| AMPUTATION | • amputation n. Surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. • amputation n. The loss of a limb, etc. through trauma. • AMPUTATION n. the act of amputating. |
| ANATROPOUS | • anatropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base. • ANATROPOUS adj. of an ovule, inverted so that the micropyle is next to the stalk. |
| 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. |
| AQUAPONICS | • aquaponics n. (Agriculture) A sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture with hydroponics… |
| AQUAPORINS | • aquaporins n. Plural of aquaporin. • AQUAPORIN n. any of a group of proteins in a cell membrane that allow the passage of water across the membrane. |
| 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. |
| DIAPHANOUS | • diaphanous adj. Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through. • diaphanous adj. Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial. • diaphanous adj. (Physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index. |
| MENOPAUSAL | • menopausal adj. Of, or pertaining to the menopause. • MENOPAUSAL adj. relating to the menopause, also MENOPAUSIC. |
| NATUROPATH | • naturopath n. (Alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer. • NATUROPATH n. a person who practises naturopathy. |
| PAPULATION | • papulation n. (Medicine) The formation of papules. • PAPULATION n. the development of papillae or pimples. |
| PARAMOUNCY | • PARAMOUNCY n. the state of being paramount, also PARAMOUNTCY. |
| PARAMOUNTS | • paramounts n. Plural of paramount. • PARAMOUNT n. an overlord; a supreme ruler or proprietor. |
| PAULOWNIAS | • paulownias n. Plural of paulownia. • PAULOWNIA n. any tree of the Chinese and Japanese genus Paulownia, of the figwort family, with showy flowers. |
| PORTMANTUA | • portmantua n. Obsolete form of portmanteau (“case”). • PORTMANTUA n. (obsolete) a portmanteau, also PORTMANTEAU, PORTMANTLE. |
| 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. |
| VAPULATION | • vapulation n. (Obsolete) The act of beating or whipping. • VAPULATION n. the act of beating or whipping. |
| WRAPAROUND | • wraparound adj. (Of clothing) Designed to be wrapped around the body and tied. • wraparound adj. (Of windows, lenses, etc.) That extends around a corner or bend. • wraparound adj. Serving to surround or bookend something else. |