| APOAPSES | • APOAPSIS n. (Latin) the high point in an orbit. |
| APOAPSIS | • apoapsis n. (Astronomy) The point of a body’s elliptical orbit about the system’s centre of mass where the distance… • APOAPSIS n. (Latin) the high point in an orbit. |
| APOCARPS | • APOCARP n. a fruit having separated carpels. |
| APOCARPY | • apocarpy n. The quality of being apocarpous. • APOCARPY n. the state of being an apocarp. |
| APOGRAPH | • apograph n. (Textual criticism) A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph). • APOGRAPH n. an exact copy. |
| APOPLAST | • apoplast n. (Botany) The space outside of a plant’s plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are… • APOPLAST n. the non-protoplasmic component of a plant, including the cell walls and intercellular material. |
| APPROACH | • approach v. (Intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh. • approach v. (Intransitive, golf, tennis) To play an approach shot. • approach v. (Transitive, intransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone… |
| APPROVAL | • approval n. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that… • approval n. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones. • approval n. (Especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests;… |
| COAPPEAR | • coappear v. To appear together. • COAPPEAR v. to appear together at the same time. |
| HAPLOPIA | • haplopia n. Binocular single vision, as opposed to diplopia. • HAPLOPIA n. normal vision. |
| MALAPROP | • malaprop adj. Characterized by the use of malapropisms. • malaprop n. A malapropism. • malaprop v. To use a malapropism. |
| NONPAPAL | • nonpapal adj. Not papal. • NONPAPAL adj. not connected with the papacy. |
| OPOPANAX | • opopanax n. (Obsolete) A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine. • opopanax n. A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees. • opopanax n. The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America. |
| PAKAPOOS | • PAKAPOO n. (Chinese) a Chinese version of lotto. |
| PALPATOR | • palpator n. One who palpates. • palpator n. A device for palpating. • palpator n. (Zoology, dated) One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi. |
| PAPADOMS | • papadoms n. Plural of papadom. • PAPADOM n. (Tamil) a thin circle of dough fried in oil until crisp, also PAPADAM, PAPADUM, PAPPADAM, PAPPADOM, PAPPADUM, POPADUM, POPPADOM, POPPADUM, PUPPODUM. |
| PAPPADOM | • pappadom n. Uncommon spelling of papadam. • PAPPADOM n. (Tamil) a thin circle of dough fried in oil until crisp, also PAPADAM, PAPADOM, PAPADUM, PAPPADAM, PAPPADUM, POPADUM, POPPADOM, POPPADUM, PUPPODUM. |
| PARADROP | • paradrop n. A delivery of goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute. • paradrop v. To deliver goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute. • PARADROP v. to deliver by parachute. |
| PORTAPAK | • portapak n. A portable, battery-powered, self-contained video recording system. • PORTAPAK n. a small portable combined videotape and camera, also PORTAPACK. |