| ADIPOCERE | • adipocere n. A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis. • ADIPOCERE n. (Latin) a fatty substance occurring in corpses left in moist areas. |
| ADIPOCYTE | • adipocyte n. (Cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy. • ADIPOCYTE n. a fat cell. |
| ALOPECOID | • alopecoid adj. Similar to or resembling a fox. • alopecoid n. (Zoology) An animal that resembles a fox. • ALOPECOID n. a member of the fox family. |
| APERIODIC | • aperiodic adj. That does not recur periodically. • aperiodic adj. (Physics) That does not have a periodic vibration. • aperiodic adj. (Mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic. |
| CAMPODEID | • campodeid n. (Zoology) Any dipluran arthropod of the family Campodeidae. • CAMPODEID n. a primitive wingless insect of the order Diptera. |
| CAPONISED | • caponised v. Simple past tense and past participle of caponise. • CAPONISE v. to castrate a rooster, also CAPONIZE. |
| CAPONIZED | • caponized v. Simple past tense and past participle of caponize. • CAPONIZE v. to castrate a rooster, also CAPONISE. |
| CAPRIOLED | • caprioled v. Simple past tense and past participle of capriole. • CAPRIOLE v. to make such a kick. |
| CAPTIONED | • captioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of caption. • CAPTION v. to provide with a title. |
| COMPANIED | • companied v. Simple past tense and past participle of company. • COMPANY v. to associate with. |
| COMPENDIA | • compendia n. Plural of compendium. • COMPENDIUM n. (Latin) an assortment, a varied collection. |
| DIASCOPES | • diascopes n. Plural of diascope. • DIASCOPE n. an optical projector used for showing transparencies on a screen. |
| HEXAPODIC | • HEXAPODIC adj. of a line or verse, having six feet. |
| OPACIFIED | • opacified v. Simple past tense and past participle of opacify. • OPACIFY v. to make opaque. |
| PACTIONED | • pactioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of paction. • PACTION v. to agree, make a pact. |
| PEDAGOGIC | • pedagogic adj. Synonym of pedagogical. • PEDAGOGIC adj. like a pedagogue, also PAEDAGOGIC, PEDAGOGICAL. |
| PEDOCALIC | • pedocalic adj. Of or relating to a pedocal. • PEDOCALIC adj. of or like pedocal, a generic term used to describe the soils typically found in an arid or semiarid region. |
| PETALODIC | • PETALODIC adj. relating to petalody, the metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals. |
| PICADORES | • picadores n. Plural of picador. • PICADOR n. (Spanish) a matador's assistant, a mounted bullfighter with a lance. |
| PICOWAVED | • PICOWAVE v. to irradiate (food) with gamma rays. |