| APPENDICITIS | • appendicitis n. (Pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDICITIS n. inflammation of the appendix. |
| APPENDICULAR | • appendicular adj. Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage. • appendicular adj. Of or pertaining to the appendix. • APPENDICULAR adj. of or relating to an appendage and esp. a limb. |
| BACKDROPPING | • backdropping v. Present participle of backdrop. • BACKDROP v. to create a background for a stage. |
| BRADYPEPTICS | • BRADYPEPTIC n. one who is slow of digestion. |
| CEPHALOPODIC | • cephalopodic adj. (Zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods. • CEPHALOPODIC adj. of or like a cephalopod, also CEPHALOPODOUS. |
| DIPTEROCARPS | • dipterocarps n. Plural of dipterocarp. • DIPTEROCARP n. a kind of Oriental tree, with sepals that serve as wings for the fruit. |
| EPIDIASCOPES | • epidiascopes n. Plural of epidiascope. • EPIDIASCOPE n. an instrument for projecting images of objects. |
| HANDICAPPERS | • handicappers n. Plural of handicapper. • HANDICAPPER n. a person who assigns handicaps. |
| HANDICAPPING | • handicapping v. Present participle of handicap. • handicapping n. The imposition of a handicap. • HANDICAP v. to impose special disadvantages on. |
| OCTAPEPTIDES | • octapeptides n. Plural of octapeptide. • OCTAPEPTIDE n. a protein fragment or molecule that consists of eight amino acids linked in a polypeptide chain. |
| PAEDOMORPHIC | • paedomorphic adj. Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult. • pædomorphic adj. Alternative spelling of pedomorphic. • PAEDOMORPHIC adj. of, relating to, involving, or exhibiting paedomorphosis or paedomorphism. |
| PAEDOPHILIAC | • paedophiliac n. A person who is sexually attracted to children; a paedophile. • paedophiliac adj. Relating to paedophilia or to a paedophile. • pædophiliac adj. Alternative spelling of paedophiliac. |
| PAEDOPHILICS | • PAEDOPHILIC n. a paedophile, also PEDOPHILIC. |
| PARAPERIODIC | • PARAPERIODIC adj. as in paraperiodic acid. |
| PARTICIPATED | • participated v. Simple past tense and past participle of participate. • PARTICIPATE v. to take part in. |
| PEDOPHILIACS | • pedophiliacs n. Plural of pedophiliac. • PEDOPHILIAC n. one who suffers from pedophilia, sexual desire for children. |
| PHOSPHATIDIC | • phosphatidic adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to a phosphatide. • PHOSPHATIDIC adj. in phosphatidic acid, a type of acid. |
| PRECIPITATED | • precipitated adj. Hastened; hurried. • precipitated adj. Deposited from a solution, vapour or state of suspension into gas. • precipitated v. Simple past tense and past participle of precipitate. |
| PROPAEDEUTIC | • propaedeutic adj. (Formal, of education) Preparatory or introductory. • propaedeutic n. An introductory course of instruction. • propædeutic adj. Obsolete spelling of propaedeutic. |
| PROPANEDIOIC | • PROPANEDIOIC adj. as in propanedioic acid, a white crystalline acid, aka malonic acid. |