| DEPUTATIONS | • deputations n. Plural of deputation. • DEPUTATION n. the act of deputing. |
| IMPORTUNATE | • importunate adj. (Of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so. • importunate adj. (Of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding. • importunate v. (Rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity. |
| INTERRUPTOR | • interruptor n. Alternative form of interrupter. • INTERRUPTOR n. one who interrupts, also INTERRUPTER. |
| 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. |
| OUTPATIENTS | • outpatients n. Plural of outpatient. • out-patients n. Plural of out-patient. • OUTPATIENT n. a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment. |
| OUTSPRINTED | • outsprinted v. Simple past tense and past participle of outsprint. • OUTSPRINT v. to excel in sprinting. |
| OUTSTEPPING | • outstepping v. Present participle of outstep. • OUTSTEP v. to step beyond. |
| PERMUTATION | • permutation n. One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered. • permutation n. (Mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself. • permutation n. (Mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements. |
| PIROUETTING | • pirouetting v. Present participle of pirouette. • pirouetting n. The act of turning a pirouette. • PIROUETTE v. to make a pirouette. |
| 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'. |
| POUSSETTING | • poussetting v. Present participle of poussette. • poussetting n. The act of performing a poussette. • POUSSETTE v. to make such a movement. |
| PRETENTIOUS | • pretentious adj. Intended to impress others. • pretentious adj. Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. • PRETENTIOUS adj. making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing). |
| REPUTATIONS | • reputations n. Plural of reputation. • REPUTATION n. overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general. |