| AMETABOLOUS | • ametabolous adj. Alternative form of ametabolic. • AMETABOLOUS adj. of insects, showing little or no metamorphosis, also AMETABOLIC. |
| ANACOLUTHON | • anacoluthon n. (Grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type… • anacoluthon n. (Rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure. • ANACOLUTHON n. a sentence or construction lacking grammatical sequence. |
| ANOVULATION | • anovulation n. (Pathology) Lack of ovulation. • ANOVULATION n. a failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary. |
| ANOVULATORY | • anovulatory adj. Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation). • ANOVULATORY adj. of a menstrual cycle, without ovulation. |
| AUTOLOADERS | • autoloaders n. Plural of autoloader. |
| AUTOLOADING | • autoloading v. Present participle of autoload. • autoloading n. (Programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed. • AUTOLOADING adj. self-loading. |
| AUTOMOBILIA | • automobilia n. Everything pertaining to automobiles, especially collectibles. • AUTOMOBILIA n. collectable items of motoring interest. |
| AUTONOMICAL | • autonomical adj. Alternative form of autonomic. • AUTONOMICAL adj. self-governing, also AUTONOMIC. |
| AUTOSOMALLY | • autosomally adv. In an autosomal way. • AUTOSOMAL adv. of or like an autosome, a chromosome other than a sex chromosome. |
| COAGULATION | • coagulation n. The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical… • coagulation n. The process by which blood forms solid clots. • coagulation n. Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu). |
| COAGULATORS | • coagulators n. Plural of coagulator. • COAGULATOR n. that which causes coagulation. |
| COAGULATORY | • coagulatory adj. Serving to coagulate. • coagulatory adj. Produced by coagulation. • COAGULATORY adj. tending to cause coagulation. |
| COLORATURAS | • coloraturas n. Plural of coloratura. • COLORATURA n. (Italian) a highly ornamented, virtuoso (musical passage); a singer, esp. soprano, of such music, also COLORATURE. |
| HOLOCAUSTAL | • holocaustal adj. Of or relating to a holocaust. • HOLOCAUSTAL adj. relating to a holocaust, also HOLOCAUSTIC. |
| PUFTALOONAS | • PUFTALOON n. (Australian) a type of fried cake, eaten hot with jam, honey or sugar, also PUFFTALOONAS, PUFTALOONIES. |
| VACUOLATION | • vacuolation n. (Medicine, biology) The formation of vacuoles in a cellular tissue. • VACUOLATION n. the development or formation of vacuoles. |