| BIPEDALISM | • bipedalism n. The habit of standing and walking on two feet; the state of being bipedal. • BIPEDALISM n. the state of being bipedal, having two legs. |
| BIPYRAMIDS | • bipyramids n. Plural of bipyramid. • BIPYRAMID n. a crystal formed of two pyramids base to base. |
| DIAPIRISMS | • diapirisms n. Plural of diapirism. • DIAPIRISM n. the upward movement of material through denser rock. |
| DIATROPISM | • diatropism n. (Biology) The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus. • diatropism n. (Organic chemistry) An orthogonal arrangement of groups of atoms within a molecule, often associated with aromaticity. • diatropism n. The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of dissimilarity from early childhood protective… |
| DIPSOMANIA | • dipsomania n. (Pathology) Addiction to alcohol. • dipsomania n. Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence… • DIPSOMANIA n. an abnormal craving for alcohol. |
| IDIOPLASMS | • idioplasms n. Plural of idioplasm. • IDIOPLASM n. the part of the protoplasm bearing hereditary characteristics. |
| IMPALUDISM | • impaludism n. (Obsolete) A diseased state affecting the inhabitants of paludal, marshy areas. • IMPALUDISM n. a disease carried by insects affecting the inhabitants of marshy areas. |
| IMPARADISE | • imparadise v. (Transitive, poetic) To place in paradise; to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. • imparadise v. (Transitive, poetic) To transform into a paradise. • IMPARADISE v. to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. |
| MAINPRISED | • mainprised v. Simple past tense and past participle of mainprise. • MAINPRISE v. (historical) to allow a prisoner to go free based on a guarantee that he or she will appear in court on the designated day. |
| MIDSHIPMAN | • midshipman n. (Nautical) An officer of the lowest rank in several navies; especially, a trainee officer. • midshipman n. A midshipman fish. • MIDSHIPMAN n. formerly, the title of a young officer (originally quartered amidships) entering the navy. |
| MISAPPLIED | • misapplied v. Simple past tense and past participle of misapply. • MISAPPLY v. to apply wrongly. |
| MISPAINTED | • mispainted v. Simple past tense and past participle of mispaint. • MISPAINT v. to paint wrongly. |
| MISPRAISED | • mispraised v. Simple past tense and past participle of mispraise. • MISPRAISE v. to praise amiss. |
| PERIDESMIA | • PERIDESMIUM n. the areolar tissue around a ligament. |
| PRAESIDIUM | • praesidium n. Alternative form of presidium. • PRAESIDIUM n. (Latin) a standing committee in the former Soviet Union. |
| PRISMATOID | • prismatoid n. (Mathematics) Any polyhedron whose vertices all lie in either of two parallel planes. • PRISMATOID n. a body that approaches to the form of a prism. |
| PRISMOIDAL | • prismoidal adj. Having the form of a prismoid. • PRISMOIDAL adj. having the form of a prismoid. |
| PYRAMIDIST | • pyramidist n. An expert in Egyptian pyramids. • PYRAMIDIST n. someone who studies the Egyptian pyramids. |
| VAMPIRISED | • vampirised v. Simple past tense and past participle of vampirise. • VAMPIRISE v. to play the vampire, also VAMPIRIZE. |