| APPENDECTOMY | • appendectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| INTERCROPPED | • intercropped v. Simple past tense and past participle of intercrop. • INTERCROP v. to plant a second crop between the rows of the first. |
| LEPIDOPTERAN | • lepidopteran n. Any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. • lepidopteran adj. Characteristic of these insects. • LEPIDOPTERAN n. an insect such as moth or butterfly, also LEPIDOPTERON. |
| LEPIDOPTERON | • lepidopteron n. (Zoology) Any insect of the order Lepidoptera. • LEPIDOPTERON n. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, typically having two pairs of wings covered with fragile scales, also LEPIDOPTERAN. |
| NEUROPEPTIDE | • neuropeptide n. (Biochemistry) Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters. • NEUROPEPTIDE n. a peptide that influences neural activity or functioning. |
| OPPIGNERATED | • oppignerated v. Simple past tense and past participle of oppignerate. • OPPIGNERATE v. (obsolete) to pawn, also OPPIGNORATE. |
| PENTAPEPTIDE | • pentapeptide n. (Biochemistry) An oligopeptide formed from five amino acids. • PENTAPEPTIDE n. a polypeptide that contains five amino acid residues. |
| PREAPPOINTED | • preappointed v. Simple past tense and past participle of preappoint. • PREAPPOINT v. to appoint previously, or beforehand. |
| PREPONDERANT | • preponderant adj. Having greater or the greatest weight, quantity, importance or force. • PREPONDERANT adj. having superior weight, force, or influence. |
| PREPONDERATE | • preponderate v. (Transitive) To outweigh; to be heavier than; to exceed in weight. • preponderate v. (Transitive) To overpower by stronger or moral power. • preponderate v. (Transitive, obsolete) To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. |
| PREPORTIONED | • preportioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of preportion. • preportioned adj. Divided into portions in advance. • pre-portioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of pre-portion. |
| SIDESTEPPING | • sidestepping v. Present participle of sidestep. • SIDESTEPPING n. the act of avoiding an issue. |
| SUPPLEMENTED | • supplemented v. Simple past tense and past participle of supplement. • SUPPLEMENT v. to add or serve as a supplement to. |
| UNPROPERTIED | • unpropertied adj. Not propertied; not having property. • UNPROPERTIED adj. not propertied. |