| CONTEMPLATED | • contemplated v. Simple past tense and past participle of contemplate. • CONTEMPLATE v. to view or consider with continued attention. |
| DERMATOPHYTE | • dermatophyte n. Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot). • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
| EXPECTORATED | • expectorated v. Simple past tense and past participle of expectorate. • EXPECTORATE v. to eject from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting. |
| EXPEDITATION | • expeditation n. (UK, obsolete, transitive, law, forest law) The process of expeditating. • EXPEDITATION n. the act of expediting. |
| EXPOSTULATED | • expostulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of expostulate. • EXPOSTULATE v. to remonstrate; to discuss or reason with. |
| EXTRAPOLATED | • extrapolated v. Simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate. • EXTRAPOLATE v. to infer (values of a variable in an unobserved interval) from values within an already observed interval. |
| HYPOTHECATED | • hypothecated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hypothecate. • HYPOTHECATE v. to pledge as security without title or possession. |
| INTERPOLATED | • interpolated v. Simple past tense and past participle of interpolate. • INTERPOLATE v. to insert a word or passage in a book or manuscript, esp. in order to mislead. |
| OBTEMPERATED | • obtemperated v. Simple past tense and past participle of obtemperate. • OBTEMPERATE v. to obey (a judgment or decree), also OBTEMPER. |
| OCTAPEPTIDES | • octapeptides n. Plural of octapeptide. • OCTAPEPTIDE n. a protein fragment or molecule that consists of eight amino acids linked in a polypeptide chain. |
| PREFORMATTED | • preformatted adj. Formatted in advance. • PREFORMAT v. to format in advance. |
| PREMEDITATOR | • premeditator n. One who premeditates. • PREMEDITATOR n. one who premeditates. |
| PROTUBERATED | • protuberated v. Simple past tense and past participle of protuberate. • PROTUBERATE v. to bulge out. |
| PTERODACTYLE | • PTERODACTYLE n. any of various pterosaurs of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition, also PTERODACTYL. |
| STAPEDECTOMY | • stapedectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear. • STAPEDECTOMY n. the removal of the stapes and insertion of an artificial replacement to relieve deafness. |