| AMPHIPROTIC | • amphiprotic adj. (Chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric. • AMPHIPROTIC adj. having both protophilic (basic) and protogenic (acidic) properties. |
| APOTROPAISM | • apotropaism n. (Religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations)… • APOTROPAISM n. a magical practice averting evil. |
| APPROXIMATE | • approximate adj. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. • approximate adj. Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. • approximate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To estimate. |
| HIPPEASTRUM | • Hippeastrum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – certain South American flowers, sometimes called amaryllises. • HIPPEASTRUM n. any plant of the South American genus Hippeastrum, bulbous, with white or red flowers. |
| IMPROPRIATE | • impropriate v. (Transitive, obsolete) To appropriate for private use. • impropriate v. (Transitive) In ecclesiastical law, to place (ecclesiastical property) under control or management of a layperson. • impropriate adj. Of ecclesiastical property: placed under the control or management of a layperson. |
| IPRATROPIUM | • ipratropium n. An anticholinergic drug C20H30NO3+ that is used as an inhalational aerosol for bronchodilation especially… • IPRATROPIUM n. a bronchodilator drug used in the treatment of asthma. |
| MALAPROPIST | • malapropist n. One who utters malapropisms. • MALAPROPIST n. one who commits malapropisms. |
| PANSPERMIST | • panspermist n. An advocate of panspermism; one who believes that life on Earth originated in outer space. • PANSPERMIST n. a believer in panspermism. |
| PARABAPTISM | • parabaptism n. A baptism not authorised by the established church. • PARABAPTISM n. uncanonical baptism. |
| PENTAPRISMS | • pentaprisms n. Plural of pentaprism. • PENTAPRISM n. a five-sided prism used in photography. |
| POSTPRIMARY | • postprimary adj. After primary school. • postprimary adj. (Politics) After a primary election. • POSTPRIMARY adj. taking place after primary (election). |
| PRESTAMPING | • prestamping v. Present participle of prestamp. • PRESTAMP v. to stamp beforehand. |
| PRIMATESHIP | • primateship n. The office, dignity, or position of a primate (church officer). • PRIMATESHIP n. the office of primate. |
| PRIMIPARITY | • primiparity n. The condition of being primiparous. • PRIMIPARITY n. the bearing of one's first child. |
| STRIPPAGRAM | • strippagram n. Alternative form of stripogram. • STRIPPAGRAM n. a greetings message delivered by a stripper who does a striptease on delivery, also STRIPAGRAM, STRIPOGRAM, STRIPPERGRAM. |