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poikilo-
ˈpoikilo- a formative element from Gr. ποικίλος variegated, various, used in modern scientific terms (in some of which the Latinized form pœcilo- is preferred): ˈpoikiloˌblast, (a) = poikilocyte (Syd. Soc. Lex.); (b) (also pœcilo-) Petrol., each of the inclusions in a poikiloblastic rock; ˌpoikiloˈb... Oxford English Dictionary
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pœcilo-
pœcilo- (ˈpiːsɪləʊ) before a vowel pœcil-, from Gr. ποικίλο-ς many-coloured, variegated, various, a formative element in scientific terms (in some of which the form poikilo- is preferred). ˈpœciloblast, ˈpœcilocyte: see poikilo-; ˈpœcilomere [Gr. µέρος part], a part of the body of an animal in which... Oxford English Dictionary
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poikilitic
poikilitic, a. (pɔɪkɪˈlɪtɪk) Also poic-. [var. of pœcilitic.] † 1. Geol. (Usu. with capital initial.) A term formerly applied to the Triassic and Permian systems, as being mainly composed of variegated rocks. Obs.1836 Buckland Geol. & Min. II. 38 The word Pœcilitic is in sound so like to Pisolite, t... Oxford English Dictionary
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Lichen
A major ecophysiological advantage of lichens is that they are poikilohydric (poikilo- variable, hydric- relating to water), meaning that though they have wikipedia.org
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poikilosmotic
poikilosmotic, a. Physiol. (ˌpɔɪkɪlɒzˈmɒtɪk) Also poikilo-osmotic (ˌpɔɪkɪləʊɒzˈmɒtɪk). [ad. G. poikilosmotisch (R. Höber Physikal. Chem. der Zelle und der Gewebe (1902) ii. 26): see poikilo- and osmotic a.] Of an animal: that allows the concentration of solute in its body fluids to vary with fluctua... Oxford English Dictionary
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poikilothermic
poikilothermic, a. Physiol. (ˌpɔɪkɪləʊˈθɜːmɪk) [ad. G. pökilotherm (now poik-) (C. Bergmann 1847, in Göttinger Studien I. 613): see poikilo- and thermic a.] Characterized by a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the environment; cold-blooded. Also ˌpoikiloˈthermal, -ˈthermous adjs.,... Oxford English Dictionary
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