Cycad

cy;cad pronunciation: function: noun etymology: new latin cycad-, cycas, genus name, from greek kykas, manuscript variant of ko?kas, accusative plural of ko?x, a kind of palmdate: 1845 : any of an order (cycadales) of dioecious cycadophytes that flourished especially during the jurassic and are represented by four surviving families of palmlike tropical plants

Baathist

baath;ism variant(s): or ba'ath;ism function: noun etymology: baath (party) (part translation of arabic h?izb al-ba?ath, literally, renaissance party) + -ismdate: 1963 : the principles and policies of the baath political party of iraq and syria characterized especially by promotion of pan-arab socialism— baath;ist or ba'ath;ist noun or adjective

Dephosphorylation

de;phos;phor;y;la;tion pronunciation: function: noun date: 1931 : the process of removing phosphate groups from an organic compound (as atp) by hydrolysis; also : the resulting state— de;phos;phor;y;late transitive verb