| ANTIPREDATOR | • antipredator adj. Alternative spelling of anti-predator. • anti-predator adj. (Ecology) That provides a defence against predation or predators. • ANTIPREDATOR adj. designed to deter predators. |
| CATADIOPTRIC | • catadioptric adj. (Optics) Of or pertaining to optical systems that employ both refractive (dioptric) and reflective (catoptric)… • CATADIOPTRIC adj. relating to or employing both reflection and refraction, as in the construction of some long-focal-length photographic lenses, also CATADIOPTRICAL. |
| DECAPITATORS | • decapitators n. Plural of decapitator. • DECAPITATOR n. one who decapitates. |
| DEPORTATIONS | • deportations n. Plural of deportation. • DEPORTATION n. an act or instance of deporting. |
| DICTATORSHIP | • dictatorship n. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique. • dictatorship n. A government which exercises autocratic rule. • dictatorship n. Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy. |
| DICTYOPTERAN | • dictyopteran n. Any of the polyneopterous insects of the order Dictyoptera: the termites, cockroaches and mantids. • DICTYOPTERAN n. any insect of an order including cockroaches and mantises. |
| DISCEPTATORS | • disceptators n. Plural of disceptator. • DISCEPTATOR n. (obsolete) one who discepts. |
| DITTOGRAPHIC | • dittographic adj. Relating to or exhibiting dittography. • DITTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to dittography, the unintentional repetition of letters in print. |
| HYDROPATHIST | • hydropathist n. An expert in hydropathy. • HYDROPATHIST n. one who treats with hydropathy. |
| 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. |
| ORTHOPAEDIST | • orthopaedist n. Alternative spelling of orthopedist. • orthopædist n. Obsolete typography of orthopaedist. • ORTHOPAEDIST n. a specialist in orthopaedy, also ORTHOPEDIST. |
| PREMEDITATOR | • premeditator n. One who premeditates. • PREMEDITATOR n. one who premeditates. |
| PRIVATDOCENT | • privatdocent n. Alternative form of privatdozent. • privat-docent n. (In some German universities) A lecturer who may teach without supervision by a professor. • PRIVATDOCENT n. (German) in German universities, a recognized teacher who is not a member of the salaried staff, also PRIVATDOZENT. |
| PRIVATDOZENT | • privatdozent n. In some European countries, an academic who holds all formal qualifications (doctorate and habilitation)… • PRIVATDOZENT n. (German) in German universities, a recognized teacher who is not a member of the salaried staff, also PRIVATDOCENT. |
| READAPTATION | • readaptation n. A second or subsequent adaptation. • READAPTATION n. the act of readapting. |
| TREPIDATIONS | • trepidations n. Plural of trepidation. • TREPIDATION n. timorous uncertain agitation. |
| TREPIDATIOUS | • trepidatious adj. In a state of trepidation; fearful. |
| TRIPUDIATION | • tripudiation n. (Formal, obsolete) The act of dancing. • TRIPUDIATION n. dancing for joy. |