| CORTICOSTERONE | • corticosterone n. (Biochemistry, steroids) A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism. • CORTICOSTERONE n. a colorless crystalline corticosteroid important in protein and carbohydrate metabolism. |
| DEPRESSOMOTORS | • depressomotors n. Plural of depressomotor. • DEPRESSOMOTOR n. a drug with the effect of retarding motor activity. |
| HETEROCHROMOUS | • heterochromous adj. (Botany) Having the central florets of a flower head of a different colour from those of the circumference. • HETEROCHROMOUS adj. having different colors. |
| HETEROCHRONOUS | • heterochronous adj. (Paleontology) formed at different periods. • HETEROCHRONOUS adj. divergent from the normal time sequence. |
| HETEROMORPHOUS | • heteromorphous adj. (Biology) heteromorphic. • HETEROMORPHOUS adj. having different forms, also HETEROMORPHIC. |
| HYPOMENORRHOEA | • hypomenorrhoea n. Alternative form of hypomenorrhea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
| ISOPROTERENOLS | • isoproterenols n. Plural of isoproterenol. • ISOPROTERENOL n. a sympathomimetic agent used in the treatment of asthma. |
| MICROMETEOROID | • micrometeoroid n. (Astronomy, geology) an extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size. • MICROMETEOROID n. a small meteoroid. |
| ORTHOPYROXENES | • orthopyroxenes n. Plural of orthopyroxene. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| OSTEOARTHROSES | • osteoarthroses n. Plural of osteoarthrosis. • OSTEOARTHROSIS n. chronic noninflammatory disease of the joints and the bone adjacent. |
| OVERCONTROLLED | • overcontrolled v. Simple past tense and past participle of overcontrol. • OVERCONTROL v. to control excessively. |
| OVERCORRECTION | • overcorrection n. The correction of something to an excessive degree. • OVERCORRECTION n. excessive correction. |
| OVERDECORATION | • overdecoration n. Excessive decoration. • OVERDECORATION n. excessively decoration. |
| OVERPROTECTION | • overprotection n. The act of overprotecting. • OVERPROTECTION n. excessive protection. |
| PHOTORECEPTORS | • photoreceptors n. Plural of photoreceptor. • PHOTORECEPTOR n. a receptor for light stimuli. |
| PYROPHOTOMETER | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| SEROCONVERSION | • seroconversion n. (Immunology) The development of specific antibodies in the blood serum as a result of infection or immunization. • SEROCONVERSION n. the production of antibodies in response to an antigen. |
| TROPHONEUROSES | • trophoneuroses n. Plural of trophoneurosis. • TROPHONEUROSIS n. a state of deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |
| TROUBLESHOOTER | • troubleshooter n. A person skilled at locating the causes of problems and rectifying them. • troubleshooter n. (Computing) A software program or routine that attempts to diagnose a problem with the system. • TROUBLESHOOTER n. a skilled worker employed to locate trouble and make repairs in machinery and technical equipment. |
| ZOOGEOGRAPHERS | • zoogeographers n. Plural of zoogeographer. • ZOOGEOGRAPHER n. a student of zoogeography. |