AMBOCEPTOR | • amboceptor n. (Obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin. • AMBOCEPTOR n. in immunization, an antibody acting as a double receptor. |
APOCHROMAT | • apochromat n. (Optics) A kind of lens corrected for chromatic and spherical aberration. • APOCHROMAT n. an apochromatic lens or instrument. |
COMPACTORS | • compactors n. Plural of compactor. • COMPACTOR n. one who compacts, also COMPACTER. |
COMPANDORS | • compandors n. Plural of compandor. • COMPANDOR n. a system of transmitting or reproducing sound by compressing and then re-expanding the volume-range, also COMPANDER. |
COMPARATOR | • comparator n. Any device for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object with a standard. • comparator n. An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data. • comparator n. (Law) anything that serves comparison. |
COMPARISON | • comparison n. The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared. • comparison n. An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other. • comparison n. With a negation, the state of being similar or alike. |
COMPATRIOT | • compatriot n. Somebody from one’s own country. • compatriot adj. Of the same country; having a common sentiment of patriotism. • COMPATRIOT n. a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another, also COPATRIOT. |
COMPILATOR | • compilator n. One who compiles something. • COMPILATOR n. a compiler. |
COMPOTATOR | • compotator n. One who drinks (alcoholic beverages) with another; a fellow drinker. • COMPOTATOR n. one who drinks with another. |
COMPRADORE | • compradore n. Alternative form of comprador. • COMPRADORE n. (Portuguese) a native agent or intermediary through whom a foreign power trades, also COMPRADOR. |
COMPRADORS | • compradors n. Plural of comprador. • COMPRADOR n. (Portuguese) a native agent or intermediary through whom a foreign power trades, also COMPRADORE. |
COMPUTATOR | • computator n. (Archaic) A person who performs computations. • computator n. (Archaic) A mechanical device that performs computation. • computator n. (Humorous) Synonym of computer (“electronic device”) (Can we add an example for this sense?). |
GAMOTROPIC | • GAMOTROPIC adj. relating to gamotropism, the tendency of gametes to attract one another. |
MACROSPORE | • macrospore n. One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc. • MACROSPORE n. a spore giving rise to a female gametophyte. |
MONOCARPIC | • monocarpic adj. (Botany) (of a plant) That flowers and bears fruit only once before dying. • MONOCARPIC adj. having only one ovary; producing one fruit, also MONOCARPOUS. |