| ADAPTATION | • adaptation n. (Uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. • adaptation n. (Countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment. • adaptation n. (Uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited… |
| AMPUTATION | • amputation n. Surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. • amputation n. The loss of a limb, etc. through trauma. • AMPUTATION n. the act of amputating. |
| ANTIPASTOS | • antipastos n. Plural of antipasto. • ANTIPASTO n. (Italian) an hors d'oeuvre, an appetizer. |
| APOSTATISE | • apostatise v. Alternative spelling of apostatize. • APOSTATISE v. to change one's religious allegiance; forsake one's principles, also APOSTATIZE. |
| APOSTATIZE | • apostatize v. To give up or renounce one’s position or belief. • APOSTATIZE v. to change one's religious allegiance; forsake one's principles, also APOSTATISE. |
| AUTOPISTAS | • autopistas n. Plural of autopista. • AUTOPISTA n. (Spanish) a motorway. |
| AUTOPTICAL | • autoptical adj. Alternative form of autoptic. • AUTOPTICAL adj. based on personal observation, as autoptic testimony, also AUTOPTIC. |
| CAPITATION | • capitation n. Performing a headcount; the counting of people. • capitation n. A poll tax. • capitation n. A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent… |
| CAPTIVATOR | • captivator n. A person who captivates, or holds one captive. • CAPTIVATOR n. one who captivates. |
| COAPTATION | • coaptation n. The bringing together of two parts to form an approximated positioning; used especially of a dislocated… • COAPTATION n. joining or fitting together. |
| EXAPTATION | • exaptation n. (Biology, evolutionary theory) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than… • exaptation n. (Linguistics, by extension) The promotion of meaningless or redundant material so that it does new grammatical… |
| EXPATIATOR | • expatiator n. One who expatiates. • EXPATIATOR n. one who expatiates. |
| PATINATION | • patination n. (Sculpture) The application of a patina. • PATINATION n. the formation of a film on copper from exposure. |
| PATRIATION | • patriation n. (Canada) The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one. • PATRIATION n. the transference of responsibilities for the Canadian constitution from the British parliament to the Canadian parliament. |
| PLANTATION | • plantation n. A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for… • plantation n. An area where trees are planted, either for commercial purposes, or to adorn an estate. • plantation n. (Historical) The importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population… |
| TRITANOPIA | • tritanopia n. A form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins… • TRITANOPIA n. the inability to distinguish properly between blue and yellow. |