| DEVELOPABLE | • developable adj. Suitable for development, often specifically for construction. • developable adj. (Photography, of a latent image) Which can be developed into a visible image. • developable adj. (Geometry, of a surface) Described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the… |
| ELLIPSOIDAL | • ellipsoidal adj. Alternative form of ellipsoid. • ellipsoidal adj. (Mathematics) Of or pertaining to an ellipsoid. • ELLIPSOIDAL adj. having the shape of an ellipse. |
| FLAPDOODLES | • flapdoodles n. Plural of flapdoodle. • flap-doodles n. Plural of flap-doodle. • flap-doodles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flap-doodle. |
| HALOPERIDOL | • haloperidol n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug used chiefly in the treatment of psychotic conditions. • HALOPERIDOL n. a synthetic tranquillizing drug used in treating psychiatric illnesses. |
| LAMPHOLDERS | • lampholders n. Plural of lampholder. • LAMPHOLDER n. a socket for an electric bulb. |
| LEPTODACTYL | • leptodactyl adj. (Zoology) Having small or slender toes. • LEPTODACTYL n. a bird or other animal with long slender toes. |
| OUTGALLOPED | • outgalloped v. Simple past tense and past participle of outgallop. • OUTGALLOP v. to surpass at galloping. |
| PECCADILLOS | • peccadillos n. Plural of peccadillo. • PECCADILLO n. (Spanish) a slight offence or sin. |
| PEDOLOGICAL | • pedological adj. Of or pertaining to pedology (in all senses). • PEDOLOGICAL adj. of or relating to soils. |
| PETRODOLLAR | • petrodollar n. (Oil industry, chiefly in the plural, also attributively) Money (either notionally or specifically in… • PETRODOLLAR n. a dollar's worth of foreign exchange obtained by a petroleum exporting country through sales abroad. |
| PHYLLOCLADE | • phylloclade n. (Botany) A flattened stem, a type of cladode that has unlimited extension growth and resembles a leaf. • PHYLLOCLADE n. another name for a cladode, also PHYLLOCLAD. |
| PLACEHOLDER | • placeholder n. Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain… • place␣holder n. Alternative form of placeholder. • PLACEHOLDER n. a symbol in a mathematical or logical expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of a set. |
| PLANETOIDAL | • planetoidal adj. Relating to a planetoid. • PLANETOIDAL adj. like a planetoid. |
| PLASMOLYSED | • plasmolysed v. Simple past tense and past participle of plasmolyse. • PLASMOLYSE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYZE. |
| PLASMOLYZED | • plasmolyzed v. Simple past tense and past participle of plasmolyze. • plasmolyzed adj. Modified by plasmolysis. • PLASMOLYZE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYSE. |
| POSTILLATED | • postillated v. Simple past tense and past participle of postillate. • POSTILLATE v. to explain by marginal notes. |
| PREALLOTTED | • preallotted adj. Allotted in advance. • PREALLOT v. to allot beforehand. |