| ACROPETAL | • acropetal adj. (Botany) That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence. • ACROPETAL adj. in the direction of the tip of the plant. |
| AMETROPIA | • ametropia n. (Medicine) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability. • AMETROPIA n. abnormal optical refraction. |
| APPROBATE | • approbate adj. Approved. • approbate v. (Transitive) To give official sanction, consent or authorization to. • APPROBATE v. to approve expressly or formally. |
| ATEMPORAL | • atemporal adj. Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging. • ATEMPORAL adj. without consideration of time. |
| CAPROATES | • caproates n. Plural of caproate. • CAPROATE n. a salt of caproic acid. |
| CLEOPATRA | • cleopatra n. The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae. • Cleopatra prop.n. A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30… • Cleopatra prop.n. (Rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek. |
| EVAPORATE | • evaporate v. (Transitive, intransitive) to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state. • evaporate v. (Transitive) to expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion. • evaporate v. (Transitive, figuratively) to give vent to; to dissipate. |
| PARDALOTE | • pardalote n. Any of the Australian birds of the family Pardalotidae, which feed on lerps. • PARDALOTE n. a small Australian songbird. |
| PASTORALE | • pastorale n. A play or a musical product which has a pastoral subject. • pastorale n. An artwork that is suggestive of pastoral themes. • pastorale n. One of the figures of a quadrille. |
| PASTORATE | • pastorate n. The role or responsibilities of a pastor. • pastorate n. The period of service of a particular pastor to their congregation; their term of office. • pastorate n. An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors. |
| PATRONAGE | • patronage n. The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship. • patronage n. Customers collectively; clientele; business. • patronage n. The act or state of being a customer of some business. |
| PROPAGATE | • propagate v. (Transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production. • propagate v. (Transitive) To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space. • propagate v. (Transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to… |
| ROTAPLANE | • rotaplane n. An aircraft which creates lift by means of rotors. • ROTAPLANE n. a rotor plane. |
| SEPARATOR | • separator n. An object located between two or more things and hence separating them. • separator n. A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk. • separator n. One who separates; an agent performing the action of separating. |
| TAPADEROS | • tapaderos n. Plural of tapadero. • TAPADERO n. (Spanish) the leather guard in front of a Mexican stirrup, also TAPADERA. |
| TROPAEOLA | • TROPAEOLUM n. a genus of South American trailing plants. |
| VALPROATE | • valproate n. (Chemistry, pharmacology) Any salt or ester of valproic acid. • VALPROATE n. a salt of valproic acid. |