| COUNTERPLOT | • counterplot n. A plot made in opposition to another; a counterploy. • counterplot v. (Intransitive, transitive) To form a plot or plan in opposition to the actions of another. • COUNTERPLOT v. to intrigue against. |
| EXPOSTULATE | • expostulate v. (Intransitive) To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct. • EXPOSTULATE v. to remonstrate; to discuss or reason with. |
| LEPTOKURTIC | • leptokurtic adj. (Statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently… • LEPTOKURTIC adj. in statistics, referring to a distribution showing a particular type of kurtosis. |
| LUTEOTROPIC | • luteotropic adj. That stimulates the corpus luteum. • LUTEOTROPIC adj. acting on the corpora lutea, also LUTEOTROPHIC. |
| LUTEOTROPIN | • luteotropin n. (Biochemistry) Prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates… • LUTEOTROPIN n. another name for the hormone prolactin, also LUTEOTROPHIN. |
| MULTIPOTENT | • multipotent adj. Having the power to do many different things. • multipotent adj. (Biology) Describing a cell that can give rise to a limited number of several different types of cell. • MULTIPOTENT adj. (Shakespeare) having the power to do many things. |
| OCTUPLICATE | • octuplicate n. A set of eight like or identical things. • octuplicate v. To make eight copies of something. • OCTUPLICATE n. one of eight corresponding things. |
| OUTPOPULATE | • outpopulate v. (Transitive) To surpass in population; to outnumber. • OUTPOPULATE v. to surpass in population. |
| PETROLATUMS | • petrolatums n. Plural of petrolatum. • PETROLATUM n. petroleum jelly. |
| PLURIPOTENT | • pluripotent adj. (Biology) Able to develop into more than one mature cell or tissue type, but not all. • PLURIPOTENT adj. not fixed as to development potentialities e.g. 'pluripotent stem cells'. |
| STUNTPEOPLE | • stuntpeople n. Plural of stuntperson. |
| TRIPETALOUS | • tripetalous adj. (Botany) Having three petals. • TRIPETALOUS adj. three-petalled. |