| ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
| ANTIMONOPOLY | • antimonopoly adj. (Law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly. • ANTIMONOPOLY adj. opposed to monopoly. |
| APOLLONICONS | • apollonicons n. Plural of apollonicon. • APOLLONICON n. a gigantic barrel organ, partly automatic. |
| COLONOGRAPHY | • colonography n. A virtual, non-invasive form of colonoscopy that uses computed tomography. |
| COSMOPOLITAN | • cosmopolitan adj. Inclusive; affecting the whole world. • cosmopolitan adj. (Of a place or institution) Composed of people from all over the world. • cosmopolitan adj. (Of a person) At ease in any part of the world; familiar with many cultures. |
| HOLOPLANKTON | • holoplankton n. (Biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton. • HOLOPLANKTON n. organisms which remain as plankton throughout their whole life cycle. |
| MONOPETALOUS | • monopetalous adj. (Botany) Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to… • MONOPETALOUS adj. having petals united. |
| MONOPODIALLY | • monopodially adv. By means of a monopodium. • MONOPODIAL adv. having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk. |
| MONOSEPALOUS | • monosepalous adj. (Botany, of a calyx) having all sepals united. • MONOSEPALOUS adj. sepals fused. |
| ODONTOPHORAL | • odontophoral adj. Relating to the odontophore. • ODONTOPHORAL adj. of or like an odontophore, the rasping apparatus in molluscs, also ODONTOPHORAN. |
| OPPOSITIONAL | • oppositional adj. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition. • OPPOSITIONAL adj. relating to opposition. |
| PALEONTOLOGY | • paleontology n. (American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially… • PALEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALAEONTOLOGY. |
| PHONOLOGICAL | • phonological adj. Of or relating to phonology. • phonological adj. Pertaining to the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, and accent. • PHONOLOGICAL adj. relating to phonology, also PHONOLOGIC. |
| POSTCOLONIAL | • postcolonial adj. Following the end of colonial rule. • postcolonial adj. (Philosophy) Of or pertaining to postcolonialism. • postcolonial n. A person living in a postcolonial society. |
| PROLONGATION | • prolongation n. The act of prolonging. • prolongation n. That which has been prolonged; an extension. • PROLONGATION n. the act of prolonging. |
| PROPORTIONAL | • proportional adj. (Mathematics) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the… • proportional adj. (Chiefly US) In proportion (to), proportionate. • proportional adj. Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces). |
| PROPRANOLOLS | • propranolols n. Plural of propranolol. • PROPRANOLOL n. a beta-blocker drug used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. |
| ZOOPLANKTONS | • zooplanktons n. Plural of zooplankton. • ZOOPLANKTON n. tiny, free-floating organisms in aquatic systems. |