| AUTOSCHEDIASTIC | • autoschediastic adj. (Dated) impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand. • AUTOSCHEDIASTIC adj. impromptu; on the spur of the moment. |
| COUNTERWEIGHTED | • counterweighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of counterweight. • COUNTERWEIGHT v. to balance with an equivalent weight or force. |
| DISTRIBUTORSHIP | • distributorship n. A business specializing in the wholesale distribution of a particular class of goods. • DISTRIBUTORSHIP n. a company that distributes something, esp. one that has exclusive license to do this. |
| ELEUTHERODACTYL | • ELEUTHERODACTYL n. of birds, having the hind toe free. |
| HETERODACTYLOUS | • heterodactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. • HETERODACTYLOUS adj. having the first and second toes turned backwards, as in trogons, and not the first and fourth as in parrots. |
| HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
| ICHTHYODORULITE | • ichthyodorulite n. (Zoology) One of the spiny plates found on the back and tail of certain skates. • ichthyodorulite n. (Geology) A fossil fish-spine found in stratified rock. • ICHTHYODORULITE n. a fossilised fish-spine, also ICHTHYODORYLITE. |
| PHOTOCONDUCTING | • photoconducting adj. Synonym of photoconductive. • PHOTOCONDUCTING adj. relating to, or showing, photoconductivity. |
| PHOTOCONDUCTION | • photoconduction n. A change (normally an increase) in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident… • PHOTOCONDUCTION n. conduction of electricity resulting from the absorption of light. |
| PHOTOCONDUCTIVE | • photoconductive adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by photoconductivity. • PHOTOCONDUCTIVE adj. having, involving, or operating by photoconductivity. |
| PHOTOCONDUCTORS | • photoconductors n. Plural of photoconductor. • PHOTOCONDUCTOR n. a photoconductive substance. |
| PHOTODUPLICATED | • photoduplicated adj. Photocopied. • PHOTODUPLICATE v. to duplicate by photocopier. |
| PHOTODUPLICATES | • photoduplicates n. Plural of photoduplicate. • PHOTODUPLICATE v. to duplicate by photocopier. |
| PHOTOINDUCTIONS | • photoinductions n. Plural of photoinduction. • PHOTOINDUCTION n. induction by the effect of light. |
| PHOTOPRODUCTION | • photoproduction n. (Chemistry) The production of a molecular species (e.g. a radical or ion) by means of light. • PHOTOPRODUCTION n. the production of one or more particles by the action of an incident photon. |
| PHOTOREDUCTIONS | • photoreductions n. Plural of photoreduction. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| SOUTHWESTWARDLY | • southwestwardly adv. Toward the southwest. • SOUTHWESTWARDLY adv. in a southwesterly direction. |
| TETRAHYDROFURAN | • tetrahydrofuran n. (Organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one… • TETRAHYDROFURAN n. a flammable liquid ether derived from furan and used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis. |
| THERMOREGULATED | • thermoregulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of thermoregulate. • THERMOREGULATE v. to regulate by means of heat. |
| UNSOPHISTICATED | • unsophisticated adj. Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication. • UNSOPHISTICATED adj. not sophisticated. |