| CIRCUMPOLAR | • circumpolar adj. Located or found throughout a polar region. • circumpolar adj. (Astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel. • CIRCUMPOLAR adj. continually visible above the horizon. |
| CORPUSCULAR | • corpuscular adj. Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate. • CORPUSCULAR adj. having the nature of corpuscles. |
| LARVIPAROUS | • larviparous adj. (Zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects. • LARVIPAROUS adj. giving birth to larvae. |
| LEPROSARIUM | • leprosarium n. An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society. • LEPROSARIUM n. a hospital for lepers. |
| 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. |
| POPULARISER | • populariser n. Alternative spelling of popularizer. • POPULARISER n. one who popularises, also POPULARIZER. |
| POPULARIZER | • popularizer n. One who popularizes something. • POPULARIZER n. one who popularizes, also POPULARISER. |
| POURPARLERS | • pourparlers n. Plural of pourparler. • POURPARLER n. (French) a discussion prior to negotiation. |
| PROCEDURALS | • procedurals n. Plural of procedural. • PROCEDURAL n. a realist crime novel with a specific focus. |
| PROCONSULAR | • proconsular adj. Of or pertaining to a proconsul, or the office thereof. • PROCONSULAR adj. relating to a proconsul. |
| PROMULGATOR | • promulgator n. A person who promulgates; a publisher. • PROMULGATOR n. one who promulgates. |
| PROTRUDABLE | • protrudable adj. That may be protruded. • PROTRUDABLE adj. that can be protruded, also PROTRUSIBLE, PROTRUSILE. |
| PROVASCULAR | • provascular adj. (Biology) Relating to the procambium. • PROVASCULAR adj. of, relating to, or being procambium. |
| PURGATORIAL | • purgatorial adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling purgatory. • purgatorial adj. That purifies by removing sin; expiatory. • PURGATORIAL adj. relating to purgatory, also PURGATORIAN. |
| PYRRHULOXIA | • pyrrhuloxia n. Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage. • Pyrrhuloxia prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain birds similar to cardinals, notably… • PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill. |
| RAPTUROUSLY | • rapturously adv. In a rapturous manner. • RAPTUROUS adv. in a state of rapture. |
| REPROACHFUL | • reproachful adj. Expressing or containing reproach. • reproachful adj. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base. • REPROACHFUL adj. reproving. |
| SULPHURATOR | • sulphurator n. An apparatus for impregnating with, or exposing to the action of, sulphur, especially for purposes of… • SULPHURATOR n. a device for sulphurating. |
| SUPERNORMAL | • supernormal adj. Beyond what is normal; exceeding the average or the point of reference. • supernormal adj. Paranormal, supernatural. • supernormal adj. (Default logic, of a default) Both categorical and normal. |