| ACTINOPOD | • actinopod n. (Zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa. • ACTINOPOD n. any protozoan of the phylum Actinopoda, such as a radiolarian or a heliozoan, having stiff radiating cytoplasmic projections. |
| COEMPTION | • coemption n. (Economics) The buying of the entire supply of a commodity. • coemption n. (Historical) A form of civil marriage (in Roman law) in which a fictitious sale of the man and wife took place. • COEMPTION n. the purchase of the entire supply of a commodity. |
| COOPTIONS | • cooptions n. Plural of cooption. • co-options n. Plural of co-option. • COOPTION n. the act of coopting, also COOPTATION. |
| ECTROPION | • ectropion n. A condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid. • ectropion n. A condition of the cervix, characterized by the cells of the endocervix being present in the location… • ECTROPION n. an unnatural eversion of the eyelids, also ECTROPIUM. |
| HYPOTONIC | • hypotonic adj. (Of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another. • hypotonic adj. (Medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue. • HYPOTONIC adj. of muscles, lacking normal tone. |
| INOTROPIC | • inotropic adj. (Physiology) Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions. • inotropic n. (Medicine, pharmacology) An inotropic heart drug. • INOTROPIC adj. affecting or controlling muscular contraction, esp. of the heart. |
| MONOPITCH | • monopitch n. The use of a single pitch (sound frequency); lack of pitch variation. • monopitch n. (Architecture) Sloping in one direction only. • MONOPITCH n. a monotone. |
| MONOTYPIC | • monotypic adj. (Taxonomy) Relating to or exhibiting monotypy. • MONOTYPIC adj. of a genus, containing only one species. |
| NEOTROPIC | • neotropic adj. Alternative form of neotropical. • Neotropic prop.n. (Biogeography) One of the major ecozones of the world, covering South America, Central America and the Caribbean. • NEOTROPIC adj. of tropical America. |
| NONPOETIC | • nonpoetic adj. Not poetic. • NONPOETIC adj. not poetic. |
| NOOTROPIC | • nootropic n. (Medicine) Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities. • nootropic n. (Pharmacology) A drug that enhances learning and memory and lacks the usual pharmacology of other psychotropic… • NOOTROPIC adj. acting on the mind. |
| OPTRONICS | • optronics n. Optoelectronics. • OPTRONICS n. the study or use of devices involving the interaction of electronic and light signals. |
| PANZOOTIC | • panzootic adj. (Pathology, of a disease) affecting animals of many species. • PANZOOTIC adj. affecting all the animals in a given area. • PANZOOTIC n. a panzootic disease. |
| PHOTONICS | • photonics n. (Sciences) The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible… • PHOTONICS n. the study of the application of photons e.g. in communications technology. |
| PROACTION | • proaction n. Proactive behavior or influence. • PROACTION n. action that initiates change as opposed to reaction to events. |
| TOPONYMIC | • toponymic adj. Of, or relating to a toponym. • toponymic adj. Named after a place. • TOPONYMIC adj. relating to toponymy, the study of place-names, also TOPONYMAL, TOPONYMICAL. |