| APOTHECIUM | • apothecium n. (Lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures… • APOTHECIUM n. the spore-producing organ of certain fungi, also APOTHECE. |
| AURISCOPES | • auriscopes n. Plural of auriscope. • AURISCOPE n. an instrument for examining the ear. |
| COPULATIVE | • copulative adj. Of or pertaining to copulation. • copulative adj. (Grammar) That acts as a copula. • copulative adj. (Grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement. |
| EUPHONICAL | • euphonical adj. (Archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear. • EUPHONICAL adj. agreeable in sound, also EUPHONIC, EUPHONIOUS. |
| LEUCOPENIA | • leucopenia n. Alternative spelling of leukopenia. • LEUCOPENIA n. a decrease in the number of leucocytes in blood, also LEUKOPENIA. |
| MENOPAUSIC | • MENOPAUSIC adj. relating to the menopause, also MENOPAUSAL. |
| OCCUPATIVE | • occupative adj. Occupational; relating to one’s occupation or employment. • OCCUPATIVE adj. held by tenure based on occupation. |
| PAROECIOUS | • paroecious adj. (Bryology) Having the male and female reproductive organs in close proximity. • parœcious adj. Obsolete form of paroecious. • PAROECIOUS adj. of certain mosses, having the male and female reproductive organs near one another, also PARECIOUS, PAROICOUS. |
| PECULATION | • peculation n. (Law, chiefly historical) The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually… • PECULATION n. embezzlement. |
| PRECARIOUS | • precarious adj. (Comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous. • precarious adj. (Law) Depending on the intention of another. • precarious adj. (Dentistry) Relating to incipient caries. |
| PRECAUTION | • precaution n. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good. • precaution n. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act. • precaution v. (Transitive) To warn or caution beforehand. |
| PREDACIOUS | • predacious adj. Alternative spelling of predaceous. • PREDACIOUS adj. living by prey; predatory, also PREDACEOUS. |
| PSEUDOACID | • PSEUDOACID n. a compound which is not an acid but which is isomeric with and transformable into an acid. |
| SPADICEOUS | • spadiceous adj. Of a bright clear brown or chestnut colour. • spadiceous adj. (Botany) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a spadix. • SPADICEOUS adj. chestnut-coloured. |
| SPINACEOUS | • spinaceous adj. (Botany) Of, relating to, or resembling, the plant spinach, or the family of plants to which it belongs. • SPINACEOUS adj. of or pertaining to spinach. |
| UNPOETICAL | • unpoetical adj. Not poetical. • UNPOETICAL adj. not poetical. |