| ARCHESPORIAL | • archesporial adj. Relating to the archesporia, cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores. • ARCHESPORIAL adj. of or like an archesporium, a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops. |
| ARTHROPLASTY | • arthroplasty n. (Surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement. • ARTHROPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of a joint. |
| CALLIGRAPHER | • calligrapher n. One who practices calligraphy. • CALLIGRAPHER n. a professional copyist or engrosser, also CALLIGRAPHIST. |
| HYPERAROUSAL | • hyperarousal n. A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety… • HYPERAROUSAL n. a state of extreme arousal. |
| OROGRAPHICAL | • orographical adj. Alternative form of orographic. • OROGRAPHICAL adj. relating to orography, the description of mountains, also OROGRAPHIC. |
| PALEOGRAPHER | • paleographer n. A person skilled in paleography. • PALEOGRAPHER n. a student of paleography. |
| POLAROGRAPHS | • polarographs n. Plural of polarograph. • POLAROGRAPH n. an apparatus for automatic chemical analysis in which a sample solution is electrolysed at successively higher voltages and the resulting current plotted against voltage. |
| POLAROGRAPHY | • polarography n. (Chemistry) An electrochemical technique for the analysis of redox reactions. • POLAROGRAPHY n. a technique for determining the concentration and nature of the ions in a solution by an electrolytic process. |
| PREREHEARSAL | • prerehearsal adj. Before a dramatic rehearsal. • prerehearsal n. An informal rehearsal done very early in process of preparing a performance. • PREREHEARSAL n. a preliminary rehearsal. |
| PROCATHEDRAL | • procathedral n. A church used in place of a cathedral. • procathedral adj. Used in place of a cathedral. • pro-cathedral n. Alternative form of procathedral. |
| REPROACHABLE | • reproachable adj. Deserving reproach. • reproachable adj. (Obsolete) Opprobrious; scurrilous; reproachful; abusive. • REPROACHABLE adj. worthy of reproach. |
| REPROACHABLY | • reproachably adv. In a reproachable manner. • REPROACHABLE adv. worthy of reproach. |
| RHOPALOCERAL | • rhopaloceral adj. Of or relating to the Rhopalocera. • RHOPALOCERAL adj. relating to the Rhopalocera, a suborder of insects with clubbed antennae, also RHOPALOCEROUS. |
| SCROPHULARIA | • Scrophularia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – the figworts, native principally to Asia. • SCROPHULARIA n. a plant of the figwort genus. |