| AMINOPEPTIDASE | • aminopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal… • AMINOPEPTIDASE n. an enzyme. |
| APPENDECTOMIES | • appendectomies n. Plural of appendectomy. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| APPENDICECTOMY | • appendicectomy n. (Surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDICECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDECTOMY. |
| APPRENTICEHOOD | • apprenticehood n. (Obsolete) apprenticeship. • APPRENTICEHOOD n. (Shakespeare) apprenticeship. |
| CYPROHEPTADINE | • cyproheptadine n. (Pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent. • CYPROHEPTADINE n. a powerful antihistamine drug used to treat allergies. |
| DIPLEIDOSCOPES | • dipleidoscopes n. Plural of dipleidoscope. • DIPLEIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for ascertaining the moment of meridian passage by observing the coincidence of two images. |
| EAVESDROPPINGS | • eavesdroppings n. Plural of eavesdropping. • EAVESDROPPING n. the act of listening in on a private conversation. |
| ENDOPEPTIDASES | • endopeptidases n. Plural of endopeptidase. • ENDOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds within the long chains of protein molecules. |
| FIBRINOPEPTIDE | • fibrinopeptide n. (Biochemistry) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin… • FIBRINOPEPTIDE n. any of the vertebrate polypeptides that are cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin during clot formation. |
| HYPERPOLARISED | • hyperpolarised v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperpolarise. • HYPERPOLARISE v. to increase the difference in electric potential across a cell membrane, also HYPERPOLARIZE. |
| HYPERPOLARIZED | • hyperpolarized v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperpolarize. • HYPERPOLARIZE v. to produce an increase in potential difference across a biological membrane, also HYPERPOLARISE. |
| LEPIDOPTERISTS | • lepidopterists n. Plural of lepidopterist. • LEPIDOPTERIST n. a specialist in lepidopterology. |
| PARALLELOPIPED | • parallelopiped n. Alternative form of parallelepiped. • PARALLELOPIPED n. a solid figure bounded by six parallelograms, opposite pairs being identical and parallel. |
| POSTDEPRESSION | • postdepression adj. After an economic depression. • POSTDEPRESSION adj. after a depression. |
| PREPONDERATING | • preponderating v. Present participle of preponderate. • PREPONDERATE v. to surpass others in numbers, intensity, force, or prowess. |
| PREPONDERATION | • preponderation n. The act or state of preponderating; preponderance. • PREPONDERATION n. the act of preponderating. |
| PROPAEDEUTICAL | • propaedeutical adj. Alternative form of propaedeutic. • PROPAEDEUTICAL adj. of or like a propaedeutic, a preliminary study. |
| PSEUDOGRAPHIES | • pseudographies n. Plural of pseudography. • PSEUDOGRAPHY n. unsatisfactory spelling. |
| REAPPROPRIATED | • reappropriated v. Simple past tense and past participle of reappropriate. • REAPPROPRIATE v. to appropriate again. |