| DECREPITATION | • decrepitation n. (Mineralogy) The shattering of minerals by the action of heat, especially when accompanied by a crackling sound. • DECREPITATION n. the act of decrepitating. |
| DIOPTOMETRIES | • DIOPTOMETRY n. the measurement of ocular refraction. |
| EXPEDITATIONS | • expeditations n. Plural of expeditation. • EXPEDITATION n. the act of expediting. |
| HYPOEUTECTOID | • hypoeutectoid adj. Synonym of hypoeutectic. • hypoeutectoid n. A hypoeutectic alloy. • HYPOEUTECTOID adj. of a compound, containing less of the minor component than a eutectic compound. |
| INTEROPERATED | • interoperated v. Simple past tense and past participle of interoperate. |
| LEPIDOPTERIST | • lepidopterist n. Someone who studies lepidoptery; someone who studies butterflies and moths. • LEPIDOPTERIST n. a specialist in lepidopterology. |
| PERIOSTITIDES | • periostitides n. Plural of periostitis. • PERIOSTITIS n. inflammation of the periosteum. |
| POSTTENSIONED | • posttensioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of posttension. • post-tensioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of post-tension. • POSTTENSION v. to apply tension to (reinforcing steel) after concrete has set. |
| PREDESTINATOR | • predestinator n. One who predestinates, or foreordains. • predestinator n. One who holds to the doctrine of predestination; a predestinarian. • PREDESTINATOR n. one that predestinates. |
| PREMEDITATION | • premeditation n. The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime. • PREMEDITATION n. an act or instance of premeditating. |
| PREMEDITATORS | • premeditators n. Plural of premeditator. • PREMEDITATOR n. one who premeditates. |
| PRENEGOTIATED | • prenegotiated adj. Negotiated in advance. • PRENEGOTIATE v. to negotiate in advance. |
| PTERIDOPHYTES | • pteridophytes n. Plural of pteridophyte. • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
| RADIOTELETYPE | • radioteletype n. A communication system consisting of teletypewriters linked by radio. • RADIOTELETYPE n. a teleprinter that receives and transmits by radio. |
| REPARTITIONED | • repartitioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of repartition. • REPARTITION v. to partition again. |
| TETRAPLOIDIES | • tetraploidies n. Plural of tetraploidy. • TETRAPLOIDY n. the state of being tetraploid, having four haploid sets of chromosomes. |