| AFTEREFFECT | • aftereffect n. Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested. • after-effect n. An effect; especially, one that is experienced only after a delay, or only in the long term. • AFTEREFFECT n. an effect that follows its cause after an interval. |
| AUTOCORRECT | • autocorrect v. To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically. • autocorrect n. (Computing) A software feature that attempts to correct presumed errors as soon as they are generated. • AUTOCORRECT n. a function that attempts to correct errors made by the user when entering text into an electronic device. |
| BIOPROSPECT | • bioprospect v. To search for natural products that might have a commercial application. |
| CIRCUMFLECT | • circumflect v. (Transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize. • circumflect v. To bend around. • CIRCUMFLECT v. to bend round; to mark with a circumflex. |
| CIRCUMSPECT | • circumspect adj. Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent. • CIRCUMSPECT adj. careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences. |
| COUNTERFECT | • COUNTERFECT adj. (Spenser) counterfeit, made in imitation. |
| MEGAPROJECT | • megaproject n. A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars. • MEGAPROJECT n. a major project or undertaking. |
| MICROINJECT | • microinject v. (Transitive) To inject with a micropipette. • MICROINJECT v. to inject (a substance) into a microscopic object, esp. a single cell. |
| OVERCORRECT | • overcorrect v. To correct too sharply or too much. • OVERCORRECT v. to correct to excess. |
| OVERPROTECT | • overprotect v. To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle. • OVERPROTECT v. to protect to excess. |
| PALMATISECT | • palmatisect adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend almost up, but not quite to the petiole. • PALMATISECT adj. deeply cut in a palmate manner. |
| PINNATISECT | • pinnatisect adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend almost, or up to midrib. • PINNATISECT adj. pinnately lobed almost to the rachis. |
| SUPERINFECT | • superinfect v. To infect as a superinfection. • SUPERINFECT v. to infect with a superinfection. |