| ACARPELOUS | • acarpelous adj. Alternative spelling of acarpellous. • ACARPELOUS adj. (US) having no carpels, also ACARPELLOUS. |
| ACEPHALOUS | • acephalous adj. Having no head. • acephalous adj. (Zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head. • acephalous adj. (Botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries. |
| AEROPAUSES | • aeropauses n. Plural of aeropause. • AEROPAUSE n. the region of the earth's atmosphere above which aircraft cannot fly. |
| ANDROPAUSE | • andropause n. The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterised by a decline in libido and overall energy. • ANDROPAUSE n. the male menopause. |
| AQUAPHOBES | • aquaphobes n. Plural of aquaphobe. • AQUAPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of water. |
| AUDIOTAPED | • audiotaped v. Simple past tense and past participle of audiotape. • AUDIOTAPE v. to record on audiotape. |
| AUDIOTAPES | • audiotapes n. Plural of audiotape. • audio␣tapes n. Plural of audio tape. • AUDIOTAPE v. to record on audiotape. |
| CANTALOUPE | • cantaloupe n. A melon of species Cucumis melo subsp. melo with sweet orange flesh, with numerous cultivars in several… • cantaloupe n. An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh. • CANTALOUPE n. (Italian) a small musk melon with a ribbed skin, also CANTALOUP. |
| MENOPAUSAL | • menopausal adj. Of, or pertaining to the menopause. • MENOPAUSAL adj. relating to the menopause, also MENOPAUSIC. |
| PAEDAGOGUE | • paedagogue n. Alternative spelling of pedagogue. • pædagogue n. Alternative spelling of pedagogue. • PAEDAGOGUE n. one who teaches; by extension, a pedant, also PEDAGOG, PEDAGOGUE. |
| PALEACEOUS | • paleaceous adj. (Botany) chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff. • PALEACEOUS adj. chaffy; like or resembling chaff. |
| PALMACEOUS | • palmaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms. • PALMACEOUS adj. of or pertaining to palms. |
| PAPAVEROUS | • papaverous adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the poppy. • papaverous adj. (Figuratively) Inducing sleep; soporific. • PAPAVEROUS adj. of or relating to poppies. |
| PARADOXURE | • paradoxure n. Any member of the species of genus Paradoxurus, Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet. • PARADOXURE n. a civetlike animal of South Asia. |
| PARAGOGUES | • PARAGOGUE n. the addition of a sound to the end of a word e.g. heighth for height, also PARAGOGE. |
| PARALOGUES | • paralogues n. Plural of paralogue. • PARALOGUE n. either of a pair of genes that derive from the same ancestral gene. |
| RADIOPAQUE | • radiopaque adj. Impenetrable to X-rays and other radiation. • RADIOPAQUE adj. not allowing passage of X-rays. |
| RAMPAGEOUS | • rampageous adj. Violent and boisterous; unruly. • RAMPAGEOUS adj. turbulent; unruly, also RAMPACIOUS. |
| VAPOURABLE | • vapourable adj. Alternative form of vaporable. • VAPOURABLE adj. that can be vaporized, also VAPORABLE, VAPORIZABLE. |
| VAPOURWARE | • vapourware n. (UK) Alternative form of vaporware. • VAPOURWARE n. a computer-related product that has been widely advertised but has not and may never become available, also VAPORWARE. |