| BOUSTROPHEDONIC | • boustrophedonic adj. Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing. • BOUSTROPHEDONIC adj. having alternate lines written in opposite directions. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHS | • chemoautotrophs n. Plural of chemoautotroph. • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| CHROMATOPHOROUS | • CHROMATOPHOROUS adj. of or like a chromatophore, a pigment-bearing cell. |
| CONTEMPORANEOUS | • contemporaneous adj. Existing or created in the same period of time. • CONTEMPORANEOUS adj. existing, occurring, or originating during the same time, also COTEMPORANEOUS. |
| 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. |
| NONCONSUMPTIONS | • NONCONSUMPTION n. something that is not consumption. |
| OVERCONSUMPTION | • overconsumption n. Excessive consumption. • over-consumption n. An excessive level of consumption. • OVERCONSUMPTION n. excessive consumption. |
| OVERPRODUCTIONS | • overproductions n. Plural of overproduction. • OVERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| PHOTOCONDUCTORS | • photoconductors n. Plural of photoconductor. • PHOTOCONDUCTOR n. a photoconductive substance. |
| PHOTOINDUCTIONS | • photoinductions n. Plural of photoinduction. • PHOTOINDUCTION n. induction by the effect of light. |
| PHOTOREDUCTIONS | • photoreductions n. Plural of photoreduction. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| PNEUMOCONIOTICS | • PNEUMOCONIOTIC n. a person suffering from pneumoconiosis. |
| POSTINOCULATION | • postinoculation adj. Following inoculation. • POSTINOCULATION adj. taking place after inoculation. |
| POSTPRODUCTIONS | • postproductions n. Plural of postproduction. • post-productions n. Plural of post-production. • POSTPRODUCTION n. the period following filming or taping in which a motion picture or television show is readied for public presentation. |
| PROLOCUTORSHIPS | • prolocutorships n. Plural of prolocutorship. • PROLOCUTORSHIP n. the office of a prolocutor, a spokesman. |
| PSEUDOCOELOMATE | • pseudocoelomate adj. Of, pertaining to, or possessing a pseudocoel. • pseudocoelomate n. Such an animal. • PSEUDOCOELOMATE n. an invertebrate (as a nematode or rotifer) having a body cavity that is a pseudocoel. |