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aʻahua [aʻa·hua].  n. oviduct. lit., vein (tube for) egg.

aʻalonoa [aʻa·lonoa].  n. receptor, as of nerve endings in the body, in biology.

aʻalonoa mīkāpressure receptor

aʻalonoa ʻonotaste receptor

ʻO ke aʻalonoa o ke aʻalolo ke ʻike mua i ke kūlale.The receptors of the nerves are the first to sense stimuli.

ʻadenosine posapahatekolu [ʻade·nosine posa·pahate·kolu].  n. adenosine triphosphate, ATP. Eng.

ʻae omowaho [ʻae omo·waho].  n. solvent front, i.e. the leading edge of a moving solvent as in a developing chromatogram. lit., adsorbing edge. cf. ʻae kai.

ʻāhuli [ʻā·huli].  n. var. of kāhuli; mutation; to mutate.

He ʻāhuli ia o ke ōewe.It's a mutation in the gene.

ʻakika ʻailakele [ʻakika ʻaila·kele].  n. fatty acid. lit., fat acid.

ʻakika ʻailakele haikokenea [ʻakika ʻaila·kele haiko·kenea].  n. trans fatty acid. lit., hydrogenated fatty acid.

ʻakika ʻailakele hakuwaho [ʻakika ʻaila·kele haku·waho].  n. essential fatty acid. lit., fatty acid produced outside (the body).

ʻakika ʻailakele ʻōmeka kolu [ʻakika ʻaila·kele ʻō·meka kolu].  n. omega 3 fatty acid. lit., omega three fatty acid.

ʻakika ʻailakele ʻōmeka ono [ʻakika ʻaila·kele ʻō·meka ono].  n. omega 6 fatty acid. lit., omega six fatty acid.

ʻakika ʻailakele paʻahapa [ʻakika ʻaila·kele paʻa·hapa].  n. monounsaturated fatty acid. lit., partially full fatty acid.

ʻakipohe₅ [ʻaki·pohe].  vi. passive transport, in science. cf. hōʻakipohe.

ʻalakaine [ʻala·kaine].  n. alkyne. cf. ʻalakane, ʻalakene. Eng.

pūkaʻina ʻalakainealkyne series, , i.e. the group of unsaturated hydrocarbons with one triple bond.

ʻalakaloida [ʻala·kaloida].  n. alkaloid. Eng.

ʻalakane [ʻala·kane].  n. alkane. cf. ʻalakaine, ʻalakene. Eng.

pūkaʻina ʻalakanealkane series, i.e. saturated hydrocarbons where all the carbon atoms are joined by single covalent bonds

ʻalakene [ʻala·kene].  n. alkene. cf. ʻalakaine, ʻalakane. Eng.

pūkaʻina ʻalakenealkene series, i.e. the group of unsaturated hydrocarbons with one double bond

ʻalanine [ʻala·nine].  n. alanine, an amino acid. Eng.

ʻale ahi lā.  n. solar granule, i.e. gigantic waves of gas which roll across the surface of the sun. lit., wave (of) solar fire. cf. kiko lā, lapa ahi lā, puapuaʻi lā.

ʻaleʻale [ʻale·ʻale].  see hawewe ʻaleʻale, transverse wave...

alele.  n. allele. Eng.

alele ʻālike [alele ʻā·like].  'a'. homozygous, i.e. having identical alleles for a trait in a pair of alleles inherited one from each parent, in science. lit., identical allele. cf. alele ʻānoni.

alele ʻānoni [alele ʻā·noni].  'a'. heterozygous, i.e. having two different alleles for a trait in a pair of alleles inherited one from each parent, in science. lit., mixed allele. cf. alele ʻālike.

ʻālepa [ʻā·lepa].  n. alpha.

huna ʻālepaalpha particle, i.e. a positively charged particle made up of two protons and two neutrons

ʻAlidirina [ʻali·dirina].  n. Aldrin, a kind of insecticide. cf. dielidirina. see lāʻau make. Eng.

ʻāmana koho [ʻā·mana koho].  n. dichotomous key. lit., y-shaped branch (for) choosing.

ʻamino.  n. amino. Eng.

ʻakika ʻaminoamino acid,

ʻamonia [ʻamo·nia].  n. ammonia. Eng.

ʻamoniuma [ʻamoni·uma].  n. ammonium. Eng.

ʻamoniuma molaibadahateammonium molybdate

amuʻama [amu·ʻama].  n. phototroph, an organism that obtains energy for growth from sunlight. cf. amuō, amukemikala, hakuō.

amukemikala [amu·kemi·kala].  n. chemotroph, an organism that obtains nourishment from the oxidation of chemical compounds. lit., eater (of) chemicals. cf. amuō, amuʻama, hakuō.

amuō [amu·ō].  n. heterotroph, an organism that obtains nourishment by consuming other organisms. lit., eat (to) survive. cf. amukemikala, amuʻama, hakuō.

ana ʻakika.  vt. acid indicator. lit., measure acid.

pepa ana ʻakikalitmus paper

ana au uila.  n. ammeter, an instrument used to measure the amount of electric current in a circuit. lit., electric current gauge.

ʻanahaidaraside [ʻana·hai·dara·side].  n. anhydride, i.e. a compound formed from another by the removal of water. cf. nele wai. Eng.

ʻanahaidaraside ʻakikaacidic anhydride

ʻanahaidaraside kuapapabasic anhydride, a metallic oxide that forms a base when added to water

anakahi uila [ana·kahi uila].  n. volt, in electricity. lit., electric unit of measurement. cf. ʻome.

ʻO ka 7,200 anakahi uila ka ʻawelika o ka nui o ke anakahi uila o nā uea o nā pou kelepona o kaʻe o nā alanui.7,200 volts is the average voltage contained in the utility lines alongside roads.

ʻanakiopua [ʻana·kio·pua].  n. angiosperm.

anakonu [ana·konu].  n. equilibrium. Sāmoan agatonu [equal].

Ke kaulike ʻelua manehu i ka pahu ʻana o kekahi i kekahi, paʻa maila ke anakonu.When two opposing forces are equal, equilibrium is achieved.

mīkā anakonuisostasy, i.e. the equilibrium of the earth's crust, in geology.

ana ʻome.  n. ohmmeter. lit., ohm gauge. see ʻome.

ana piʻi wela.  vt. specific heat, in physics. lit., measurement (of) heat increase.

ana wela.  n. thermometer; to take the temperature of. see anu, mahana, mehana, wela, kēkelē.

-ʻāne.  huaʻāne. spermatozoon, sperm, in biology. cf. huaʻine.

ʻāne.  vs. positive, as of electrical charge or north pole of a magnet. see hohoki, ʻine, ʻūholo uila, ʻāne.

huna ʻāneproton

ʻanona.  n. genus, in taxonomy (preceded by ke).

ʻanopili kemikala [ʻano·pili kemi·kala].  n. chemical property (preceded by ke).

anu.  vs. temperature, when weather considered cold. lit., cold. cf. mahana, mehana, wela. see kēkelē.

ʻEhia ke anu o kēia lā?How cold is it today?

ʻan w.  abbreviation for ʻauneki wai (fluid ounce).

āohiohi [ā·ohi·ohi].  vt. resistance, i.e. opposition to the flow of electricity, or any opposition that slows down or prevents movement of electrons through a conductor.

āohiohi eaair resistance, i.e. the force of air against a moving object.

lima āohiohiresistance arm, i.e. the distance from the fulcrum to the resistance force in a lever.

manehu āohiohiresistance force

ʻāpaʻakuma [ʻā·paʻa·kuma].  vs. endemic. cf. ʻōiwi.

meakanu ʻāpaʻakumaendemic plant

ʻāpahupahu₁ [ʻā·pahu·pahu].  vt. to repel, as like charges in a magnet.

ʻaragona [ʻara·gona].  n. argon, an element. Eng.

ʻaseteline [ʻasete·line].  n. acetylene. Eng.

ʻātoma [ʻā·toma].  n. atom, atomic. Eng.

lou ʻātomabond between atoms or ions as a result of gaining, losing, or sharing electrons

au.  n. age, epoch, era, period. see au palaʻo, au paʻahau.

Ke au haku ʻānaiNeolithic age

Ke au haku kā nahauMesolithic age

Ke au haku kā pahiPaleolithic age

Ke au haku keleaweʻulaAeneolithic age

Ke au haku kūloheloheEolithic age, in anthropology

Ke au keleawekiniBronze age

au.  n. current.

au uilaelectic current

ʻauina welona kala.  n. absorption spectrum. lit., gradient (of) color traits.

aukahi₃ [au·kahi].  vi. direct current (DC). cf. au māʻaloʻalo.

mālamalama aukahicoherent light, i.e. light in which all the waves vibrate in a single plane with the crests and troughs all aligned.

uila aukahidirect current electricity

au māʻaloʻalo [au mā·ʻalo·ʻalo].  n. alternating current (AC). lit., current passing back and forth. cf. aukahi.

uila au māʻaloʻaloalternating current electricity

ʻauola [ʻau·ola].  n. kingdom, in taxonomy.

ʻauola holoholona [ʻau·ola holo·holona].  n. Kingdom Animalia, the animal kingdom, in science. lit., animal kingdom.

ʻauola kāʻamaʻai [ʻau·ola kā·ʻama·ʻai].  n. Kingdom Plantae, in science. lit., photosynthesis kingdom.

ʻauola kalina [ʻau·ola kalina].  n. Kingdom Fungi, in science. lit., fungi kingdom.

ʻauola koʻohune [ʻau·ola koʻo·hune].  n. Kingdom Monera, in science. lit., bacteria kingdom.

ʻauola kumukahi [ʻau·ola kumu·kahi].  n. Kingdom Protista, in science. lit., single-source (organism) kingdom.

Au Palaʻo.  n. Kingdom, in Egyptology. lit., age (of) Pharoahs.

Au Palaʻo Kūhou.  n. New Kingdom, in Egyptology, 1574-1085 BC.

Ua noho Palaʻo ke keiki ʻo Tutankhamen i ke Au Palaʻo Kūhou o ʻAikupita.The boy Tutankhamen ruled as Pharaoh over Egypt during the New Kingdom.

Au Palaʻo Kūkahiko.  n. Old Kingdom, in Egyptology, 2780-2280 BC.

Kaulana ke Au Palaʻo Kūkahiko o ʻAikupita i ka mohala hikiwawe ʻana o ka ʻoihana kuhikuhipuʻuone.The Old Kingdom is marked by rapid mastery of stone architecture.

Au Palaʻo Kūwaena.  n. Middle Kingdom, in Egyptology, 2133-1780 BC.

Ua hoʻokumu ʻia ʻo Tebesa i kikowaena o ka hoʻomana ma ʻAikupita i ke Au Palaʻo Kūwaena.Thebes became established as the religious center of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom.

ʻau pōuleule [ʻau pō·ule·ule].  n. filament, i.e. a stem-like structure of the stamen that supports the anther (preceded by ke). lit., anther stem. see pōuleule, pōheo.

aweʻama [awe·ʻama].  n. fiber optics, i.e a technology using glass or plastic threads called fibers to transmit data.

No nā uea, ʻoi aku ka nui o ka ʻikepili e halihali ʻia ma ke aweʻama ma mua o ke keleaweʻula.Regarding wires, fiber optics will transfer more data than copper.

uea aweʻamafiber optic cable

awe ōewe [awe ō·ewe].  n. chromosome. lit., gene thread.

awe ōewe hoʻokumu maʻi [awe ō·ewe hoʻo·kumu maʻi].  n. allosome, i.e. a sex chromosome. lit., chromosome (for) genital formation.

awe ōewe koʻokahi [awe ō·ewe koʻo·kahi].  n. haploid, in cell biology. lit., carrying single chromosome.

awe ōewe koʻokolu [awe ō·ewe koʻo·kolu].  n. triploid, in cell biology. lit., carrying triple chromosome.

awe ōewe koʻolua [awe ō·ewe koʻo·lua].  n. diploid, in cell biology. lit., carrying double chromosome. cf. kōkoʻolua.

awe ōewe maʻamau [awe ō·ewe maʻa·mau].  n. autosome, any chromosome that is not involved in determining an organism's sex. lit., regular chromosome.

awe ōewe pālua [awe ō·ewe pā·lua].  n. double chromosome, formed during cell reproduction. lit., doubled chromosome. cf. hapa awe ōewe pālua.

awe uholo uila.  n. brush, i.e. a contact that supplies electric current to a commutator. lit., strand (through which) electricity runs. cf. mea uholo uila. see ʻūkake uila.
 

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bariuma [bari·uma].  n. barium. Eng.

benezene [bene·zene].  n. Benzene. Eng.

beta.  n. beta. Eng.

huna betabeta particle, in chemistry

butane.  n. butane. Eng.
 

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diazinona [diazi·nona].  n. diazinon. Eng.

diokesaside [dio·kesa·side].  n. dioxide. Eng.

naikokene diokesasidenitrogen dioxide

sulufura diokesasidesulfur dioxide

disulifaside [disuli·faside].  n. disulfide.

karabona disulifasidecarbon disulfide

DNA.  n. dioxiribonucleic acid, DNA. Pronounced dēnūʻā.
 

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ʻele.  n. embryo of a plant. cf. hāuli.
 

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feriku ʻokesaside [feriku ʻokesa·side].  n. ferric oxide.

ferosoferiku ʻokesaside [fero·sofe·riku ʻokesa·side].  n. ferrosoferric oxide. Eng.

ferousa [fero·usa].  ferrous. Eng.

ferousa karabonahate [fero·usa kara·bona·hate].  n. ferrous carbonate. Eng.

ferousa ʻokesaside [fero·usa ʻokesa·side].  n. ferrous oxide. Eng.

ferousa sulafahate [fero·usa sula·fahate].  n. ferrous sulfate. Eng.

ferousa sulafaside [fero·usa sula·faside].  n. ferrous sulfide. Eng.

forimiku [fori·miku].  formic. ʻakika forimiku. formic acid. Eng.
 

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galaisine [galai·sine].  n. glycine. Eng.
 

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haidorokoloriku [hai·doro·kolo·riku].  hydrochloric. Eng.

ʻakika haidorokolorikuhydrochloric acid

haikokene [haiko·kene].  n. hydrogen. Eng.

haikokene lua ʻokikene luahydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)

haikokenea [haiko·kenea].  vs. hydrogenated. see hoʻohaikokenea.

hakuhune [haku·hune].  n. tuff, i.e. a rock composed of finer kinds of detritus, usually more or less stratified and in various states of consolidation, in geology.

puʻu hakuhunetuff cone

hakuō [haku·ō].  n. autotroph, an organism that produces its own nourishment through photosynthesis or other processes. lit., create provisions. cf. amuō, amukemikala, amuʻama.

hāmeʻa hana kinoea [hā·meʻa hana kino·ea].  n. gas generator, i.e. a device used for producing gases as in a chemistry lab. lit., device (for) making gas.

hapa awe ōewe pālua [hapa awe ō·ewe pā·lua].  n. chromatid, i.e. either of the strands of a replicated chromosome before separation. lit., half (of) doubled chromosome. cf. awe ōewe pālua.

-hate.  suffix in chemical compounds and terms: -ate.

hāuli [hā·uli].  n. embyro of an animal. cf. ʻele.

hawewe ʻaleʻale [hawewe ʻale·ʻale].  n. transverse wave, i.e. a wave in which matter vibrates at right angles to the direction in which the wave moves. lit., undulating wave. cf. hawewe papamoe, compressional wave, i.e. a wave in which matter vibrates in the same direction as the wave moves...

hiliuma [hili·uma].  n. helium. Eng.

hinu.  n. lipid.

lātoma hinulipid molecule

-hite.  suffix in chemical compounds and terms: -ite.

hoa hoʻomauhua [hoa hoʻo·mau·hua].  n. mate, in biology. lit., reproduction partner.

hōʻakipohe [hō·ʻaki·pohe].  vt. active transport, in science. cf. ʻakipohe.

hōʻauikala [hō·ʻaui·kala].  n. chromatography. lit., deviate color. see palaholo silaka g.

hōʻauikala papa lahilahithin-layer chromatography

hōʻauikala pepapaper chromatography

kiʻi hōʻauikalachromatograph

pepa hōʻauikalachromatographic paper

hōkelo huʻa [hō·kelo huʻa].  n. bubble chamber, in chemistry. lit., bubble container.

hōmona [hō·mona].  n. hormone. Eng.

hōmona hoʻāʻarooting hormone

hōmona hoʻoaʻarooting hormone

ʻōnaehana hōmonaendocrine system, in biology

hōmona hoʻomāʻona [hō·mona hoʻo·mā·ʻona].  n. cholecystokinin, a hormone that works in regulating digestion and gives the body a satiated feeling. lit., satiating hormone.

hoʻohaikokenea [hoʻo·haiko·kenea].  vt. to hydrogenate. see haikokenea.

hoʻohua kumukahi [hoʻo·hua kumu·kahi].  vt. to reproduce asexually. lit., single-source reproduction.

hoʻohua kumulua [hoʻo·hua kumu·lua].  vt. to reproduce sexually. lit., dual-source reproduction.

hoʻokauapono [hoʻo·kau·apono].  vi. to compensate, counterbalance. cf. uku pānaʻi. see kauapono.

ʻōnaehana hoʻokauaponobalancing mechanism, in biology

hoʻoliliuwelo [hoʻo·liliu·welo].  vi. to adapt biologically. see liliuwelo.

malele hoʻoliliuweloadaptive radiation

hoʻopīkaʻo [hoʻo·pī·kaʻo].  vt. to dehydrate (something). see pīkaʻo.

Hoʻopīkaʻo ʻia nā ʻāpana maiʻa ma loko o ka mīkini hoʻopīkaʻo.Banana pieces are dehydrated in the dehydrating machine.

hoʻowelahia [hoʻo·wela·hia].  vs. pasteurized. lit., heated (to kill germs).

hua.  n. gonad, a reproductive gland that produces gametes.

huaʻāne [hua·ʻāne].  n. spermatozoon, sperm, in biology. cf. huaʻine. see keakea.

huaʻine [hua·ʻine].  n. ovum, in biology. cf. huaʻāne.

hoʻokuʻu huaʻineto ovulate

lōkino huaʻineovary

huakō [hua·kō].  n. fructose. cf. monakō, glucose...

He mea hoʻomomona ka huakō ma loko o ka wai meli a me nā ʻano huaʻai he nui nō.Fructose is a sweetener found in honey and many kinds of fruits.

huihui₁ [hui·hui].  vi. mixed, mingled, united, joined; to pool together, as to buy cooperatively. [PPN *fuhi, be in a group; group (of animate beings)]

hoʻohuihuicaus/sim

hoʻohuihui lāʻauchemistry, pharmacist

mea hoʻohuihuialloy, anything mixed

mea inu hoʻohuihuimixed drink, punch

huina kūpī [huina kū·pī].  n. angle of reflection, i.e. the angle between a reflected wave and the normal to the barrier from which it is reflected. lit., reflecting angle. cf. huina papā.

huli honua.  n.v. profound study of earth, geology; to do such. cf. (RC 433) .

hulihonua [huli·honua].  n. geology.

kahua hulihonuageological site

hulu ōewe [hulu ō·ewe].  n. Phenotype, i.e. observable traits of an organism as distinguished from its genotype, in science. lit., (in the) nature (of the) gene. cf. welo ōewe.

huna ʻālepa [huna ʻā·lepa].  n. alpha particle, i.e. a positively charged particle made up of two protons and two neutrons. see huna beta.

huna ʻāne.  n. proton. lit., positive particle. see huna ʻine, huna hohoki.

huna beta.  n. beta particle, i.e. a negatively charged electron moving at high speed. see huna ʻālepa.

huna hohoki.  n. neutron. lit., neutral particle. see huna ʻāne, huna ʻine.

huna hoʻomau hua [huna hoʻo·mau hua].  n. gamete. see pūewe.

huna ʻine.  n. electron. lit., negative particle. see huna ʻāne, huna hohoki.

huna kaukala [huna kau·kala].  n. pigment grain, in biology.

hunaola aʻalolo [huna·ola aʻa·lolo].  n. neuron. lit., nerve cell.

hunaola kahi [huna·ola kahi].  n. one cell, single cell; one-celled, single-celled.

hunaola lōkino [huna·ola lō·kino].  n. eukaryotic cell, a cell with a true nucleus and organelles. lit., cell (containing) organ. cf. hunaola lōkino ʻole. see meaola hunaola lōkino.

hunaola lōkino ʻole [huna·ola lō·kino ʻole].  n. prokaryotic cell, a cell lacking a true nucleus. lit., cell without organ. cf. hunaola lōkino. see meaola hunaola lōkino ʻole.
 

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ikaika mānowai [ikaika māno·wai].  n. cardiovascular fitness. lit., circulatory (system) strength.

ikehu.  n. energy, power.

hoʻoikehuto charge, as a battery

pālākiō ikehu ōlaʻiRichter scale

ikehuʻā [ikehu·ʻā].  n. calorie. lit., burning energy.

ikehuʻā pākaukani.kilocalorie. abb. ikpk.

ikehu kāʻokoʻa [ikehu kā·ʻokoʻa].  n. thermal energy, i.e. the total energy of all the particles in an object. lit., complete energy.

ana ikehu kāʻokoʻacalorimeter, an instrument used to measure changes in thermal energy

ikehu kemikala [ikehu kemi·kala].  n. chemical energy.

Hana ʻia ka ikehu kemikala ke hoʻohuihui pū ʻia kekahi mau ʻano kemikala.Chemical energy is produced when certain chemicals are mixed together.

ikehu lā.  solar energy

hawewe ikehu lāsolar energy wave

ikehu neʻe.  n. kinetic energy. lit., moving energy.

ikehu noho.  n. potential energy. lit., possessed energy.

ikehu nukelea [ikehu nuke·lea].  n. nuclear energy.

ikehu uila.  n. charge, as electric. lit., electric energy. see hohoki, hoʻoikehu.

ikehu hohokineutral charge

ikehu uila hohokineutral charge

ikehu uila puhi wāwahiethermoelectric power

ikehu uila wai kahehydroelectric power

ikpk.  abbreviation for ikehuʻā pākaukani (kilocalorie).

-iku.  suffix in chemical compounds and terms: -ic.

ʻili hunaola [ʻili huna·ola].  n. cell membrane. lit., cell skin.

ili kau.  vi. spatial distribution. lit., placed distribution.

-ʻine.  cf. huaʻāne, spermatozoon, sperm, in biology...

huaʻineovum, in biology

ʻine.  vs. negative, as of an electrical charge or south pole of a magnet. see hohoki, ʻāne, ʻūholo uila ʻine.

huna ʻineelectron

inoa laha.  n. common name, in science, as distinguished from a scientific name. cf. inoa Lākina, inoa ʻepekema.

ʻiodiside [ʻiodi·side].  n. iodide. Eng.

potasiuma ʻiodisidepotassium iodide

ʻiona.  n. ion.

ʻīpuka pakele pahū [ʻī·puka pakele pahū].  n. explosive escape hatch, as in a spaceship. lit., explosive escape door.

ʻita.  n. ether. Eng.

iwi ʻanoʻano maka [iwi ʻano·ʻano maka].  n. ovule. lit., immature seed shell.

iwi hunaola [iwi huna·ola].  n. cell wall. lit., shell (of a) cell.
 

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kaʻamahae hunaola [kaʻa·mahae huna·ola].  vi. meiosis, i.e. a cellular process resulting in the formation of gamete cells. cf. kaʻamāhana puʻukonu.

Pau ke kaʻamahae hunaola, loaʻa maila ʻehā hunaola nona nā awe ōewe he hapalua o ka heluna maʻamau i loko.When meiosis is complete, four cells are formed, all of which contain half of the usual amount of chromosomes.

kaʻamāhana [kaʻa·mā·hana].  vi. to replicate, as in any of the various phases in cell mitosis.

kaʻamāhana haku [kaʻa·mā·hana haku].  vi. prophase, i.e. the first step in mitosis. lit., coconut-sponge replication.

kaʻamāhana hunaola [kaʻa·mā·hana huna·ola].  vi. cytokinesis. lit., cell replication.

kaʻamāhana ilo [kaʻa·mā·hana ilo].  vi. anaphase, i.e. the third step in mitosis. lit., young (coconut) shoot replication.

kaʻamāhana kau [kaʻa·mā·hana kau].  vi. interphase, i.e. a phase following mitosis where no splitting occurs. lit., replication rest.

kaʻamāhana maka [kaʻa·mā·hana maka].  vi. metaphase, i.e. the second step in mitosis. lit., beginning replication.

kaʻamāhana pūʻali [kaʻa·mā·hana pū·ʻali].  vi. telophase, i.e. the final step in mitosis. lit., grooved replication.

kaʻamāhana puʻukonu [kaʻa·mā·hana puʻu·konu].  vi. karyokinesis, mitosis. lit., nucleus replication. See all entries below kaʻamāhana. cf. kaʻamahae hunaola.

kahana lonoa.  vt. lateral line, i.e. a linear series of sensory pores and tubes along the side of a fish, in biology. lit, drawing (a) line (of) senses.

kaiameaola [kaia·mea·ola].  n. biological community, as in science.

kaiameaola kūlohelohenatural biological community

kaianaside [kai·ana·side].  n. cyanide. Eng.

potasiuma kaianasidepotassium cyanide

kaiaulu ʻāhaʻi [kaia·ulu ʻā·haʻi].  n. climax community, in biology. lit., winning community. scientific study of, -ology. cf. huli-, kilo.

kālaianilā [kā·lai·ani·lā].  n. meteorology. cf. kālaianiau.

kālaihonua [kā·lai·honua].  n. geophysics. cf. hulihonua.

kālaikalina [kā·lai·kalina].  n. mycology, the study of fungi. lit., study (of) fungi.

kālaimeaola [kā·lai·mea·ola].  n. biology. see kālaimeaolahune.

kanaka kālaimeaolabiologist

mea kālaimeaolabiologist

ʻohana kālaimeaolabiological family

kālaimeaolahune [kā·lai·mea·ola·hune].  n. microbiology.

Kale₂.  n. Charles. Eng.

Ke kānāwai a KaleCharles' law, in science, i.e. the volume of a gas increases as its temperature increases if the pressure remains constant

kale hunaola [kale huna·ola].  n. cytoplasm, i.e. the contents of a cell except for the nucleus and cell membrane. lit., watery (part) of cell. cf. wale hunaola.

kā nahau.  to knap [chip] arrowheads

haku kā nahauMesolithic, in anthropology

ke au haku kā nahau.Mesolithic age, period.

kāohi meaola [kāohi mea·ola].  vt. biological control. lit., control living things.

ʻO ke kāohi meaola kekahi mea e noʻonoʻo ʻia nei no ke kāohi ʻana i nā lāʻau a me nā holoholona malihini e hoʻopilikia nei i nā kaiapuni ʻōiwi o Hawaiʻi.Biological control is one method being considered to control introduced plants and animals that are damaging native environments in Hawaiʻi.

karabona diokesaside [kara·bona dio·kesa·side].  n. carbon dioxide. also kalapona ʻokikene lua. Eng.

karabona disulifaside [kara·bona disuli·faside].  n. carbon disulfide. Eng.

karabonahate [kara·bona·hate].  n. carbonate. Eng.

ferousa karabonahateferrous carbonate

kupuriku karabonahatecupric carbonate

karabona monokesaside [kara·bona mono·kesa·side].  n. carbon monoxide. Eng.

kau-.  a prefix meaning complex, as referring to vitamins.

kauwikamina B.B-complex vitamin.

kaukala [kau·kala].  n. pigment.

huna kaukalapigment grain, in biology

kaula kua·moʻo.  n. notochord, in zoology. lit., backbone cord. see meaola kaula kuamoʻo.

kauō ʻanoʻano [kau·ō ʻano·ʻano].  n. endosperm. lit., yolk (of) seed.

Kelewine [kele·wine].  n. Kelvin. Eng.

ʻole Kelewinezero degrees K (Kelvin); absolute zero, i.e. a hypothetical temperature characterized by complete absence of heat

kemika.  nvs. chemist; chemical. Eng.

hana kemikachemistry

kemika.  n. chemistry. Eng.

kemika meaolabiochemistry

kemipaiko [kemi·paiko].  n. phytochemical, i.e. chemicals created in or derived from plants. Eng.

kinomāewe [kino·mā·ewe].  n. clone, an organism created to be a genetically identical copy of another organism. cf. hoʻokinomāewe.

kīpuni₂ [kī·puni].  vs. hygroscopic.

wai kīpunihygroscopic water

kitarahate [kita·rahate].  n. citrate. Eng.

sodiuma kitarahatesodium citrate

kobalata koloriside [koba·lata kolori·side].  n. cobalt chloride. Eng.

kōkoʻolua [kō·koʻo·lua].  n. homologue, i.e. either chromosome of a pair that have similar genes in identical sequence, in genetics. cf. awe ōewe koʻolua.

koloriside [kolori·side].  n. chloride. Eng.

kobalata kolorisidecobalt chloride

satanousa kolorisidestannous chloride

koʻo-₂.  a prefix for plant hormones. see koʻoʻau, koʻoēulu, koʻomalu, koʻopala, koʻopūnao.

koʻoʻau [koʻo·ʻau].  n. gibberellin, a plant hormone.

koʻoēulu [koʻo·ē·ulu].  n. auxin, a plant hormone.

koʻomalu [koʻo·malu].  n. abscisic acid, a plant hormone.

koʻopala [koʻo·pala].  n. ethylene, a plant hormone.

koʻopūnao [koʻo·pū·nao].  n. cytokinin, a plant hormone.

kōpaʻa kahi [kō·paʻa kahi].  n. monosaccharide. lit., single sugar. cf. kōpaʻa lua, laukōpaʻa.

kōpaʻa lua [kō·paʻa lua].  n. disaccharide. lit., dual sugar. cf. kōpaʻa kahi, laukōpaʻa.

kōpiaʻā hunaola [kō·pia·ʻā huna·ola].  n. cellular respiration. lit., cell respiration.

kōpia nōhie [kō·pia nō·hie].  n. simple carbohydrate. cf. kōpia nōhihi.

kōpia nōhihi [kō·pia nō·hihi].  n. complex carbohydrate. cf. kōpia nōhie.

Ke makemake ʻoe e hoēmi kino, e aho ka ʻai ʻana i ke kōpia nōhihi ma mua o ke kōpia nōhie.When you want to lose weight, it is better to eat complex carbohydrates rather than simple carbohydrates.

kūemi [kū·emi].  vs. recessive, as a gene, in genetics. cf. kūmua.

kuhikuhi [kuhi·kuhi].  n. indicator; to indicate.

ninahaidirina kuhikuhi.ninhydrin indicator.

kuʻi.  vt. convergent, i.e. meeting in plate techtonics, in geology. cf. kākele, neʻe ʻoā.

palena kuʻiconvergent boundary

kuʻina una honua.  n. plate techtonics, in geology. see kākele, kuʻi, neʻe ʻoā, palena.

kūkaepele ʻokikene lua [kū·kae·pele ʻoki·kene lua].  n. sulfur dioxide. lit., sulfur double oxygen. also sulufura diokesaside.

kūlana ʻāmaumau [kū·lana ʻā·mau·mau].  n. homeostasis. lit., consistent conditions. cf. loliō, pāpūhea.

kule₄.  n. joule, a unit of energy. Eng.

kule pāpilionagigajoule

kūmua [kū·mua].  vs. dominant, as a gene, in genetics. cf. kūemi.

kumuʻiʻo [kumu·ʻiʻo].  n. protein. also polokina.

kupuriku [kupu·riku].  vs. cupric.

kupuriku karabonahatecupric carbonate

kupuriku ʻokesasidecupric oxide

kupuriku sulafahatecupric sulfate

kupuriku sulafasidecupric sulfide

kūwaena [kū·waena].  vs. median; middle, used only in special terminology. lit., exist (in the) middle. see laina kūwaena.

Au Palaʻo KūwaenaMiddle Kingdom, in Egyptology

helu kūwaenamedian (number), in math

ʻili kūwaenadermis, in biology
 

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lāʻau₂ [lā·ʻau].  nvs. medicine, medical.

hoʻohuihui lāʻau,chemistry

paʻipaʻi lāʻau,chemistry

laau [la-au].  Medicine; that which is taken in case of sickness. NOTE.—The ancient Hawaiian medicines were numerous, and consisted mostly of mixtures of leaves of trees, barks, roots, &c., and some were exceedingly nauseous, and others very acrid; but the physicians depended more on their enchantments, their invocations to the gods, the sacrifices offered, or the prices paid, than on the virtue of their medicines.

lahapuni [laha·puni].  n. universality, i.e. the premise that the laws of physics work the same in all parts of the universe, in science.

lahi.  see pūaina lahi, colloid...

lāhulu [lā·hulu].  n. species, in biology. also lāhui.

Kānāwai Lāhulu ʻAne HalapoheEndangered Species Act

lāhulu emidepleted species

pili lāhulurelated species

lalo lāhui [lalo lā·hui].  n. subspecies, in taxonomy. also lalo lāhulu.

lalo lāhulu [lalo lā·hulu].  n. subspecies, in taxonomy. also lalo lāhui.

lātoma [lā·toma].  n. molecule.

kino lātomaallotrope, i.e. a different molecular form of an element, in science

laualo [lau·alo].  n. ventral, in biology. cf. lauhope, laukua, laumua.

lauhope [lau·hope].  n. posterior, in biology. cf. laualo, laukua, laumua.

kualā lauhopeposterior dorsal fin, of a fish

lau ʻīnana [lau ʻī·nana].  n. cotyledon. lit., leaf (from) stirring of life.

lau ʻīnana kahimonocotyledon

lau ʻīnana luadicotyledon

laukōpaʻa [lau·kō·paʻa].  n. polysaccharide. lit., multi-sugar. cf. kōpaʻa kahi, kōpaʻa lua.

laukua₅ [lau·kua].  n. dorsal, in biology. cf. laualo, lauhope, laumua.

kualā laukuadorsal fin, of a fish

laulā hawewe [lau·lā hawewe].  n. amplitude, i.e. the greatest distance the particles in a wave rise or fall from their rest position, in science. lit., vibration width. see hoʻolaulā hawewe, ʻanini laulā hawewe.

laumua [lau·mua].  n. anterior, in biology. cf. laualo, lauhope, laukua.

kualā laumuaanterior dorsal fin, of a fish

laupaʻahapa [lau·paʻa·hapa]. 

ʻailakele laupaʻahapapolyunsaturated fat

lei o Pele.  n. ring of fire, in geology. lit., Pele's lei.

lelekē Palaunu [lele·kē palaunu].  vi. Brownian motion, in chemistry. lit., Brown leaping here and there.

lele niniu.  vi. centrifugal, i.e. acting in a direction away from a center. lit., spinning flying. cf. ʻume niniu.

manehu lele niniucentrifugal force

lewalana [lewa·lana].  vs. weightless, as when in outer space. [%%] cf. ʻumekaumaha ʻole, zero gravity.

lewalanihaʻa [lewa·lani·haʻa].  n. troposphere.

lewapuni [lewa·puni].  n. atmosphere, as around planets. lit., surrounding atmosphere. see lewa.

liliuewe [liliu·ewe].  vi. to evolve. cf. hoʻoliliuewe.

ka liliuewe ʻanaevolution

liliuwelo [liliu·welo].  vs. to be biologically adapted to. see hoʻoliliuwelo.

Ua liliuwelo ka ʻiʻiwi i ka ulu ʻōhiʻa.The ʻiʻiwi is biologically adapted to the ʻōhiʻa forest.

lima kia pihi.  n. remote manipulator arm, space crane. lit., remote control crab claw. see kia pihi.

litiuma [liti·uma].  n. lithium. Eng.

lokeni.  n. rotenone, a chemical compound. Japn. roten..

lōkino [lō·kino].  n. organ, as of an animal.

ʻōnaehana lōkinoorgan system, in biology

lōkino hanu [lō·kino hanu].  n. mitochondrion. lit., respiration organ.

lole ana kinoea [lole ana kino·ea].  n. gas fading control fabric, as in meteorology. lit., cloth (that) measures gas.

lole ana ʻokikene kolu [lole ana ʻoki·kene kolu].  n. ozone-sensitive fabric. lit., cloth (that) measures ozone.

loli honua.  n. geologic change. lit., earth change.

loli kemikala [loli kemi·kala].  n. chemical change.

loliō [loli·ō].  vs. dynamic, i.e. marked by continuous or productive activity or change, in science. cf. kūlana ʻāmaumau, pāpūhea.

loli uluō [loli ulu·ō].  n. impulse, i.e. the change in momentum produced by a force, in physics. lit., change (in) momentum. see uluō.

lonoa.  n. sense, as of taste, smell, etc. PPN *rongo + -a.

kahana lonoalateral line, i.e. a linear series of sensory pores and tubes along the side of a fish, in biology

lonoa alelosense of taste

lonoa ihusense of smell

lonoa ʻilisense of touch

lonoa makasense of sight

lonoa pepeiaosense of hearing

lou pālua [lou pā·lua].  n. double bond, in chemistry.

lūmaua [lū·maua].  vs. fertilized, as an egg. see hoʻolūmaua.
 

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maʻa ana kawaūea kūlua [maʻa ana kawa·ū·ea kū·lua].  n. sling psychrometer. lit., psychrometer sling. see ana kawaūea.

māʻamaola [mā·ʻama·ola].  n. bioluminescence.

maʻawe huki.  n. spindle fiber, i.e. a structure that forms inside a dividing cell during mitosis. lit., fibers (that) pull.

māʻelenono [mā·ʻele·nono].  vs. tilth, i.e. the nature of soil with porous texture and well-aggregated crumb structure. see pūhuna.

māhele [mā·hele].  n. phylum in animal classification, or division in plant classification.

māhuaola [mā·hua·ola].  n. nutrient. lit., increase life.

lepili māhuaolafood label, as for giving product information on a package of food

māhuaola māikimicronutrient

māhuaola mānuimacronutrient

ʻoulu māhuaolanutrient culture

maikeni [mai·keni].  n. maytansine, a chemical compound once investigated for therapeutic uses but later found to be too toxic for human use. Spanish maiten..

māikikalame [māiki·kalame].  n. microgram.

maikolona [maiko·lona].  n. micron (0.0001 cm). Eng.

mākala₄ [mā·kala].  n. muscle. Niʻihau. Eng.

ʻōnaehana mākalamuscular system, in biology

makanekiuma [maka·neki·uma].  n. magnesium. Eng.

makenaikokene [make·naiko·kene].  vs. chlorosis, i.e. a condition in plants as a result of deficient nitrogen. cf. make wai, make ʻai.

mālamalama aukahi [mā·lama·lama au·kahi].  n. coherent light, i.e. light in which all the waves vibrate in a single plane with the crests and troughs all aligned. lit., flowing together light.

māmā kani [mā·mā kani].  n. speed of sound. also māmā holo o ke kani. cf. māmā kukuna lā. see palena holo kani, sound barrier...

māmā kukuna lā [mā·mā kukuna lā].  n. speed of light. lit., speed (of) sun's ray. also māmā holo o ke kukuna lā. cf. māmā kani. see makahiki holo kukuna lā.

manakanika [mana·kanika].  n. manganese. Eng.

manehu.  n. force, power to affect physical relations or conditions. see paʻa manehu kūʻēʻē, and entry below.

kāʻei manehu uilaelectrical force field

manehu āohiohiresistance force

manehu hoʻolanabuoyant force, i.e. the upward force of a fluid on an object in it

manehu kaulikebalanced force

manehu kūlohelohenatural force

manehu lāsolar power

manehu lele niniucentrifugal force

manehu ʻume niniucentripetal force

manono.  vt. to percolate, as water passing through a porous substance.

māʻōʻā [mā·ʻō·ʻā].  vs. to be in solution, a scientific term. see māʻōʻāna, pēmāʻōʻā.

māʻōʻāna [mā·ʻō·ʻāna].  n. solution, i.e. a homogeneous mixture. cf. pūaina.

māʻōʻāna kāmāhuaolahydroponic solution. see kāmāhuaola

māʻōʻāna kemikalachemical solution

māʻōʻāna ʻūheheʻe waiaqueous solution. see ʻūheheʻe wai

ʻūhōloʻa māʻōʻānaburet, i.e. a precision-made piece of glassware used to measure and deliver accurate volumes of solutions

māuiili [māui·ili].  n. equinox. cf. māuikiʻikiʻi.

ka māuiili o ka hāʻulelauautumnal equinox

ka māuiili o ke kupulauvernal equinox

mea hoʻohāpopopo [mea hoʻo·hā·popopo].  n. decomposer, an organism that feeds on the waste and decaying remains of other organisms, in science.

mea kālaikanu [mea kā·lai·kanu].  n. horticulturist. lit., horticulture person.

meakanu lau ʻīnana kahi [mea·kanu lau ʻī·nana kahi].  n. monocot. lit., plant (with) monocotyledon. cf. meakanu lau ʻīnana lua.

meaola hunaola lōkino [mea·ola huna·ola lō·kino].  n. eukaryote, an organism with true nuclei and organelles. lit., organism (with) eukaryotic cell. cf. meaola hunaola lōkino ʻole. see hunaola lōkino.

meaola hunaola lōkino ʻole [mea·ola huna·ola lō·kino ʻole].  n. prokaryote, an organism lacking true nuclei and organelles. lit., organism (with) prokaryotic cell. cf. meaola hunaola lōkino. see hunaola lōkino ʻole.

meaola kaula kuamoʻo [mea·ola kaula kua·moʻo].  n. chordate, any animal that, at some stage of development, has a notochord, gill slits, and a dorsal tubular nerve cord. lit., organism (with) notocord. see kaula kuamoʻo.

mea uholo uila.  n. conductor, of electricity. lit., thing (through which) electricity runs. cf. awe uholo uila.

mekala ʻākilikai [mekala ʻā·kili·kai].  n. alkali metal, i.e. one of the family of elements in group 1 of the periodic table. cf. mekala honua ʻākilikai.

mekala honua ʻākilikai [mekala honua ʻā·kili·kai].  n. alkaline earth metal, i.e. one of the family of elements in group 2 of the periodic table. cf. mekala ʻākilikai.

mekalika [meka·lika].  n. metric. Eng.

anakahi mekalika.metric unit of measure.

ʻōnaehana mekalika.metric system.

mēkene, mētene [mē·kene].  n. methane. Eng.

melekulia [mele·kulia].  n. Mercury, the metallic element, in chemistry. Eng.

metanola [meta·nola].  n. methanol. Eng.

mētene.  n. var. spelling of mēkene, methane. Eng.

meto.  n. methyl. Eng.

mīka₂, mika.  n. meter, an instrument that automatically measures and registers quantity. see pahu mīka. Eng.

mīka kākiparking meter. see kū kāki

mikokene [miko·kene].  n. mitogen, i.e. any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division. Eng.

mōʻalihaku [mō·ʻali·haku].  n. fossil. also wīhaku.

mōʻaui [mō·ʻaui].  n. reaction; to react, as chemical compounds. cf. ʻūmōʻaui. also ʻūmōʻauiwawe, catalyst.

hōʻeleu mōʻauicatalyst

mea mōʻauireactor

mōʻaui kemikalachemical activity

mōkū [mō·kū].  vs. sessile, relating to an organism attached to a base and otherwise immobile, in biology. cf. mōneʻe.

molaibadahate [molai·bada·hate].  n. molybdate.

ʻamoniuma molaibadahateammonium molybdate

molaibedenuma [molai·bede·numa].  n. molybdenum. Eng.

mōneIe [mō·neie].  vs. motile, able to move spontaneously and independently, in biology. cf. mōkū.

monokesaside [mono·kesa·side].  n. monoxide. Eng.

karabona monokesasidecarbon monoxide

moʻolātoma [moʻo·lā·toma].  n. molecular chain. lit., series (of) molecules.

mū hōlapu koʻohune [mū hō·lapu koʻo·hune].  n. bacteriophage, i.e. a virus that infects bacteria. lit., virus (affecting) bacteria.

mūhune [mū·hune].  n. germ. see pale mūhune ʻino.

hōkele mūhunebiofilter for a fish tank, in aquaculture. (slang)

huila mūhunebiofilter for a fish tank, in aquaculture

mūhune ʻinopathogen, a disease-producing agent
 

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naikokene [naiko·kene].  n. nitrogen; nitric. Eng.

ʻakika naikokenenitric acid. also ʻakika nikiriku

koʻohune naikokeneazobacter, a type of bacteria containing nitrogen

naikokene diokesasidenitrogen dioxide

naikokene ʻokikene luanitrogen dioxide

pōʻaiapuni naikokenenitrogen cycle

pūhui naikokene kaʻawalefree nitrogen compound

naʻokoko halihali [naʻo·koko hali·hali].  n. HDL cholesterol. lit., carrier cholesterol. cf. naʻokoko pipili.

naʻokoko pipili [naʻo·koko pipili].  n. lDL cholesterol. lit., sticky cholesterol. cf. naʻokoko halihali.

Naseka.  n. Nazca. Eng.

Ka Una Honua NasekaNazca Plate

neʻealoa [neʻe·aloa].  vi. long-distance dispersal, in science.

neʻe ʻoā.  vi. divergent, i.e. spreading, in plate techtonics, in geology. cf. kākele, kuʻi.

palena neʻe ʻoādivergent boundary

nele wai.  vs. anhydrous, i.e. without water. lit., lack water. cf. ʻanahaidaraside.

nīane [nī·ane].  n. neon. Eng.

nikala.  n. nickel, the metallic element. cf. hapaʻumi, five cents, nickel... Eng.

nikiriku [niki·riku].  nitric. Eng.

ʻakika nikirikunitric acid. also ʻakika naikokene

nikoroma [niko·roma].  n. nichrome. Eng.

uea nikoromanichrome wire

ninahaidirina kuhikuhi [nina·hai·dirina kuhi·kuhi].  n. ninhydrin indicator.

niniki₂.  n. membrane.

nitarahate [nitara·hate].  n. nitrate. Eng.

nitarahite [nitara·hite].  n. nitrite. Eng.

noho like.  vi. symbiotic. lit., live together.

noho pōʻino [noho pō·ʻino].  vi. parasitic. lit., harmful living (together).

noho pōlulu [noho pō·lulu].  vi. commensalism.

noho pōmaikaʻi [noho pō·mai·kaʻi].  vi. mutualism. lit., beneficial living (together).

ʻO ka pilina o ka nalo meli me ka pua, he laʻana maikaʻi ia o ka noho pōmaikaʻi ʻana o ʻelua meaola.The relationship of bee and flower is a good example of mutualism between two organisms.

nuipaʻa ʻātoma [nui·paʻa ʻā·toma].  n. atomic mass.

anakahi nuipaʻa ʻātomaatomic mass unit

ʻawelike nuipaʻa ʻātomaaverage atomic mass

nukelea [nuke·lea].  n. nuclear. cf. nukeliu. Eng.

ikehu nukeleanuclear energy

nukeliu [nuke·liu].  n. nucleus, as in an atom. cf. nukelea. Eng.
 

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ōʻā [ō·ʻā].  vs. mixed, combined, in math and science.

helu ʻōʻāmixed number

kekimala ʻōʻāmixed decimal

mekala ʻōʻāalloy

metala ʻōʻāalloy

ʻōʻā kemikala ʻiachemically combined

ʻoā monakō [ʻoā mona·kō].  vi. glycolysis, i.e. cellular biochemical processes that split glucose and other carbohydrates for the storage of energy as ATP. lit., splitting (of) glucose.

ōewe [ō·ewe].  n. gene; genetic. cf. welo. see awe ōewe, hoʻoliliuewe, kālaiōewe.

ʻohana kālaimeaola [ʻohana kā·lai·mea·ola].  n. biological family. lit., biology family.

ʻohe hoʻonui ʻike [ʻohe hoʻo·nui ʻike].  n. microscope. lit., tube magnifying vision.

ʻohe hoʻonui ʻike [ʻohe hoʻo·nui ʻike].  n. microscope. lit., tube (for) enlarging sight. see aniani kaupaneʻe, paepae aniani kaupaneʻe.

ʻohe kīwī [ʻohe kī·wī].  n. cathode-ray tube (CRT). lit., TV tube. see ʻūholo uila ʻine.

ʻoihana₃ [ʻoi·hana].  n. order, in taxonomy.

oʻioʻina lewa lipo [oʻi·oʻina lewa lipo].  n. space station. lit., resting place for travelers (in) space.

ʻokatene [ʻoka·tene].  n. octane. Eng.

ʻokesailihate [ʻokesa·ili·hate]. 

kalipuna ʻokesailihatecalcium oxilate

ʻokesaside [ʻokesa·side].  n. oxide. Eng.

feriku ʻokesasideferric oxide

ferosoferiku ʻokesasideferrosoferric oxide

ferousa ʻokesasideferrous oxide

kupuriku ʻokesasidecupric oxide

ʻokikene kolu [ʻoki·kene kolu].  n. ozone. lit., triple oxygen. see lole ana ʻokikene kolu.

ola mehana.  vi. mesophilic, i.e. midtemperature-loving. lit., live (in) warmth. cf. ola wela.

koʻohune ola mehanamesophilic bacteria

ola ʻole.  vs. abiotic. lit., non-living.

ʻO ke ea a me ka wai, he mau mea ola ʻole koʻikoʻi ia i loko o ke kaiaola.Air and water are important abiotic elements in an ecosystem.

ola wela.  vi. thermophilic, i.e. heat-loving. lit., live (in) heat. cf. ola mehana.

koʻohune ola welathermophilic bacteria

ʻole Kelewine [ʻole kele·wine].  absolute zero, i.e. a hypothetical temperature characterized by complete absence of heat; 0 degrees K (Kelvin). lit., zero Kelvin.

ʻomaʻohaku [ʻo·maʻo·haku].  n. olivine.

ʻome.  n. ohm, a unit of resistance in electricity. cf. anakahi uila. Eng.

ana ʻomeohmmeter

omo hoʻokulu [omo hoʻo·kulu].  n. dropper (eyedropper, etc.). lit., suction tube (for) dropping liquid.

ʻōmoleliʻi [ʻō·mole·liʻi].  n. vial. lit., small bottle.

omowaho [omo·waho].  vt. to adsorb. cf. omo.

ʻae omowahosolvent front, i.e. the leading edge of a moving solvent as in a developing chromatogram

omo wela.  vt. endothermic, i.e. absorbs heat. cf. kuʻu wela.

ʻōnaeao [ʻōnae·ao].  n. universe, as a scientific term only.

ʻōnaehana hōmona [ʻō·nae·hana hō·mona].  n. endocrine system, in biology. lit., hormone system.

ʻōnaehana hoʻohua [ʻō·nae·hana hoʻo·hua].  n. reproductive system, in biology.

ʻōnaehana hoʻokauapono [ʻō·nae·hana hoʻo·kau·apono].  n. balancing mechanism, in biology. lit., system (for) compensating.

ʻōnaehana ʻili [ʻō·nae·hana ʻili].  n. integumentary system, in biology. lit., skin system.

ʻōnaehana lōkino [ʻō·nae·hana lō·kino].  n. organ system, in biology.

ʻōnaehana mākala [ʻō·nae·hana mā·kala].  n. muscular system, in biology. lit., muscle system.

ʻōnaehana mīkā emi [ʻō·nae·hana mī·kā emi].  n. low-pressure system, in meteorology. lit., waning pressure system. cf. ʻōnaehana mīkā piʻi.

Pā ka ʻōnaehana mīkā emi ma ke komohana ʻākau o Hawaiʻi.Low pressure systems develop northwest of Hawaiʻi.

ʻōnaehana mīkā piʻi [ʻō nae·hana mī·kā piʻi].  n. high-pressure system, in meteorology. lit., ascending pressure system. cf. ʻōnaehana mīkā emi.

ʻoneki hana.  n. payload bay, i.e. the part of a spacecraft where scientific instruments and passengers are carried. lit, work deck.

ʻoneki pailaka [ʻoneki pai·laka].  n. flight deck, as on a spaceship. lit., pilot deck.

ʻoni-pā.  vs. thigmotactic. lit., move (when) touched.

ʻōpaka [ʻō·paka].  n. prism.

ʻōpaka huinahā lōʻihirectangular prism

ʻōpaʻu [ʻō·paʻu].  n. carbon, not in chemistry. cf. kalapona.

pepa ʻōpaʻucarbon paper

ōpuna [ō·puna].  n. calcite.

ʻoraganoposopahate [ʻora·gano·poso·pahate].  n. organophosphate. Eng.

ʻōulaula kāʻamaʻai [ʻō·ula·ula kā·ʻama·ʻai].  n. phytoplankton. lit., plankton (that carries on) photosynthesis.
 

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paʻalole hele lewa [paʻa·lole hele lewa].  n. space suit. lit., suit (for) walking (in) space.

paʻamāhuaola [paʻa·mā·hua·ola].  n. nutrient salts, i.e. the deposits that remain after a liquid has been removed.

paʻa manehu kūʻēʻē [paʻa manehu kū·ʻē·ʻē].  n. action-reaction pair, i.e. two forces having equal strength but opposite directions, in science. lit., opposing force pair.

pā ana.  n. balancing tray for scales (preceded by ke). lit., measuring plate.

paʻa pōhaku [paʻa pō·haku].  vs. lithified. lit., solidified (into) rock.

He pōhaku ke kumuone i paʻa pōhaku maila i ke au o nā makahiki he nui loa.Sandstone is a rock which has gone through lithification over a period of many years.

paʻapuna [paʻa·puna].  n. calcareous.

pōhaku paʻapunacalcareous rock, calcium carbonate

pāhawewe [pā·hawewe].  vi. radiation; to radiate, as in the form of waves. cf. malele.

pāhawewe ʻātomaatomic radiation

pāhawewe ikehuradioactivity

pāhawewe lāsolar radiation

pāhawewe nukeleanuclear radiation

pahumeaolaea [pahu·mea·ola·ea].  n. vivarium. lit., aerated box (of) living things. cf. pahuhonuaea, pahuwaiea.

pāhune [pā·hune].  n. platelet (preceded by ke). lit., tiny disk.

pahu wāwahie kūwaho [pahu wā·wahie kū·waho].  n. external fuel tank, as on a spaceship.

paialewa [pai·alewa].  vt. convectional, i.e. to circulate, as air or liquid, between a lower and higher stratum due to variations in density, heat; and gravity; convection; convective.

No ka paialewa, ʻike ʻia nā ao ʻōpua nui ma luna o ka mokupuni a me ka ua nui ma uka o nā pali.Because of convection, large clouds form over the island and rain falls over the interior mountainous sections.

paileki [pai·leki].  n. Pyrex. Eng.

hano hoʻokolohua pailekiPyrex test tube

painaʻāpala [paina·ʻā·pala].  n. pineapple. [mān] also hala kahiki.

ʻea painaʻāpalapolyethylene

paʻipaʻi lāʻau.  chemistry (EH)

paipuliʻi [paipu·liʻi].  n. pipette.

paipuliʻi ʻumelauohocapillary pipette

pairogalola [pai·roga·lola].  n. pyrogallol. Eng.

paku₃.  vs. physical, as a scientific term relating to physical matter. cf. kālaiaopaku.

nā ʻanopili pakuphysical properties

palaholo₃ [pala·holo].  n. gel. cf. ʻūnina.

palaholo lauohohair gel, Dep

palaholo silaka gsilica gel g, i.e. a powder used as the sorbent layer in thin-layer chromatography (pronounced palaholo silaka gā).

palakiniuma [palaki·niuma].  n. platinum. Eng.

pālākiō ikehu ōlaʻi [pā-lā-kiō ikehu ōlaʻi].  n. Richter scale. lit., earthquake power scale.

pālākiō lālani [pā·lā·kiō lālani].  n. linear scale, in geography. lit., line scale.