| CONSOLIDATIONS | • consolidations n. Plural of consolidation. • CONSOLIDATION n. the act of consolidating. |
| CORTICOSTEROID | • corticosteroid n. (Biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are… • corticosteroid n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure. • CORTICOSTEROID n. any of the steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOID. |
| 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. |
| DIAPHOTOTROPIC | • DIAPHOTOTROPIC adj. diaheliotropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| DISCOLORATIONS | • discolorations n. Plural of discoloration. • DISCOLORATION n. the act of discoloring. |
| DISCOLOURATION | • discolouration n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of discoloration. • DISCOLOURATION n. the act of discolouring, also DISCOLORATION. |
| DISCONSOLATION | • disconsolation n. The state of being disconsolate; gloom. • DISCONSOLATION n. the state of being disconsolate. |
| GLUCOCORTICOID | • glucocorticoid n. (Biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are… • GLUCOCORTICOID n. any of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect. |
| INCOORDINATION | • incoordination n. (Chiefly physiology) Lack of coordination, especially in terms of muscle control. • INCOORDINATION n. lack of coordination. |
| MICROMETEOROID | • micrometeoroid n. (Astronomy, geology) an extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size. • MICROMETEOROID n. a small meteoroid. |
| NONCONDITIONED | • nonconditioned adj. Not conditioned. • NONCONDITIONED adj. not conditioned. |
| OCTODECILLIONS | • octodecillions n. Plural of octodecillion. • OCTODECILLION n. ten to the 108th power. |
| ORCHIDOLOGISTS | • orchidologists n. Plural of orchidologist. • ORCHIDOLOGIST n. one who studies orchids. |
| PHOTOINDUCTION | • photoinduction n. Induction as a result of irradiation by light. • PHOTOINDUCTION n. induction by the effect of light. |
| RADIOLOCATIONS | • radiolocations n. Plural of radiolocation. • RADIOLOCATION n. position-finding by radio signals; radar. |