| Wintersteiner compound F | Derived from cortisol and with similar physiological actions. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| Wintersteiner rosettes | Rosette's found only in retinal embryonic tumours, formed by a group of columnar cells with a peripheral basement membrane arranged in a radial manner around a central cavity, the spokes corresponding to the photoreceptors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wintersteiner, Hugo | <person> Austrian ophthalmologist, 1865-1918. See: Wintersteiner rosettes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| winterweed | <botany> A kind of speedwell (Veronica hederifolia) which spreads chiefly in winter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wintry | Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery. "Touch our chilled hearts with vernal smile, Our wintry course do thou beguile." (Keble) Origin: AS. Wintrig. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| winze | <chemical> A small shaft sunk from one level to another, as for the purpose of ventilation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |