| ALLOTROPE | • allotrope n. (Chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form… • allotrope n. (Linguistics) An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit. • allotrope n. (Philosophy) An alternative shape of a cognitive structure. |
| ALLOTYPES | • allotypes n. Plural of allotype. • ALLOTYPE n. an allotypic variant of a protein or antigen. |
| APOSTILLE | • apostille n. A special sign established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents. • apostille v. To authenticate an official document in accordance with the Apostille Convention. • APOSTILLE n. (French) a marginal note, also APOSTIL. |
| PALEOLITH | • paleolith n. A relic from the Paleolithic era. • PALEOLITH n. a Stone Age artifact, also PALAEOLITH. |
| PAPILLOTE | • papillote n. (Cooking) A small piece of aluminum foil or parchment paper, wrapped around food during cooking. • papillote n. (Hair styling, often in the plural) A small piece of paper used to roll up hair to make it curl; a curly lock. • PAPILLOTE n. (French) a paper frill decorating the end of a cutlet or other bone. |
| PATROLLED | • patrolled adj. Having regular patrols. • patrolled v. Simple past tense and past participle of patrol. • PATROL v. to guard by moving and watching. |
| PATROLLER | • patroller n. One who patrols. • PATROLLER n. one who patrols. |
| POLLENATE | • pollenate v. Alternative form of pollinate. • POLLENATE v. to fertilise with pollen, also POLLINATE. |
| POLLINATE | • pollinate v. To apply pollen to (a stigma). • pollinate adj. (Zoology) Pollinose. • POLLINATE v. to fertilise with pollen, also POLLENATE. |
| POLLTAKER | • POLLTAKER n. a person conducting a poll. |
| POPLITEAL | • popliteal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the popliteus (the area behind the knee). • POPLITEAL adj. of or relating to the back of the knee, also POPLITIC. |
| POTWALLER | • potwaller n. (Now historical) A man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying… • pot-waller n. Alternative form of potwaller. • POTWALLER n. a man entitled to the franchise before 1832 by virtue of possessing his own fireplace. |
| PREALLOTS | • preallots v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preallot. • PREALLOT v. to allot beforehand. |
| PROLATELY | • prolately adv. In a prolate manner. • PROLATE adv. having flattened sides due to lengthwise elongation. |
| SELLOTAPE | • sellotape n. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Adhesive tape. • sellotape v. (Transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) To seal with adhesive tape. • Sellotape n. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A brand of adhesive tape (and similar products) similar to Scotch tape (US). |
| SOLEPLATE | • soleplate n. The flat metal plate forming the underside of an iron (for ironing laundry). • soleplate n. A sole (timber). • soleplate n. The base timber in the framing for a wall, to which the studs or posts are attached and on which they rest. |