| CHLORPROPAMIDE | • chlorpropamide n. (Medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. • CHLORPROPAMIDE n. a sulfonylurea drug used orally to reduce blood sugar in the treatment of mild diabetes. |
| DIPLEIDOSCOPES | • dipleidoscopes n. Plural of dipleidoscope. • DIPLEIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for ascertaining the moment of meridian passage by observing the coincidence of two images. |
| DISAPPOINTEDLY | • disappointedly adv. In a disappointed manner. • DISAPPOINTED adv. DISAPPOINT, to fail to meet the expectation or hope of. |
| ENDOPOLYPLOIDY | • endopolyploidy n. The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus. • ENDOPOLYPLOIDY n. a polyploid state in which the chromosomes have divided repeatedly without subsequent division of the nucleus or cell. |
| 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. |
| HYPODIPLOIDIES | • hypodiploidies n. Plural of hypodiploidy, referring to types thereof. • HYPODIPLOIDY n. the state of being hypodiploid, having slightly fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. |
| LAMPADEPHORIAS | • LAMPADEPHORIA n. a foot race with lighted torches, esp. a relay race in which torch is passed on, also LAMPADEDROMY. |
| LEPIDOPTERISTS | • lepidopterists n. Plural of lepidopterist. • LEPIDOPTERIST n. a specialist in lepidopterology. |
| MALAPPORTIONED | • malapportioned adj. (Politics) Of an electoral district, characterized by a disproportionate distribution of representatives… • MALAPPORTIONED adj. characterized by an inequitable or unsuitable apportioning of representatives to a legislative body. |
| PARALLELOPIPED | • parallelopiped n. Alternative form of parallelepiped. • PARALLELOPIPED n. a solid figure bounded by six parallelograms, opposite pairs being identical and parallel. |
| PEPTIDOGLYCANS | • peptidoglycans n. Plural of peptidoglycan. • PEPTIDOGLYCAN n. a polymer in the cell walls of procaryotes. |
| PHOTODUPLICATE | • photoduplicate n. A photocopy. • photoduplicate v. (Transitive) To photocopy. • PHOTODUPLICATE v. to duplicate by photocopier. |
| POLYDISPERSITY | • polydispersity n. (Uncountable) The state of being polydisperse. • polydispersity n. (Countable) A measure of the degree to which a colloid is polydisperse. • POLYDISPERSITY n. the state of being polydisperse, characterized by particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system. |
| PROPAEDEUTICAL | • propaedeutical adj. Alternative form of propaedeutic. • PROPAEDEUTICAL adj. of or like a propaedeutic, a preliminary study. |
| PTERIDOPHILIST | • PTERIDOPHILIST n. a fern-lover. |
| SUPERDIPLOMATS | • superdiplomats n. Plural of superdiplomat. • SUPERDIPLOMAT n. an exceptional diplomat. |