| AMPHIGORIC | • amphigoric adj. Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory. • AMPHIGORIC adj. relating to amphigory, a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody. |
| AMPHIGOURI | • AMPHIGOURI n. a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody, also AMPHIGORY. |
| APRIORISMS | • apriorisms n. Plural of apriorism. • APRIORISM n. an a priori principle. |
| 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… |
| IMPRESARIO | • impresario n. A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre. • IMPRESARIO n. an organizer, promoter, or manager of public entertainments, such as a ballet, opera, concert, or theater company. |
| MICROPSIAS | • micropsias n. Plural of micropsia. • MICROPSIA n. a condition of the eyes in which objects appear smaller than normal. |
| OMNIPARITY | • omniparity n. Equality in every part; general equality. • OMNIPARITY n. general equality. |
| PARMIGIANO | • Parmigiano n. Synonym of Parmigiano-Reggiano (“parmesan cheese”). • PARMIGIANO n. (Italian) parmesan cheese, also PARMIGIANA. |
| PATRIOTISM | • patriotism n. Love of one’s country; devotion to the welfare of one’s compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve… • patriotism n. The actions of a patriot. • patriotism n. The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism. |
| PHIALIFORM | • phialiform adj. Shaped like a phial. • PHIALIFORM adj. saucer-shaped. |
| PORISMATIC | • porismatic adj. Of or relating to a porism; poristic. • PORISMATIC adj. relating to a porism, the geometric proposition that it is possible, in certain conditions, for a problem to have any number of solutions, also PORISMATICAL, PORISTIC, PORISTICAL. |
| PRIMORDIAL | • primordial adj. First, earliest or original. • primordial adj. (Biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium. • primordial adj. Primeval. |
| 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. |
| PROSAICISM | • prosaicism n. The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style. • PROSAICISM n. the quality of being prosaic. |
| PROSIMIANS | • prosimians n. Plural of prosimian. • PROSIMIAN n. a primate of the suborder Prosimii, that includes the lemur, loris and tarsier. |
| PROVITAMIN | • provitamin n. (Biochemistry) Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism. • PROVITAMIN n. a pre-vitamin. |
| PYRAMIDION | • pyramidion n. The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid. • PYRAMIDION n. the small pyramidal apex of an obelisk. |