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  • 81monotocous — Producing a single offspring at a birth. [mono + G. tokos, birth] * * * mo·not·o·cous mä nät ə kəs adj producing a single egg or young at one time <monotocous ovulation> compare POLYTOCOUS * * * mo·not·o·cous (mo notґə kəs) [mono… …

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  • 82muciparous — Producing or secreting mucus. SYN: blennogenic, blennogenous, mucid, muciferous, mucigenous, mucilaginous (2). [mucin + L. pario, to bring forth, bear] * * * mu·cip·a·rous myü sip ə rəs adj secreting mucus <muciparous cells> * * * …

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  • 83oogenetic — Producing ova. SYN: oogenic, oogenous, ovigenetic, ovigenic, ovigenous. * * * oo·ge·net·ic (o″o jə netґik) 1. pertaining to oogenesis. 2. producing oocytes. Called also oogenic, ovogenetic, and ovogenic …

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  • 84polytocous — Producing multiple young at a birth. [poly + G. tokos, birth] * * * po·lyt·o·cous pə lit ə kəs adj producing many eggs or young at one time compare MONOTOCOUS * * * po·lyt·o·cous (po litґə kəs) [poly + toc + ous] giv …

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  • 85sacchariferous — Producing sugar. * * * sac·cha·rif·er·ous .sak ə rif (ə )rəs adj producing or containing sugar …

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  • 86sclerogenous, sclerogenic — Producing hard or sclerotic tissue; causing sclerosis. SYN: scleratogenous. [sclero + G. gen, producing] …

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  • 87silent — Producing no detectable signs or symptoms, said of certain diseases or morbid processes. * * * si·lent sī lənt adj 1) not exhibiting the usual signs or symptoms of presence <a silent infection> <silent gallstones> <silent… …

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  • 88synoviparous — Producing synovia. [synovia + L. pario, to produce] * * * syn·o·vip·a·rous (sin″o vipґə rəs) [synovi + parous] producing synovia …

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  • 89tolerogenic — Producing immunologic tolerance. * * * tol·ero·gen·ic .täl ə rə jen ik adj capable of producing immunological tolerance <tolerogenic antigens> * * * tol·ero·gen·ic (tol″ər o jenґik) capable of inducing immunologic tolerance …

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  • 90toxinogenic — Producing a toxin, said of an organism. SYN: toxigenic. [toxin + G. gen, producing] …

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