| ADIAPHORON | • adiaphoron n. An indifferent matter. • ADIAPHORON n. a tenet or belief on which a theological system is indifferent. |
| ADSORPTION | • adsorption n. The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface. • ADSORPTION n. the adhering of atoms or molecules of gases, liquids, or solutes to exposed surfaces (usually of solids). |
| ANDROPHORE | • androphore n. (Botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised. • androphore n. (Zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores. • ANDROPHORE n. a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| ANTHROPOID | • anthropoid adj. Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance. • anthropoid adj. Having characteristics of an ape. • anthropoid n. An anthropoid animal. |
| COMPANDORS | • compandors n. Plural of compandor. • COMPANDOR n. a system of transmitting or reproducing sound by compressing and then re-expanding the volume-range, also COMPANDER. |
| HYPODORIAN | • hypodorian adj. (Music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from A to D. • Hypodorian adj. Alternative form of hypodorian. • HYPODORIAN adj. relating to a mode in ancient Greek music. |
| ONDOGRAPHS | • ondographs n. Plural of ondograph. • ONDOGRAPH n. an instrument for producing a graphical recording of an alternating current. |
| ORPHANHOOD | • orphanhood n. The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death. • ORPHANHOOD n. the state of being an orphan, also ORPHANISM. |
| PARENTHOOD | • parenthood n. The state of being a parent. • PARENTHOOD n. the state of being a parent. |
| PICAROONED | • picarooned v. Simple past tense and past participle of picaroon. • PICAROON v. to act as a pirate. |
| PONDEROSAS | • ponderosas n. Plural of ponderosa. • PONDEROSA n. (Spanish) a kind of pine found in the US. |
| PROSODIANS | • prosodians n. Plural of prosodian. • PROSODIAN n. one skilled in prosody, also PROSODIST. |
| PROTONATED | • protonated v. Simple past tense and past participle of protonate. • PROTONATE v. to acquire an additional proton. |
| PTERANODON | • pteranodon n. A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head. • PTERANODON n. a toothless flying reptile of the Cretaceous period with a hornlike crest. |
| RADIOPHONE | • radiophone n. A photophone. • radiophone n. A radiotelephone. • RADIOPHONE n. an instrument for producing sound by radiant energy. |
| RADIOPHONY | • radiophony n. (Dated) The use of the radiophone. • RADIOPHONY n. the art or practice of using the radiophone. |
| READOPTION | • readoption n. Being adopted back into a family or group. • readoption n. Adoption again; the act of readopting. • READOPTION n. the act of adopting again. |
| RHIZOPODAN | • RHIZOPODAN n. one of the Rhizopoda, amoebae and rotarians moving and taking in food with pseudopods, also RHIZOPOD. |
| RHODOPHANE | • rhodophane n. (Biochemistry) The red pigment in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. • RHODOPHANE n. the red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. |
| THEROPODAN | • theropodan n. Theropod. • THEROPODAN n. a carnivorous dinosaur with small forelimbs (e.g. a tyrannosaurus), also THEROPOD. |