| ANATROPOUS | • anatropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base. • ANATROPOUS adj. of an ovule, inverted so that the micropyle is next to the stalk. |
| CONTRECOUP | • contrecoup n. (Pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which… • CONTRECOUP n. (French) an injury, esp. to the brain within the skull, resulting from a blow on the side opposite to it. |
| CORRUPTION | • corruption n. The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted… • corruption n. The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization… • corruption n. The product of corruption; putrid matter. |
| COUNTERTOP | • countertop n. The top surface of a counter, for preparation of food etc. • COUNTERTOP n. the top of a counter. |
| GROUNDPLOT | • GROUNDPLOT n. the plot of ground on which a building stands. |
| NONSUPPORT | • nonsupport n. (Uncountable)A lack of support. • nonsupport n. (Uncountable)The failure to provide for one’s family or other dependents. • nonsupport n. (Countable) One who fails to provide support. |
| OUTPOURING | • outpouring n. The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something. • OUTPOURING n. the act of outpouring. |
| PLEURODONT | • pleurodont adj. (Zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones. • pleurodont n. (Zoology) Any reptile with teeth of this kind. • PLEURODONT adj. with teeth attached to the inside of the jawbone, rather than rooted in it. |
| PORTENTOUS | • portentous adj. Of momentous or ominous significance. • portentous adj. Ominously prophetic. • portentous adj. Puffed up with vanity. |
| POULTROONE | • POULTROONE n. (Shakespeare) a poltroon, also POLTROON. |
| POURPOINTS | • pourpoints n. Plural of pourpoint. • POURPOINT n. (French) a mediaeval quilted doublet. |
| PRODUCTION | • production n. The act of producing, making or creating something. • production n. The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration. • production n. The act of being produced. |
| PROTEINOUS | • proteinous adj. Proteinaceous. • PROTEINOUS adj. of or related to protein, also PROTEINACEOUS. |
| PROTOHUMAN | • protohuman adj. Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind. • protohuman n. One of the earliest humans preceding Homo sapiens. • proto-human adj. Alternative form of protohuman. |
| PROTRUSION | • protrusion n. (Uncountable) The act of protruding. • protrusion n. (Uncountable) The state of being protruded. • protrusion n. (Countable) Anything that protrudes. |
| UPROOTINGS | • uprootings n. Plural of uprooting. • UPROOTING n. the act of uprooting. |