| APPENDICULATE | • appendiculate adj. (Biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect. • appendiculate adj. (Biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect. • appendiculate adj. (Mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOID | • autopolyploid adj. (Genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling. • autopolyploid n. Any organism of this kind. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| DEPAUPERATING | • depauperating v. Present participle of depauperate. • DEPAUPERATE v. to impoverish. |
| DEPOPULATIONS | • depopulations n. Plural of depopulation. • DEPOPULATION n. the act of depopulating. |
| LEPIDOPTEROUS | • lepidopterous adj. Having scaly wings. • lepidopterous adj. Of, or pertaining to butterflies. • LEPIDOPTEROUS adj. having four wings, such as a moth or butterfly. |
| NEUROPEPTIDES | • neuropeptides n. Plural of neuropeptide. • NEUROPEPTIDE n. a peptide that influences neural activity or functioning. |
| OVERPOPULATED | • overpopulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpopulate. • overpopulated adj. Having or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
| PENTADELPHOUS | • pentadelphous adj. (Botany) Of a flower or plant: having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so… • PENTADELPHOUS adj. having five bundles of stamens; united in five bundles. |
| PHOSPHURETTED | • phosphuretted adj. Alternative spelling of phosphureted. • PHOSPHURETTED adj. combined with phosphorus, also PHOSPHORETTED. |
| PHOTOPRODUCTS | • photoproducts n. Plural of photoproduct. • PHOTOPRODUCT n. a product of a photochemical reaction. |
| PREPRODUCTION | • preproduction n. All the preliminary arrangements that are made before the start of a project, especially before the… • preproduction n. The production of a material or substance before it is needed, in anticipation of future requirements. • pre-production n. (Cinematography) The process of preparing the elements involved in a motion picture, theatrical play… |
| PROPAEDEUTICS | • propaedeutics n. Plural of propaedeutic. • PROPAEDEUTIC n. a preliminary study. |
| ROUNDTRIPPING | • roundtripping v. Present participle of roundtrip. • round-tripping v. Present participle of round-trip. • ROUNDTRIPPING n. a form of trading in which a company borrows a sum of money from one source and takes advantage of a short-term rise in interest rates to make a profit by lending it to another. |
| SUPERDIPLOMAT | • superdiplomat n. A very skilled or successful diplomat (government representative). • SUPERDIPLOMAT n. an exceptional diplomat. |
| UNAPPRECIATED | • unappreciated adj. Not deemed to have any value, valueless, worthless, not appreciated. • unappreciated adj. (Of an investment) Not having risen in value. • UNAPPRECIATED adj. not appreciated. |
| UNDERSTRAPPER | • understrapper n. Any underling or inferior in office. • understrapper n. A freelance operator for MI5. • UNDERSTRAPPER n. an inferior agent; an underling. |
| UNPERPETRATED | • unperpetrated adj. Not having been perpetrated. • UNPERPETRATED adj. not perpetrated. |
| UNSUPPORTEDLY | • unsupportedly adv. Without support. • UNSUPPORTED adv. not supported. |