| BLOODTHIRSTIER | • bloodthirstier adj. Comparative form of bloodthirsty: more bloodthirsty. • BLOODTHIRSTY adj. eager for bloodshed. |
| CARDIOTHORACIC | • cardiothoracic adj. (Medicine, anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest. • CARDIOTHORACIC adj. relating to, involving, or specializing in the heart and chest. |
| CORTICOSTEROID | • corticosteroid n. (Biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are… • corticosteroid n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure. • CORTICOSTEROID n. any of the steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOID. |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIA | • cryptosporidia n. Plural of cryptosporidium. • CRYPTOSPORIDIUM n. any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea. |
| DETERIORATIONS | • deteriorations n. Plural of deterioration. • DETERIORATION n. the act of deteriorating. |
| DISCORPORATING | • discorporating v. Present participle of discorporate. • DISCORPORATE v. to deprive (a corporate body) of corporation. |
| DISINCORPORATE | • disincorporate v. To deprive of corporate rights. • disincorporate v. (US) To revoke the charter of an incorporated town or city. • disincorporate adj. Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated. |
| DISPROPORTIONS | • disproportions n. Plural of disproportion. • DISPROPORTION v. to make out of proportion. |
| FOREORDINATION | • foreordination n. Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination. • FOREORDINATION n. the act of foreordaining. |
| INDOCTRINATORS | • indoctrinators n. Plural of indoctrinator. • INDOCTRINATOR n. one who indoctrinates. |
| INTRODUCTORILY | • introductorily adv. By way of introduction. • INTRODUCTORY adv. serving to introduce, also INTRODUCTIVE. |
| MICROMETEOROID | • micrometeoroid n. (Astronomy, geology) an extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size. • MICROMETEOROID n. a small meteoroid. |
| NONDOCTRINAIRE | • nondoctrinaire adj. Not doctrinaire. • NONDOCTRINAIRE adj. not doctrinaire. |
| OROROTUNDITIES | • OROROTUNDITY n. the orotund mode of intonation, also OROTUNDITY. |
| OVERPREDICTION | • overprediction n. Prediction that is erroneously high. |
| PREORDINATIONS | • preordinations n. Plural of preordination. • PREORDINATION n. the act of preordaining. |
| RADIOSTRONTIUM | • radiostrontium n. Any radioactive isotope of strontium, especially 9038Sr. • RADIOSTRONTIUM n. a radioactive isotope of strontium, esp. strontium-90. |
| REINTRODUCTION | • reintroduction n. The act of introducing something again, especially the release of animals from captivity into the wild. • REINTRODUCTION n. the act of reintroducing. |
| THERMOPERIODIC | • thermoperiodic adj. Relating to a thermoperiod. • THERMOPERIODIC adj. relating to thermoperiodism, the effect on an organism of rhythmic temperature variations. |