| ACARPELOUS | • acarpelous adj. Alternative spelling of acarpellous. • ACARPELOUS adj. (US) having no carpels, also ACARPELLOUS. |
| AEROPAUSES | • aeropauses n. Plural of aeropause. • AEROPAUSE n. the region of the earth's atmosphere above which aircraft cannot fly. |
| AMPUTATORS | • amputators n. Plural of amputator. • AMPUTATOR n. one who amputates. |
| ANATROPOUS | • anatropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base. • ANATROPOUS adj. of an ovule, inverted so that the micropyle is next to the stalk. |
| ANDROPAUSE | • andropause n. The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterised by a decline in libido and overall energy. • ANDROPAUSE n. the male menopause. |
| APATOSAURS | • apatosaurs n. Plural of apatosaur. • APATOSAUR n. a kind of long-necked dinosaur, also APATOSAURUS. |
| APOCARPOUS | • apocarpous adj. (Botany) Having carpels that are not joined. • APOCARPOUS adj. either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil. |
| AQUAPORINS | • aquaporins n. Plural of aquaporin. • AQUAPORIN n. any of a group of proteins in a cell membrane that allow the passage of water across the membrane. |
| ARTOCARPUS | • Artocarpus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae – the breadfruit and close relatives, native to southeast… • ARTOCARPUS n. a plant of the genus Artocarpus of the mulberry family, that includes breadfruit and jack. |
| AUTOGRAPHS | • autographs n. Plural of autograph. • autographs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph. • AUTOGRAPH v. to sign with an autograph. |
| PAPAVEROUS | • papaverous adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the poppy. • papaverous adj. (Figuratively) Inducing sleep; soporific. • PAPAVEROUS adj. of or relating to poppies. |
| PARAGOGUES | • PARAGOGUE n. the addition of a sound to the end of a word e.g. heighth for height, also PARAGOGE. |
| PARALOGUES | • paralogues n. Plural of paralogue. • PARALOGUE n. either of a pair of genes that derive from the same ancestral gene. |
| PARAMOUNTS | • paramounts n. Plural of paramount. • PARAMOUNT n. an overlord; a supreme ruler or proprietor. |
| PARAQUITOS | • paraquitos n. Plural of paraquito. • PARAQUITO n. a small long-tailed parrot, also PARAKEET, PARAQUET, PAROQUET, PARRAKEET, PARROKET, PARROQUET. |
| PORTULACAS | • portulacas n. Plural of portulaca. • PORTULACA n. any plant of the purslane family. |
| RAMPACIOUS | • rampacious adj. High-spirited. • rampacious adj. Rampageous. • RAMPACIOUS adj. (Dickens) turbulent, unruly, also RAMPAGEOUS. |
| RAMPAGEOUS | • rampageous adj. Violent and boisterous; unruly. • RAMPAGEOUS adj. turbulent; unruly, also RAMPACIOUS. |
| UNPASTORAL | • unpastoral adj. Not pastoral. • UNPASTORAL adj. not pastoral. |