| ANTHROPOTOMY | • anthropotomy n. The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. • ANTHROPOTOMY n. human anatomy. |
| COMPATRIOTIC | • compatriotic adj. Of or relating to compatriots. • COMPATRIOTIC adj. of or like a compatriot. |
| CONTEMPLATOR | • contemplator n. One who contemplates. • CONTEMPLATOR n. one who contemplates. |
| FORETOPMASTS | • foretopmasts n. Plural of foretopmast. • FORETOPMAST n. the mast above the foretop platform. |
| HAPTOTROPISM | • haptotropism n. (Biology) The movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus. • HAPTOTROPISM n. curving in response to touch, as a tendril. |
| IMPORTATIONS | • importations n. Plural of importation. • IMPORTATION n. the act or practice of importing. |
| METABOTROPIC | • metabotropic adj. Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g… • METABOTROPIC adj. describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation). |
| METROPOLITAN | • metropolitan n. (Orthodox Christianity) A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop. • metropolitan n. The inhabitant of a metropolis. • metropolitan adj. (Orthodox Christianity) Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan. |
| OPTOMETRICAL | • optometrical adj. Of or pertaining to optometry. • OPTOMETRICAL adj. relating to optometry, also OPTOMETRIC. |
| PHOTOTHERMAL | • photothermal adj. (Physics) Involving the production of heat by photoexcitation. • PHOTOTHERMAL adj. of or concerned with light and heat, esp. the production of heat by light, also PHOTOTHERMIC. |
| POSTROMANTIC | • postromantic adj. Of the era following the romantic era (approximately 1880 to 1914). • post-romantic adj. Alternative spelling of postromantic. • post␣romantic adj. Alternative spelling of postromantic. |
| PROTOMARTYRS | • protomartyrs n. Plural of protomartyr. • PROTOMARTYR n. the first martyr in any cause, esp. St Stephen. |
| PROTONEMATAL | • protonematal adj. Relating to protonemata. • PROTONEMATAL adj. of or like a protonema, the primary growth from the spore of a moss, also PROTONEMAL. |
| 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. |