ADAPTATIONAL | • adaptational adj. Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive. • adaptational adj. (Biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished… • ADAPTATIONAL adj. relating to adaptation. |
APLANOGAMETE | • aplanogamete n. A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae. • APLANOGAMETE n. a nonmotile gamete. |
APPARITIONAL | • apparitional adj. (Religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions. • APPARITIONAL adj. of or like an apparition. |
APPASSIONATO | • appassionato adv. (Music) (to be played) passionately. • APPASSIONATO adv. to be performed in an impassioned manner. |
ASPIRATIONAL | • aspirational adj. Being ambitious. • aspirational adj. Desiring success. • aspirational adj. (Law) Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation. |
CAPACITATION | • capacitation n. Enablement; giving the capacity to do something. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • capacitation n. (Zoology) The process of altering sperm to allow them to fertilize eggs. • CAPACITATION n. the change undergone by sperm in the female reproductive tract that enables them to penetrate and fertilize an egg. |
COADAPTATION | • coadaptation n. Alternative spelling of co-adaptation. • co-adaptation n. A mutual adaptation of species, organs or genes. • COADAPTATION n. the state of being mutually adapted. |
HAPAXANTHOUS | • hapaxanthous adj. Being or relating to a hapaxanth. • HAPAXANTHOUS adj. monocarpous, also HAPAXANTHIC. |
INADAPTATION | • inadaptation n. Lack of adaptation; unsuitableness. • INADAPTATION n. lack of adaptation. |
PAGANISATION | • paganisation n. Alternative spelling of paganization. • PAGANISATION n. the act of paganising, also PAGANIZATION. |
PAGANIZATION | • paganization n. The act or process of paganizing. • PAGANIZATION n. the act of paganizing, also PAGANISATION. |
PALAEOBOTANY | • palaeobotany n. Alternative spelling of paleobotany. • palæobotany n. Obsolete spelling of palaeobotany. • PALAEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALEOBOTANY. |
PARAGNATHOUS | • paragnathous adj. (Zoology) having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds. • PARAGNATHOUS adj. having equal mandibles. |
PARALYSATION | • paralysation n. Paralysis. • PARALYSATION n. the act of paralysing, also PARALYZATION. |
PARALYZATION | • paralyzation n. Alternative form of paralysation. • PARALYZATION n. the act of paralyzing, also PARALYSATION. |
PETALOMANIAS | • PETALOMANIA n. an abnormal increase in number of petals. |
PLATANACEOUS | • platanaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Platanaceae of plane trees. • PLATANACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Platanaceae, plane trees etc. |
READAPTATION | • readaptation n. A second or subsequent adaptation. • READAPTATION n. the act of readapting. |
SATANOPHOBIA | • Satanophobia n. (Rare) A fear of Satan. • SATANOPHOBIA n. fear of the devil. |
SPANAKOPITAS | • spanakopitas n. Plural of spanakopita. • SPANAKOPITA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek dish of spinach and feta cheese in filo pastry, also SPANOKOPITA. |