| HOMOLOSINE | • homolosine adj. (Cartography) Being or employing a particular pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite projection used for world maps. • HOMOLOSINE adj. as in homolosine projection, an equal-area projection map of the globe. |
| LOCOMOTING | • locomoting v. Present participle of locomote. • LOCOMOTE v. to move about. |
| LOCOMOTION | • locomotion n. (Uncountable) The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so. • locomotion n. (Biology, uncountable) Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking… • locomotion n. (Countable, often preceded by definite article) A dance, originally popular in the 1960s, in which the… |
| MONOLOGIES | • monologies n. Plural of monology. • MONOLOGY n. the act of uttering a monolog. |
| MONOLOGISE | • monologise v. Alternative spelling of monologize. • MONOLOGISE v. to engage in a monolog, also MONOLOGIZE, MONOLOGUISE, MONOLOGUIZE. |
| MONOLOGIST | • monologist n. A person who performs a monologue or monologues. • MONOLOGIST n. one who soliloquizes; esp. one who monopolizes conversation in company, also MONOLOGUIST. |
| MONOLOGIZE | • monologize v. (Intransitive) To deliver a monologue. • monologize v. (Transitive, rare) To deliver in the form of a monologue. • MONOLOGIZE v. to engage in a monolog, also MONOLOGISE, MONOLOGUISE, MONOLOGUIZE. |
| MONOPLOIDS | • monoploids n. Plural of monoploid. • MONOPLOID n. a haploid organism, a gametophyte. |
| MONOPODIAL | • monopodial adj. (Botany) Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birch twig or a cornstalk. • MONOPODIAL adj. having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk. |
| MONOPOLIES | • monopolies n. Plural of monopoly. • MONOPOLY n. exclusive control or power. |
| MONOPOLISE | • monopolise v. Alternative spelling of monopolize. • MONOPOLISE v. to get a monopoly of, also MONOPOLIZE. |
| MONOPOLISM | • monopolism n. Any doctrine supporting a monopoly. • MONOPOLISM n. the practice of operating monopolies. |
| MONOPOLIST | • monopolist n. One who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something. • MONOPOLIST n. a person who monopolizes. |
| MONOPOLIZE | • monopolize v. (Transitive) To have a monopoly on something. • monopolize v. (Transitive) To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else. • MONOPOLIZE v. to get a monopoly of, also MONOPOLISE. |
| MORPHOLINO | • morpholino n. (Genetics) A structural analog of natural nucleic acid used to modify gene expression, in which the… • MORPHOLINO n. a type of molecule used in altering the development of genes by preventing the access of other molecules. |
| NOMOLOGIES | • nomologies n. Plural of nomology. • NOMOLOGY n. the science of law. |
| NOMOLOGIST | • nomologist n. One who studies nomology. • NOMOLOGIST n. a student of nomology, the science of law. |
| NOSOCOMIAL | • nosocomial adj. (Medicine, chiefly of infections or their causal agents) Arising from hospital treatment or environment. • nosocomial adj. (Uncommon) Of, relating to, or happening in a hospital. • NOSOCOMIAL adj. of or relating to a hospital, e.g. a nosocomial infection is one picked up in hospital. |
| POLYOMINOS | • polyominos n. Plural of polyomino. • POLYOMINO n. a flat, many-sided shape made of up of identical squares placed side by side. |
| TOMFOOLING | • tomfooling v. Present participle of tomfool. • TOMFOOL v. to play the fool. |