| APPLICATOR | • applicator n. A tool or device used to apply a fluid or semi-fluid substance to a surface. • applicator n. A tubular device to insert a tampon into the vagina. • APPLICATOR n. a device used to applicate something. |
| APPROXIMAL | • approximal adj. Near or adjacent. • approximal adj. Contiguous. • APPROXIMAL adj. close together, next to. |
| CAPTOPRILS | • captoprils n. Plural of captopril. • CAPTOPRIL n. an antihypertensive drug that is an ace inhibitor. |
| LIPOGRAPHY | • lipography n. A scribal or typographical error where a letter or group of letters that should be written twice is written once. • LIPOGRAPHY n. the accidental omission of a letter or syllable. |
| PARAPODIAL | • parapodial adj. Pertaining to the parapodium. • PARAPODIAL adj. relating to a parapodium, one of the lateral appendages of an annelid. |
| PILOCARPIN | • pilocarpin n. Alternative form of pilocarpine. • PILOCARPIN n. an alkaloid obtained from jaborandi leaves, also PILOCARPINE. |
| PIPERONALS | • PIPERONAL n. a phenolic aldehyde of very pleasant odour, used as a perfume and in flavourings, etc. |
| PIROPLASMA | • piroplasma n. (Epidemiology, microbiology) Babesia, a genus of hematozoa that invades the red blood cells of humans… • piroplasma n. Any of many other parasitic protozoa related to Babesia in order Piroplasmida. • PIROPLASMA n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASM. |
| PIROPLASMS | • piroplasms n. Plural of piroplasm. • PIROPLASM n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASMA. |
| POLYCARPIC | • polycarpic adj. (Botany) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. • polycarpic adj. (Botany) Having several carpels in one flower. • POLYCARPIC adj. fruiting many times, or year after year, also POLYCARPOUS. |
| 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. |
| POLYPARIUM | • polyparium n. (Biology) The stem, or supporting structure, of any colonial cnidarian such as coral. • POLYPARIUM n. the framework and base of a polyp colony, esp. coral, also POLYPARY. |
| POPULARISE | • popularise v. (Transitive) To make something popular. • popularise v. (Transitive) To present something in a widely understandable or acceptable form, especially technical… • POPULARISE v. to cater to popular taste, also POPULARIZE. |
| POPULARISM | • popularism n. Any political doctrine chosen to appeal to a majority of the electorate. |
| POPULARIST | • popularist adj. Reflecting popular taste and opinion. • popularist n. An artist or composer whose work appeals to popular tastes. • popularist n. One who adapts and popularizes a subject. |
| POPULARITY | • popularity n. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor… • popularity n. (Archaic) The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people. • popularity n. (Archaic) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap. |
| POPULARIZE | • popularize v. To make popular. • POPULARIZE v. to cater to popular taste, also POPULARISE. |
| PROLAPSING | • prolapsing v. Present participle of prolapse. • PROLAPSE v. to slip or fall out of place. |
| PROPLASTID | • proplastid n. (Cytology) A small, colourless cell that develops into any form of plastid. • PROPLASTID n. a precursor of a cell plastid. |
| SAPROPELIC | • sapropelic adj. Of or pertaining to sapropel. • SAPROPELIC adj. living in sapropel. |