| APOCALYPTISMS | • APOCALYPTISM n. the doctrine of the imminent end of the world, also APOCALYPTICISM. |
| APOPHLEGMATIC | • apophlegmatic adj. (Medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils. • apophlegmatic n. (Medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine. • APOPHLEGMATIC n. an agent preventing the flow of mucus. |
| APPROXIMATELY | • approximately adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. • APPROXIMATE adv. close together. |
| APPROXIMATING | • approximating v. Present participle of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| APPROXIMATION | • approximation n. The act, process or result of approximating. • approximation n. (Mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. • approximation n. (Medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured. |
| APPROXIMATIVE | • approximative adj. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. • approximative n. (Grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. • APPROXIMATIVE adj. approaching closely. |
| HIPPOPOTAMIAN | • hippopotamian adj. Resembling or characteristic of a hippopotamus. • HIPPOPOTAMIAN adj. like a hippopotamus, clumsy, also HIPPOPOTAMIC. |
| METAPHOSPHATE | • metaphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid. • METAPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of a metaphosphoric acid. |
| PAEDOBAPTISMS | • paedobaptisms n. Plural of paedobaptism. • pædobaptisms n. Plural of pædobaptism. • PAEDOBAPTISM n. the doctrine of infant baptism. |
| PANOPHTHALMIA | • PANOPHTHALMIA n. inflammation of the whole eye, also PANOPHTHALMITIS. |
| PAPILLOMATOUS | • papillomatous adj. Having papillomae. • PAPILLOMATOUS adj. of or like a papilloma. |
| PHRAGMOPLASTS | • phragmoplasts n. Plural of phragmoplast. • PHRAGMOPLAST n. the enlarged barrel-shaped spindle that is characteristic of the later stages of plant mitosis and within which the cell plate forms. |
| SUPRATEMPORAL | • supratemporal adj. (Anatomy) Above the temporal lobe. • supratemporal adj. (Philosophy) That transcends time. • supratemporal n. (Anatomy) A supratemporal bone. |