| ADAPTATION | • adaptation n. (Uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. • adaptation n. (Countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment. • adaptation n. (Uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited… |
| DEPUTATION | • deputation n. The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy… • deputation n. The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his… • deputation n. Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation… |
| DIPNETTING | • dipnetting v. Present participle of dipnet. • DIPNET v. to scoop fish. |
| DISPUTANTS | • disputants n. Plural of disputant. • DISPUTANT n. one who disputes. |
| IDEMPOTENT | • idempotent adj. (Mathematics, computing) (said of a function) Such that, when performed multiple times on the same subject… • idempotent adj. (Mathematics) (said of an element of an algebraic structure with a binary operation, such as a group… • idempotent adj. (Mathematics) (said of a binary operation) Such that all of the distinct elements it can operate on… |
| INAPTITUDE | • inaptitude n. The quality of being inapt. • INAPTITUDE n. want of aptitude. |
| INEPTITUDE | • ineptitude n. The quality of being inept. • ineptitude n. An instance of being inept. • INEPTITUDE n. the state of being inept. |
| OUTPAINTED | • outpainted v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpaint. • OUTPAINT v. to surpass in painting. |
| OUTPOINTED | • outpointed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpoint. • OUTPOINT v. to score more points than. |
| PANDECTIST | • pandectist adj. Pertaining to the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I. • pandectist adj. Pertaining to the German adaptation of Roman law in the early sixteenth century. • pandectist n. An expert on the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I. |
| PANTSUITED | • pantsuited adj. Wearing a pantsuit. • PANTSUITED adj. wearing a pantsuit. |
| PECTINATED | • pectinated adj. (Anatomy, zoology, botany) Having narrow ridges or projections aligned close together like the teeth of a comb. • PECTINATED adj. toothed like a comb, also PECTINATE. |
| PETITIONED | • petitioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of petition. • PETITION v. to make a formal request. |
| PINSPOTTED | • PINSPOT v. to illuminate with a pinspot. |
| PLENTITUDE | • plentitude n. Abundance, fullness, completeness; an instance of this. • PLENTITUDE n. plenitude. |
| POSTDATING | • postdating v. Present participle of postdate. • postdating n. (Lexicography) A later citation of a lexical item. • POSTDATE v. to date after the real time. |
| POTENTISED | • potentised v. Simple past tense and past participle of potentise. • POTENTISE v. to render the latent power of (anything) available, also POTENTIZE. |
| POTENTIZED | • potentized v. Simple past tense and past participle of potentize. • POTENTIZE v. to render the latent power of (anything) available, also POTENTISE. |
| STANDPOINT | • standpoint n. Point of view; perspective. • STANDPOINT n. a position from which objects or principles are viewed and according to which they are compared and judged. |