| CARNAPTIOUS | • carnaptious adj. Bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy. • CARNAPTIOUS adj. (Scots) bad-tempered; cantankerous, also CURNAPTIOUS. |
| CURNAPTIOUS | • CURNAPTIOUS adj. (Scots) bad-tempered; cantankerous, also CARNAPTIOUS. |
| INAPTITUDE | • inaptitude n. The quality of being inapt. • INAPTITUDE n. want of aptitude. |
| INAPTITUDES | • inaptitudes n. Plural of inaptitude. • INAPTITUDE n. want of aptitude. |
| MONOSYNAPTIC | • monosynaptic adj. (Neuroanatomy) Having, or involving a single synapse. • monosynaptic adj. (Derogatory) Stupid, lacking in brainpower. • MONOSYNAPTIC adj. having or involving a single neural synapse. |
| PARASYNAPTIC | • parasynaptic adj. Relating to parasynapsis. • PARASYNAPTIC adj. of or like a parasynapsis. |
| POLYSYNAPTIC | • polysynaptic adj. (Of a reflex or impulse) of or involving multiple synapses. • POLYSYNAPTIC adj. involving two or more synapses in the central nervous system. |
| POSTSYNAPTIC | • postsynaptic adj. (Cytology) In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released… • POSTSYNAPTIC adj. occurring after synapsis. |
| PRESYNAPTIC | • presynaptic adj. (Cytology) In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft. • pre-synaptic adj. Alternative form of presynaptic. • PRESYNAPTIC adj. relating to a neuron by which a nerve impulse is conveyed to a synapse. |
| PRESYNAPTICALLY | • presynaptically adv. In a presynaptic manner. • PRESYNAPTIC adv. relating to a neuron by which a nerve impulse is conveyed to a synapse. |
| SNAPTIN | • snap-tin n. (UK, regional, dated) A metal lunchbox (food container). • SNAPTIN n. (dialect) a container for food. |
| SNAPTINS | • snap-tins n. Plural of snap-tin. • SNAPTIN n. (dialect) a container for food. |
| SYNAPTIC | • synaptic adj. (Physiology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell. • synaptic adj. (Cytology) Of or relating to a synapsis—the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes… • SYNAPTIC adj. of or pertaining to a synapse or synapses between nerve cells. |
| SYNAPTICAL | • synaptical adj. Alternative form of synaptic. • SYNAPTICAL adj. of or pertaining to a synapse or synapses between nerve cells, also SYNAPTIC. |
| SYNAPTICALLY | • synaptically adv. (Medicine, neurology) At or by means of a synapse. • SYNAPTICAL adv. of or pertaining to a synapse or synapses between nerve cells, also SYNAPTIC. |