| APONEUROTIC | • aponeurotic adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis. • APONEUROTIC adj. relating to an aponeurosis, a sheet that connects muscle to tendon. |
| EURODEPOSIT | • EURODEPOSIT n. a deposit of the currency of any country in the eurocurrency market. |
| FOETIPAROUS | • foetiparous adj. Alternative form of fetiparous. • FOETIPAROUS adj. of marsupials, such as the kangaroo, giving birth to incompletely developed offspring, also FETIPAROUS. |
| HEMITROPOUS | • hemitropous adj. Turned half round; half inverted. • hemitropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous. • HEMITROPOUS adj. of a crystal, having a twinned structure, also HEMITROPAL, HEMITROPE, HEMITROPIC. |
| INOPPORTUNE | • inopportune adj. Unsuitable for some particular purpose. • inopportune adj. Happening/occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time. • INOPPORTUNE adj. inconvenient, unseasonable. |
| ITEROPAROUS | • iteroparous adj. (Biology) reproducing more than once in a lifetime. • ITEROPAROUS adj. reproducing more than once in a lifetime. |
| LUTEOTROPIC | • luteotropic adj. That stimulates the corpus luteum. • LUTEOTROPIC adj. acting on the corpora lutea, also LUTEOTROPHIC. |
| 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. |
| MUCOPROTEIN | • mucoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins… • MUCOPROTEIN n. any of various complex conjugated proteins that contain polysaccharides and occur in body fluids and tissues. |
| NEUROTROPIC | • neurotropic adj. (Pharmacology) Of or pertaining to neurotropism. • NEUROTROPIC adj. having a special affinity for or growing in nerve cells. |
| OUTPOWERING | • outpowering v. Present participle of outpower. • OUTPOWER v. to surpass in power. |
| OUTPROMISED | • outpromised v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpromise. • OUTPROMISE v. to surpass in promising. |
| OUTPROMISES | • outpromises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpromise. • OUTPROMISE v. to surpass in promising. |
| PERLOCUTION | • perlocution n. (Linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses. • PERLOCUTION n. the effect produced when a particular word is uttered. |
| PROSECUTION | • prosecution n. The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor. • prosecution n. (Law) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person. • prosecution n. (Law) The prosecuting party. |
| TORPEDINOUS | • torpedinous adj. Exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid. • TORPEDINOUS adj. numbing. |
| TURCOPOLIER | • turcopolier n. (Rare) Synonym of turcopole. • TURCOPOLIER n. a turcopole commander, always an Englishman. |
| UNPORTIONED | • unportioned adj. Not portioned; not allocated a dowry or inheritance. • UNPORTIONED adj. without a portion. |