| APPROPRIABLE | • appropriable adj. (Law) Able to be appropriated. • APPROPRIABLE adj. capable of being appropriated. |
| CLAPPERBOARD | • clapperboard n. (Film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap… • clapper␣board n. (Film) Alternative form of clapperboard. • CLAPPERBOARD n. a hinged board (or a set of hinged boards) clapped together in front of the camera before or after shooting a piece of film, to help synchronize sound and vision. |
| CORPORALSHIP | • corporalship n. The rank or office of corporal. • CORPORALSHIP n. the office of corporal. |
| EXPROPRIABLE | • expropriable adj. Capable of being expropriated, or seized for public use. • EXPROPRIABLE adj. that can be expropriated. |
| LAMPROPHYRES | • lamprophyres n. Plural of lamprophyre. • LAMPROPHYRE n. a compact intrusive rock with phenocrysts of black mica, hornblende, etc. |
| LAMPROPHYRIC | • lamprophyric adj. Of or relating to lamprophyre. • LAMPROPHYRIC adj. of or like lamprophyre, a kind of basic igneous rock. |
| PALEOGRAPHER | • paleographer n. A person skilled in paleography. • PALEOGRAPHER n. a student of paleography. |
| PLEROPHORIAS | • PLEROPHORIA n. full conviction, also PLEROPHORY. |
| 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. |
| POLYGRAPHERS | • polygraphers n. Plural of polygrapher. • POLYGRAPHER n. one who operates a polygraph. |
| POPULARISERS | • popularisers n. Plural of populariser. • POPULARISER n. one who popularises, also POPULARIZER. |
| POPULARIZERS | • popularizers n. Plural of popularizer. • POPULARIZER n. one who popularizes, also POPULARISER. |
| PREAPPROVALS | • preapprovals n. Plural of preapproval. |
| PRECEPTORIAL | • preceptorial adj. Pertaining to a preceptor. • preceptorial n. A class involving learning and discussion in small groups. • PRECEPTORIAL n. a college course that emphasizes independent reading, discussion in small groups, and individual conferences with the teacher. |
| PROPORTIONAL | • proportional adj. (Mathematics) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the… • proportional adj. (Chiefly US) In proportion (to), proportionate. • proportional adj. Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces). |
| PROPRANOLOLS | • propranolols n. Plural of propranolol. • PROPRANOLOL n. a beta-blocker drug used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. |
| PROTREPTICAL | • protreptical adj. (Obsolete) Adapted to persuade; hortatory; persuasive. • PROTREPTICAL adj. exhorting or encouraging, also PROTREPTIC. |
| REPOPULARISE | • repopularise v. (Britain) To make popular again. • REPOPULARISE v. to popularise again, also REPOPULARIZE. |
| REPOPULARIZE | • repopularize v. (US, transitive) To make popular again. • REPOPULARIZE v. to popularize again, also REPOPULARISE. |