| CLINOPYROXENE | • clinopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure. • CLINOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite. |
| DINITROPHENOL | • dinitrophenol n. (Organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds C6H3OH(NO2)2 formed by the nitration of phenol;… • DINITROPHENOL n. any of six isomeric crystalline compounds some of whose derivatives are pesticides. |
| INOPPORTUNELY | • inopportunely adv. In an inopportune manner. • INOPPORTUNE adv. inconvenient, unseasonable. |
| INTERPOLATION | • interpolation n. (Music) An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea. • interpolation n. (Mathematics, sciences) The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points. • interpolation n. (Computing) The process of including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program; see interpolate. |
| MELANOTROPINS | • melanotropins n. Plural of melanotropin. • MELANOTROPIN n. a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates the production of melanin by melanocytes. |
| MICROPLANKTON | • microplankton n. Microscopic zooplankton. • MICROPLANKTON n. very small plankton. |
| NONRECIPROCAL | • nonreciprocal adj. Not reciprocal; not returned in kind. • NONRECIPROCAL adj. not reciprocal. |
| NUCLEOPROTEIN | • nucleoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein. • NUCLEOPROTEIN n. a compound that consists of a protein (as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes. |
| PARALIPOMENON | • paralipomenon n. (Biblical) Either of the Books of Chronicles in the Old Testament. • paralipomenon n. (Usually in the plural) An omission, especially one of a book, added later as a supplement. • PARALIPOMENON n. a thing added as a supplement to a main text, also PARALEIPOMENON. |
| PHILODENDRONS | • philodendrons n. Plural of philodendron. • PHILODENDRON n. any of various aroid plants cultivated for their showy foliage. |
| PREDNISOLONES | • prednisolones n. Plural of prednisolone. • PREDNISOLONE n. a drug similar to cortisone, used as an anti-inflammatory, also PREDNISONE. |
| PROLONGATIONS | • prolongations n. Plural of prolongation. • PROLONGATION n. the act of prolonging. |
| PRONOMINALISE | • PRONOMINALISE v. to make into or treat as a pronoun, also PRONOMINALIZE. |
| PRONOMINALIZE | • pronominalize v. (Transitive) To give the effect of a pronoun to. • PRONOMINALIZE v. to make into or treat as a pronoun, also PRONOMINALISE. |
| SCOLOPENDRINE | • scolopendrine adj. (Zoology) Like or pertaining to the Scolopendra. • SCOLOPENDRINE adj. like a centipede of the family Scolopendridae. |
| SPOROPOLLENIN | • sporopollenin n. (Botany) A combination of biopolymers, observed in the exine layer of the spore and pollen wall. • SPOROPOLLENIN n. a polymer that comprises the exine (outer layer of the wall) of spores and pollen grains. |