| AMPUTATORS | • amputators n. Plural of amputator. • AMPUTATOR n. one who amputates. |
| ASYMPTOTES | • asymptotes n. Plural of asymptote. • ASYMPTOTE n. a line (usually straight) that continually approaches a curve but never meets it. |
| ASYMPTOTIC | • asymptotic adj. (Mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity. • asymptotic adj. (Mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity. • ASYMPTOTIC adj. of a line, approaching a curve but meeting it only at infinity, also ASYMPTOTICAL. |
| COMPACTEST | • compactest adj. Superlative form of compact: most compact. • COMPACT adj. closely fitted together. |
| COMPUTANTS | • computants n. Plural of computant. • COMPUTANT n. a person who calculates. |
| MOUTHPARTS | • mouthparts n. Plural of mouthpart. • mouth-parts n. Plural of mouth-part. • MOUTHPART n. part of a mouth. |
| PALMETTOES | • palmettoes n. Plural of palmetto. • PALMETTO n. (Spanish) any of various usually small and sometimes stemless fan palms. |
| 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. |
| POSTATOMIC | • postatomic adj. After the discovery or use of the atomic bomb. • POSTATOMIC adj. taking place after the atomic era. |
| POSTIMPACT | • postimpact adj. After an impact. • POSTIMPACT adj. after an impact. |
| POSTMASTER | • postmaster n. The head of a post office. • postmaster n. (Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system. • postmaster n. (Britain) A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist. |
| POSTMATING | • postmating adj. (Biology) After mating. • POSTMATING adj. that takes place after mating. |
| POSTPARTUM | • postpartum adj. Of a mother: after giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth). • postpartum adv. After giving birth. • postpartum n. The period immediately following childbirth. |
| POSTULATUM | • postulatum n. A postulate. • POSTULATUM n. (Latin) a postulate. |
| PROSTATISM | • prostatism n. (Pathology) Any of various minor disorders of the prostate gland, typically causing obstructed urination;… • PROSTATISM n. an illness or disorder associated with enlargement of the prostate. |
| SMOOTHPATE | • SMOOTHPATE n. (archaic) a bald person. |
| SOMATOTYPE | • somatotype n. A particular type of physique; originally, one of the types defined by William Herbert Sheldon: ectomorphic… • somatotype v. (Transitive) To classify (a person) by physical build. • SOMATOTYPE n. a type consisting of a physical build paired with a particular temperament. |
| STOMATOPOD | • stomatopod n. (Zoology) A member of the Stomatopoda order of marine crustaceans; a mantis shrimp. • STOMATOPOD n. one of the Stomatopoda, marine crustaceans, including the squilla. |