| ALGOPHOBIA | • algophobia n. Fear of pain. • ALGOPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of pain. |
| APOLLONIAN | • apollonian adj. Clear, harmonious, and restrained. • Apollonian adj. (Greek mythology) Of or relating to the ancient Olympian Greek God Apollo. • Apollonian adj. Of or relating to the Ancient Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga. |
| APOSTOLATE | • apostolate n. The office, or responsibilities of an apostle. • apostolate n. A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine. • APOSTOLATE n. the office of an apostle. |
| APPALOOSAS | • appaloosas n. Plural of appaloosa. • Appaloosas n. Plural of Appaloosa. • APPALOOSA n. a North American breed of horse. |
| COPROLALIA | • coprolalia n. (Psychiatry) The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour… • COPROLALIA n. an uncontrollable or obsessive use of obscene language. |
| LAPAROTOMY | • laparotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the… • LAPAROTOMY n. a cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Caesarean section. |
| MALAPROPOS | • malapropos adj. Out of place; inappropriate. • malapropos adv. Out of place; inappropriately. • MALAPROPOS adj. inappropriate or inopportune. |
| OOJAMAFLIP | • oojamaflip n. (Uncommon) Something that one does not know the name of. • OOJAMAFLIP n. a thing whose name is temporarily forgotten. |
| OPOBALSAMS | • opobalsams n. Plural of opobalsam. • OPOBALSAM n. balm of Gilead, the resinous exudation of certain trees. |
| PALAEOLOGY | • palaeology n. Alternative form of paleology. • palæology n. Obsolete form of paleology. • PALAEOLOGY n. the study of prehistory, also PALEOLOGY. |
| PALAEOSOLS | • palaeosols n. Plural of palaeosol. • PALAEOSOL n. an ancient soil horizon, also PALEOSOL. |
| PANTALOONS | • pantaloons n. An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle. • pantaloons n. Plural of pantaloon. • PANTALOON n. (Shakespeare) a feeble old man. |
| PARABOLOID | • paraboloid n. (Mathematics) A surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical… • PARABOLOID n. a surface or solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its axis. |
| PLASMOSOMA | • PLASMOSOMA n. a nucleolus, also PLASMOSOME. |
| POLAROGRAM | • polarogram n. A plot of current against potential produced by polarography. • POLAROGRAM n. a picture taken by polarography. |
| POLYZOARIA | • polyzoaria n. Plural of polyzoarium. • polyzoaria n. Plural of polyzoary. • POLYZOARIUM n. a bryozoan colony or supporting structure. |
| POZZOLANAS | • pozzolanas n. Plural of pozzolana. • POZZOLANA n. (Italian) volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water, also POZZOLAN, POZZUOLANA, PUZZOLANA. |
| POZZUOLANA | • pozzuolana n. Alternative spelling of pozzolana. • POZZUOLANA n. (Italian) volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water, also POZZOLAN, POZZOLANA, PUZZOLANA. |
| TOXOPLASMA | • toxoplasma n. Any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans. • Toxoplasma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae – parasitic chromists that cause disease in mammals… • TOXOPLASMA n. a genus of microorganisms causing infections in domestic cats and humans. |