| deuteroporphyrin | A porphyrin derivative resembling the protoporphyrins except that the two vinyl side chains are replaced by hydrogen. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| deuteroporphyrins | Porphyrins with four methyl and two propionic acid side chains attached to the pyrrole rings. (12 Dec 1998) |
| deuterosome | Dense spherical fibrous granules that occur in the centrosphere and act in the development of centrioles or basal bodies. Synonym: procentriole organiser. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deuterotocia | A form of parthenogenesis in which the female has offspring of both sexes. Synonym: deuterotoky. Origin: deutero-+ G. Tokos, childbirth (05 Mar 2000) |
| deuterotoky | A form of parthenogenesis in which the female has offspring of both sexes. Synonym: deuterotoky. Origin: deutero-+ G. Tokos, childbirth (05 Mar 2000) |
| deuterozooid | <zoology> One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals having alternate generations. In the tapeworms, the joints are deuterozooids. Origin: Gr. Second + E. Zooid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |