| AMPHIPROSTYLE | • amphiprostyle adj. (Architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides. • amphiprostyle n. (Architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. • AMPHIPROSTYLE adj. with columns at each end but not at sides. |
| BLEPHAROSPASM | • blepharospasm n. (Medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids. • BLEPHAROSPASM n. a form of constant winking. |
| HYPERLIPEMIAS | • hyperlipemias n. Plural of hyperlipemia. • HYPERLIPEMIA n. an abnormally high level of fat in the blood, also HYPERLIPIDAEMIA, HYPERLIPIDEMIA. |
| HYPERMETROPIA | • hypermetropia n. Hyperopia. • HYPERMETROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hyperopia, also HYPERMETROPY. |
| IMPERATORSHIP | • IMPERATORSHIP n. the office of imperator. |
| LAMPADEPHORIA | • LAMPADEPHORIA n. a foot race with lighted torches, esp. a relay race in which torch is passed on, also LAMPADEDROMY. |
| MISAPPREHENDS | • misapprehends v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapprehend. • MISAPPREHEND v. to apprehend wrongly. |
| MORPHOGRAPHER | • morphographer n. One who studies morphography. • MORPHOGRAPHER n. an artist who portrays forms. |
| PAEDOMORPHISM | • paedomorphism n. Alternative spelling of pedomorphism. • PAEDOMORPHISM n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHOSIS. |
| PAMPHLETEERED | • pamphleteered v. Simple past tense and past participle of pamphleteer. • PAMPHLETEER v. to write and/or distribute pamphlets. |
| PARAMORPHINES | • PARAMORPHINE n. a poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, extracted from opium and used in medicine, aka thebaine. |
| PHARMACOPEIAL | • pharmacopeial adj. (Pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or pertaining to pharmacopeia. • PHARMACOPEIAL adj. of or like a pharmacopeia, also PHARMACOPOEIAL, PHARMACOPOEIAN. |
| PHARMACOPEIAS | • pharmacopeias n. Plural of pharmacopeia. • PHARMACOPEIA n. a book describing drugs and medicinal preparations; a stock of drugs, also PHARMACOPOEIA. |
| PHARMACOPOEIA | • pharmacopoeia n. (Pharmacology) An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially… • pharmacopoeia n. (Pharmacology) A collection of drugs. • pharmacopœia n. Obsolete typography of pharmacopoeia. |
| PHARMACOPOEIC | • pharmacopoeic adj. (Pharmacology, pharmacy) Of or pertaining to pharmacopoeia. • pharmacopœic adj. Obsolete form of pharmacopoeic. • PHARMACOPOEIC adj. relating to a pharmacopoeia. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| RAPPROCHEMENT | • rapprochement n. The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation. • RAPPROCHEMENT n. (French) a resumption of or improvement in relations between countries or persons. |
| SPERMATOPHORE | • spermatophore n. (Biology) A spermospore. • spermatophore n. (Zoology) A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods… • SPERMATOPHORE n. a case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans, molluscs and amphibians. |
| SPERMATOPHYTE | • spermatophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |