| DECOMPOSITIONS | • decompositions n. Plural of decomposition. • DECOMPOSITION n. the breakdown of dead organic material by detritivores or saprophytes. |
| 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. |
| DEPRESSOMOTORS | • depressomotors n. Plural of depressomotor. • DEPRESSOMOTOR n. a drug with the effect of retarding motor activity. |
| 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. |
| ISODIMORPHOUS | • isodimorphous adj. Having the quality of isodimorphism. • ISODIMORPHOUS adj. showing isodimorphism, isomorphism between each of the two forms of a dimorphous substance. |
| OPISTHODOMOS | • opisthodomos n. (Greek architecture) A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| OUTDOORSMANSHIP | • outdoorsmanship n. Skill in, or fondness for, outdoor pursuits or sports. • OUTDOORSMANSHIP n. the craft of the outdoorsman. |
| PAEDOMORPHOSES | • PAEDOMORPHOSIS n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHISM. |
| PAEDOMORPHOSIS | • paedomorphosis n. Alternative form of pedomorphosis. • PAEDOMORPHOSIS n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHISM. |
| PHOTOPERIODISMS | • photoperiodisms n. Plural of photoperiodism. • PHOTOPERIODISM n. a plant or animal's response or capacity to respond to photoperiod. |
| PSEUDOCOELOMS | • pseudocoeloms n. Plural of pseudocoelom. |
| PSEUDOMORPHOUS | • pseudomorphous adj. Not having the true form. • PSEUDOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a pseudomorph, also PSEUDOMORPHIC. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPE | • sigmoidoscope n. (Medicine) An instrument used for examining the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPES | • sigmoidoscopes n. Plural of sigmoidoscope. • SIGMOIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPIC | • sigmoidoscopic adj. (Medicine) Relating to the type of examination of the colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPIC adj. pertaining to a sigmoidoscope, an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPIES | • sigmoidoscopies n. Plural of sigmoidoscopy. • SIGMOIDOSCOPY n. examination of the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPY | • sigmoidoscopy n. (Medicine) Internal examination of the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPY n. examination of the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| STOMATOPODS | • stomatopods n. Plural of stomatopod. • STOMATOPOD n. one of the Stomatopoda, marine crustaceans, including the squilla. |