| AUTODESTRUCT | • autodestruct v. (Intransitive, chiefly science fiction) To destroy itself by design (as of a mechanical system). • autodestruct n. (Chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself. • AUTODESTRUCT v. to self-destruct. |
| AUTODIALLING | • autodialling v. Simple past tense of autodial. • AUTODIAL v. to dial a telephone number automatically. |
| AUTODIDACTIC | • autodidactic adj. Of, relating to, or being an autodidact; self-taught; self-educated. • AUTODIDACTIC adj. self-taught. |
| BLASTODERMIC | • blastodermic adj. Of or pertaining to the blastoderm. • BLASTODERMIC adj. of or like a blastoderm. |
| DIPROTODONTS | • diprotodonts n. Plural of diprotodont. • DIPROTODONT n. any marsupial of the Diprotodontia, the suborder including kangaroos, wombats, etc., also DIPROTODON. |
| LEPTODACTYLS | • LEPTODACTYL n. a bird or other animal with long slender toes. |
| MALTODEXTRIN | • maltodextrin n. (Biochemistry) A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive. • MALTODEXTRIN n. any of various carbohydrates derived from the partial hydrolysis of starch (as of corn or potatoes). |
| NONCUSTODIAL | • noncustodial adj. (Of a parent) Not having custody of a child. • noncustodial adj. (Of a trial sentence) That does not involve a term in prison. • NONCUSTODIAL adj. of or being a parent who does not have sole custody of a child or who has custody a smaller portion of the time. |
| PHOTODYNAMIC | • photodynamic adj. Of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations. • photodynamic adj. Of, or relating to photodynamics. • PHOTODYNAMIC adj. of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as in the destruction of cancer cells stained with a light-sensitive dye) in a living system. |
| PROCTODAEUMS | • proctodaeums n. Plural of proctodaeum. • PROCTODAEUM n. the posterior portion of the alimentary canal, also PROCTODEUM. |
| SEXTODECIMOS | • sextodecimos n. Plural of sextodecimo. • SEXTODECIMO n. a book size 5 5/8 in. x 4 3/8 in. (abbreviated as 16mo.), also SIXTEENMO. |
| STODGINESSES | • stodginesses n. Plural of stodginess. • STODGINESS n. the state of being stodgy. |
| STOMATODAEUM | • stomatodaeum n. Alternative form of stomodeum. • STOMATODAEUM n. in embryology, the invagination that forms the anterior part of the digestive tract. |
| TODDLERHOODS | • toddlerhoods n. Plural of toddlerhood. • TODDLERHOOD n. the state of being a toddler. |