| ARTHROPLASTY | • arthroplasty n. (Surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement. • ARTHROPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of a joint. |
| HETEROTROPHS | • heterotrophs n. Plural of heterotroph. • HETEROTROPH n. a secondary feeder eating plants or other animals. |
| ORNITHOPTERS | • ornithopters n. Plural of ornithopter. • ORNITHOPTER n. a birdlike archaic flying machine. |
| ORTHOPTERANS | • orthopterans n. Plural of orthopteran. • ORTHOPTERAN n. any member of the Orthoptera, an order of mandibulate insects, also ORTHOPTERON. |
| ORTHOPTERIST | • orthopterist n. An entomologist who specialises in orthopters. • ORTHOPTERIST n. a student of insects. |
| ORTHOPTEROUS | • orthopterous adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROUS adj. pertaining or belonging to insect order including grasshoppers, crickets, etc. |
| ORTHOTROPIES | • ORTHOTROPY n. the state of being orthotropic, growing along a vertical axis. |
| ORTHOTROPISM | • orthotropism n. The property of being orthotropic or orthotropous. • ORTHOTROPISM n. vertical growth. |
| ORTHOTROPOUS | • orthotropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Growing straight and having the micropyle at the apex. • ORTHOTROPOUS adj. growing straight, so that the micropyle is opposite the stalk. |
| PHRONTISTERY | • phrontistery n. A place for thinking. • phrontistery n. (Humorous) The toilet; the lavatory. • phrontistery n. An establishment devoted to education or study. |
| PROSTANTHERA | • Prostanthera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – mintbushes. • PROSTANTHERA n. an Australian bush, with strongly scented leaves and red or white flowers. |
| PROTOHISTORY | • protohistory n. The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed… • PROTOHISTORY n. the study of human beings in the times that immediately antedate recorded history. |
| SHATTERPROOF | • shatterproof adj. Resistant to shattering; difficult to break. • shatterproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to shattering. • SHATTERPROOF adj. proof against shattering. |
| STEPBROTHERS | • stepbrothers n. Plural of stepbrother. • step-brothers n. Plural of step-brother. • STEPBROTHER n. a son of one's stepparent by a former partner. |
| STRATOSPHERE | • stratosphere n. (Geology, obsolete) Collectively, those layers of the Earth’s crust which primarily comprise stratified deposits. • stratosphere n. (Meteorology) The region of the uppermost atmosphere where temperature increases along with the altitude… • STRATOSPHERE n. a region of the atmosphere beginning about 4.5 to 10 miles up, in which temperature does not fall as altitude increases. |
| THYROTROPINS | • thyrotropins n. Plural of thyrotropin. • THYROTROPIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPHIN. |
| TRAITORSHIPS | • TRAITORSHIP n. the state of being a traitor. |
| TRAPSHOOTERS | • trapshooters n. Plural of trapshooter. • TRAPSHOOTER n. a person who engages in trapshooting. |