| CAPERNOITY | • CAPERNOITY n. (Scots) the head, noddle, also CAPERNOITIE, CAPPERNOITY. |
| DEPILATORY | • depilatory adj. That removes hair. • depilatory n. A preparation that removes hair from the body. • DEPILATORY adj. having the power of removing hair. |
| DEPOSITARY | • depositary adj. Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit. • depositary n. One who receives goods or a deposit in trust. • depositary n. A place where deposits are kept. |
| EPISTOLARY | • epistolary adj. Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters. • epistolary adj. Carried on by written correspondence. • epistolary adj. In the manner of written correspondence. |
| EXPIRATORY | • expiratory adj. Of or pertaining to expiration. • EXPIRATORY adj. pertaining to the expiration of air from the lungs. |
| HYPEROPIAS | • hyperopias n. Plural of hyperopia. • HYPEROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hypermetropia. |
| HYPEROSMIA | • hyperosmia n. Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell. • HYPEROSMIA n. an abnormally acute sense of smell. |
| HYPERTONIA | • hypertonia n. (Medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy. • HYPERTONIA n. excessive (muscle) tone. |
| IDEOGRAPHY | • ideography n. The use of ideograms; logography. • IDEOGRAPHY n. the representation of ideas independently of sounds, or in an ideographic manner, as sometimes is done in shorthand writing, etc. |
| INOPERABLY | • inoperably adv. In an inoperable manner. • INOPERABLE adv. that cannot be operated upon. |
| OVERPAYING | • overpaying v. Present participle of overpay. • OVERPAY v. to pay too much. |
| PARONYMIES | • paronymies n. Plural of paronymy. • PARONYMY n. a relationship of two words having the same sound. |
| PENSIONARY | • pensionary n. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. • pensionary n. (Historical) A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands. • pensionary adj. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension. |
| PERIKARYON | • perikaryon n. The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast. • PERIKARYON n. the cell body of a neuron containing the nucleus. |
| POLYPARIES | • polyparies n. Plural of polypary. • polyparies n. The base and other supporting structure of a colony of polyps (such as coral). • POLYPARY n. the common supporting structure of a polyp colony. |
| POTENTIARY | • potentiary n. (Archaic) A person invested with power or influence. • POTENTIARY n. a person invested with power and influence. |
| PREHOLIDAY | • preholiday adj. Before a holiday. • PREHOLIDAY adj. taking place before a holiday. |
| PRESBYOPIA | • presbyopia n. (Pathology) Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects. • PRESBYOPIA n. long-sightedness in old age, also PRESBYOPY. |
| PROMYCELIA | • promycelia n. Plural of promycelium. • PROMYCELIUM n. a short germ-tube put out by some fungal spores. |
| PYRANOSIDE | • pyranoside n. (Biochemistry) Any glycoside of a pyranose. • PYRANOSIDE n. a glycoside containing the pyran ring. |