| COOPTIONS | • cooptions n. Plural of cooption. • co-options n. Plural of co-option. • COOPTION n. the act of coopting, also COOPTATION. |
| IONOTROPY | • ionotropy n. (Chemistry) A form of tautomerism involving the movement or redistribution of charges. • ionotropy n. (Physiology) The regulation of neurotransmitters or cell receptors by ion channels. • IONOTROPY n. the reversible interconversion of a pair of organic isomers. |
| LOPHODONT | • lophodont adj. (Zoology) Having molar teeth that have ridged grinding surfaces. • LOPHODONT adj. of a molar tooth, having (esp. transverse) ridges between the cusps; (of a dentition) characterized by such molar teeth. |
| MONOPTOTE | • monoptote n. (Grammar, obsolete) A noun which only occurs in one case. • MONOPTOTE n. a noun that has one grammatical case only. |
| MOONPORTS | • moonports n. Plural of moonport. • MOONPORT n. a facility for launching spacecraft to the moon. |
| NOOTROPIC | • nootropic n. (Medicine) Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities. • nootropic n. (Pharmacology) A drug that enhances learning and memory and lacks the usual pharmacology of other psychotropic… • NOOTROPIC adj. acting on the mind. |
| OCTOPODAN | • octopodan adj. Relating to cephalopod molluscs of the order Octopoda. • OCTOPODAN n. an octopus or other eight-armed creature, also OCTOPOD. |
| OPTOPHONE | • optophone n. A device that transforms light into sound. • optophone n. A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character. • OPTOPHONE n. a device transforming light into sound. |
| POLTROONS | • poltroons n. Plural of poltroon. • POLTROON n. a despicable coward, also POULTROONE. |
| PONTOONED | • pontooned adj. Having a pontoon, or pontoons, attached to it. • pontooned v. Simple past tense and past participle of pontoon. • PONTOON v. to cross with a pontoon. |
| PONTOONER | • pontooner n. One who constructs a pontoon. • PONTOONER n. a builder of pontoon bridges, also PONTONEER, PONTONIER, PONTONNIER. |
| PORTOLANO | • portolano n. Alternative form of portolan. • PORTOLANO n. (Italian) in the Middle Ages, a navigation manual, also PORTOLAN, PORTULAN. |
| PROMOTION | • promotion n. An advancement in rank or position. • promotion n. Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity. • promotion n. (Marketing) An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand. |
| PROTOZOAN | • protozoan n. (Cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular… • protozoan adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan. • PROTOZOAN n. any member of the Protozoa, also PROTOZOON. |
| PROTOZOON | • protozoon n. (Cytology) A protozoan. • PROTOZOON n. any member of the Protozoa, also PROTOZOAN. |
| SPONTOONS | • spontoons n. Plural of spontoon. • SPONTOON n. a small-headed halberd formerly carried by some infantry officers. |
| WOODENTOP | • woodentop n. Alternative form of wooden-top. • wooden-top n. (Britain, informal, idiomatic) A uniformed police officer. • WOODENTOP n. a uniformed policeman; a guardsman. |