| AEROPHORE | • aerophore n. (Botany) A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses… • aerophore n. (Medicine) Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French… • aerophore n. (Historical) A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships. |
| BROOMRAPE | • broomrape n. Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants. • broom-rape n. Alternative form of broomrape. • broom␣rape n. Alternative form of broomrape. |
| CARPOOLER | • carpooler n. Alternative spelling of car-pooler. • car-pooler n. A member of a carpool. • car␣pooler n. Alternative spelling of car-pooler. |
| CORPORALE | • corporale n. Alternative form of corporal (communion cloth). • CORPORALE n. a white cloth on which Communion bread and wine are placed, also CORPORAL, CORPORAS. |
| CORPORATE | • corporate adj. Of or relating to a corporation. • corporate adj. Formed into a corporation; incorporated. • corporate adj. Unified into one body; collective. |
| CORPOREAL | • corporeal adj. Material; tangible; physical. • corporeal adj. (Archaic) Pertaining to the body; bodily; corporal. • CORPOREAL adj. relating to the body. |
| HARPOONER | • harpooner n. A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales. • HARPOONER n. one who uses a harpoon, also HARPOONEER. |
| OPERAGOER | • operagoer n. Someone who attends an opera performance. • opera-goer n. Alternative form of operagoer. • OPERAGOER n. one who attends the opera. |
| OPERATORS | • operators n. Plural of operator. • OPERATOR n. one who operates. |
| PERORATOR | • PERORATOR n. one who perorates. |
| PORPORATE | • PORPORATE adj. (Browning) clad in purple. |
| PROOFREAD | • proofread v. (Transitive and intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation. • proof-read v. Alternative spelling of proofread. • PROOFREAD v. to read checking for mistakes. |
| PROROGATE | • prorogate v. To prorogue. • PROROGATE v. to end a session (of Parliament); to postpone (a meeting), also PROROGUE. |
| PYORRHOEA | • pyorrhoea n. Flowing or discharge of pus; periodontitis. • pyorrhœa n. Alternative spelling of pyorrhea. • PYORRHOEA n. suppuration in the sockets of the teeth, also PYORRHEA. |
| WEARPROOF | • wearproof adj. Resistant to physical wear. • WEARPROOF adj. proof against wear. |