| AILUROPHILE | • ailurophile n. A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover. • AILUROPHILE n. a cat-lover, also AILOUROPHILE. |
| ALLOPURINOL | • allopurinol n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions. • ALLOPURINOL n. a drug used in the treatment of gout. |
| AMPULLOSITY | • ampullosity n. (Rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast. • AMPULLOSITY n. (Browning) turgidity, bombast. |
| CALLIPYGOUS | • callipygous adj. Having shapely, beautiful buttocks. • CALLIPYGOUS adj. having beautiful buttocks, also CALLIPYGEAN, CALLIPYGIAN. |
| CUPELLATION | • cupellation n. The assaying of precious metal in a cupel. • CUPELLATION n. assaying or refining using a cupel; the separation of silver from lead in this way. |
| HALOPHILOUS | • halophilous adj. (Biology) Thriving in a highly saline environment. • HALOPHILOUS adj. tolerant of salt or saltwater. |
| ISOPLUVIALS | • ISOPLUVIAL n. a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount of precipitation or rainfall. |
| LEUCOPLAKIA | • leucoplakia n. Alternative form of leukoplakia. • LEUCOPLAKIA n. the stage of a chronically inflamed area at which the surface becomes hard, white and smooth, also LEUKOPLAKIA. |
| LEUCOPLAKIC | • LEUCOPLAKIC adj. relating to leukoplakia, also LEUKOPLAKIC. |
| LEUKOPLAKIA | • leukoplakia n. (Medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated… • LEUKOPLAKIA n. the stage of a chronically inflamed area at which the surface becomes hard, white and smooth, also LEUCOPLAKIA. |
| LEUKOPLAKIC | • leukoplakic adj. Relating to leukoplakia. • LEUKOPLAKIC adj. relating to leukoplakia, the stage of a chronically inflamed area at which the surface becomes hard, white and smooth, also LEUCOPLAKIC. |
| NULLIPAROUS | • nulliparous adj. (Of a woman or female animal) That has never given birth. • nulliparous adj. (Of a mosquito or other female insect) That has never yet laid eggs. • NULLIPAROUS adj. having not borne children. |
| PLANULIFORM | • planuliform adj. (Zoology) Resembling a planula. • PLANULIFORM adj. having the form of a planula. |
| PLOUGHTAILS | • ploughtails n. Plural of ploughtail. • PLOUGHTAIL n. the end of a plough where the handles are, also PLOWTAIL. |
| POLYLINGUAL | • polylingual adj. Of or pertaining to multiple languages; multilingual. • polylingual adj. Able to use multiple languages. • POLYLINGUAL adj. involving many languages. |
| PROTHALLIUM | • prothallium n. A plant, usually a pteridophyte, in gametophyte stage in the metagenesis cycle. • prothallium n. The young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss. • PROTHALLIUM n. the free-living gametophyte of a fern or other vascular cryptogam, also PROTHALLUS. |
| PULLULATION | • pullulation n. A teeming, swarming, or multiplying. • PULLULATION n. the act of pullulating. |
| UNPOLITICAL | • unpolitical adj. Not political. • UNPOLITICAL adj. not political. |