| AEROTROPISM | • aerotropism n. (Biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content. • aërotropism n. Alternative spelling of aerotropism. • AEROTROPISM n. curvature in response to concentration of oxygen. |
| COMPARATORS | • comparators n. Plural of comparator. • COMPARATOR n. any device for comparing accurately, so as e.g. to detect deviations from a standard or to confirm identity. |
| COMPRADORES | • compradores n. Plural of compradore. • COMPRADORE n. (Portuguese) a native agent or intermediary through whom a foreign power trades, also COMPRADOR. |
| COMPRIMARIO | • comprimario n. A secondary singer, often in opera. • COMPRIMARIO n. in opera or ballet, a role of secondary importance; a singer or dancer playing such a role. |
| COMPURGATOR | • compurgator n. Someone who vouches for another person’s innocence, trustworthiness etc. • COMPURGATOR n. one who under oath vouches for the character or conduct of an accused person. |
| CORPORATISM | • corporatism n. The principle or practice of corporate action; (in later use chiefly) specifically, a political ideology… • corporatism n. (Derogatory, possibly nonstandard) The influence or effects of large business corporations. • CORPORATISM n. the policy of control of a country's economy through the combined power of the trade unions, large businesses, etc., also CORPORATIVISM. |
| COTEMPORARY | • cotemporary adj. (Now rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of contemporary. • cotemporary n. (Now rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of contemporary. • COTEMPORARY adj. contemporary, also CONTEMPORARY. |
| ERGATOMORPH | • ERGATOMORPH n. an ergatoid ant. |
| GRAPHOMOTOR | • graphomotor adj. Relating to the visual and motor skills involved in writing. • GRAPHOMOTOR adj. pertaining to the muscular movements in writing. |
| IMPLORATORS | • implorators n. Plural of implorator. • IMPLORATOR n. (Shakespeare) one who implores. |
| IMPLORATORY | • imploratory adj. (Rare) Entreating, supplicatory. • IMPLORATORY adj. having an imploring quality. |
| MACROSPORES | • macrospores n. Plural of macrospore. • MACROSPORE n. a spore giving rise to a female gametophyte. |
| MONOGRAPHER | • monographer n. A writer of monographs. • MONOGRAPHER n. one who writes monographs. |
| NOMOGRAPHER | • nomographer n. A person who is skilled in nomography. • NOMOGRAPHER n. a writer of laws. |
| NONPROGRAMS | • nonprograms n. Plural of nonprogram. |
| OVERPROGRAM | • overprogram v. (Transitive, intransitive) To include too much in a program, scheme or schedule. • OVERPROGRAM v. to program excessively. |
| POLAROGRAMS | • polarograms n. Plural of polarogram. • POLAROGRAM n. a picture taken by polarography. |
| PROMULGATOR | • promulgator n. A person who promulgates; a publisher. • PROMULGATOR n. one who promulgates. |
| PROTOMARTYR | • protomartyr n. Any of the first Christian martyrs. • PROTOMARTYR n. the first martyr in any cause, esp. St Stephen. |
| TAMPERPROOF | • tamperproof adj. Resistant to tampering. • tamperproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to tampering. • TAMPERPROOF adj. proof against tampering. |