| ANTIREGULATORY | • antiregulatory adj. That disapproves of excessive regulation. • antiregulatory adj. (Biology) That counteracts a regulatory process. • ANTIREGULATORY adj. opposed to regulation. |
| AUTOCOPROPHAGY | • autocoprophagy n. The feeding on its own excrement. • AUTOCOPROPHAGY n. eating one's own feces. |
| AUTOTYPOGRAPHY | • autotypography n. (Archaic) A process by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from… • AUTOTYPOGRAPHY n. a process by which drawings made on gelatine are transferred to a plate from which impressions may be taken. |
| CIRCUMGYRATION | • circumgyration n. Rotation, revolution. • circumgyration n. Circling, wheeling (around). • CIRCUMGYRATION n. a whirling around. |
| CIRCUMGYRATORY | • circumgyratory adj. Moving in a circle; turning round. • CIRCUMGYRATORY adj. whirling around. |
| CONGRATULATORY | • congratulatory adj. Serving to congratulate. • CONGRATULATORY adj. expressing congratulation, also CONGRATULATIVE. |
| COUNTERPLAYING | • counterplaying v. Present participle of counterplay. • COUNTERPLAY v. to make a threat or offensive position in e.g. chess intended to counter an opponent's advantage in another part of the board. |
| DAGUERREOTYPED | • daguerreotyped v. Simple past tense and past participle of daguerreotype. • DAGUERREOTYPE v. to develop by daguerreotype, a method of photography by mercury vapour development of silver iodide. |
| DAGUERREOTYPER | • daguerreotyper n. One who takes daguerreotypes. • DAGUERREOTYPER n. one who develops daguerreotypes, also DAGUERREOTYPIST. |
| DAGUERREOTYPES | • daguerreotypes n. Plural of daguerreotype. • DAGUERREOTYPE v. to develop by daguerreotype, a method of photography by mercury vapour development of silver iodide. |
| NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
| OSMOREGULATORY | • osmoregulatory adj. Of or pertaining to osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATORY adj. relating to osmoregulation. |
| POSTSURGICALLY | • postsurgically adv. Relating to the period following surgery. |
| PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
| SAUROPTERYGIAN | • sauropterygian n. A reptile of the extinct superorder Sauropterygia. • SAUROPTERYGIAN n. any carnivorous Mesozoic marine reptile of the group Sauropterygia, with paddle-like limbs. |
| SLAUGHTEROUSLY | • slaughterously adv. In a slaughterous fashion. • SLAUGHTEROUS adv. of or relating to slaughter. |
| SUPEREROGATORY | • supererogatory adj. Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in… • SUPEREROGATORY adj. going beyond the call of duty; superfluous. |
| THAUMATOGRAPHY | • thaumatography n. A description of natural wonders. • THAUMATOGRAPHY n. the description of natural wonders. |