| COMPELLATION | • compellation n. (Archaic, rare) An act of addressing a person by a certain name or title. • compellation n. (Archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation. • compellation n. (Obsolete) An act of addressing or speaking to someone; also, the address or speech so made. |
| COMPLEXATION | • complexation n. (Chemistry) The formation of a complex. • COMPLEXATION n. a complex. |
| COMPONENTIAL | • componential adj. Of, pertaining to, or comprising components. • COMPONENTIAL adj. relating to a component, also COMPONENTAL. |
| CONTEMPLATOR | • contemplator n. One who contemplates. • CONTEMPLATOR n. one who contemplates. |
| FOOTPLATEMAN | • footplateman n. (UK, rail transport) A railway worker who is either a locomotive engineer or a fireman. • footplate␣man n. The engineer, or driver of a locomotive. • FOOTPLATEMAN n. a train driver or assistant. |
| FOOTPLATEMEN | • footplatemen n. Plural of footplateman. • footplate␣men n. Plural of footplate man. • FOOTPLATEMAN n. a train driver or assistant. |
| INCOMPLETION | • incompletion n. (Uncountable) The state or quality of not being complete. • incompletion n. (Countable) Something which is not completed. • incompletion n. (Countable, American football) A forward pass which is not caught inbounds by the intended receiver. |
| LEONTOPODIUM | • Leontopodium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – some of the daisies. • LEONTOPODIUM n. any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, that includes edelweiss. |
| MELANOTROPIN | • melanotropin n. (Endocrinology, biochemistry) Synonym of melanocyte-stimulating hormone. • MELANOTROPIN n. a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates the production of melanin by melanocytes. |
| MEROPLANKTON | • meroplankton n. (Biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton. • MEROPLANKTON n. plankton consisting of certain larvae that do not spend all their life as plankton. |
| METALLOPHONE | • metallophone n. Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound. • METALLOPHONE n. an instrument like a xylophone with metal bars, the hammers being operated by hand or by means of a keyboard. |
| METROPOLITAN | • metropolitan n. (Orthodox Christianity) A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop. • metropolitan n. The inhabitant of a metropolis. • metropolitan adj. (Orthodox Christianity) Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan. |
| MONOPETALOUS | • monopetalous adj. (Botany) Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to… • MONOPETALOUS adj. having petals united. |
| MONOPHYLETIC | • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms. • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Deriving from a single clade (monophylum). • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Descending from a single ancestral species. |
| NONPETROLEUM | • nonpetroleum adj. (Of fuel) Not petroleum-based, not containing petroleum. • NONPETROLEUM adj. not derived from petroleum. |
| OMNIPOTENTLY | • omnipotently adv. In an omnipotent manner. • OMNIPOTENT adv. all-powerful. |
| PNEUMATOLOGY | • pneumatology n. The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God. • pneumatology n. (Christianity, theology) The study of the Holy Spirit as revealed in Scripture. • pneumatology n. The science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc. |
| PROLONGMENTS | • prolongments n. Plural of prolongment. • PROLONGMENT n. the act of prolonging. |
| PROTONEMATAL | • protonematal adj. Relating to protonemata. • PROTONEMATAL adj. of or like a protonema, the primary growth from the spore of a moss, also PROTONEMAL. |