| LEVOROTATORY | • levorotatory adj. (Chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to… • LEVOROTATORY adj. counterclockwise; rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left, also LAEVOROTATORY, LEVOROTARY. |
| MICROGROOVES | • microgrooves n. Plural of microgroove. • MICROGROOVE n. the fine groove of long-playing gramophone records. |
| NONCORROSIVE | • noncorrosive adj. That does not cause corrosion. • NONCORROSIVE adj. not corrosive. |
| NONCROSSOVER | • noncrossover adj. (Genetics) Not involving crossover. • NONCROSSOVER n. a chromosome that has not crossed over during meiosis. |
| OVARIOTOMIES | • ovariotomies n. Plural of ovariotomy. • OVARIOTOMY n. the operation of removing one or both of the ovaries, aka oophorectomy. |
| OVERBOOKINGS | • overbookings n. Plural of overbooking. • OVERBOOKING n. the act of booking more than necessary. |
| OVERBORROWED | • overborrowed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overborrow. • OVERBORROW v. to borrow to excess. |
| OVERCOLORING | • overcoloring v. Present participle of overcolor. • overcoloring n. Alternative form of overcolouring. • OVERCOLOR v. to color too highly, also OVERCOLOUR. |
| OVERCOLOURED | • overcoloured adj. Alternative form of overcolored. • overcoloured v. Simple past tense and past participle of overcolour. • OVERCOLOUR v. to colour to excess, also OVERCOLOR. |
| OVERCONTROLS | • overcontrols v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcontrol. • OVERCONTROL v. to control excessively. |
| OVERFLOODING | • overflooding v. Present participle of overflood. • OVERFLOOD v. to flood excessively. |
| OVERGLOOMING | • overglooming v. Present participle of overgloom. • OVERGLOOM v. to cover with gloom. |
| OVERHONORING | • OVERHONOR v. to honor too highly, also OVERHONOUR. |
| OVERHONOURED | • OVERHONOUR v. to honour excessively, also OVERHONOR. |
| OVERPROMOTED | • overpromoted v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpromote. • OVERPROMOTE v. to promote excessively. |
| OVERPROMOTES | • overpromotes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpromote. • OVERPROMOTE v. to promote excessively. |
| OVERSHOOTING | • overshooting v. Present participle of overshoot. • OVERSHOOT v. to shoot over or beyond one's target. |
| SERVOCONTROL | • servocontrol n. A control that uses a servomechanism. • SERVOCONTROL n. in aircraft, a reinforcing mechanism for the pilot's effort, usually a small auxiliary aerofoil. |
| VISCEROMOTOR | • visceromotor adj. Relating to or controlling movement in the viscera, noting the sympathetic nerves innervating the viscera… • VISCEROMOTOR adj. relating to or controlling movements of the viscera. |