| CHONDROMATOSES | • CHONDROMATOSIS n. a condition in which benign tumours made up of cartilage cells form in the bones. |
| DECOLONISATION | • decolonisation n. Alternative spelling of decolonization. • DECOLONISATION n. the act of decolonising, also DECOLONIZATION. |
| DECOLONIZATION | • decolonization n. The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence. • decolonization n. (Social sciences) The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group. • DECOLONIZATION n. the act of decolonizing, also DECOLONISATION. |
| DECOLORISATION | • decolorisation n. Alternative spelling of decolorization. • DECOLORISATION n. the act of decolorising, also DECOLORIZATION, DECOLOURISATION, DECOLOURIZATION. |
| DECOLORIZATION | • decolorization n. The removal of color from something; bleaching. • DECOLORIZATION n. the act of decolorizing, also DECOLORISATION, DECOLOURISATION, DECOLOURIZATION. |
| DECOMPOSITIONS | • decompositions n. Plural of decomposition. • DECOMPOSITION n. the breakdown of dead organic material by detritivores or saprophytes. |
| DICOTYLEDONOUS | • dicotyledonous adj. Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons. • dicotyledonous adj. Having two cotyledons. • DICOTYLEDONOUS adj. of or like a dicotyledon. |
| HYDROCORTISONE | • hydrocortisone n. (Biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C21H30O5 produced by the adrenal… • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| MONOCOTYLEDONS | • monocotyledons n. Plural of monocotyledon. • MONOCOTYLEDON n. a plant having a single cotyledon, also MONOCOT, MONOCOTYL. |
| MONONUCLEOTIDE | • mononucleotide n. (Genetics) A single nucleotide. • MONONUCLEOTIDE n. a nucleotide that is derived from one molecule each of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphoric acid. |
| NONCONDITIONED | • nonconditioned adj. Not conditioned. • NONCONDITIONED adj. not conditioned. |
| OCTODECILLIONS | • octodecillions n. Plural of octodecillion. • OCTODECILLION n. ten to the 108th power. |
| OVERCONTROLLED | • overcontrolled v. Simple past tense and past participle of overcontrol. • OVERCONTROL v. to control excessively. |
| OVERDECORATION | • overdecoration n. Excessive decoration. • OVERDECORATION n. excessively decoration. |
| OVERPRODUCTION | • overproduction n. The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold. • OVERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| PHOTOREDUCTION | • photoreduction n. (Physics, chemistry) The addition of an electron to a photoexcited species. • photoreduction n. (Chemistry) Any reduction reaction that takes place in the presence of light. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| POLYCOTYLEDONS | • polycotyledons n. Plural of polycotyledon. • POLYCOTYLEDON n. any of various plants, esp. gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons. |
| UNCORROBORATED | • uncorroborated adj. Not corroborated. • UNCORROBORATED adj. not corroborated. |