forming or depositing in layers; the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group

tabulation collapse: the act of putting into tabular form; "the tabulation of the results"; information set out in tabular form

classification collapse: restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people; the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories; a group of people or things arranged by class or category

category collapse: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

terminology collapse: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

weapon collapse: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"; a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"

cytology collapse: the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells

embryology collapse: the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

physiology collapse: processes and functions of an organism; the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

biochemistry collapse: the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occuring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry

bacteriology collapse: the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease

life science collapse: any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

microbiology collapse: the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans

biopsy collapse: examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease

urinalysis collapse: (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)

paleontology collapse: the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains

appraisal collapse: the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth; a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

pharmacology collapse: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects

evaluation collapse: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of; an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"

distribution collapse: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning; the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer; the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume; (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

hot pants collapse: skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment

filing collapse: preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"; the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object); the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"; a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

genus collapse: a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"; (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

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