AMINOPEPTIDASE | • aminopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal… • AMINOPEPTIDASE n. an enzyme. |
APPENDECTOMIES | • appendectomies n. Plural of appendectomy. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
APPENDICECTOMY | • appendicectomy n. (Surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDICECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDECTOMY. |
APPORTIONMENTS | • apportionments n. Plural of apportionment. • APPORTIONMENT n. an act or result of apportioning. |
APPROXIMEETING | • APPROXIMEETING n. the practice of a group of people making indefinite plans to meet and then altering those plans regularly via mobile phones according to changing circumstances. |
DISAPPOINTMENT | • disappointment n. (Uncountable) The feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something… • disappointment n. (Countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved. • disappointment n. (Countable) Something or someone that disappoints: that which causes disappointment. |
MALAPPORTIONED | • malapportioned adj. (Politics) Of an electoral district, characterized by a disproportionate distribution of representatives… • MALAPPORTIONED adj. characterized by an inequitable or unsuitable apportioning of representatives to a legislative body. |
MERCAPTOPURINE | • mercaptopurine n. (Pharmacology) An thiol antimetabolite C5H4N4S that interferes especially with the metabolism of purine… • MERCAPTOPURINE n. an antimetabolite sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia. |
MOUSETRAPPINGS | • MOUSETRAPPING n. a range of techniques employed to stop users leaving a website. |
PARALEIPOMENON | • PARALEIPOMENON n. a thing added as a supplement to a main text, also PARALIPOMENON. |
PERIMENOPAUSAL | • perimenopausal adj. Of, pertaining to, or experiencing perimenopause. • PERIMENOPAUSAL adj. relating to the perimenopause. |
PERIMENOPAUSES | • PERIMENOPAUSE n. the period around the onset of menopause that is often marked by various physical signs (as hot flashes and menstrual irregularity). |
PHARMACOPOEIAN | • pharmacopœian adj. Obsolete typography of pharmacopoeian. • pharmacopœian n. Obsolete typography of pharmacopoeian. • PHARMACOPOEIAN adj. of or like a pharmacopoeia, also PHARMACOPEIAL, PHARMACOPOEIA. |
PREPROGRAMMING | • preprogramming v. Present participle of preprogram. • preprogramming v. Present participle of preprogramme. • PREPROGRAMMING n. the act of programming beforehand. |
PROPERISPOMENA | • properispomena n. Plural of properispomenon. • PROPERISPOMENON n. a word with the circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable. |
REAPPOINTMENTS | • reappointments n. Plural of reappointment. • REAPPOINTMENT n. the act of reappointing. |
SPOKESMANSHIPS | • spokesmanships n. Plural of spokesmanship. • SPOKESMANSHIP n. the office of spokesman. |
SUPERIMPORTANT | • superimportant adj. Very important. • SUPERIMPORTANT adj. having a very high degree of importance. |
SYNAPOMORPHIES | • synapomorphies n. Plural of synapomorphy. |