| ADAPTATION | • adaptation n. (Uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. • adaptation n. (Countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment. • adaptation n. (Uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited… |
| ADAPTATIVE | • adaptative adj. Of or pertaining to adaptation; adaptive. • ADAPTATIVE adj. adaptive. |
| COAPTATION | • coaptation n. The bringing together of two parts to form an approximated positioning; used especially of a dislocated… • COAPTATION n. joining or fitting together. |
| COOPTATION | • cooptation n. A co-opting: a commandeering, appropriation, or taking over. • cooptation n. A co-opting: an absorption or assimilation. • coöptation n. Alternative form of cooptation. |
| COOPTATIVE | • cooptative adj. Relating to the process of co-opting, or electing as a fellow member of a group. • co-optative adj. Alternative form of cooptative. • COOPTATIVE adj. relating to cooptation. |
| EXAPTATION | • exaptation n. (Biology, evolutionary theory) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than… • exaptation n. (Linguistics, by extension) The promotion of meaningless or redundant material so that it does new grammatical… |
| HEPTATHLON | • heptathlon n. (Athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport. • HEPTATHLON n. an athletic competition with seven events. |
| HEPTATONIC | • heptatonic adj. (Music) Describing a mode or scale that has seven pitches in an octave. • HEPTATONIC adj. of a musical scale, containing seven notes. |
| NONSEPTATE | • nonseptate adj. Not septate. • nonseptate adj. (Botany) Lacking cell walls especially in fungi. • NONSEPTATE adj. not having a septum. |
| OPTATIVELY | • optatively adv. In an optative way. • OPTATIVE adv. expressing a wish. |
| REPTATIONS | • reptations n. Plural of reptation. • REPTATION n. the act of squirming along a smooth-walled narrow passage. |
| SEPTATIONS | • septations n. Plural of septation. • SEPTATION n. the state of being septate, partitioned by a septum. |
| TEMPTATION | • temptation n. The act of tempting. • temptation n. The condition of being tempted. • temptation n. Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement or enticement. |
| UNISEPTATE | • uniseptate adj. Having a single septum. • UNISEPTATE adj. having only one partition or septum, a uniseptate fruit. |