| ADAPTATIONAL | • adaptational adj. Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive. • adaptational adj. (Biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished… • ADAPTATIONAL adj. relating to adaptation. |
| APOCATASTASES | • apocatastases n. Plural of apocatastasis. • APOCATASTASIS n. the state of being restored to a previous condition, esp. the final restitution of all things at the appearance of the Messiah. |
| APOCATASTASIS | • apocatastasis n. (Rare) restoration, renovation, reestablishment, particularly… • APOCATASTASIS n. the state of being restored to a previous condition, esp. the final restitution of all things at the appearance of the Messiah. |
| MALADAPTATION | • maladaptation n. (Evolutionary theory or psychology) The state of being poorly adapted to an environment. • MALADAPTATION n. poor or inadequate adaptation. |
| ADAPTATIONALLY | • adaptationally adv. In terms of, or by means of, adaptation. • ADAPTATIONAL adv. relating to adaptation. |
| MALADAPTATIONS | • maladaptations n. Plural of maladaptation. • MALADAPTATION n. poor or inadequate adaptation. |
| PALATALISATION | • palatalisation n. Alternative spelling of palatalization. • PALATALISATION n. the process of palatalising, also PALATALIZATION. |
| PALATALIZATION | • palatalization n. (Phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the… • palatalization n. (Phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized. • PALATALIZATION n. the process of palatalizing, also PALATALISATION. |
| PHANTASMAGORIA | • phantasmagoria n. (Historical) A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theatre entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed. • phantasmagoria n. A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and colour. • phantasmagoria n. A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together. |
| ACANTHOCEPHALAN | • acanthocephalan n. Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. • acanthocephalan adj. In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. • ACANTHOCEPHALAN adj. belonging to the Acanthocephala, a division of parasitic worms with spiny proboscis. |
| PALAEOBOTANICAL | • palaeobotanical adj. Alternative spelling of paleobotanical. • PALAEOBOTANICAL adj. relating to palaeobotany, the study of fossil plants, also PALAEOBOTANIC. |
| PALATALISATIONS | • palatalisations n. Plural of palatalisation. • PALATALISATION n. the process of palatalising, also PALATALIZATION. |
| PALATALIZATIONS | • palatalizations n. Plural of palatalization. • PALATALIZATION n. the process of palatalizing, also PALATALISATION. |
| PHANTASMAGORIAL | • phantasmagorial adj. Alternative form of phantasmagoric. • PHANTASMAGORIAL adj. of or like a phantasmagoria, also PHANTASMAGORIC. |
| PHANTASMAGORIAS | • phantasmagorias n. Plural of phantasmagoria. • PHANTASMAGORIA n. a fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever, also PHANTASMAGORY. |