ANTIMONOPOLY | • antimonopoly adj. (Law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly. • ANTIMONOPOLY adj. opposed to monopoly. |
COLOURPOINTS | • colourpoints n. Plural of colourpoint. • COLOURPOINT n. a breed of domestic cat, also COLORPOINT. |
COSMOPOLITAN | • cosmopolitan adj. Inclusive; affecting the whole world. • cosmopolitan adj. (Of a place or institution) Composed of people from all over the world. • cosmopolitan adj. (Of a person) At ease in any part of the world; familiar with many cultures. |
LEONTOPODIUM | • Leontopodium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – some of the daisies. • LEONTOPODIUM n. any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, that includes edelweiss. |
LYOSORPTIONS | • LYOSORPTION n. the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp. of a solvent on suspended particles. |
MONOPOLISTIC | • monopolistic adj. Acting in the manner of a monopoly. • MONOPOLISTIC adj. relating to monopolism, the practice of operating monopolies. |
OPPOSITIONAL | • oppositional adj. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition. • OPPOSITIONAL adj. relating to opposition. |
PHONOLOGISTS | • phonologists n. Plural of phonologist. • PHONOLOGIST n. a student of phonology, the branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds. |
POSTCOLONIAL | • postcolonial adj. Following the end of colonial rule. • postcolonial adj. (Philosophy) Of or pertaining to postcolonialism. • postcolonial n. A person living in a postcolonial society. |
PROLOCUTIONS | • prolocutions n. Plural of prolocution. • PROLOCUTION n. an introductory speech or saying. |
PROLONGATION | • prolongation n. The act of prolonging. • prolongation n. That which has been prolonged; an extension. • PROLONGATION n. the act of prolonging. |
PROPORTIONAL | • proportional adj. (Mathematics) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the… • proportional adj. (Chiefly US) In proportion (to), proportionate. • proportional adj. Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces). |
PROTOCOLLING | • protocolling v. Present participle of protocol. • PROTOCOL v. to draw up a protocol. |
SPONGOLOGIST | • spongologist n. One who studies spongology. • SPONGOLOGIST n. one who studies sponges. |