| mother-of-pearl | <zoology> The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, especially. Of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mother-of-thyme | <botany> An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum). Synonym: wild thyme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mother of vinegar | In vinegar, the fungus of acetous fermentation appearing as a stringy sediment. Origin: A.S. Modder, mud (05 Mar 2000) |
| mother star | The single star figure at the end of prophase in mitosis. Synonym: mother star. Origin: mono-+ G. Aster, star (05 Mar 2000) |
| mother superior complex | The tendency of a psychotherapist to play a mothering role to the detriment of the therapeutic process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mother surrogate | One who substitutes for or takes the place of the mother. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mother yaw | A large granulomatous lesion, considered to be the initial lesion in yaws, most commonly present on the hand, leg, or foot. Synonym: buba madre, frambesioma, mamanpian, protopianoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pollen mother cell | <plant biology> A diploid plant cell that forms four microspores by meiosis, the microspores give rise to pollen grains in seed plants. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Price-Jones | Cecil, English haematologist, 1863-1943. See: Price-Jones curve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Price-Jones curve | A distribution curve of the measured diameters of red blood cells; it is to the right of the normal curve (i.e., indicating larger diameters) in instances of pernicious anaemia and other forms in which macrocytes are present, and to the left (i.e., indicating smaller diameters) in iron deficiency and other forms of microcytic anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| davy jones | The spirit of the sea; sea devil; a term used by sailors. "This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep, and is seen in various shapes warning the devoted wretch of death and woe." (Smollett) Davy Jones's Locker, the ocean, or bottom of the ocean. Gone to Davy Jones's Locker, dead, and buried in the sea; thrown overboard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| surrogate mother | A woman who has been contracted with to carry a pregnancy for another woman or couple. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eel-mother | <zoology> The eelpout. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| endosperm mother cell | Cell of the higher plant embryo sac. Contains two polar nuclei and fuses with the sperm cell from the pollen grain. Gives rise to the endosperm. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Jones, Ernest | <person> British psychiatrist, 1879-1958. See: Ross-Jones test. (05 Mar 2000) |