| 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. |
| APOLAUSTIC | • apolaustic adj. (Formal) Dedicated to enjoyment. • APOLAUSTIC n. the philosophy of the pleasurable. |
| AUTOPLASTY | • autoplasty n. (Medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy… • AUTOPLASTY n. grafting tissue from patient's own body. |
| AUTOPTICAL | • autoptical adj. Alternative form of autoptic. • AUTOPTICAL adj. based on personal observation, as autoptic testimony, also AUTOPTIC. |
| 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. |
| CANTALOUPS | • cantaloups n. Plural of cantaloup. • CANTALOUP n. (Italian) a small musk melon with a ribbed skin, also CANTALOUPE. |
| MENOPAUSAL | • menopausal adj. Of, or pertaining to the menopause. • MENOPAUSAL adj. relating to the menopause, also MENOPAUSIC. |
| PALEACEOUS | • paleaceous adj. (Botany) chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff. • PALEACEOUS adj. chaffy; like or resembling chaff. |
| PALLADIOUS | • palladious adj. (Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing palladium; used specifically to designate those compounds… • PALLADIOUS adj. containing palladium. |
| PALMACEOUS | • palmaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms. • PALMACEOUS adj. of or pertaining to palms. |
| PAPULATION | • papulation n. (Medicine) The formation of papules. • PAPULATION n. the development of papillae or pimples. |
| PARALOGUES | • paralogues n. Plural of paralogue. • PARALOGUE n. either of a pair of genes that derive from the same ancestral gene. |
| PAULOWNIAS | • paulownias n. Plural of paulownia. • PAULOWNIA n. any tree of the Chinese and Japanese genus Paulownia, of the figwort family, with showy flowers. |
| PORTULACAS | • portulacas n. Plural of portulaca. • PORTULACA n. any plant of the purslane family. |
| 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. |
| PUZZOLANAS | • puzzolanas n. Plural of puzzolana. • PUZZOLANA n. (Italian) volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water, also POZZOLAN, POZZOLANA, POZZUOLANA. |
| UNPASTORAL | • unpastoral adj. Not pastoral. • UNPASTORAL adj. not pastoral. |
| VAPOURABLE | • vapourable adj. Alternative form of vaporable. • VAPOURABLE adj. that can be vaporized, also VAPORABLE, VAPORIZABLE. |
| VAPULATION | • vapulation n. (Obsolete) The act of beating or whipping. • VAPULATION n. the act of beating or whipping. |