| APOPHYSES | • apophyses n. Plural of apophyse. • APOPHYSIS n. an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp. of bone. |
| APOPHYSIS | • apophysis n. (Anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone. • apophysis n. (Botany) The external part of a cone scale. • apophysis n. (Geology) A branch of a dike or vein. |
| ASPERSORY | • aspersory n. Synonym of aspersorium. • aspersory adj. Aspersive. • ASPERSORY n. a vessel for holding holy water. |
| CALYPSOES | • calypsoes n. Plural of calypso. • CALYPSO n. a West Indian ballad dealing with topical events. |
| CARYOPSES | • caryopses n. Plural of caryopsis. • CARYOPSIS n. (Greek) a dry indehiscent fruit characteristic of grasses. |
| CARYOPSIS | • caryopsis n. (Botany) A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal. • CARYOPSIS n. (Greek) a dry indehiscent fruit characteristic of grasses. |
| DYSPNOEAS | • dyspnoeas n. Plural of dyspnoea. • dyspnœas n. Plural of dyspnœa. • DYSPNOEA n. laboured breathing, also DYSPNEA. |
| DYSTOPIAS | • dystopias n. Plural of dystopia. • DYSTOPIA n. a place thought of as the opposite to Utopia, i.e. where everything is as bad as possible. |
| PADUASOYS | • paduasoys n. Plural of paduasoy. • PADUASOY n. (French) corded silk; a garment of this. |
| PAROXYSMS | • paroxysms n. Plural of paroxysm. • PAROXYSM n. a sudden fit or attack. |
| PSYCHOGAS | • PSYCHOGAS n. a gas which makes a person's performance deteriorate very seriously without his being aware of it. |
| PYRANOSES | • pyranoses n. Plural of pyranose. • PYRANOSE n. a sugar present in pyran. |
| PYROSTATS | • pyrostats n. Plural of pyrostat. • PYROSTAT n. an automatic fire-alarm and extinguisher; a thermostat. |
| SKIASCOPY | • skiascopy n. Retinoscopy. • SKIASCOPY n. retinoscopy. |
| SOAPSUDSY | • SOAPSUDSY adj. like soapsuds. |
| SPOONWAYS | • spoonways adv. Synonym of spoonwise. • SPOONWAYS adv. like spoons packed closely together, also SPOONWISE. |
| SPOUSALLY | • spousally adv. As, or in terms of, a spouse. • SPOUSAL adv. nuptial. |
| SYMPOSIAC | • symposiac adj. Of or pertaining to a symposium. • symposiac n. A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet. • symposiac n. (By extension) Any similar gathering. |
| SYMPOSIAL | • symposial adj. Relating to a symposion or symposium. • SYMPOSIAL adj. pertaining to a symposium, a conference, also SYMPOSIAC. |