| ALCOPOPS | • alcopops n. Plural of alcopop. • ALCOPOP n. a drink containing alcohol but packaged and tasting like a soft drink. |
| APOCOPES | • apocopes n. Plural of apocope. • APOCOPE n. the omission of the last sound, syllable, or part of a word, e.g. mag for magazine, fab for fabulous. |
| APOCOPIC | • apocopic adj. (Linguistics) Of or pertaining to apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable. • APOCOPIC adj. relating to apocope, the omission of the last sound or syllable of a word. |
| APOPHONY | • apophony n. (Phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional). • APOPHONY n. a change in root vowels of verb forms. |
| APOSPORY | • apospory n. (Biology) The ability of a plant’s sporophytes to form a plant that looks like a gametophyte but has… • APOSPORY n. reproduction without spore formation. |
| APPROOFS | • approofs n. Plural of approof. • APPROOF n. (archaic) the act of proving; approbation. |
| EPOPOEIA | • epopoeia n. Alternative form of epopee. • epopœia n. Obsolete form of epopee. • EPOPOEIA n. (Greek) an epic poem, also EPOPEE, EPOS. |
| 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. |
| PAPOOSES | • papooses n. Plural of papoose. • PAPOOSE n. (Native American) a baby, also PAPPOOSE. |
| PAPPOOSE | • pappoose n. Alternative spelling of papoose. • PAPPOOSE n. (Native American) a baby, also PAPOOSE. |
| PAUROPOD | • pauropod n. (Zoology) Any myriapod in the class Pauropoda. • PAUROPOD n. a minute myriapod, a millepede or centipede. |
| PEEKAPOO | • peekapoo n. A crossbreed dog resulting from the breeding of a Pekingese and a poodle. • PEEKAPOO n. a dog that is a cross between a Pekingese and a poodle, also PEKEPOO. |
| PHOTOMAP | • photomap n. (Cartography) a map made by the superimposition of aerial photographs onto grid lines, contours and… • photomap v. (Cartography) to produce such a map (from a photograph or existing map). • PHOTOMAP v. to map by means of aerial photography. |
| PHOTOPIA | • photopia n. Normal daylight vision, in which the cone cells are used. • PHOTOPIA n. vision in illumination similar to daylight, believed to involve chiefly the cones of the retina. |
| PODOCARP | • podocarp n. Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Podocarpus, from the southern hemisphere. • PODOCARP n. a stem, or footstalk, supporting the fruit. |
| POMPANOS | • pompanos n. Plural of pompano. • POMPANO n. (Spanish) any one of several species of marine fish. |
| POPPADOM | • poppadom n. Alternative spelling of papadam. • POPPADOM n. (Tamil) a thin circle of dough fried in oil until crisp, also PAPADAM, PAPADOM, PAPADUM, PAPPADAM, PAPPADOM, PAPPADUM, POPADUM, POPPADUM, PUPPODUM. |
| PROPANOL | • propanol n. (Organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C3H7-OH. • PROPANOL n. propyl alcohol. |
| PROPOSAL | • proposal n. Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance. • PROPOSAL n. something that is proposed. |