ensheath

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• ensheath — verb chiefly Biology enclose (an organism, structure, etc.) in or as in a sheath …   English new terms dictionary

• ensheath — en·sheath …   English syllables

• ensheath — transitive verb see ensheathe …   Useful english dictionary

• ensheathment — ensheathˈment noun • • • Main Entry: ↑ensheath …   Useful english dictionary

• Emboss — Em*boss , v. t. [Cf. Pr. & Sp. emboscar, It. imboscare, F. embusquer, and E. imbosk.] 1. To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] In the Arabian woods embossed. Milton. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Catechin — IUPAC name (2R,3S) 2 (3,4 dihydroxyphenyl) 3,4 dihydro 2H chromene 3,5,7 …   Wikipedia

• vaginipennate — adj. [L. vagina, sheath; penna, wing] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) To ensheath a wing; having wings covered with a hard sheath …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• ensheathe — /en sheedh /, v.t., ensheathed, ensheathing. to enclose in or as in a sheath; sheathe. Also, ensheath, /en sheeth /, insheathe, insheath. [1585 95; EN 1 + SHEATHE] * * * …   Universalium

• lungfish — /lung fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) lungfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) lungfishes. any of various slender, air breathing fishes of the order (or subclass) Dipnoi, of rivers and lakes in Africa, South America, and… …   Universalium

• human embryology — ▪ biology Introduction       the process encompassing the period from the formation of an embryo, through the development of a fetus, to birth.       The human body, like that of most animals, develops from a single cell produced by the union of… …   Universalium

• sheath — 1. Any enveloping structure, such as the membranous covering of a muscle, nerve, or blood vessel. Any sheathlike structure. SYN: vagina (1). 2. The prepuce of male animals, especially of the horse. 3. A specially designed tu …   Medical dictionary