| AMPHIPROTIC | • amphiprotic adj. (Chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric. • AMPHIPROTIC adj. having both protophilic (basic) and protogenic (acidic) properties. |
| APOPEMPTICS | • apopemptics n. Plural of apopemptic. • APOPEMPTIC n. a parting address. |
| APOPHTHEGMS | • apophthegms n. Plural of apophthegm. • APOPHTHEGM n. (Greek) a short, pithy and instructive saying or formulation, also APOTHEGM. |
| APOTROPAISM | • apotropaism n. (Religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations)… • APOTROPAISM n. a magical practice averting evil. |
| APPOINTMENT | • appointment n. The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust. • appointment n. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed. • appointment n. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. |
| APPROXIMATE | • approximate adj. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. • approximate adj. Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. • approximate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To estimate. |
| HIPPODAMIST | • HIPPODAMIST n. a horse-tamer. |
| HIPPOPOTAMI | • hippopotami n. Plural of hippopotamus. • HIPPOPOTAMUS n. a large African artiodactyl ungulate of aquatic habits. |
| IMPROPRIATE | • impropriate v. (Transitive, obsolete) To appropriate for private use. • impropriate v. (Transitive) In ecclesiastical law, to place (ecclesiastical property) under control or management of a layperson. • impropriate adj. Of ecclesiastical property: placed under the control or management of a layperson. |
| IPRATROPIUM | • ipratropium n. An anticholinergic drug C20H30NO3+ that is used as an inhalational aerosol for bronchodilation especially… • IPRATROPIUM n. a bronchodilator drug used in the treatment of asthma. |
| MALAPROPIST | • malapropist n. One who utters malapropisms. • MALAPROPIST n. one who commits malapropisms. |
| PAPILLOMATA | • papillomata n. Plural of papilloma. • PAPILLOMA n. a tumour formed by hypertrophy of a papilla or papillae, such as a wart, etc. |
| PHOTOMAPPED | • photomapped v. Simple past tense and past participle of photomap. • PHOTOMAP v. to map by means of aerial photography. |
| PHYTOPLASMA | • phytoplasma n. Any of various specialized bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and of some insects… |
| POSTPRIMARY | • postprimary adj. After primary school. • postprimary adj. (Politics) After a primary election. • POSTPRIMARY adj. taking place after primary (election). |
| PROTOPLASMS | • protoplasms n. Plural of protoplasm. • PROTOPLASM n. the complex translucent colourless colloidal material comprising the living part of a cell. |
| PSAMMOPHYTE | • psammophyte n. (Botany) Any plant which thrives in sandy conditions. • PSAMMOPHYTE n. a plant adapted to growing in sand. |
| TAMPERPROOF | • tamperproof adj. Resistant to tampering. • tamperproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to tampering. • TAMPERPROOF adj. proof against tampering. |
| TROPHOPLASM | • trophoplasm n. An undifferentiated protoplasm that used to be nutritive in use. • TROPHOPLASM n. the nutritive substance of cell. |