| APOMORPHIA | • apomorphia n. (Pharmacology) apomorphine. • APOMORPHIA n. an alkaloid prepared by dehydrating morphine, also APOMORPHINE. |
| APPROXIMAL | • approximal adj. Near or adjacent. • approximal adj. Contiguous. • APPROXIMAL adj. close together, next to. |
| MALAPROPOS | • malapropos adj. Out of place; inappropriate. • malapropos adv. Out of place; inappropriately. • MALAPROPOS adj. inappropriate or inopportune. |
| PALAMPORES | • palampores n. Plural of palampore. • PALAMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALEMPORE. |
| PALEMPORES | • palempores n. Plural of palempore. • PALEMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALAMPORE. |
| PARAMORPHS | • paramorphs n. Plural of paramorph. • PARAMORPH n. a pseudomorph formed by a change in molecular structure without change of chemical composition. |
| PARAPODIUM | • parapodium n. (Zoology) Any of the paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids. • parapodium n. (Zoology) A lateral expansion on both sides of the foot in some gastropods, often used as a swimming organ. • PARAPODIUM n. a jointless muscular lateral appendage occurring in pairs in polychaete worms. |
| PAUPERDOMS | • PAUPERDOM n. the state of being a pauper. |
| PEPEROMIAS | • peperomias n. Plural of peperomia. • PEPEROMIA n. a genus of subtropical herbaceous plants. |
| PIROPLASMA | • piroplasma n. (Epidemiology, microbiology) Babesia, a genus of hematozoa that invades the red blood cells of humans… • piroplasma n. Any of many other parasitic protozoa related to Babesia in order Piroplasmida. • PIROPLASMA n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASM. |
| PIROPLASMS | • piroplasms n. Plural of piroplasm. • PIROPLASM n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASMA. |
| POLYPARIUM | • polyparium n. (Biology) The stem, or supporting structure, of any colonial cnidarian such as coral. • POLYPARIUM n. the framework and base of a polyp colony, esp. coral, also POLYPARY. |
| POMPADOURS | • pompadours n. Plural of pompadour. • POMPADOUR n. a hairstyle where the hair at the front is brushed up into a mound or a roll, above the forehead. |
| POPULARISM | • popularism n. Any political doctrine chosen to appeal to a majority of the electorate. |
| POSTPARTUM | • postpartum adj. Of a mother: after giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth). • postpartum adv. After giving birth. • postpartum n. The period immediately following childbirth. |
| PREPROGRAM | • preprogram v. To program something in advance. • preprogram v. To predispose to certain thoughts or behaviours. • PREPROGRAM v. to program beforehand. |
| PROMPTUARY | • promptuary n. (Obsolete) A magazine, repository, or handbook. • promptuary n. (Arithmetic) A device described in Napier’s treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips… • promptuary adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to preparation. |
| PROPAGULUM | • propagulum n. (Botany) A runner terminated by a germinating bud. • propagulum n. A gemma or bud affecting asexual propagation in many algae. • PROPAGULUM n. a body with the capacity to give rise to a new plant e.g. seed, spore, bulbil, fragment etc., also PROPAGULE. |
| PROPYLAEUM | • propylaeum n. (Historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple. • PROPYLAEUM n. any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure. |
| PROTOPLASM | • protoplasm n. (Cytology) The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid… • PROTOPLASM n. the complex translucent colourless colloidal material comprising the living part of a cell. |