| ALLOPATHIC | • allopathic adj. Of or pertaining to allopathy. • ALLOPATHIC adj. of or pertaining to allopathy. |
| ALLOPATRIC | • allopatric adj. (Biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed. • ALLOPATRIC adj. pertaining to populations which inhabit separate geographical areas. |
| ALTIPLANOS | • altiplanos n. Plural of altiplano. • ALTIPLANO n. (Spanish) a high plateau in Andes. |
| AMYLOPLAST | • amyloplast n. (Biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose. • AMYLOPLAST n. a colourless plastid that forms and stores starch. |
| APOLITICAL | • apolitical adj. Having no interest or involvement in politics; Disinterest in such matters. • apolitical adj. Having no political relevance or function. • apolitical adj. Politically neutral, unbiased, non-aligned, free from party politics. |
| FLOATPLANE | • floatplane n. A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water. • FLOATPLANE n. a seaplane. |
| PALAEOLITH | • palaeolith n. Alternative form of paleolith. • PALAEOLITH n. a Stone Age artefact, also PALEOLITH. |
| PALLIATION | • palliation n. The alleviation of a disease’s symptoms without a cure; temporary relief. • palliation n. Extenuation; mitigation. • PALLIATION n. the act of palliating. |
| PALLIATORS | • palliators n. Plural of palliator. • PALLIATOR n. one who palliates. |
| PALLIATORY | • palliatory adj. Palliative; extenuating. • PALLIATORY adj. palliative; extenuating. |
| PASTORALLY | • pastorally adv. In a pastoral manner. • pastorally adv. In the role of a pastor. • PASTORAL adv. of literature, music, or works of art, portraying rural life or the life of shepherds, esp. in an idealized or romantic form. |
| PATRILOCAL | • patrilocal adj. (Of a married couple) living with the family of the husband. • patrilocal adj. (Anthropology, of a people or culture) In which newly married couples live with the husband’s family. • PATRILOCAL adj. designating a form of marriage in which the wife goes to live with the husband's group. |
| PHALLOCRAT | • phallocrat n. One who advocates or imposes phallocracy. • PHALLOCRAT n. one who assumes the naturalness of male dominance. |
| PLANOBLAST | • planoblast n. (Zoology) Any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa. • PLANOBLAST n. any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa. |
| PORTABELLA | • portabella n. Alternative spelling of portobello. • PORTABELLA n. a variety of button mushroom, also PORTABELLO, PORTOBELLO. |
| PROTHALLIA | • prothallia n. Plural of prothallium. • PROTHALLIUM n. the free-living gametophyte of a fern or other vascular cryptogam, also PROTHALLUS. |
| SPALLATION | • spallation n. (Engineering, materials science) Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage… • spallation n. (Nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons. • SPALLATION n. splitting into numerous fragments of the nucleus of an atom by high-energy bombardment. |
| TOPGALLANT | • topgallant adj. (Nautical) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast. • topgallant adj. Of the most superior quality; the best of its kind. • topgallant n. (Nautical) The sail suspended from the topmost section of a mast. |
| ZAPOTILLAS | • zapotillas n. Plural of zapotilla. • ZAPOTILLA n. (Spanish) the edible fruit of a Mexican tree, also SAPODILLA, SAPOTA, SAPOTE. |