| APOTHEOSES | • apotheoses n. Plural of apotheosis. • APOTHEOSIS n. a perfect example of its type. |
| CAESPITOSE | • caespitose adj. Alternative form of cespitose. • CAESPITOSE adj. growing in clusters or tufts. |
| DESPOTATES | • despotates n. Plural of despotate. • DESPOTATE n. a territory governed by a despot, also DESPOTAT. |
| ESTOPPAGES | • estoppages n. Plural of estoppage. • ESTOPPAGE n. the condition of being barred by estoppel. |
| EXTRAPOSES | • extraposes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrapose. • EXTRAPOSE v. to move an item normally positioned within a phrase or sentence to the end, to focus attention on it. |
| OPERATISES | • operatises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of operatise. • OPERATISE v. to turn a play etc. into an opera, also OPERATIZE. |
| PENTOSANES | • pentosanes n. Plural of pentosane. • PENTOSANE n. a complex carbohydrate found in cellulose, also PENTOSAN. |
| PERSONATES | • personates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of personate. • PERSONATE v. to assume the identity of, with intent to deceive. |
| PLEONASTES | • pleonastes n. Plural of pleonaste. • PLEONASTE n. a dark-green to black variety of spinel. |
| POETASTERS | • poetasters n. Plural of poetaster. • POETASTER n. an inferior poet. |
| SALOPETTES | • salopettes n. Trousers that form part of a ski suit. • SALOPETTES n. quilted skiing trousers with shoulder straps. |
| SELLOTAPES | • sellotapes n. Plural of sellotape. • Sellotapes n. Plural of Sellotape. • SELLOTAPE v. to stick with sellotape. |
| SOLEPLATES | • soleplates n. Plural of soleplate. • SOLEPLATE n. a bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine. |
| SPEEDBOATS | • speedboats n. Plural of speedboat. • speed␣boats n. Plural of speed boat. • SPEEDBOAT n. a high-speed motorboat having either an inboard or outboard motor. |
| TELOPHASES | • telophases n. Plural of telophase. • TELOPHASE n. the last phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes of the daughter cells are grouped in separate nuclei. |