| ALPHATEST | • ALPHATEST v. to carry out an alpha test of an experimental product, such as computer software. |
| ANTITYPAL | • antitypal adj. Antitypical. • ANTITYPAL adj. relating to an antitype, an object or person prefigured by the type or symbol, also ANTITYPIC, ANTITYPICAL. |
| CATAPULTS | • catapults n. Plural of catapult. • CATAPULT v. to hurl through the air. |
| PALAFITTE | • palafitte n. Synonym of pile (“wooden structure used to support prehistoric dwellings”). • PALAFITTE n. a prehistoric hut or settlement built on stakes driven into the bed of a lake, esp. in Switzerland or northern Italy; a lake village. |
| PALMITATE | • palmitate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of palmitic acid. • PALMITATE n. a salt of palmitic acid. |
| PALPITANT | • palpitant adj. Palpitating, throbbing. • PALPITANT adj. palpitating; throbbing; trembling. |
| PALPITATE | • palpitate v. (Intransitive) To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart. • palpitate v. (Transitive) To cause to beat strongly or rapidly. • palpitate v. (Intransitive) To shake tremulously. |
| PANTALETS | • pantalets n. Alternative form of pantalettes. • PANTALET n. long underpants trimmed with ruffles. |
| PATELLATE | • patellate adj. Having a patella. • patellate adj. Having the shape of a patella, patelliform. • PATELLATE adj. relating to the patella, the kneecap. |
| PENTATHLA | • pentathla n. Plural of pentathlon. • PENTATHLUM n. a pentathlon. |
| PHTHALATE | • phthalate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a phthalic acid. • PHTHALATE n. a salt of phthalic acid. |
| POSTNATAL | • postnatal adj. (Of a baby) after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth. • postnatal adj. (Proscribed) (of a mother) after giving birth. • post-natal adj. Synonym of post-partum. |
| POSTULATA | • postulata n. Plural of postulatum. • POSTULATUM n. (Latin) a postulate. |
| SPATULATE | • spatulate adj. Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity. • spatulate adj. (Botany) Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base. • spatulate v. To treat or mix with a spatula. |
| TETRAPLAS | • tetraplas n. Plural of tetrapla. • TETRAPLA n. (Greek) an edition of four parallel texts, esp. Origen's of the Old Testament. |