| disjunctive | 1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining. 2. Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. "Disjunctive notes." Disjunctive conjunction, one in which the major proposition is disjunctive; as, the earth moves in a circle or an ellipse; but in does not move in a circle, therefore it moves in an ellipse. Origin: L. Disjunctivus: cf. F. Disjonctif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| disjunctive absorption | Absorption of living tissue in immediate relation with a necrosed part, producing a line of demarcation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mutualistic symbiosis | Symbiosis in which all partners obtain an advantage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symbiosis | <biology> A type of organism-organism interaction where one organism lives in intimate association with another. The types of symbiotic relationships are mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, and amensalism. (19 Jan 1998) |
| dyadic symbiosis | Symbiosis between a child and one parent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triadic symbiosis | Symbiosis between a child and both parents. (05 Mar 2000) |