| AMINOPEPTIDASE | • aminopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal… • AMINOPEPTIDASE n. an enzyme. |
| APPENDECTOMIES | • appendectomies n. Plural of appendectomy. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| APPORTIONMENTS | • apportionments n. Plural of apportionment. • APPORTIONMENT n. an act or result of apportioning. |
| DISAPPOINTMENT | • disappointment n. (Uncountable) The feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something… • disappointment n. (Countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved. • disappointment n. (Countable) Something or someone that disappoints: that which causes disappointment. |
| MISPERCEPTIONS | • misperceptions n. Plural of misperception. • MISPERCEPTION n. a false perception. |
| MONOPHOSPHATES | • monophosphates n. Plural of monophosphate. • MONOPHOSPHATE n. an ester of phosphoric acid. |
| MOUSETRAPPINGS | • MOUSETRAPPING n. a range of techniques employed to stop users leaving a website. |
| PEREMPTORINESS | • peremptoriness n. The quality of being peremptory. • PEREMPTORINESS n. the state of being peremptory. |
| PNEUMATOPHORES | • pneumatophores n. Plural of pneumatophore. • PNEUMATOPHORE n. an upward-growing respiratory root in swamp plants. |
| POSTMENOPAUSAL | • postmenopausal adj. (Of a symptom or condition) Subsequent to the menopause. • postmenopausal adj. (Of a person) Having experienced menopause. • POSTMENOPAUSAL adj. taking place after the menopause. |
| RAPPROCHEMENTS | • rapprochements n. Plural of rapprochement. • RAPPROCHEMENT n. (French) a resumption of or improvement in relations between countries or persons. |
| REAPPOINTMENTS | • reappointments n. Plural of reappointment. • REAPPOINTMENT n. the act of reappointing. |
| SUPERCOMPETENT | • supercompetent adj. (Biology, of a cell wall) Very permeable to foreign DNA. |
| SUPERCOMPUTING | • supercomputing n. (Computing) The design and use of supercomputers. • SUPERCOMPUTING n. computing using a supercomputer, a large very fast mainframe used esp. for scientific computations. |
| SUPERIMPORTANT | • superimportant adj. Very important. • SUPERIMPORTANT adj. having a very high degree of importance. |
| UNPRESUMPTUOUS | • unpresumptuous adj. Not presumptuous; modest. • UNPRESUMPTUOUS adj. not presumptuous. |