| AEROPLANKTON | • aeroplankton n. The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind. • AEROPLANKTON n. minute organisms carried in the air. |
| CONTRAPUNTAL | • contrapuntal adj. Of or in counterpoint. • contrapuntal adj. (Music) Of or relating to counterpoint. • contrapuntal adj. (Music, of a piece of music) With two or more independent melodic lines. |
| COUNTERPLANS | • counterplans n. Plural of counterplan. • COUNTERPLAN v. to form a plan designed to counter another plan. |
| CRYOPLANKTON | • CRYOPLANKTON n. minute organisms, esp. algae, living in ice, snow, or icy water. |
| ENTOPLASTRON | • entoplastron n. (Anatomy) The median plate of the plastron of turtles. • ENTOPLASTRON n. the unpaired plate behind the epiplastra in a turtle's plastron. |
| MELANOTROPIN | • melanotropin n. (Endocrinology, biochemistry) Synonym of melanocyte-stimulating hormone. • MELANOTROPIN n. a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates the production of melanin by melanocytes. |
| MEROPLANKTON | • meroplankton n. (Biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton. • MEROPLANKTON n. plankton consisting of certain larvae that do not spend all their life as plankton. |
| NANOPARTICLE | • nanoparticle n. Any microscopic particle less than about 100 nanometers (nm) in diameter. • NANOPARTICLE n. a particle with dimensions of about 5-40 nanometres. |
| NONPRACTICAL | • nonpractical adj. Not practical. • NONPRACTICAL adj. not practical. |
| OVERPLANTING | • overplanting v. Present participle of overplant. • OVERPLANT v. to plant to excess. |
| PANTALOONERY | • pantaloonery n. (Dated) The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery. • pantaloonery n. (Dated) Materials used to make pantaloons. • PANTALOONERY n. buffoonery. |
| PARANTHELION | • paranthelion n. A diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due… • PARANTHELION n. a diffuse whitish image of the sun, having the same altitude. |
| PROLONGATING | • prolongating v. Present participle of prolongate. • PROLONGATE v. to prolong. |
| PROLONGATION | • prolongation n. The act of prolonging. • prolongation n. That which has been prolonged; an extension. • PROLONGATION n. the act of prolonging. |
| REPLANTATION | • replantation n. Replanting. • replantation n. (Surgery) The reattachment of a severed body part. • REPLANTATION n. reattachment or reinsertion of a bodily part (as a limb or tooth) after separation from the body. |
| TRAMPOLINING | • trampolining v. Present participle of trampoline. • trampolining n. A competitive sport performed on the trampoline. • TRAMPOLINING n. the sport of using a trampoline. |