| AUTOPOLYPLOID | • autopolyploid adj. (Genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling. • autopolyploid n. Any organism of this kind. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| DEPOPULATIONS | • depopulations n. Plural of depopulation. • DEPOPULATION n. the act of depopulating. |
| INOPPORTUNELY | • inopportunely adv. In an inopportune manner. • INOPPORTUNE adv. inconvenient, unseasonable. |
| INOPPORTUNITY | • inopportunity n. (Dated) Lack of opportunity; unseasonableness; inconvenience. • INOPPORTUNITY n. the state of being inopportune. |
| LEPIDOPTEROUS | • lepidopterous adj. Having scaly wings. • lepidopterous adj. Of, or pertaining to butterflies. • LEPIDOPTEROUS adj. having four wings, such as a moth or butterfly. |
| OPPORTUNISTIC | • opportunistic adj. Taking advantage of situations that arise. • opportunistic adj. Taking advantage of situations to advance one’s own interests without regard for moral principles. • OPPORTUNISTIC adj. taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. |
| OPPORTUNITIES | • opportunities n. Plural of opportunity. • OPPORTUNITY n. a favorable juncture of circumstances. |
| OUTPOPULATING | • outpopulating v. Present participle of outpopulate. • OUTPOPULATE v. to surpass in population. |
| PAPILLOMATOUS | • papillomatous adj. Having papillomae. • PAPILLOMATOUS adj. of or like a papilloma. |
| PITYROSPORUMS | • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| PLAGIOTROPOUS | • PLAGIOTROPOUS adj. showing plagiotropism, the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| PREOCCUPATION | • preoccupation n. The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment. • preoccupation n. The act of occupying something before someone else. • PREOCCUPATION n. an act of preoccupying. |
| PREPRODUCTION | • preproduction n. All the preliminary arrangements that are made before the start of a project, especially before the… • preproduction n. The production of a material or substance before it is needed, in anticipation of future requirements. • pre-production n. (Cinematography) The process of preparing the elements involved in a motion picture, theatrical play… |
| PROPITIATIOUS | • PROPITIATIOUS adj. serving to propitiate, also PROPITIATIVE, PROPITIATORY. |
| PROPUGNATIONS | • propugnations n. Plural of propugnation. • PROPUGNATION n. (Shakespeare) defence. |
| REPOPULATIONS | • repopulations n. Plural of repopulation. • REPOPULATION n. the act of repopulating. |
| SUBPOPULATION | • subpopulation n. A subdivision of a population. • SUBPOPULATION n. an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population. |
| SUPERPOSITION | • superposition n. The placing of one thing on top of another. • superposition n. (Geology) The deposition of one stratum over another; the principle that in a series of sedimentary… • superposition n. (Quantum mechanics) The situation in quantum mechanics where two or more quantum states are added together… |
| SUPPOSITIONAL | • suppositional adj. Relating to, or based on, supposition; hypothetical; conjectural. • SUPPOSITIONAL adj. having the nature of a supposition. |
| SUPPOSITORIES | • suppositories n. Plural of suppository. • SUPPOSITORY n. a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity, as the rectum. |