Referring to the process of sexual fusion of gametes or fertile sexual union, especially in relation to fungi and certain plants, where two compatible gametes unite to form a zygote.
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡə.ˌməs/
Art objects or tools made of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, which were widely used in ancient China for ceremonial, religious, and utilitarian purposes.
/ˈbrɒnzəwɛəz/
A sophisto is a person who uses complicated or difficult language or tricky arguments to persuade someone of something, often in a misleading or dishonest way; a rhetorician who employs persuasive but often manipulative language; a person skilled in argumentation or dialectic, especially in a specious or misleading way.
/sɒfɪˈpoʊstoʊ/
Relating to early man of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo erectus, particularly as regards the question of whether anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens) arose from earlier human species, notably in the Arabian Peninsula and Southeast Asia, or whether they arose in one location (i.e., Africa) and spread elsewhere.
A division of a range of values into three equal parts, each containing one-third of the values; for example, in a set of data, three tertiles would divide the data into four groups, each with an equal number of items: the first tertile is the lowest one-third, the second tertile is the middle one-third, and the third tertile is the highest one-third.
/ˈtɜːrtɪl/
A subtype of rice originating in Japan, recognized for its short, glutinous grains which become sticky when cooked. It is commonly used in sushi and other rice dishes.
/ˌdʒæpəˈnɪkə/
A heterocyclic compound containing nitrogen, typically used in organic chemistry to describe a six-membered ring containing one nitrogen atom and two oxygen atoms (O2N-CN). Azirines are often used as intermediates in the synthesis of various organic compounds and can be found in natural products.
/eɪˈzaɪrɪn/
To rearrange the letters of a word or phrase to form a new word or phrase (this is the present tense, but can also be used to refer to the process of forming an anagram).
/an·a·gram·ma·tize/