| ALPHABETING | • alphabeting v. Present participle of alphabet. • ALPHABET v. to alphabetize. |
| ANGIOPLASTY | • angioplasty n. (Surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma. • ANGIOPLASTY n. the surgical repair of a damaged blood-vessel. |
| CATAPULTING | • catapulting v. Present participle of catapult. • CATAPULT v. to hurl through the air. |
| HEPTANGULAR | • heptangular adj. Having seven angles. • HEPTANGULAR adj. having seven angles. |
| PALAGONITES | • palagonites n. Plural of palagonite. • PALAGONITE n. an altered vitreous basic lava. |
| PALPITATING | • palpitating adj. Very exciting. • palpitating v. Present participle of palpitate. • PALPITATE v. to throb, beat rapidly. |
| PARTIALLING | • partialling v. Present participle of partial. • PARTIAL v. as in partial out, to eliminate a factor in statistics. |
| PENTAGONALS | • PENTAGONAL n. a pentagonal shape. |
| PENTANGULAR | • pentangular adj. Having five corners or angles. • PENTANGULAR adj. having the shape of a pentangle. |
| PHALANGISTS | • phalangists n. Plural of phalangist. • Phalangists n. Plural of Phalangist. • PHALANGIST n. any arboreal marsupial of the genus Phalangista. |
| PLACATINGLY | • placatingly adv. In a manner that serves to placate. • PLACATING adv. PLACATE, to conciliate. |
| PLANOGAMETE | • planogamete n. One of the motile ciliated gametes, or zoogametes, found in isogamous plants and green algae. • PLANOGAMETE n. a motile gamete. |
| PLANTIGRADE | • plantigrade adj. (Zoology) Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground. • plantigrade n. (Zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground. • PLANTIGRADE adj. walking on the soles of the feet, as humans do. |
| PLATELAYING | • platelaying n. (Rail transport) The work of a platelayer, inspecting and maintaining the permanent way. • PLATELAYING n. the laying of rails for a railway. |
| PLATEMAKING | • platemaking n. The production of plates (printing surfaces). • PLATEMAKING n. the act of making printing plates. |
| PLAYACTINGS | • playactings n. Plural of playacting. • play-actings n. Plural of play-acting. • PLAYACTING n. pretence. |
| PRATFALLING | • pratfalling v. Present participle of pratfall. • PRATFALL v. to fall on the buttocks, to make a big blunder. |
| TARPAULINGS | • tarpaulings n. Plural of tarpauling. • TARPAULING n. a strong linen or hempen cloth waterproofed with tar, also TARPAULIN. |
| TOPGALLANTS | • topgallants n. Plural of topgallant. • TOPGALLANT n. the mast or sail above the topmast and below the royal mast. |