| COMPOTATIONS | • compotations n. Plural of compotation. • COMPOTATION n. an act of carousing in company. |
| HOMOEOSTATIC | • homoeostatic adj. Alternative spelling of homeostatic. • HOMOEOSTATIC adj. relating to homoeostasis. |
| MOTORBOATERS | • motorboaters n. Plural of motorboater. • MOTORBOATER n. one who drives a motorboat. |
| MOTORISATION | • motorisation n. Alternative spelling of motorization. • MOTORISATION n. the act of motorising, also MOTORIZATION. |
| ODONTOMATOUS | • odontomatous adj. Relating to an odontoma. • ODONTOMATOUS adj. like an odontoma, a tumour arising in connection with the teeth. |
| OVARIOTOMIST | • ovariotomist n. (Surgery, now historical) Someone who performs a ovariotomy. • OVARIOTOMIST n. one who carries out ovariotomies. |
| POSTVAGOTOMY | • postvagotomy adj. (Medicine) After a vagotomy. • POSTVAGOTOMY adj. following a vagotomy. |
| POTAMOGETONS | • potamogetons n. Plural of potamogeton. • POTAMOGETON n. a plant of the pondweed genus of water plants, with floating and submerged leaves. |
| POTAMOLOGIST | • potamologist n. One who studies rivers. • POTAMOLOGIST n. one who studies rivers. |
| SOMATOLOGIST | • somatologist n. One who studies somatology. • SOMATOLOGIST n. a specialist in somatology. |
| SOMATOTONIAS | • SOMATOTONIA n. a pattern of temperament and body type in which alertness and aggression are combined with mesomorphic build. |
| SOMATOTONICS | • SOMATOTONIC n. a person who has an extroverted and aggressive personality type. |
| SOMATOTROPIC | • somatotropic adj. (Physiology) That stimulates body growth. • SOMATOTROPIC adj. promoting bodily growth, also SOMATOTROPHIC. |
| SOMATOTROPIN | • somatotropin n. (Biology, medicine) Synonym of growth hormone. • SOMATOTROPIN n. a polypeptide growth hormone, also SOMATOTROPHIN, SOMATOTROPINE. |
| THORACOSTOMY | • thoracostomy n. Incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage. • THORACOSTOMY n. the construction of an artificial opening in the chest, usually to draw off fluid or release a buildup of air. |