| EPIGASTRIAL | • epigastrial adj. (Anatomy) epigastric. • EPIGASTRIAL adj. relating to the epigastrium, part of abdomen lying over the stomach, also EPIGASTRIC. |
| HEPTANGULAR | • heptangular adj. Having seven angles. • HEPTANGULAR adj. having seven angles. |
| PARALOGISTS | • paralogists n. Plural of paralogist. • PARALOGIST n. a practitioner of paralogism. |
| PARTIALLING | • partialling v. Present participle of partial. • PARTIAL v. as in partial out, to eliminate a factor in statistics. |
| PENTANGULAR | • pentangular adj. Having five corners or angles. • PENTANGULAR adj. having the shape of a pentangle. |
| PLAGIARISTS | • plagiarists n. Plural of plagiarist. • PLAGIARIST n. one who commits plagiarism. |
| 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. |
| PRAGMATICAL | • pragmatical adj. Alternative form of pragmatic (“practical”). • pragmatical adj. Alternative form of pragmatic (“officious, meddlesome”). • pragmatical adj. (Law) Relating to affairs of state. |
| PRATFALLING | • pratfalling v. Present participle of pratfall. • PRATFALL v. to fall on the buttocks, to make a big blunder. |
| PROCTALGIAS | • PROCTALGIA n. neuralgic pain in the rectum. |
| PROTOGALAXY | • protogalaxy n. A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy. • PROTOGALAXY n. a galaxy in its initial state of formation. |
| PURGATORIAL | • purgatorial adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling purgatory. • purgatorial adj. That purifies by removing sin; expiatory. • PURGATORIAL adj. relating to purgatory, also PURGATORIAN. |
| PYROGALLATE | • pyrogallate n. (Chemistry) any salt of the phenol pyrogallol when viewed as an acid. • PYROGALLATE n. any salt or ester of pyrogallol. |
| SEPTIFRAGAL | • septifragal adj. (Botany) Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break… • SEPTIFRAGAL adj. breaking away of certain parts of a plant from its dividing walls. |
| TARPAULINGS | • tarpaulings n. Plural of tarpauling. • TARPAULING n. a strong linen or hempen cloth waterproofed with tar, also TARPAULIN. |
| TETRAPLEGIA | • tetraplegia n. Paralysis of all four limbs. • tetraplegia n. Complete paralysis from below the jaw. • TETRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRAPLEGIA, QUADRIPLEGIA. |