| ADENOIDECTOMY | • adenoidectomy n. (Surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed… • ADENOIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adenoids, also ADENECTOMY. |
| CONDYLOMATOUS | • condylomatous adj. Relating to condyloma. • CONDYLOMATOUS adj. of or like a condyloma. |
| COUNTERMELODY | • countermelody n. (Music) a secondary or supplemental melody played simultaneously with the primary melody. • counter-melody n. Alternative form of countermelody. • counter␣melody n. Alternative form of countermelody. |
| DEMONSTRATORY | • demonstratory adj. Serving to demonstrate something. • DEMONSTRATORY adj. serving to demonstrate. |
| DISCONFORMITY | • disconformity n. (Geology) A type of unconformity in which erosion or lack of deposition has occurred between two parallel… • disconformity n. (Religion) nonconformity. • DISCONFORMITY n. an unconformity in which the beds above the unconformity are parallel to the beds below the unconformity. |
| ENDOSYMBIONTS | • endosymbionts n. Plural of endosymbiont. • ENDOSYMBIONT n. an endosymbiotic organism. |
| ENDOSYMBIOTIC | • endosymbiotic adj. Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis. • endosymbiotic adj. That lives within a body or cells of another organism. Forming an endosymbiosis. • ENDOSYMBIOTIC adj. of or pertaining to endosymbiosis; (of an organism) living in such a relationship. |
| MONOCOTYLEDON | • monocotyledon n. (Botany) Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two… • MONOCOTYLEDON n. a plant having a single cotyledon, also MONOCOT, MONOCOTYL. |
| MONODACTYLOUS | • monodactylous adj. (Of an animal) Having a single digit on each limb, especially a single claw that can be used to grasp. • MONODACTYLOUS adj. one-toed or one-fingered. |
| MONOPHYODONTS | • monophyodonts n. Plural of monophyodont. • MONOPHYODONT n. an animal with only one set of teeth. |
| OPENMOUTHEDLY | • openmouthedly adv. With the mouth open, especially in astonishment. • OPENMOUTHED adv. vociferous. |
| PHOTODYNAMICS | • photodynamics n. The study of the activating effects of light on living organisms. • PHOTODYNAMICS n. the branch of biology concerned with the effects of light on the actions of plants and animals. |
| POSTMODERNITY | • postmodernity n. The state or condition of being postmodern. • postmodernity n. Something postmodern. |
| POSTMODIFYING | • postmodifying v. Present participle of postmodify. • POSTMODIFY v. to modify the sense of (a word or phrase) by being placed after it. |
| SEDIMENTOLOGY | • sedimentology n. (Geology) The study of natural sediments and of the processes by which they are formed. • SEDIMENTOLOGY n. the study of sediment. |