| APPENDECTOMY | • appendectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| BACKDROPPING | • backdropping v. Present participle of backdrop. • BACKDROP v. to create a background for a stage. |
| CARROTTOPPED | • carrot-topped adj. (Slang) Having ginger hair. • CARROTTOPPED adj. having red hair. |
| CEPHALOPODAN | • CEPHALOPODAN n. any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, that includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus, also CEPHALOPOD. |
| CEPHALOPODIC | • cephalopodic adj. (Zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods. • CEPHALOPODIC adj. of or like a cephalopod, also CEPHALOPODOUS. |
| CLAPPERBOARD | • clapperboard n. (Film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap… • clapper␣board n. (Film) Alternative form of clapperboard. • CLAPPERBOARD n. a hinged board (or a set of hinged boards) clapped together in front of the camera before or after shooting a piece of film, to help synchronize sound and vision. |
| DIPTEROCARPS | • dipterocarps n. Plural of dipterocarp. • DIPTEROCARP n. a kind of Oriental tree, with sepals that serve as wings for the fruit. |
| EPIDIASCOPES | • epidiascopes n. Plural of epidiascope. • EPIDIASCOPE n. an instrument for projecting images of objects. |
| OCTAPEPTIDES | • octapeptides n. Plural of octapeptide. • OCTAPEPTIDE n. a protein fragment or molecule that consists of eight amino acids linked in a polypeptide chain. |
| PAEDOMORPHIC | • paedomorphic adj. Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult. • pædomorphic adj. Alternative spelling of pedomorphic. • PAEDOMORPHIC adj. of, relating to, involving, or exhibiting paedomorphosis or paedomorphism. |
| PAEDOPHILIAC | • paedophiliac n. A person who is sexually attracted to children; a paedophile. • paedophiliac adj. Relating to paedophilia or to a paedophile. • pædophiliac adj. Alternative spelling of paedophiliac. |
| PAEDOPHILICS | • PAEDOPHILIC n. a paedophile, also PEDOPHILIC. |
| PARAPERIODIC | • PARAPERIODIC adj. as in paraperiodic acid. |
| PEDOPHILIACS | • pedophiliacs n. Plural of pedophiliac. • PEDOPHILIAC n. one who suffers from pedophilia, sexual desire for children. |
| PHOSPHATIDIC | • phosphatidic adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to a phosphatide. • PHOSPHATIDIC adj. in phosphatidic acid, a type of acid. |
| PREOCCUPATED | • preoccupated v. Simple past tense and past participle of preoccupate. • PREOCCUPATE v. (obsolete) to preoccupy. |
| PROPAEDEUTIC | • propaedeutic adj. (Formal, of education) Preparatory or introductory. • propaedeutic n. An introductory course of instruction. • propædeutic adj. Obsolete spelling of propaedeutic. |
| PROPANEDIOIC | • PROPANEDIOIC adj. as in propanedioic acid, a white crystalline acid, aka malonic acid. |
| SHARECROPPED | • sharecropped v. Simple past tense and past participle of sharecrop. • SHARECROP v. of a tenant farmer, to supply, in lieu of rent, a share of the crop. |
| UNAPPROACHED | • unapproached adj. Not approached. • UNAPPROACHED adj. not approached. |