| BIOCONTROL | • biocontrol n. (Biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens. • biocontrol v. To exercise such control. • BIOCONTROL n. pest control by biological means e.g. cane toads. |
| COLORATION | • coloration n. The act or art of coloring. • coloration n. The quality of being colored. • coloration n. (Music) A notational device for indicating hemiola through either use of red ink (in mensural black… |
| COLORPOINT | • colorpoint n. Alternative spelling of colourpoint. • COLORPOINT n. a breed of domestic cat, also COLOURPOINT. |
| CONTORTION | • contortion n. The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself. • contortion n. A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body. • CONTORTION n. the state of being contorted. |
| CORONATION | • coronation n. The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty… • coronation n. (Figuratively) A success in the face of little or no opposition. • Coronation prop.n. A town in Alberta, Canada. |
| COROTATION | • corotation n. Rotation in conjunction with another body. • COROTATION n. the act of rotating in conjunction with another body. |
| DIPROTODON | • diprotodon n. Any individual of the extinct marsupial genus Diprotodon, similar to a wombat in appearance but the… • Diprotodon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Diprotodontidae – an extinct genus of marsupials. • DIPROTODON n. any marsupial of the Diprotodontia, that includes kangaroos, wombats, etc., also DIPROTODONT. |
| IONOTROPIC | • ionotropic adj. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting ionotropy. • ionotropic adj. Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by ion channels. • IONOTROPIC adj. pertaining to or exhibiting ionotropy, the reversible interconversion of a pair of organic isomers. |
| MONOPTEROI | • monopteroi n. Plural of monopteros. • MONOPTEROS n. a building with single ring of columns supporting a roof. |
| NOOTROPICS | • nootropics n. Plural of nootropic. • NOOTROPIC n. a nootropic drug. |
| ORNITHOPOD | • ornithopod n. A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents. • ORNITHOPOD n. a member of a suborder of bipedal ornithischian (bird-hipped) dinosaurs. |
| ORTHOTONIC | • orthotonic adj. Orthotone. • ORTHOTONIC adj. taking an accent in certain positions but not in others, also ORTHOTONE. |
| OUTROOTING | • outrooting v. Present participle of outroot. • OUTROOT v. to pull up by the roots. |
| PORNOTOPIA | • pornotopia n. A fantasy world in which everyone is ready and willing to indulge in all kinds of sexual activity. • PORNOTOPIA n. a perfect setting for the antics of pornography. |
| PROMOTIONS | • promotions n. Plural of promotion. • PROMOTION n. the act of promoting. |
| PROPORTION | • proportion n. (Countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number. • proportion n. (Uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole. • proportion n. (Countable) Proper or equal share. |