| APOCALYPTISMS | • APOCALYPTISM n. the doctrine of the imminent end of the world, also APOCALYPTICISM. |
| APOPHLEGMATIC | • apophlegmatic adj. (Medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils. • apophlegmatic n. (Medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine. • APOPHLEGMATIC n. an agent preventing the flow of mucus. |
| APPROXIMATELY | • approximately adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. • APPROXIMATE adv. close together. |
| BLEPHAROSPASM | • blepharospasm n. (Medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids. • BLEPHAROSPASM n. a form of constant winking. |
| IMPALPABILITY | • impalpability n. The quality of being impalpable; intangibility. • IMPALPABILITY n. the state of being impalpable. |
| LAMPADEPHORIA | • LAMPADEPHORIA n. a foot race with lighted torches, esp. a relay race in which torch is passed on, also LAMPADEDROMY. |
| MISAPPRAISALS | • misappraisals n. Plural of misappraisal. • MISAPPRAISAL n. a wrong appraisal. |
| PANOPHTHALMIA | • PANOPHTHALMIA n. inflammation of the whole eye, also PANOPHTHALMITIS. |
| PAPILLOMATOUS | • papillomatous adj. Having papillomae. • PAPILLOMATOUS adj. of or like a papilloma. |
| PARALEIPOMENA | • PARALEIPOMENON n. a thing added as a supplement to a main text, also PARALIPOMENON. |
| PARALIPOMENON | • paralipomenon n. (Biblical) Either of the Books of Chronicles in the Old Testament. • paralipomenon n. (Usually in the plural) An omission, especially one of a book, added later as a supplement. • PARALIPOMENON n. a thing added as a supplement to a main text, also PARALEIPOMENON. |
| PHARMACOPEIAL | • pharmacopeial adj. (Pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or pertaining to pharmacopeia. • PHARMACOPEIAL adj. of or like a pharmacopeia, also PHARMACOPOEIAL, PHARMACOPOEIAN. |
| PHRAGMOPLASTS | • phragmoplasts n. Plural of phragmoplast. • PHRAGMOPLAST n. the enlarged barrel-shaped spindle that is characteristic of the later stages of plant mitosis and within which the cell plate forms. |
| PREECLAMPSIAS | • preeclampsias n. Plural of preeclampsia. • preëclampsias n. Plural of preëclampsia. • pre-eclampsias n. Plural of pre-eclampsia. |
| PREMENOPAUSAL | • premenopausal adj. (Medicine) Having not yet undergone menopause. • PREMENOPAUSAL adj. preceding the menopause. |
| SUPRATEMPORAL | • supratemporal adj. (Anatomy) Above the temporal lobe. • supratemporal adj. (Philosophy) That transcends time. • supratemporal n. (Anatomy) A supratemporal bone. |
| UPPERCLASSMAN | • upperclassman n. (US) A junior or senior student in a school or college. • UPPERCLASSMAN n. a member of the junior or senior class in a school or college. |