| COMPETITION | • competition n. (Uncountable) The action of competing. • competition n. (Countable) A contest for a prize or award. • competition n. (Uncountable, collectively) The competitors in such a contest. |
| DEPORTATION | • deportation n. The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation. • DEPORTATION n. an act or instance of deporting. |
| EXPORTATION | • exportation n. The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the… • exportation n. The commodity exported; an export. • exportation n. The act of carrying something outside. |
| FETOPROTEIN | • fetoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein. • FETOPROTEIN n. any of several fetal antigens present in the adult in some abnormal conditions. |
| 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. |
| OMNIPOTENTS | • omnipotents n. Plural of omnipotent. • OMNIPOTENT n. one who is all-powerful. |
| OPTOKINETIC | • optokinetic adj. Of or pertaining to movement of the eyes. • OPTOKINETIC adj. of, relating to, or involving movements of the eyes. |
| ORNITHOPTER | • ornithopter n. An aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings. • ORNITHOPTER n. a birdlike archaic flying machine. |
| POSTTENSION | • posttension v. (Construction) To pour concrete first and then stretch the reinforcing strands within it by means of… • post-tension v. (Construction, engineering) To apply tension (to reinforcing tendons) after casting concrete. • POSTTENSION v. to apply tension to (reinforcing steel) after concrete has set. |
| POTENTIATOR | • potentiator n. (Biology) A reagent that enhances sensitization of an antigen. • potentiator n. (Medicine) A drug that enhances the response to another. • potentiator n. A flavour enhancer. |
| PROTECTIONS | • protections n. Plural of protection. • PROTECTION n. the act of protecting. |
| STENOTROPIC | • STENOTROPIC adj. able to adapt only to a small range of environmental conditions, also STENOTOPIC. |
| THIOPENTONE | • thiopentone n. (Pharmacology) Thiopental. • THIOPENTONE n. an intravenous anaesthetic. |
| TOPOCENTRIC | • topocentric adj. Relative to an observer; that is, relative to a point on the surface of the Earth; said of a frame of… • TOPOCENTRIC adj. relating to, measured from, or as if observed from a particular point on the earth's surface. |
| TOTIPOTENCY | • totipotency n. (Biology) The ability of a cell to produce differentiated cells upon division. • TOTIPOTENCY n. the state of being totipotent, capable of development into a complete organ or embryo. |