PROTISTAN Antonyms

• (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants

• an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells

• the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants

• lacking a backbone or spinal column

• any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

• any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk

• consisting of many cells

• buildings for carrying on industrial labor

• (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

• an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

• something planted secretly for discovery by another

• put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

• fix or set securely or deeply

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• place into a river

• place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive

• put firmly in the mind

• a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma

• having a backbone or spinal column

• animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium