| BUTTONHOLING | • buttonholing v. Present participle of buttonhole. • buttonholing n. The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will. • BUTTONHOLE v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLD. |
| BUTTONHOLDING | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
| PHYTOPLANKTON | • phytoplankton n. Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis. • PHYTOPLANKTON n. vegetable plankton, that includes diatoms, desmids, and dinoflagellates. |
| TECHNOPOLITAN | • TECHNOPOLITAN n. a member of a technopolis. |
| ANTITECHNOLOGY | • antitechnology adj. Opposed to technology. • ANTITECHNOLOGY adj. opposed to technology. |
| ETHNOBOTANICAL | • ethnobotanical adj. Of or pertaining to ethnobotany. • ethnobotanical n. Any plant used as part of ethnobotany, as for example in a folk remedy. • ETHNOBOTANICAL adj. relating to ethnobotany. |
| HOMOTRANSPLANT | • homotransplant n. An instance of homotransplantation (allotransplantation). • homotransplant n. The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of homograft (allograft). • HOMOTRANSPLANT n. a graft of tissue from one individual to another of the same species. |
| LABYRINTHODONT | • labyrinthodont adj. (Zoology) Having teeth with a labyrinthine (maze-like) internal structure. • labyrinthodont n. Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia. • LABYRINTHODONT n. an extinct amphibian, so called from a mazy pattern on a section of its teeth. |
| NONTHEORETICAL | • nontheoretical adj. Not theoretical. • NONTHEORETICAL adj. not theoretical. |
| PHYTOPLANKTONS | • phytoplanktons n. Plural of phytoplankton. • PHYTOPLANKTON n. vegetable plankton, that includes diatoms, desmids, and dinoflagellates. |
| TECHNOPOLITANS | • TECHNOPOLITAN n. a member of a technopolis. |
| TRINITROPHENOL | • trinitrophenol n. (Organic chemistry) picric acid. • TRINITROPHENOL n. a similar derivative of phenol, esp. picric acid. |
| CYANOETHYLATION | • cyanoethylation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction, or treatment, with acrylonitrile, especially such treatment of cotton… • CYANOETHYLATION n. the act of introducing a cyano-ethyl group into a compound. |
| HOMOTRANSPLANTS | • homotransplants n. Plural of homotransplant. • HOMOTRANSPLANT n. a graft of tissue from one individual to another of the same species. |
| HYPOVENTILATION | • hypoventilation n. (Medicine) Respiratory depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary… • HYPOVENTILATION n. abnormally decreased speed and depth of breathing. |
| LABYRINTHODONTS | • labyrinthodonts n. Plural of labyrinthodont. • LABYRINTHODONT n. an extinct amphibian, so called from a mazy pattern on a section of its teeth. |
| PHYTOPLANKTONIC | • phytoplanktonic adj. Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton. • PHYTOPLANKTONIC adj. relating to phytoplankton. |
| THYROCALCITONIN | • thyrocalcitonin n. (Biochemistry) Alternative form of calcitonin. • THYROCALCITONIN n. a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, controlling the rate of bone destruction. |
| TRINITROPHENOLS | • TRINITROPHENOL n. a similar derivative of phenol, esp. picric acid. |