| ACTINOPOD | • actinopod n. (Zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa. • ACTINOPOD n. any protozoan of the phylum Actinopoda, such as a radiolarian or a heliozoan, having stiff radiating cytoplasmic projections. |
| ADOPTIONS | • adoptions n. Plural of adoption. • ADOPTION n. the act of adopting. |
| APPOINTOR | • appointor n. (Law) The person who selects the appointee. • APPOINTOR n. a person who is given (by the owner) the power to appoint property to other persons. |
| APPORTION | • apportion v. (Transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole. • apportion v. (Transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally. • APPORTION v. to portion out. |
| AUTOPOINT | • AUTOPOINT n. a point-to-point over rough country in motor vehicles. |
| HYPOTONIA | • hypotonia n. An abnormal loss of muscle tone. • HYPOTONIA n. a hypnotic condition. |
| NOPALITOS | • NOPALITO n. (Spanish) a vegetable prepared from the branches of the prickly pear cactus. |
| OPERATION | • operation n. The method by which a device performs its function. • operation n. The method or practice by which actions are done. • operation n. The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral. |
| OPTIONALS | • optionals n. Plural of optional. • OPTIONAL n. an elective course of study. |
| PANZOOTIC | • panzootic adj. (Pathology, of a disease) affecting animals of many species. • PANZOOTIC adj. affecting all the animals in a given area. • PANZOOTIC n. a panzootic disease. |
| PHONATION | • phonation n. (Phonetics) The process of producing vocal sound by the vibration of the vocal folds that is in turn… • PHONATION n. the production of vocal sound. |
| PORTOLANI | • portolani n. Plural of portolano. • PORTOLANO n. (Italian) in the Middle Ages, a navigation manual, also PORTOLAN, PORTULAN. |
| POTATIONS | • potations n. Plural of potation. • POTATION n. the act of drinking. |
| PROACTION | • proaction n. Proactive behavior or influence. • PROACTION n. action that initiates change as opposed to reaction to events. |
| PROBATION | • probation n. A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance. • probation n. (Law) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but… • probation n. A testing period of time. |
| PROLATION | • prolation n. (Obsolete) Speaking, utterance, the producing of words or speech. • prolation n. (Music) The relative time value of a minim to a semibreve in medieval music. • prolation n. (Obsolete) Production, bringing forth. |
| PRONATION | • pronation n. Walking on the inner edge of the foot. • pronation n. (Anatomy) The action of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned down or back. • pronation n. (Fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing down. |
| PRORATION | • proration n. (Telecommunications) In budgeting, the proportional distribution or allocation of parameters, such as… • proration n. (Telecommunications) In a telephone switching center, the distribution or allocation of equipment or… • proration n. (Accounting) In the insurance industry, the act of taking money that is currently due from the insurance… |
| SPOONBAIT | • spoonbait n. (Fishing) A spoon (type of fishing lure). • SPOONBAIT n. a lure on a swivel, used in trolling for fish, also SPOONHOOK. |
| TROPARION | • troparion n. In Byzantine music and in the religious music of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, a short hymn of one… • TROPARION n. (Greek) in the Greek Church, a stanza or short hymn. |