| ADAPTATIONAL | • adaptational adj. Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive. • adaptational adj. (Biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished… • ADAPTATIONAL adj. relating to adaptation. |
| APLANOGAMETE | • aplanogamete n. A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae. • APLANOGAMETE n. a nonmotile gamete. |
| APPARITIONAL | • apparitional adj. (Religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions. • APPARITIONAL adj. of or like an apparition. |
| ASPIRATIONAL | • aspirational adj. Being ambitious. • aspirational adj. Desiring success. • aspirational adj. (Law) Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation. |
| CAPROLACTAMS | • caprolactams n. Plural of caprolactam. • CAPROLACTAM n. a white crystalline cyclic amide used esp. in making one type of nylon. |
| MYCOPLASMATA | • mycoplasmata n. Plural of mycoplasma. • MYCOPLASMA n. a member of the Mycoplasma, a variety of pathogenic agents apparently neither viruses not true bacteria. |
| PALAEOBOTANY | • palaeobotany n. Alternative spelling of paleobotany. • palæobotany n. Obsolete spelling of palaeobotany. • PALAEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALEOBOTANY. |
| PALATOVELARS | • palatovelars n. Plural of palatovelar. |
| PARACETAMOLS | • paracetamols n. Plural of paracetamol. • PARACETAMOL n. a mild analgesic and antipyretic drug, often recommended instead of aspirin. |
| PARAGLOSSATE | • PARAGLOSSATE adj. relating to the paraglossae, small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects, also PARAGLOSSAL. |
| PARALYSATION | • paralysation n. Paralysis. • PARALYSATION n. the act of paralysing, also PARALYZATION. |
| PARALYZATION | • paralyzation n. Alternative form of paralysation. • PARALYZATION n. the act of paralyzing, also PARALYSATION. |
| PETALOMANIAS | • PETALOMANIA n. an abnormal increase in number of petals. |
| PIROPLASMATA | • piroplasmata n. Plural of piroplasma. • PIROPLASMA n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASM. |
| PLASMOSOMATA | • PLASMOSOMA n. a nucleolus, also PLASMOSOME. |
| PLATANACEOUS | • platanaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Platanaceae of plane trees. • PLATANACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Platanaceae, plane trees etc. |
| STAPHYLOMATA | • staphylomata n. Plural of staphyloma. • STAPHYLOMA n. a protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. |