| APOCALYPTIC | • apocalyptic adj. Of or relating to an apocalypse… • apocalyptic adj. Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom). • apocalyptic adj. (Nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic. |
| APOPLECTICS | • apoplectics n. Plural of apoplectic. • APOPLECTIC n. someone suffering from apoplexy. |
| APPLICATION | • application n. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense. • application n. The substance applied. • application n. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use. |
| APPLICATORS | • applicators n. Plural of applicator. • APPLICATOR n. a device used to applicate something. |
| APPLICATORY | • applicatory adj. Able to be applied or used, practical. • APPLICATORY adj. capable of being applied. |
| BLACKTOPPED | • blacktopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of blacktop. • black-topped v. Simple past tense and past participle of black-top. • black-topped adj. Having a top that is black. |
| COPPERPLATE | • copperplate n. A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern. • copperplate n. A print made from such a plate. • copperplate n. A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand. |
| HYPOPLASTIC | • hypoplastic adj. Of, or pertaining to hypoplasia or hypoplasty. • HYPOPLASTIC adj. relating to hypoplasia. |
| PALAEOTYPIC | • palaeotypic adj. Relating to the palaeotype phonetic alphabet. • PALAEOTYPIC adj. of or like a palaeotype, a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
| PANTROPICAL | • pantropical adj. (Biology) Occurring in tropical areas on all the major continents, i.e. in Africa, Asia and America. • PANTROPICAL adj. occurring or distributed throughout the tropical regions of the earth, also PANTROPIC. |
| PLECOPTERAN | • plecopteran n. (Zoology) Any insect in the order Plecoptera, the stoneflies. • PLECOPTERAN n. a member of the Plecoptera, stoneflies. |
| POLYTYPICAL | • polytypical adj. Polytypic. • POLYTYPICAL adj. of a taxon containing two or more taxa of lower ranks, also POLYTYPIC. |
| PRECEPTORAL | • PRECEPTORAL adj. like a preceptor. |
| PROLEPTICAL | • proleptical adj. Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour… • proleptical adj. Previous; antecedent. • proleptical adj. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. |
| PROPHETICAL | • prophetical adj. Prophetic. • PROPHETICAL adj. related to prophesy, also PROPHETIC. |