| BOUSTROPHEDONIC | • boustrophedonic adj. Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing. • BOUSTROPHEDONIC adj. having alternate lines written in opposite directions. |
| COUNTERPUNCHERS | • counterpunchers n. Plural of counterpuncher. • COUNTERPUNCHER n. one who counterpunches. |
| DESULPHURATIONS | • desulphurations n. Plural of desulphuration. • DESULPHURATION n. the act of desulphuring. |
| DRAUGHTSPERSONS | • draughtspersons n. Plural of draughtsperson. • DRAUGHTSPERSON n. a gender-neutral term for draughtsman or draughtswoman. |
| ENANTIOMORPHOUS | • enantiomorphous adj. Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic. • ENANTIOMORPHOUS adj. of or like an enantiomorph, also ENANTIOMORPHIC. |
| EUTROPHICATIONS | • eutrophications n. Plural of eutrophication. • EUTROPHICATION n. the process of becoming eutrophic. |
| IMMUNOTHERAPIES | • immunotherapies n. Plural of immunotherapy. • IMMUNOTHERAPY n. the treatment or prevention of disease by taking measures to increase immune system functioning. |
| NEUROPSYCHIATRY | • neuropsychiatry n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features. • NEUROPSYCHIATRY n. a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry. |
| ORNITHODELPHOUS | • ORNITHODELPHOUS adj. of or like the Ornithodelphia, monotremes, also ORNITHODELPHIAN, ORNITHODELPHIC. |
| PARTHENOCARPOUS | • parthenocarpous adj. Alternative form of parthenocarpic. • PARTHENOCARPOUS adj. relating to parthenocarpy. |
| PHENYLTHIOUREAS | • phenylthioureas n. Plural of phenylthiourea. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
| PHOTOREDUCTIONS | • photoreductions n. Plural of photoreduction. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| PITHECANTHROPUS | • Pithecanthropus prop.n. A former taxonomic genus in the family Hominidae, whose species are now assigned to the genus Homo… • PITHECANTHROPUS n. any of several primitive extinct men from Java. |
| PROSENCHYMATOUS | • prosenchymatous adj. Relating to the prosenchyma. • PROSENCHYMATOUS adj. relating to prosenchyma, supporting plant tissue containing little protoplasm. |
| PSYCHONEUROTICS | • psychoneurotics n. Plural of psychoneurotic. • PSYCHONEUROTIC n. one suffering from a psychoneurosis. |
| SUPERHETERODYNE | • superheterodyne adj. (Electronics) Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular… • superheterodyne n. A receiver of this kind. • SUPERHETERODYNE n. applied to radio reception in which oscillations of slightly different frequency are imposed on the received oscillations, producing beats of a frequency above audio-frequency which are easily amplified. |
| SUPERHUMANITIES | • superhumanities n. Plural of superhumanity. • SUPERHUMANITY n. the state of being superhuman. |
| ZINJANTHROPUSES | • ZINJANTHROPUS n. a type of australopithecine, remains of which were discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1959. |