| EPIZOOTIC | • epizootic n. (Epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency… • epizootic n. A particular epizootic disease. • epizootic n. (Dialectal, humorous, often in the plural) A disease or ailment (of humans). |
| INOTROPIC | • inotropic adj. (Physiology) Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions. • inotropic n. (Medicine, pharmacology) An inotropic heart drug. • INOTROPIC adj. affecting or controlling muscular contraction, esp. of the heart. |
| ISOPOLITY | • isopolity n. Equal rights of citizenship in different communities; mutual political rights. • ISOPOLITY n. reciprocity of rights of citizenship in two communities. |
| ISOTOPIES | • isotopies n. Plural of isotopy. • ISOTOPY n. the state of being an isotope. |
| ISOTROPIC | • isotropic adj. (Physics) Having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy. • isotropic adj. (Mathematics) Having the same components in all rotated coordinate systems. • ISOTROPIC adj. having the same properties in every direction, also ISOTROPOUS. |
| OPHIOLITE | • ophiolite n. (Geology) an assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been… • OPHIOLITE n. a slice of oceanic rock and upper mantle that has been thrust over the edge of a continent. |
| OPTIONING | • optioning v. Present participle of option. • OPTION v. to grant the act of choosing. |
| OVIPOSITS | • oviposits v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oviposit. • OVIPOSIT v. to lay or deposit eggs, esp. of insects. |
| POLITICOS | • politicos n. Plural of politico. • POLITICO n. a politician; a person holding strong political views or acting from political motivation. |
| POSITIONS | • positions n. Plural of position. • positions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of position. • POSITION v. to put in a particular location. |
| POSTILION | • postilion n. A rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage. • postilion n. (Obsolete) A post-boy, a messenger boy, a swift letter carrier. • POSTILION n. (historical) a person who rides the near horse of those drawing a coach etc. and acts as guide to the whole team, also POSTILLION. |
| PROBIOTIC | • probiotic n. (Bacteriology) A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons. • probiotic adj. (Ecology) Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation. • probiotic adj. Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes. |
| PROPOSITI | • propositi n. Plural of propositus. • PROPOSITUS n. (Latin) an individual to whom the family relationships of others are reckoned; specifically (a) (medicine) the first member of a family to be investigated by a researcher; (b) (law) a testator when making a will. |
| SPIRITOSO | • spiritoso adv. (Music) In a lively or spirited manner. • SPIRITOSO adv. (Italian) spirited; a direction to perform a passage in an animated, lively manner. |