| ACROPOLIS | • acropolis n. A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which… • Acropolis prop.n. The Athenian Acropolis. (Compare acropolis.) • ACROPOLIS n. (Greek) a citadel, esp. that of Athens. |
| COPOLYMER | • copolymer n. (Chemistry) A polymer derived from more than one species of monomer. • COPOLYMER n. a compound of high molecular weight produced by polymerizing two or more different monomers. |
| DUOPOLIES | • duopolies n. Plural of duopoly. • DUOPOLY n. the market condition when there are two sellers only. |
| DUOPOLIST | • duopolist n. A member of a duopoly. • DUOPOLIST n. a member of a duopoly, a situation in which two companies etc are the only suppliers in a particular market. |
| HOMOPOLAR | • homopolar adj. (Physics) Having symmetrically equal distribution of polarity. • HOMOPOLAR adj. having an equal distribution of charge, as in a covalent bond. |
| IDEOPOLIS | • ideopolis n. A city or region characterized by its knowledge and ideas. • IDEOPOLIS n. a city that is sustained primarily by intellectual enterprises such as education, the media, advertising and design, with a highly educated workforce. |
| ISOPOLITY | • isopolity n. Equal rights of citizenship in different communities; mutual political rights. • ISOPOLITY n. reciprocity of rights of citizenship in two communities. |
| LOPOLITHS | • lopoliths n. Plural of lopolith. • LOPOLITH n. a lens-shaped body of igneous rock. |
| MENOPOLIS | • MENOPOLIS n. (colloquial) an area with a high proportion of single men. |
| MONOPOLES | • monopoles n. Plural of monopole. • MONOPOLE n. a particle, thought to exist, that has a single magnetic charge. |
| NECROPOLI | • necropoli n. Plural of necropolis. • NECROPOLIS n. (Greek) a cemetery or burial place. |
| OLIGOPOLY | • oligopoly n. An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity. • OLIGOPOLY n. a market situation in which a few producers control the demand from a large number of buyers. |
| SCOPOLINE | • scopoline n. A crystalline alkaloid, C8H13NO2, with sedative properties, formed from scopine, ususally by hydrolysis… • SCOPOLINE n. a liquid extract of scopolamine, used as a sedative. |
| TOPOLOGIC | • topologic adj. Of or relating to topology; topological. • TOPOLOGIC adj. relating to topology, also TOPOLOGICAL. |
| TROPOLOGY | • tropology n. (Rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech). • tropology n. (Theology, philosophy) The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative… • tropology n. A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes. |
| TURCOPOLE | • turcopole n. (Historical) A mounted archer locally recruited by the Christian states during the Crusades. • TURCOPOLE n. (Modern Greek) a light-armed soldier of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. |