| APOPTOTIC | • apoptotic adj. (Biochemistry) Of or pertaining to apoptosis. • APOPTOTIC adj. relating to apoptosis, the natural destruction of cells in a growing organism. |
| AUTOTOMIC | • autotomic adj. Relating to autotomy. • AUTOTOMIC adj. relating to autotomy, the reflex loss of part of the body to save the whole. |
| AUTOTOXIC | • autotoxic adj. Toxic to itself; having the nature of an autotoxin. • AUTOTOXIC adj. like an autotoxin, a poisonous substance formed within the body within which it acts. |
| CAPOTASTO | • capotasto n. (Music) A device, placed across the strings of a fretted instrument such as a guitar, to shorten the… • capo␣tasto n. Alternative spelling of capotasto. • CAPOTASTO n. (Italian) a moveable bridge secured over the fingerboard and strings of a guitar, also CAPODASTRO. |
| CARROTTOP | • carrottop n. Alternative form of carrot top. • carrot-top n. Alternative form of carrot top. • carrot␣top n. (Informal, derogatory) A person with red hair; a redhead. |
| COELOSTAT | • coelostat n. (Astronomy) A device that rotates a telescope so as to keep its orientation constant with relation to the stars. • COELOSTAT n. an astronomical instrument used to reflect light on to a telescope. |
| COGITATOR | • cogitator n. A person who cogitates; a thinker. • COGITATOR n. one who cogitates. |
| CONNOTATE | • connotate v. To connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional or representative; to imply. • CONNOTATE v. to connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional. |
| CONTACTOR | • contactor n. (Electrical engineering) A relay used to control an electrical power circuit. • CONTACTOR n. a device for repeatedly making or breaking an electric circuit. |
| CONTRALTO | • contralto n. (Music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto… • CONTRALTO n. (Italian) the part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices. |
| COPATRIOT | • copatriot n. A joint patriot. • COPATRIOT n. a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another, also COMPATRIOT. |
| COROTATED | • corotated v. Simple past tense and past participle of corotate. • COROTATE v. to rotate together. |
| COROTATES | • corotates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corotate. • COROTATE v. to rotate together. |
| COTTONADE | • cottonade n. A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton, generally inferior, coarser, and less durable. • COTTONADE n. a somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton. |
| DOCTORATE | • doctorate n. The highest degree awarded by a university faculty. • doctorate v. (Archaic) To make (someone) into a doctor. • DOCTORATE n. the academic degree of doctor. |
| OUTERCOAT | • outercoat n. A topcoat or overcoat. • OUTERCOAT n. a coat. |
| SCOTOMATA | • scotomata n. Plural of scotoma. • SCOTOMA n. (Greek) dizziness with dimness of sight, also SCOTOMIA, SCOTOMY. |
| SPORTCOAT | • sportcoat n. Sport jacket. • sport␣coat n. Alternative spelling of sportcoat. • SPORTCOAT n. (Canadian) a sports jacket. |
| TOOTHACHE | • toothache n. (Medicine) A pain or ache in a tooth. • TOOTHACHE n. a pain in a tooth. |
| TYCOONATE | • tycoonate n. The shogunate. • TYCOONATE n. the shogunate, the office or dignity of a shogun, a hereditary military governor of Japan. |