| 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. |
| COOPTATION | • cooptation n. A co-opting: a commandeering, appropriation, or taking over. • cooptation n. A co-opting: an absorption or assimilation. • coöptation n. Alternative form of cooptation. |
| COROTATION | • corotation n. Rotation in conjunction with another body. • COROTATION n. the act of rotating in conjunction with another body. |
| FOOTNOTING | • footnoting v. Present participle of footnote. • FOOTNOTE v. to supply with an explanatory note. |
| GNOTOBIOTE | • gnotobiote n. Alternative form of gnotobiont. • GNOTOBIOTE n. a germfree animal. |
| HOTFOOTING | • hotfooting v. Present participle of hotfoot. • HOTFOOT v. to hurry. |
| NOTODONTID | • notodontid n. (Zoology) Any member of the Notodontidae, whose caterpillars have a horn-like hump on the back. • NOTODONTID n. a member of the Notodontidae genus of moths. |
| ODONTOLITE | • odontolite n. (Mineralogy) A fossil tooth coloured a bright blue by iron phosphate, used as an imitation turquoise. • ODONTOLITE n. a fossil bone or tooth coloured blue with phosphate of iron, aka bone-turquoise. |
| ONTOLOGIST | • ontologist n. (Philosophy) A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent of a particular ontological doctrine. • ONTOLOGIST n. one who is versed in or treats of ontology. |
| ORTHOTONIC | • orthotonic adj. Orthotone. • ORTHOTONIC adj. taking an accent in certain positions but not in others, also ORTHOTONE. |
| OUTFOOTING | • outfooting v. Present participle of outfoot. • OUTFOOT v. to surpass in speed. |
| OUTROOTING | • outrooting v. Present participle of outroot. • OUTROOT v. to pull up by the roots. |
| PHOTOTONIC | • phototonic adj. Relating to phototonus. • PHOTOTONIC adj. relating to phototonus, the sensitivity of a living organism to light. |