| COMPARTMENTED | • compartmented adj. Divided into compartments. • compartmented adj. Having (a specified type of) compartments. • COMPARTMENT v. to put into compartments. |
| COTRANSPORTED | • cotransported v. Simple past tense and past participle of cotransport. • COTRANSPORT v. to transport jointly. |
| DECREPITATION | • decrepitation n. (Mineralogy) The shattering of minerals by the action of heat, especially when accompanied by a crackling sound. • DECREPITATION n. the act of decrepitating. |
| DERMATOPHYTIC | • dermatophytic adj. Being or relating to a dermatophyte. • DERMATOPHYTIC adj. of or like a dermatophyte, a fungus parasitic on the skin. |
| DICTYOPTERANS | • dictyopterans n. Plural of dictyopteran. • DICTYOPTERAN n. any insect of an order including cockroaches and mantises. |
| ELECTROPLATED | • electroplated v. Simple past tense and past participle of electroplate. • electroplated adj. Having a thin electrochemical layer of metal deposited on its surface. • ELECTROPLATE v. to plate with an adherent continuous coating by electrodeposition. |
| OVERPROTECTED | • overprotected v. Simple past tense and past participle of overprotect. • OVERPROTECT v. to protect to excess. |
| PEDANTOCRATIC | • pedantocratic adj. Promoting or relating to pedantocracy. • PEDANTOCRATIC adj. relating to pedantocracy, government by pedants. |
| PHOTODETECTOR | • photodetector n. Any device used to detect electromagnetic radiation. • PHOTODETECTOR n. any of various devices for detecting and measuring the intensity of radiant energy through photoelectric action. |
| POSTDOCTORATE | • postdoctorate adj. Postdoctoral. • postdoctorate n. Synonym of postdoc. • POSTDOCTORATE n. a degree after a doctorate. |
| PRECONTRACTED | • precontracted v. Simple past tense and past participle of precontract. • PRECONTRACT v. to contract in advance. |
| PRIVATDOCENTS | • privatdocents n. Plural of privatdocent. • privat-docents n. Plural of privat-docent. • PRIVATDOCENT n. (German) in German universities, a recognized teacher who is not a member of the salaried staff, also PRIVATDOZENT. |
| PROTOCHORDATE | • protochordate n. Any chordate of the phyla Hemichordata, Urochordata or Cephalochordata. • PROTOCHORDATE n. a member of the Protochordata. |
| PTERIDOPHYTIC | • pteridophytic adj. Of or pertaining to the ferns of the division Pteridophyta. • PTERIDOPHYTIC adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTOUS. |
| PTERODACTYLES | • PTERODACTYLE n. any of various pterosaurs of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition, also PTERODACTYL. |
| TRICORPORATED | • TRICORPORATED adj. having three bodies and one head, also TRICORPORATE. |