| APHELIOTROPISM | • apheliotropism n. The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do. • APHELIOTROPISM n. growth away from the sun. |
| CHLORPROPAMIDE | • chlorpropamide n. (Medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. • CHLORPROPAMIDE n. a sulfonylurea drug used orally to reduce blood sugar in the treatment of mild diabetes. |
| MALAPPORTIONED | • malapportioned adj. (Politics) Of an electoral district, characterized by a disproportionate distribution of representatives… • MALAPPORTIONED adj. characterized by an inequitable or unsuitable apportioning of representatives to a legislative body. |
| MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
| METOPOSCOPICAL | • metoposcopical adj. Alternative form of metoposcopic. • METOPOSCOPICAL adj. relating to metoposcopy, the art of judging a person's character and fortune from his face, also METOPOSCOPIC. |
| MONOPROPELLANT | • monopropellant n. Any propellant that consists of a single substance, or of a mixture of fuel and oxidant in the same container. • MONOPROPELLANT n. a rocket propellant containing both the fuel and the oxidizer in a single substance. |
| OMPHALOSKEPSES | • OMPHALOSKEPSIS n. the contemplation of one's own navel to induce a mental trance. |
| OMPHALOSKEPSIS | • omphaloskepsis n. Contemplation of or meditation upon one’s navel; navel-gazing. • omphaloskepsis n. (Figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption. • OMPHALOSKEPSIS n. the contemplation of one's own navel to induce a mental trance. |
| OPHTHALMOSCOPE | • ophthalmoscope n. (Ophthalmology) An instrument for examining the interior of the eye (that is, for ophthalmoscopy). • OPHTHALMOSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye. |
| PAPILLOMATOSES | • papillomatoses n. Plural of papillomatosis. • PAPILLOMATOSIS n. the condition of having papillomata. |
| PARALEIPOMENON | • PARALEIPOMENON n. a thing added as a supplement to a main text, also PARALIPOMENON. |
| PHARMACOPOEIAL | • pharmacopoeial adj. (Pharmacology, pharmacy) Of or pertaining to pharmacopoeia. • pharmacopœial adj. Obsolete typography of pharmacopoeial. • PHARMACOPOEIAL adj. of or like a pharmacopoeia, also PHARMACOPEIAL, PHARMACOPOEIAN. |
| POSTMENOPAUSAL | • postmenopausal adj. (Of a symptom or condition) Subsequent to the menopause. • postmenopausal adj. (Of a person) Having experienced menopause. • POSTMENOPAUSAL adj. taking place after the menopause. |
| SPATIOTEMPORAL | • spatiotemporal adj. Of, concerning, or existing in both space and time. • spatiotemporal adj. Of or concerning spacetime. • spatio-temporal adj. Alternative form of spatiotemporal. |
| SPERMATOPHORAL | • spermatophoral adj. Relating to spermatophores. • SPERMATOPHORAL adj. of or like a spermatophore, a case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans. |