| APOLIPOPROTEIN | • apolipoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to… • APOLIPOPROTEIN n. a protein that combines with a lipid to form a lipoprotein. |
| CEPHALOSPORINS | • cephalosporins n. Plural of cephalosporin. • CEPHALOSPORIN n. any of a group of wide-spectrum antibiotics derived from the fungus Cephalosporin. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| NONOVERLAPPING | • nonoverlapping adj. Not overlapping. • NONOVERLAPPING adj. not overlapping. |
| OVERPOPULATING | • overpopulating v. Present participle of overpopulate. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
| OVERPOPULATION | • overpopulation n. (Biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (People, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular… • OVERPOPULATION n. population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration. |
| PARALEIPOMENON | • PARALEIPOMENON n. a thing added as a supplement to a main text, also PARALIPOMENON. |
| PHILANTHROPOID | • philanthropoid n. (Informal) An administrative employee at a philanthropic organisation. • PHILANTHROPOID n. a person who works for a philanthropic organization. |
| POPULARISATION | • popularisation n. Alternative spelling of popularization. • POPULARISATION n. the act of popularising, also POPULARIZATION. |
| POPULARIZATION | • popularization n. The act of making something popular to the general public. • POPULARIZATION n. the act of popularizing, also POPULARISATION. |
| PREOPERATIONAL | • preoperational adj. Prior to a surgical operation. • preoperational adj. In or relating to a Piagetian phase of child development characterized by sparse and logically inadequate… • PREOPERATIONAL adj. preceding an operation. |
| PROPORTIONABLE | • proportionable adj. Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional. • proportionable adj. In the correct proportion; proportional; commensurable. • PROPORTIONABLE adj. proportional, proportionate. |
| PROPORTIONABLY | • proportionably adv. In a proportionable manner; proportionately. • PROPORTIONABLE adv. proportional, proportionate. |
| PROPORTIONALLY | • proportionally adv. In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively. • PROPORTIONAL adv. relating to proportion. |
| PROSENCEPHALON | • prosencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) Forebrain. • PROSENCEPHALON n. the forebrain. |
| PROTOPLANETARY | • protoplanetary adj. (Astronomy, planets) Of or pertaining to a protoplanet. • protoplanetary adj. Relating to a stage in the life of a red giant star or its protoplanetary nebula during the star’s final… • proto-planetary adj. Alternative form of protoplanetary. |