| ADAPTIONS | • adaptions n. Plural of adaption. • ADAPTION n. the act of adapting, also ADAPTATION. |
| ADAPTOGEN | • adaptogen n. (Medicine) Any natural herbal substance (such as ginseng) that is supposed to help the body adapt to… • ADAPTOGEN n. any of various natural substances used in herbal medicine as regulators. |
| ADOPTABLE | • adoptable adj. Able to be adopted. • adoptable adj. Desirable to adopt. • adoptable n. A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted. |
| ANTIPODAL | • antipodal adj. On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes. • antipodal adj. Diametrically opposite. • antipodal n. (Biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac. |
| AUDIOTAPE | • audiotape n. A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player. • audiotape n. Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc. • audiotape v. (Transitive) To record onto audiotape. |
| COADAPTED | • coadapted adj. (Genetics) Describing a genetic adaptation that is the result of beneficial interactions between the… • coadapted adj. (Genetics) Describing the associated interactions between genes of different loci. • COADAPTED adj. mutually adapted. |
| DIPLOMATA | • diplomata n. Plural of diploma. • DIPLOMA n. a document indicating an honour or privilege. |
| PANDATION | • pandation n. (Formal) A yielding or warping. • PANDATION n. (archaic) warping. |
| PARDALOTE | • pardalote n. Any of the Australian birds of the family Pardalotidae, which feed on lerps. • PARDALOTE n. a small Australian songbird. |
| PEDALBOAT | • pedalboat n. (Nautical) a pedalo. • PEDALBOAT n. a boat that is propelled by operating the pedals, usually one hired for pleasure. |
| SAPONATED | • SAPONATED adj. treated or combined with soap. |
| STRAPPADO | • strappado n. A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which… • strappado v. (Transitive) To torture by means of this device. • STRAPPADO n. (Italian) a form of torture in which victim is left dangling from a rope. |
| TAMPONADE | • tamponade n. (Medicine) The use of a tampon. • tamponade n. (Medicine) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or… • tamponade v. (Medicine) To plug or stop with a tampon. |
| TAPADEROS | • tapaderos n. Plural of tapadero. • TAPADERO n. (Spanish) the leather guard in front of a Mexican stirrup, also TAPADERA. |
| ZAPATEADO | • zapateado n. A dance of Mexican Indian origin characterized by a lively rhythm punctuated by the striking of the dancer’s shoes. • ZAPATEADO n. (Spanish) a Latin-American dance with rhythmic tapping of the feet. |