| AMPHITROPOUS | • amphitropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other. • AMPHITROPOUS adj. of an ovule, with its point of attachment in the middle. |
| APPRESSORIUM | • appressorium n. (Mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the… • APPRESSORIUM n. the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host. |
| COMEUPPANCES | • comeuppances n. Plural of comeuppance. • come-uppances n. Plural of come-uppance. • COMEUPPANCE n. a deserved rebuke or penalty. |
| HIPPEASTRUMS | • HIPPEASTRUM n. any plant of the South American genus Hippeastrum, bulbous, with white or red flowers. |
| HIPPOPOTAMUS | • hippopotamus n. A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius; common hippopotamus). • hippopotamus n. Any similar animal of the family Hippopotamidae. • Hippopotamus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hippopotamidae – hippopotamuses. |
| IPRATROPIUMS | • IPRATROPIUM n. a bronchodilator drug used in the treatment of asthma. |
| MOUSETRAPPED | • mousetrapped v. Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap. • MOUSETRAP v. to catch in a mousetrap. |
| PAMPELMOUSES | • pampelmouses n. Plural of pampelmouse. • PAMPELMOUSE n. (Dutch) the shaddock or grapefruit, also PAMPELMOOSE, POMELO, POMPELMOOSE, POMPELMOUS, POMPELMOUSE, POMPELO, PUMELO, PUMMELO. |
| PARAMORPHOUS | • paramorphous adj. (Mineralogy) Relating to, or exhibiting, paramorphism. • PARAMORPHOUS adj. of or like a paramorph. |
| PERPETUALISM | • PERPETUALISM n. a belief in the perpetual continuance of things. |
| PNEUMOGRAPHS | • pneumographs n. Plural of pneumograph. • PNEUMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring and recording respiration. |
| PREMENOPAUSE | • premenopause adj. Before the menopause. |
| PROMPTUARIES | • promptuaries n. Plural of promptuary. • PROMPTUARY n. a repository; a reference book of facts. |
| PUMPHANDLING | Sorry, definition not available. |
| SUPPLEMENTAL | • supplemental adj. Acting to supplement. • supplemental adj. Appending. • supplemental adj. Lacking a regular schedule (as in a supplemental airline). |