| AUTOCORRELATION | • autocorrelation n. (Statistics, signal processing) The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between… • AUTOCORRELATION n. the correlation between paired values of a function of a mathematical or statistical variable taken at usually constant intervals that indicates the degree of periodicity of the function. |
| COUNTERPROOF | • counterproof n. (Printing) The inverted image of an original proof. • counterproof n. (Logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement. • COUNTERPROOF n. an inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and passing it through the press. |
| COUNTERPROOFS | • counterproofs n. Plural of counterproof. • COUNTERPROOF n. an inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and passing it through the press. |
| COUNTERPROPOSAL | • counterproposal n. A proposal made as an alternative to another, earlier proposal. • counter-proposal n. Alternative form of counterproposal. • COUNTERPROPOSAL n. a return proposal made by one who has rejected a proposal. |
| FLUOROCHROME | • fluorochrome n. Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination. • FLUOROCHROME n. any of various fluorescent substances used in biological staining to produce fluorescence in a specimen. |
| FLUOROCHROMES | • fluorochromes n. Plural of fluorochrome. • FLUOROCHROME n. any of various fluorescent substances used in biological staining to produce fluorescence in a specimen. |
| HETEROCHROMOUS | • heterochromous adj. (Botany) Having the central florets of a flower head of a different colour from those of the circumference. • HETEROCHROMOUS adj. having different colors. |
| HETEROCHRONOUS | • heterochronous adj. (Paleontology) formed at different periods. • HETEROCHRONOUS adj. divergent from the normal time sequence. |
| NECROPHOROUS | • necrophorous adj. (Zoology) Carrying away and burying dead bodies, like the beetles of the genus Necrophorus. • NECROPHOROUS adj. carrying away and burying dead bodies, as do burying beetles. |
| ORTHOMOLECULAR | • orthomolecular adj. Relating to the theory that mental illness is the result of chemical deficiencies, and can be cured… • ORTHOMOLECULAR adj. relating to the theory that mental illness is chemical. |
| OVERCOLOUR | • overcolour v. (Transitive) To exaggerate. • overcolour n. (Art) Colour that is superimposed on another previously applied to obtain a different gradation, or… • OVERCOLOUR v. to colour to excess, also OVERCOLOR. |
| OVERCOLOURED | • overcoloured adj. Alternative form of overcolored. • overcoloured v. Simple past tense and past participle of overcolour. • OVERCOLOUR v. to colour to excess, also OVERCOLOR. |
| OVERCOLOURING | • overcolouring v. Present participle of overcolour. • overcolouring n. Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this. • OVERCOLOUR v. to colour to excess, also OVERCOLOR. |
| OVERCOLOURS | • overcolours v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcolour. • OVERCOLOUR v. to colour to excess, also OVERCOLOR. |
| OVERPRODUCTION | • overproduction n. The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold. • OVERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| OVERPRODUCTIONS | • overproductions n. Plural of overproduction. • OVERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| PERFLUOROCARBON | • perfluorocarbon n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom… • PERFLUOROCARBON n. an organic compound in which much of the hydrogen has been replaced by fluorine. |
| RHOPALOCEROUS | • rhopalocerous adj. Of or relating to the Rhopalocera. • RHOPALOCEROUS adj. relating to the Rhopalocera, a suborder of insects with clubbed antennae, also RHOPALOCERAL. |
| STERCORICOLOUS | • stercoricolous adj. Inhabiting deposits of excrement. • STERCORICOLOUS adj. living in dung. |
| UNCORROBORATED | • uncorroborated adj. Not corroborated. • UNCORROBORATED adj. not corroborated. |