See Also: ordination(medicine)
ordination(dictionary)
pre-ordination(dictionary)
ordination(dictionary)
hand-eye co-ordination(dictionary)
ORDINATION, civil and eccl(law)

glycosyl (iou) and ordination (medicine)


glycosyl (iou)



glycosyl noun. M20.
[from GLYCO- + -OSE2 + -YL.]
Biochemistry. A monovalent radical derived from a sugar by removing a hydroxyl group from an anomeric carbon atom. Usu. in comb.
gly'cosylate verb trans. introduce a glycosyl group into (a compound) M20.
glycosy'lation noun M20.

ordination (medicine)


ordination


1. The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc. "The holy and wise ordination of God." (Jer. Taylor) "Virtue and vice have a natural ordination to the happiness and misery of life respectively." (Norris)

2. The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders.

3. Disposition; arrangement; order.

<geometry> Angle of ordination, the angle between the axes of coordinates.

Origin: L. Ordinatio: cf. F. Ordination.

Source: Websters Dictionary