| COMPULSATORY | • compulsatory adj. Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory. • COMPULSATORY adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATIVE. |
| FLUOROGRAPHY | • fluorography n. Photofluorography. • fluorography n. Visualisation of radiolabelled material. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
| GAMOPHYLLOUS | • gamophyllous adj. (Botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments). • GAMOPHYLLOUS adj. with perianth leaves united. |
| JEOPARDOUSLY | • jeopardously adv. In a jeopardous manner. • JEOPARDOUS adv. (obsolete) perilous; hazardous. |
| LYMPHOMATOUS | • lymphomatous adj. Relating to lymphoma. • LYMPHOMATOUS adj. of or like a lymphoma. |
| OXYCEPHALOUS | • OXYCEPHALOUS adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALIC. |
| PARONYMOUSLY | • paronymously adv. In a paronymous way. • PARONYMOUS adv. having the nature of a paronym. |
| PNEUMATOLOGY | • pneumatology n. The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God. • pneumatology n. (Christianity, theology) The study of the Holy Spirit as revealed in Scripture. • pneumatology n. The science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc. |
| POLYCHAETOUS | • polychaetous adj. Relating to polychaetes. • POLYCHAETOUS adj. of or like a polychaete, a type of aquatic worm, also POLYCHETOUS. |
| POLYGAMOUSLY | • polygamously adv. In a polygamous manner. • POLYGAMOUS adv. of or pertaining to polygamy. |
| POLYGONATUMS | • POLYGONATUM n. the Solomon's seal genus Polygonatum, of the lily family. |
| POLYOMAVIRUS | • polyomavirus n. Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals. • Polyomavirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Polyomaviridae – now split into genera Alphapolyomavirus… |
| POLYPETALOUS | • polypetalous adj. (Botany) having a corolla composed of distinct, separable petals. • POLYPETALOUS adj. separate petals. |
| POLYSEPALOUS | • polysepalous adj. (Botany, of a calyx) having separate sepals. • POLYSEPALOUS adj. having separate sepals. |
| PREOVULATORY | • preovulatory adj. Prior to ovulation. • PREOVULATORY adj. occurring or existing in or typical of the period immediately preceding ovulation. |
| UPROARIOUSLY | • uproariously adv. In an uproarious manner. • UPROARIOUS adv. marked by uproar. |