Any collection of fluid, surrounded by a very thin wall, within an ovary; any ovarian follicle that is larger than about two centimeters is termed an ovarian cyst.

The natural cycle of evaporation of water from the oceans etc, and subsequent condensation and precipitation as rain and snow

(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide in which the phosphate group is bonded to two hydroxyl groups on the same sugar

An interdisciplinary field of cybernetics concerned with management and organizations.

(economics) A type of unemployment explained by the demand for labor going up and down with the business cycle.

Synonym of graduated cylinder

(chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a tall, narrow cylinder with a scale, or graduations marked up its length, which is used to measure liquids and solutions fairly accurately, but not precisely.

plural of cyclic redundancy check

(mathematics) Able to be inscribed in a circle; able to be circumscribed.

(biology) A form of viral reproduction involving the fusion of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage with that of a host, followed by proliferation of the resulting prophage