| CARDIOPULMONARY | • cardiopulmonary adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs. • CARDIOPULMONARY adj. of or relating to the heart and lungs. |
| CIRCUMSCRIPTION | • circumscription n. The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed. • circumscription n. Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area. • circumscription n. (Taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic… |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIUM | • cryptosporidium n. Any protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, intestinal parasites of humans and other vertebrates that… • Cryptosporidium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae – coccidian protozoan parasites causing the disease… • CRYPTOSPORIDIUM n. any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea. |
| DURCHKOMPONIERT | • DURCHKOMPONIERT adj. (German) having the music especially adapted to each stanza, also DURCHKOMPONIRT. |
| IMPERTURBATIONS | • IMPERTURBATION n. the state of being unperturbed. |
| MACROPRUDENTIAL | • macroprudential adj. (Economics) Relating to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems. • MACROPRUDENTIAL adj. of or relating to regulations designed to prevent financial institutions from taking risks that could endanger the financial system as a whole. |
| MACROSPORANGIUM | • macrosporangium n. (Botany) A megasporangium; sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; opposed to microsporangium. • MACROSPORANGIUM n. a sporangium producing only megaspores. |
| MERCAPTOPURINES | • mercaptopurines n. Plural of mercaptopurine. • MERCAPTOPURINE n. an antimetabolite sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia. |
| MICROPUBLISHERS | • micropublishers n. Plural of micropublisher. • MICROPUBLISHER n. one who publishes in microform, a process for reproducing printed matter in much reduced size. |
| MICROSPORANGIUM | • microsporangium n. (Botany) A case, capsule or container that holds microspores. • MICROSPORANGIUM n. the sporangium in heterosporous plants where the microspores develop. |
| MULTIPROCESSORS | • multiprocessors n. Plural of multiprocessor. • MULTIPROCESSOR n. a type of computer. |
| PARAJOURNALISMS | • PARAJOURNALISM n. journalism that is heavily colored by the opinions of the reporter. |
| PARAMYXOVIRUSES | • paramyxoviruses n. Plural of paramyxovirus. • PARAMYXOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses which includes the mumps and measles viruses. |
| SUPERMAJORITIES | • supermajorities n. Plural of supermajority. • super-majorities n. Plural of super-majority. • SUPERMAJORITY n. a majority (as two-thirds or three-fifths) greater than a simple majority. |
| SUPERORGANICISM | • superorganicism n. (Philosophy) The belief that a culture or society transcends the purely organic nature of its individuals. • SUPERORGANICISM n. the state of being superorganic. |
| SUPERPATRIOTISM | • superpatriotism n. Extreme patriotism. • SUPERPATRIOTISM n. extreme patriotism. |
| TETRASPORANGIUM | • tetrasporangium n. (Botany) A sporangium that produces tetraspores. • TETRASPORANGIUM n. the sporangium in which tetraspores are formed. |
| ULTRAMICROSCOPE | • ultramicroscope n. A microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles. • ULTRAMICROSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing extremely small objects. |
| ULTRAMICROSCOPY | • ultramicroscopy n. The scientific use of the ultramicroscope. • ULTRAMICROSCOPY n. microscopy using an ultramicroscope. |
| UNDERPERFORMING | • underperforming v. Present participle of underperform. • underperforming adj. That performs less well than required. • UNDERPERFORM v. to perform insufficiently. |