| APPRECIATIVELY | • appreciatively adv. In an appreciative manner. • APPRECIATIVE adv. having or showing appreciation. |
| APPRECIATORILY | • appreciatorily adv. (Obsolete, rare) With appreciation; appreciatively. • APPRECIATORY adv. showing appreciation. |
| BLEPHAROPLASTS | • blepharoplasts n. Plural of blepharoplast. • BLEPHAROPLAST n. a basal body esp. of a flagellated cell. |
| BLEPHAROPLASTY | • blepharoplasty n. (Surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons. • BLEPHAROPLASTY n. plastic surgery on the eyelid esp. to remove fatty or excess tissue. |
| CLAPTRAPPERIES | • CLAPTRAPPERY n. nonsense, claptrap. |
| MALAPPORTIONED | • malapportioned adj. (Politics) Of an electoral district, characterized by a disproportionate distribution of representatives… • MALAPPORTIONED adj. characterized by an inequitable or unsuitable apportioning of representatives to a legislative body. |
| MALAPPROPRIATE | • malappropriate v. Synonym of misappropriate. • MALAPPROPRIATE v. to misuse or misappropriate. |
| PALAEANTHROPIC | • palaeanthropic adj. Alternative form of paleoanthropic. • PALAEANTHROPIC adj. of or relating to the earliest types of man, also PALAEOANTHROPIC. |
| PALAEOGRAPHIST | • palaeographist n. (Now rare) palaeographer. • palæographist n. Obsolete form of paleographist. • PALAEOGRAPHIST n. a student of palaeography, also PALAEOGRAPHER. |
| PALMATIPARTITE | • palmatipartite adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend over half-way toward the petiole. • PALMATIPARTITE adj. palmately divided rather more than halfway. |
| PAPAPRELATISTS | • PAPAPRELATIST n. (Scott) a supporter of popish prelates. |
| PERIPHRASTICAL | • periphrastical adj. Alternative form of periphrastic. • PERIPHRASTICAL adj. of or like periphrasis, the use of longer phrasing in place of shorter form of expression, also PERIPHRASTIC. |
| PETROGRAPHICAL | • petrographical adj. Alternative form of petrographic. • PETROGRAPHICAL adj. relating to petrography, also PETROGRAPHIC. |
| PREOPERATIONAL | • preoperational adj. Prior to a surgical operation. • preoperational adj. In or relating to a Piagetian phase of child development characterized by sparse and logically inadequate… • PREOPERATIONAL adj. preceding an operation. |
| PROPAEDEUTICAL | • propaedeutical adj. Alternative form of propaedeutic. • PROPAEDEUTICAL adj. of or like a propaedeutic, a preliminary study. |
| PROTOPLANETARY | • protoplanetary adj. (Astronomy, planets) Of or pertaining to a protoplanet. • protoplanetary adj. Relating to a stage in the life of a red giant star or its protoplanetary nebula during the star’s final… • proto-planetary adj. Alternative form of protoplanetary. |
| REAPPLICATIONS | • reapplications n. Plural of reapplication. • REAPPLICATION n. the act of reapplying. |
| SPATIOTEMPORAL | • spatiotemporal adj. Of, concerning, or existing in both space and time. • spatiotemporal adj. Of or concerning spacetime. • spatio-temporal adj. Alternative form of spatiotemporal. |
| SPERMATOPHORAL | • spermatophoral adj. Relating to spermatophores. • SPERMATOPHORAL adj. of or like a spermatophore, a case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans. |