| ACIDOPHILUS | • acidophilus n. Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt. • ACIDOPHILUS n. a bacterium used to counter intestinal imbalance and in making yoghurt. |
| AUDIOPHILES | • audiophiles n. Plural of audiophile. • AUDIOPHILE n. a person who is enthusiastic about hi-fidelity sound reproduction, also AUDIOPHIL. |
| DEPLUMATION | • deplumation n. The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers. • deplumation n. (Medicine) Loss of the eyelashes due to disease of the eyelids. • deplumation n. (Metaphoric) The stripping of someone’s symbol(s) of status and prestige; humiliation. |
| DIADELPHOUS | • diadelphous adj. (Botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form two separate… • DIADELPHOUS adj. having the filaments united to make two groups. |
| DICEPHALOUS | • dicephalous adj. Two-headed. • DICEPHALOUS adj. having two heads. |
| DUPLICATION | • duplication n. The act of duplicating. • duplication n. A folding over; a fold. • duplication n. (Biology) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action. |
| DUPLICATORS | • duplicators n. Plural of duplicator. • DUPLICATOR n. one that duplicates. |
| IMPOUNDABLE | • impoundable adj. Capable of being impounded. • IMPOUNDABLE adj. that can be impounded. |
| PARLOURMAID | • parlourmaid n. (Britain) A maid who takes care of the parlour. • PARLOURMAID n. a female servant in a private home who serves at the table, keeps the house clean and answers the door to guests. |
| PLEURODYNIA | • pleurodynia n. (Medicine) A painful condition of the side of the body, simulating pleurisy, usually due to rheumatism. • PLEURODYNIA n. pain in the muscles of the chest or side. |
| POPULARISED | • popularised v. Simple past tense and past participle of popularise. • POPULARISE v. to cater to popular taste, also POPULARIZE. |
| POPULARIZED | • popularized v. Simple past tense and past participle of popularize. • POPULARIZE v. to cater to popular taste, also POPULARISE. |
| PSEUDOLOGIA | • PSEUDOLOGIA n. lying in speech or writing. |
| QUADRIPOLES | • quadripoles n. Plural of quadripole. • QUADRIPOLE n. a network with two input and two output terminals. |
| UNPOLARISED | • unpolarised adj. Alternative spelling of unpolarized. • UNPOLARISED adj. not polarised. |
| UNPOLARIZED | • unpolarized adj. Not polarized. • UNPOLARIZED adj. not polarized. |