| DEGLUTITION | • deglutition n. (Physiology) The act or process of swallowing. • DEGLUTITION n. the power or act of swallowing. |
| ELUTRIATION | • elutriation n. The process of separating the lighter particles from the heavier ones by means of an upward directed… • ELUTRIATION n. the act of elutriating. |
| EXULTATIONS | • exultations n. Plural of exultation. • EXULTATION n. the act of exulting. |
| GLUTATHIONE | • glutathione n. (Biochemistry) A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many… • GLUTATHIONE n. an antioxidant, found in the body's airways and nose, that protects the lungs from the effects of pollutants. |
| GLUTTONISED | • gluttonised v. Simple past tense and past participle of gluttonise. • GLUTTONISE v. to eat to excess, also GLUTTONIZE. |
| GLUTTONISES | • gluttonises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gluttonise. • GLUTTONISE v. to eat to excess, also GLUTTONIZE. |
| GLUTTONIZED | • gluttonized v. Simple past tense and past participle of gluttonize. • GLUTTONIZE v. to eat to excess, also GLUTTONISE. |
| GLUTTONIZES | • gluttonizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gluttonize. • GLUTTONIZE v. to eat to excess, also GLUTTONISE. |
| 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. |
| MONTICULATE | • monticulate adj. Furnished with monticles or little elevations. • MONTICULATE adj. having small projections, also MONTICULOUS. |
| 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. |
| NOCTILUCENT | • noctilucent adj. (Meteorology) Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight… • NOCTILUCENT adj. shining in the dark, often used of clouds that are luminous at night, also NOCTILUCOUS. |
| OUTBLEATING | • outbleating v. Present participle of outbleat. • OUTBLEAT v. to surpass in bleating. |
| 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'. |
| RELUCTATION | • reluctation n. (Obsolete) Resistance, struggle. • reluctation n. (Now rare) Reluctance, unwillingness. • RELUCTATION n. (archaic) repugnance. |
| TENTACULOID | • tentaculoid adj. Resembling or characteristic of a tentacle. • TENTACULOID adj. like a tentacle. |
| UNCOSTLIEST | • UNCOSTLY adj. not costly. |
| VOLUNTATIVE | • voluntative n. (Grammar) A grammatical construct expressing a wish to do something, similar in meaning to let’s in English. • VOLUNTATIVE n. a verb form expressing a desire to perform the action denoted by the verb. |