| ALLOPLASM | • alloplasm n. (Biology) Cytoplasm that has been modified to form cilia or flagella. • ALLOPLASM n. protoplasm differentiated to perform a particular function. |
| AMBIPOLAR | • ambipolar adj. Reacting to both positive and negative polarity. • AMBIPOLAR adj. of plasmas and semiconductors, involving both positive and negative charge carriers. |
| AMBLYOPIA | • amblyopia n. Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise… • amblyopia n. A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes. • AMBLYOPIA n. impaired sight without any apparent damage to the eye. |
| ATEMPORAL | • atemporal adj. Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging. • ATEMPORAL adj. without consideration of time. |
| AXOPLASMS | • axoplasms n. Plural of axoplasm. • AXOPLASM n. the cytoplasm of an axon, a nerve fibre. |
| DIPLOMATA | • diplomata n. Plural of diploma. • DIPLOMA n. a document indicating an honour or privilege. |
| LORAZEPAM | • lorazepam n. (Pharmacology) A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used especially to treat anxiety. • LORAZEPAM n. a drug used in the treatment of anxiety. |
| MALAPROPS | • malaprops n. Plural of malaprop. • malaprops v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malaprop. • MALAPROP n. a humorous misuse of a word, also MALAPROPISM. |
| OPOBALSAM | • opobalsam n. (Medicine, obsolete) The aromatic resinous juice of Balsamodendron opobalsamum (balm of Gilead). • OPOBALSAM n. balm of Gilead, the resinous exudation of certain trees. |
| PALAMINOS | • PALAMINO n. (Spanish) a horse of largely Arab blood, pale tan, yellow, or gold, with a white or silver mane and tail, also PALOMINO. |
| PALAMPORE | • palampore n. (Now historical) A rich cotton cloth, originally made in India, used for bedspreads and shawls. • PALAMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALEMPORE. |
| PALMATION | • palmation n. (Uncountable) The quality of being palmate. • palmation n. (Countable) A palmate structure. • PALMATION n. all or part of a palmate structure. |
| PAPILLOMA | • papilloma n. (Pathology, oncology) An epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla. • PAPILLOMA n. a tumour formed by hypertrophy of a papilla or papillae, such as a wart, etc. |
| PAROEMIAL | • paroemial adj. Alternative form of parœmial. • parœmial adj. (Obsolete, rare) Proverbial. • PAROEMIAL adj. relating to paroemia, a proverb, adage or saying. |
| PATROLMAN | • patrolman n. A police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty instead of detection or supervision. • PATROLMAN n. a police officer on duty on a beat. |
| PLANOGRAM | • planogram n. A predetermined computer-generated plan for displaying merchandise on the shelves of a supermarket;… • planogram v. To arrange goods in a supermarket according to a planogram. • PLANOGRAM n. a schematic drawing or plan for displaying merchandise in a store so as to maximize sales. |
| PLASMASOL | • PLASMASOL n. cytoplasm in the form of a sol, esp. in a pseudopodium. |
| PLASMODIA | • plasmodia n. Plural of plasmodium. • PLASMODIUM n. a naked mass of protoplasm with many nuclei, as in myxomycetes. |