| AEROTROPISMS | • AEROTROPISM n. curvature in response to concentration of oxygen. |
| COMPURGATORS | • compurgators n. Plural of compurgator. • COMPURGATOR n. one who under oath vouches for the character or conduct of an accused person. |
| COMPURGATORY | • compurgatory adj. Compurgatorial. • COMPURGATORY adj. relating to compurgation, the clearing of an accused person by means of oaths. |
| CONTEMPORARY | • contemporary adj. From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous. • contemporary adj. Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’). • contemporary n. Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another. |
| CORPORATISMS | • corporatisms n. Plural of corporatism. • CORPORATISM n. the policy of control of a country's economy through the combined power of the trade unions, large businesses, etc., also CORPORATIVISM. |
| ERGATOMORPHS | • ERGATOMORPH n. an ergatoid ant. |
| EVAPOROMETER | • evaporometer n. An instrument for measuring evaporation; an atmometer. • EVAPOROMETER n. an instrument for measuring rate of evaporation, also EVAPORIMETER. |
| IMPERSONATOR | • impersonator n. One who fraudulently impersonates another person. • impersonator n. An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others. • IMPERSONATOR n. one who impersonates. |
| IMPROPRIATOR | • impropriator n. (Archaic) A layperson in possession of ecclesiastical property. • IMPROPRIATOR n. a layman who is in possession of a benefice or its revenues. |
| IMPROVISATOR | • improvisator n. One who improvises. • improvisator n. An improvvisatore. • IMPROVISATOR n. an improviser, also IMPROVISER, IMPROVISOR. |
| MACROPTEROUS | • macropterous adj. Having long wings or fins. • MACROPTEROUS adj. having large wings or fins. |
| METEOROGRAPH | • meteorograph n. A device used to measure various meteorological conditions, usually the temperature and humidity. • METEOROGRAPH n. an instrument used to record a variety of meteorological observations. |
| PARATHORMONE | • parathormone n. Parathyroid hormone. • PARATHORMONE n. a parathyroid hormone. |
| PERFORMATORY | • performatory adj. Synonym of performative. • PERFORMATORY adj. of a statement or verb that itself constitutes the action described, also PERFORMATIVE. |
| PREDOMINATOR | • predominator n. One who predominates. • PREDOMINATOR n. one who predominates. |
| PREFORMATION | • preformation n. Prior formation. • preformation n. (Biology, historical) The theory that organisms are fully developed in the form of an egg or seed, and… • PREFORMATION n. previous formation. |
| PROCLAMATORY | • proclamatory adj. In the manner of a proclamation. • PROCLAMATORY adj. of the nature of a proclamation. |
| PROMULGATORS | • promulgators n. Plural of promulgator. • PROMULGATOR n. one who promulgates. |
| PROTOMARTYRS | • protomartyrs n. Plural of protomartyr. • PROTOMARTYR n. the first martyr in any cause, esp. St Stephen. |