| BOUSTROPHEDON | • boustrophedon adv. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left… • boustrophedon adj. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines. • boustrophedon adj. (Figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth. |
| DECOMPOSITION | • decomposition n. A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost. • decomposition n. The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis. • decomposition n. The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts. |
| DEPRESSOMOTOR | • depressomotor adj. (Medicine) Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement. • depressomotor n. (Medicine) Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centres. • DEPRESSOMOTOR n. a drug with the effect of retarding motor activity. |
| GASTEROPODOUS | • gasteropodous adj. Obsolete form of gastropodous. • GASTEROPODOUS adj. like a gasteropod. |
| LEONTOPODIUMS | • LEONTOPODIUM n. any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, that includes edelweiss. |
| NONDEPOSITION | • nondeposition n. A failure to deposit or throw down. • NONDEPOSITION n. something that is not a deposition. |
| ORTHOPTEROIDS | • orthopteroids n. Plural of orthopteroid. • ORTHOPTEROID n. a member of the Orthoptera, cockroaches. |
| PHOTOCATHODES | • photocathodes n. Plural of photocathode. • PHOTOCATHODE n. a cathode that emits electrons when exposed to radiant energy and esp. light. |
| PHOTOCOMPOSED | • photocomposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of photocompose. • PHOTOCOMPOSE v. to set (as reading matter) by photocomposition. |
| PHOTOOXIDISED | • PHOTOOXIDISE v. to undergo photooxidation, also PHOTOOXIDIZE. |
| PHOTOOXIDISES | • PHOTOOXIDISE v. to undergo photooxidation, also PHOTOOXIDIZE. |
| PHOTOOXIDIZES | • photooxidizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photooxidize. • PHOTOOXIDIZE v. to undergo photooxidation, also PHOTOOXIDISE. |
| POSTDOCTORATE | • postdoctorate adj. Postdoctoral. • postdoctorate n. Synonym of postdoc. • POSTDOCTORATE n. a degree after a doctorate. |
| PROPOSITIONED | • propositioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of proposition. • PROPOSITION v. to make a proposal to. |
| RADIOISOTOPES | • radioisotopes n. Plural of radioisotope. • RADIOISOTOPE n. a radioactive isotope. |
| STEGANOPODOUS | • steganopodous adj. (Zoology) Having all four toes webbed together. • STEGANOPODOUS adj. relating to the Steganopodes, an order of birds including pelicans. |