| BLOODLETTER | • bloodletter n. One who performs bloodletting (the removal of blood in the hope of curing illness). • BLOODLETTER n. one who lets blood. |
| CONDOTTIERE | • condottiere n. (Historical) A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe. • CONDOTTIERE n. (Italian) a hired soldier; a mercenary. |
| COTTONSEEDS | • cottonseeds n. Plural of cottonseed. • COTTONSEED n. the seed of the cotton plant, yielding a valuable oil. |
| COTTONWEEDS | • cottonweeds n. Plural of cottonweed. • COTTONWEED n. a cottony seaside composite plant, aka cudweed. |
| DETRITOVORE | • detritovore n. Misspelling of detritivore. • DETRITOVORE n. an organism that feeds on detritus. |
| DEUTEROTOKY | • deuterotoky n. The production of both male and female offspring by parthenogenesis. • DEUTEROTOKY n. parthenogenesis in which both males and females are produced. |
| DIOPTOMETER | • dioptometer n. An instrument used to measure ocular refraction, in order to prescribe corrective lenses. • DIOPTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring ocular refraction. |
| KETOSTEROID | • ketosteroid n. (Organic chemistry) Any steroid having a ketone functional group. • KETOSTEROID n. a steroid, such as cortisone or estrone, containing a ketone group. |
| ODONTOCETES | • odontocetes n. Plural of odontocete. • ODONTOCETE n. a subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales. |
| OUTCOMPETED | • outcompeted v. Simple past tense and past participle of outcompete. • OUTCOMPETE v. to surpass in competing. |
| OVERPLOTTED | • overplotted adj. (Drama) Having an excessively elaborate plot. • OVERPLOT v. to devise an overly complex plot for. |
| TENDERFOOTS | • tenderfoots n. Plural of tenderfoot. • TENDERFOOT n. a newcomer in a comparatively rough or newly settled region. |
| THEODOLITES | • theodolites n. Plural of theodolite. • THEODOLITE n. a surveying instrument for measuring angles. |