| AMPHITHEATRAL | • amphitheatral adj. Alternative form of amphitheatrical. • AMPHITHEATRAL adj. of or like an amphitheatre. |
| ANALPHABETISM | • analphabetism n. Illiteracy, the inability to read and write. • ANALPHABETISM n. illiteracy. |
| APLANOGAMETES | • aplanogametes n. Plural of aplanogamete. • APLANOGAMETE n. a nonmotile gamete. |
| ENCEPHALOMATA | • encephalomata n. Plural of encephaloma. • ENCEPHALOMA n. a brain tumour. |
| HYPOCALCAEMIA | • hypocalcaemia n. (Medicine) Alternative spelling of hypocalcemia. • HYPOCALCAEMIA n. a deficiency of calcium in the blood, also HYPOCALCEMIA. |
| LAMPADEPHORIA | • LAMPADEPHORIA n. a foot race with lighted torches, esp. a relay race in which torch is passed on, also LAMPADEDROMY. |
| MACROCEPHALIA | • macrocephalia n. (Medicine) Macrocephaly. • MACROCEPHALIA n. the condition of having an abnormally large brain, also MACRENCEPHALIA, MACRENCEPHALY. |
| MALADAPTIVELY | • maladaptively adv. In a maladaptive manner. • MALADAPTIVE adv. marked by poor or inadequate adaptation. |
| MAMMAPLASTIES | • mammaplasties n. Plural of mammaplasty. • MAMMAPLASTY n. the surgical reconstruction of the breast. |
| MANIPULATABLE | • manipulatable adj. Suitable for, or able to be subjected to manipulation. • manipulatable adj. Gullible or susceptible to persuasion. • MANIPULATABLE adj. capable of being manipulated. |
| PALAEOCLIMATE | • palaeoclimate n. Alternative spelling of paleoclimate. • PALAEOCLIMATE n. the climate at any stage in the geological development of the earth. |
| PANDEMONIACAL | • pandemoniacal adj. Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium. • PANDEMONIACAL adj. pertaining to pandemonium, general tumult, also PANDEMONIAC, PANDEMONIAN, PANDEMONIC. |
| PARALEIPOMENA | • PARALEIPOMENON n. a thing added as a supplement to a main text, also PARALIPOMENON. |
| PARALLELOGRAM | • parallelogram n. (Geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length. • parallelogram n. (Gaelic games, dated) either of two rectangular areas (respectively the large parallelogram and the… • PARALLELOGRAM n. a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and equal. |
| PARLIAMENTARY | • parliamentary adj. Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament. • parliamentary adj. Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from… • parliamentary adj. (Britain, historical, railways) Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along… |
| PATERFAMILIAS | • paterfamilias n. A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe. • pater␣familias n. Alternative spelling of paterfamilias. • PATERFAMILIAS n. (Latin) the head of the family. |
| PHARMACOPEIAL | • pharmacopeial adj. (Pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or pertaining to pharmacopeia. • PHARMACOPEIAL adj. of or like a pharmacopeia, also PHARMACOPOEIAL, PHARMACOPOEIAN. |
| PLASMODESMATA | • plasmodesmata n. Plural of plasmodesma. • PLASMODESMA n. a strand of living cytoplasm connecting two cells, also PLASMODESM. |