| AUTOTETRAPLOID | • autotetraploid adj. (Genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome. • autotetraploid n. Such a cell or organism. • AUTOTETRAPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of four copies of a single genome due to doubling of an ancestral chromosome complement. |
| CONQUISTADORES | • conquistadores n. Plural of conquistador. • CONQUISTADOR n. (Spanish) a conqueror; specifically any of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th cent. |
| DIPTEROCARPOUS | • DIPTEROCARPOUS adj. of or like a dipterocarp. |
| DOWNREGULATION | • downregulation n. (Biology) The suppression of a response to a stimulus. • downregulation n. (Genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors… • down-regulation n. Alternative spelling of downregulation. |
| DRAUGHTPROOFED | • draughtproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of draughtproof. • DRAUGHTPROOF v. to make proof against draughts. |
| GASTRODUODENAL | • gastroduodenal adj. (Anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the stomach and the duodenum. • GASTRODUODENAL adj. of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the duodenum. |
| IDOLATROUSNESS | • idolatrousness n. The quality of being idolatrous. • IDOLATROUS n. of or pertaining to idolatry. |
| NONDOCUMENTARY | • nondocumentary adj. (Film) Not a documentary, or not documentary in nature. • nondocumentary n. A film or programme that is not a documentary. • NONDOCUMENTARY adj. not documentary. |
| OSTEODERMATOUS | • OSTEODERMATOUS adj. of or like an osteoderm, also OSTEODERMAL, OSTEODERMIC, OSTEODERMOUS. |
| OVEREDUCATIONS | • OVEREDUCATION n. excessive education. |
| OVERFASTIDIOUS | • overfastidious adj. Excessively fastidious. • OVERFASTIDIOUS adj. excessively fastidious. |
| OXIDOREDUCTASE | • oxidoreductase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction. • OXIDOREDUCTASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes an oxidationreduction reaction. |
| ROUNDABOUTEDLY | • ROUNDABOUTEDLY adv. in a roundabout way. |
| ROUNDABOUTNESS | • roundaboutness n. The quality of being roundabout or circuitous. • ROUNDABOUTNESS n. the state of being roundabout. |
| THOROUGHBRACED | • THOROUGHBRACED adj. fitted with a thoroughbrace. |
| UNCORROBORATED | • uncorroborated adj. Not corroborated. • UNCORROBORATED adj. not corroborated. |
| UNINCORPORATED | • unincorporated adj. Not organized as a corporation. • unincorporated adj. (US, of land or the like) Not contained in a municipality. • unincorporated v. Simple past tense and past participle of unincorporate. |