| APOPHYLLITE | • apophyllite n. (Mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate… • APOPHYLLITE n. a mineral, hydrated calcium potassium silicate, that exfoliates on heating. |
| APPELLATION | • appellation n. (Formal or dated) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation. • appellation n. A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin. • APPELLATION n. a name or title. |
| APPELLATIVE | • appellative adj. (Grammar) Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun. • appellative adj. Of or pertaining to ascribing names. • appellative n. A common noun. |
| CAPPELLETTI | • cappelletti n. (Cooking) A circular form of ravioli. • CAPPELLETTI n. (Italian) small hat-shaped pasta pieces, filled with meat or cheese. |
| EPILEPTICAL | • epileptical adj. Alternative spelling of epileptic. • EPILEPTICAL adj. suffering from epilepsy, also EPILEPTIC. |
| EPIPLASTRAL | • epiplastral adj. Relating to an epiplastron. • EPIPLASTRAL adj. relating to an epiplastron, either of the two anterior lateral plates in the plastron of a turtle. |
| LEPTOSPIRAL | • leptospiral adj. Relating to bacteria of the genus Leptospira, or to leptospirosis. • LEPTOSPIRAL adj. of or like a leptospire. |
| LIPIDOPLAST | • LIPIDOPLAST n. a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp. that of seeds, in which fat is stored. |
| PALPABILITY | • palpability n. The quality of being palpable. • PALPABILITY n. the quality of being palpable. |
| PAPILLOMATA | • papillomata n. Plural of papilloma. • PAPILLOMA n. a tumour formed by hypertrophy of a papilla or papillae, such as a wart, etc. |
| PAPILLULATE | • papillulate adj. (Zoology) Having a minute papilla in the centre of a larger elevation or depression. • PAPILLULATE adj. finely papillose. |
| PERPETUALLY | • perpetually adv. Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly. • PERPETUAL adv. lasting forever. |
| POLYTYPICAL | • polytypical adj. Polytypic. • POLYTYPICAL adj. of a taxon containing two or more taxa of lower ranks, also POLYTYPIC. |
| PREPATELLAR | • prepatellar adj. (Anatomy) In front of the kneecap. • PREPATELLAR adj. as in prepatellar bursitis, housemaid's knee. |
| PROLEPTICAL | • proleptical adj. Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour… • proleptical adj. Previous; antecedent. • proleptical adj. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. |
| PROPELLANTS | • propellants n. Plural of propellant. • PROPELLANT n. something that propels, also PROPELLENT. |
| PUPILLARITY | • pupillarity n. (Scotland, law) The period before puberty, or from birth to fourteen in males, and twelve in females. • pupillarity n. Pupilage. • PUPILLARITY n. the state of being a pupil or legal ward, also PUPILARITY. |
| PUPILLATING | • PUPILLATE v. to cry in the manner of a peacock. |
| SUPPLIANTLY | • suppliantly adv. In a suppliant manner; in a humble or earnestly pleading manner. • SUPPLIANT adv. (Shakespeare) supplicating, asking. |