| AEOLOTROPY | • aeolotropy n. (Physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index)… • æolotropy n. Alternative spelling of aeolotropy. • AEOLOTROPY n. variation in physical properties on basis of position. |
| BOOTLOADER | • bootloader n. Alternative spelling of boot loader. • boot␣loader n. (Computing) A small program that initiates the bootstrap process by loading the operating system proper. • BOOTLOADER n. a system program that takes a program close in form to machine code and loads it into memory. |
| FOOTLOCKER | • footlocker n. A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for… • foot␣locker n. Alternative spelling of footlocker. • FOOTLOCKER n. a small trunk designed to be placed at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks). |
| HEORTOLOGY | • heortology n. The study of religious festivals. • HEORTOLOGY n. the study of religious feasts. |
| METOPROLOL | • metoprolol n. (Pharmacology) A beta-blocking drug related to propranolol, used to treat hypertension and angina. |
| OREOLOGIST | • oreologist n. (Obsolete) Alternative form of orologist. • OREOLOGIST n. one versed in oreology, the study of mountains, also OROLOGIST. |
| PORTOBELLO | • portobello n. The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). • Portobello prop.n. An area in Birtley, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2755). • Portobello prop.n. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9597). |
| POULTROONE | • POULTROONE n. (Shakespeare) a poltroon, also POLTROON. |
| PROTOCOLED | • protocoled v. Simple past tense and past participle of protocol. • PROTOCOL v. to draw up a protocol. |
| RONDOLETTO | • rondoletto n. (Music) A simple rondo. • RONDOLETTO n. a short rondo. |
| TOCOPHEROL | • tocopherol n. (Biochemistry) Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol… • TOCOPHEROL n. vitamin E, found in wheatgerm, egg yolk etc. |
| TOMFOOLERY | • tomfoolery n. Foolish behaviour or speech. • tomfoolery n. (Cockney rhyming slang) Jewellery. • TOMFOOLERY n. playful or foolish behavior. |
| TOOLHOLDER | • toolholder n. Part of a machine that grips a replaceable tool. • TOOLHOLDER n. a holder for tools. |
| WOOLSORTER | • woolsorter n. A farmworker responsible for sorting wool into coarser and finer grades. • wool␣sorter n. Alternative form of woolsorter. • WOOLSORTER n. a person who sorts wool according to quality. |
| ZOOSTEROLS | • zoosterols n. Plural of zoosterol. • ZOOSTEROL n. a sterol, such as cholesterol, of animal origin. |