| BOUSTROPHEDONS | • boustrophedons n. Plural of boustrophedon. • BOUSTROPHEDON n. (Greek) a method of writing in which lines are written alternately in opposite direction, from left to right, and right to left. |
| CHONDROMATOSES | • CHONDROMATOSIS n. a condition in which benign tumours made up of cartilage cells form in the bones. |
| DECOLONISATION | • decolonisation n. Alternative spelling of decolonization. • DECOLONISATION n. the act of decolonising, also DECOLONIZATION. |
| DECOLORISATION | • decolorisation n. Alternative spelling of decolorization. • DECOLORISATION n. the act of decolorising, also DECOLORIZATION, DECOLOURISATION, DECOLOURIZATION. |
| DECOMPOSITIONS | • decompositions n. Plural of decomposition. • DECOMPOSITION n. the breakdown of dead organic material by detritivores or saprophytes. |
| DEODORISATIONS | • deodorisations n. Plural of deodorisation. • DEODORISATION n. the act of deodorising, also DEODORIZATION. |
| DEODORIZATIONS | • deodorizations n. Plural of deodorization. • DEODORIZATION n. the act of deodorizing, also DEODORISATION. |
| DICOTYLEDONOUS | • dicotyledonous adj. Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons. • dicotyledonous adj. Having two cotyledons. • DICOTYLEDONOUS adj. of or like a dicotyledon. |
| DIPLOSTEMONOUS | • diplostemonous adj. (Botany) Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals. • diplostemonous adj. (Botany, uncommon) Having twice as many stamens as petals. • DIPLOSTEMONOUS adj. having two whorls of stamens, the outer alternating with the petals, the inner with the outer. |
| HYDROCORTISONE | • hydrocortisone n. (Biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C21H30O5 produced by the adrenal… • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| MONOCOTYLEDONS | • monocotyledons n. Plural of monocotyledon. • MONOCOTYLEDON n. a plant having a single cotyledon, also MONOCOT, MONOCOTYL. |
| NEOORTHODOXIES | • NEOORTHODOXY n. reactionaryism. |
| NONDEPOSITIONS | • NONDEPOSITION n. something that is not a deposition. |
| OCTODECILLIONS | • octodecillions n. Plural of octodecillion. • OCTODECILLION n. ten to the 108th power. |
| ODONTOGRAPHIES | • odontographies n. Plural of odontography. • ODONTOGRAPHY n. a description or history of teeth. |
| OROROTUNDITIES | • OROROTUNDITY n. the orotund mode of intonation, also OROTUNDITY. |
| ORTHOGONALISED | • orthogonalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of orthogonalise. • ORTHOGONALISE v. to make orthogonal, also ORTHOGONALIZE. |
| ORTHOHYDROGENS | • orthohydrogens n. Plural of orthohydrogen. • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| POLYCOTYLEDONS | • polycotyledons n. Plural of polycotyledon. • POLYCOTYLEDON n. any of various plants, esp. gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons. |
| PSEUDOSOLUTION | • pseudosolution n. A suspension or colloid that has very small particles. • pseudosolution n. An apparent solution that would not actually solve the problem. • PSEUDOSOLUTION n. a false solution. |