| AMPELOGRAPHY | • ampelography n. (Botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis. • AMPELOGRAPHY n. the study of grapevines. |
| ANGIOSPERMAL | • angiospermal adj. Angiospermous. • ANGIOSPERMAL adj. like an angiosperm, also ANGIOSPERMOUS. |
| APLANOGAMETE | • aplanogamete n. A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae. • APLANOGAMETE n. a nonmotile gamete. |
| CAMPANOLOGER | • CAMPANOLOGER n. a bell-ringer. |
| DERMAPLANING | • dermaplaning n. The exfoliation of the skin by means of a scalpel. • DERMAPLANING n. a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance. |
| ERGASTOPLASM | • ergastoplasm n. (Anatomy) endoplasmic reticulum that is studded with ribosomes. • ERGASTOPLASM n. ribosome-studded endoplasmic reticulum. |
| GAMOPETALOUS | • gamopetalous adj. (Botany) Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a… • GAMOPETALOUS adj. petals partially fused. |
| GAMOSEPALOUS | • gamosepalous adj. (Botany, of a calyx) Having united sepals. • GAMOSEPALOUS adj. with sepals partly united. |
| HEPATOMEGALY | • hepatomegaly n. (Pathology) An abnormal enlargement of the liver. • HEPATOMEGALY n. enlargement of the liver. |
| MARPRELATING | • MARPRELATE v. to inveigh after the manner of Martin Marprelate, the name assumed by the author of certain anti-episcopal tracts, 1588-9. |
| MEGACEPHALIC | • megacephalic adj. (Botany, zoology) Having an extremely large head. • MEGACEPHALIC adj. having an unusually large skull, also MEGALOCEPHALIC, MEGALOCEPHALOUS. |
| PHLEGMATICAL | • phlegmatical adj. Phlegmatic. • PHLEGMATICAL adj. of a calm, unexcitable disposition, also PHLEGMATIC. |
| PLANOGAMETES | • planogametes n. Plural of planogamete. • PLANOGAMETE n. a motile gamete. |
| PLASMOGAMIES | • PLASMOGAMY n. a process of fusion of the cytoplasm of two cells; the first step in syngamy, also PLASTOGAMY. |
| PLASTOGAMIES | • PLASTOGAMY n. a process of fusion of the cytoplasm of two cells, the first step in syngamy, also PLASMOGAMY. |
| PLATEMAKINGS | • PLATEMAKING n. the act of making printing plates. |
| PLATEMARKING | • PLATEMARK v. to mark with a platemark. |
| PREMALIGNANT | • premalignant adj. Precancerous. • PREMALIGNANT adj. precancerous. |
| PROGRAMMABLE | • programmable adj. Capable of being programmed. • programmable n. A calculator that allows the user to write programs. • PROGRAMMABLE adj. that can be programmed, also PROGRAMABLE. |
| RAMPAGEOUSLY | • rampageously adv. In a rampageous manner. • RAMPAGEOUS adv. turbulent; unruly, also RAMPACIOUS. |