| COMPARTMENT | • compartment n. A room, or section, or chamber. • compartment n. One of the parts into which an area is subdivided. • compartment n. (Biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function. |
| COMPORTMENT | • comportment n. The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself. • comportment n. Deportment, bearing. • COMPORTMENT n. behaviour, bearing. |
| COMPUTERDOM | • computerdom n. (Informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them. • COMPUTERDOM n. the world of computers. |
| EMMETROPIAS | • emmetropias n. Plural of emmetropia. • EMMETROPIA n. correct refraction of light by the eyes. |
| EMPOWERMENT | • empowerment n. The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group. • empowerment n. The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power. • empowerment n. The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically). |
| GAMOTROPISM | • GAMOTROPISM n. the tendency of gametes to attract each other. |
| HEMITROPISM | • HEMITROPISM n. the state of being a hemitrope, a twinned crystal. |
| IMPLEMENTOR | • implementor n. Alternative spelling of implementer. • IMPLEMENTOR n. one who implements, also IMPLEMENTER. |
| IMPROVEMENT | • improvement n. The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering. • improvement n. The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed;… • improvement n. The state of being improved; betterment; advance. |
| MEPROBAMATE | • meprobamate n. (Pharmacology) A carbamate derivative used as an anxiolytic drug. • MEPROBAMATE n. a drug used, esp. formerly, as a muscle relaxant and as a sedative. |
| METAMORPHIC | • metamorphic adj. Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character. • metamorphic adj. (Geology) Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting… • metamorphic adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to metamorphosis. |
| MORPHOMETRY | • morphometry n. Measuring the external form and dimensions of living organisms, landforms, and other objects. • MORPHOMETRY n. measurement of form or shape. |
| OMMATOPHORE | • ommatophore n. An eyestalk. • OMMATOPHORE n. an eyestalk, as in snails. |
| POSTMORTEMS | • postmortems n. Plural of postmortem. • post-mortems n. Plural of post-mortem. • post␣mortems n. Plural of post mortem. |
| PREMOVEMENT | • premovement adj. Prior to movement. • PREMOVEMENT n. the act of premoving. |
| PROMETHEUMS | • PROMETHEUM n. the former name of promethium, a radioactive element, also PROMETHIUM. |
| PROMETHIUMS | • PROMETHIUM n. a radioactive rare-earth element, also PROMETHEUM. |
| RUMGUMPTION | • rumgumption n. (UK, dialect, archaic) rough and homely common sense. • rumgumption n. (UK, dialect, archaic) shrewdness of intellect. • RUMGUMPTION n. (Scots) common sense, also RUMBLEGUMPTION, RUMELGUMPTION, RUMLEGUMPTION, RUMMELGUMPTION, RUMMLEGUMPTION. |
| TRIMORPHISM | • trimorphism n. (Crystallography) The property of crystallizing in three distinct forms. • trimorphism n. (Biology) The coexistence among individuals of the same species of three distinct forms, not generally… • TRIMORPHISM n. the property of crystallizing in three forms. |
| TYMPANIFORM | • tympaniform adj. (Anatomy) Having the form of a tympanum or of a drum. • TYMPANIFORM adj. drumlike; shaped like a drum. |