See Also: ponasterone(dictionary)

opportunistic (iou) and ponasterone (iou)


opportunistic (iou)



opportunistic adjective. L19.
[from OPPORTUNIST + -IC.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an opportunist. L19.
J. Carey His method of composition was essentially opportunistic, relying on ideas coming as he wrote.
Ecology. Of a species: especially suited to rapid propagation and dispersal through unexploited or newly formed habitats. M20.
Medicine. Of a fungus or micro-organism: not normally pathogenic except in certain circumstances, as when the body is made vulnerable by Other agencies. Of an infection: caused by such an organism. M20.
opportunistically adverb M20.

ponasterone (iou)



ponasterone noun. M20.
[from mod. Latin Podocarpus nakaii (see below), formed as PODOCARP: see -STERONE.]
Biochemistry. Any of a group of steroids extracted from various plants, esp. the Japanese podocarp Podocarpus nakaii, which act as phytoecdysones in various arthropods.