| APOLOGETICAL | • apologetical adj. Apologetic. • APOLOGETICAL adj. expressing apology, also APOLOGETIC. |
| CYCLOPLEGIAS | • cycloplegias n. Plural of cycloplegia. • CYCLOPLEGIA n. loss of visual accommodation because of ciliary muscle paralysis. |
| ELLIPSOGRAPH | • ellipsograph n. A mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse. • ELLIPSOGRAPH n. an instrument for describing ellipses. |
| GEOPOLITICAL | • geopolitical adj. Of or relating to geopolitics. • GEOPOLITICAL adj. relating to geopolitics. |
| MELLIPHAGOUS | • melliphagous adj. Alternative spelling of meliphagous. • MELLIPHAGOUS adj. feeding upon honey, also MELIPHAGOUS. |
| NEPHOLOGICAL | • nephological adj. Relating to nephology. • NEPHOLOGICAL adj. relating to nephology, the study of clouds, also NEPHOLOGIC. |
| PAEDOLOGICAL | • paedological adj. Alternative form of pedological. • PAEDOLOGICAL adj. related to paedology. |
| PALAEBIOLOGY | • PALAEBIOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants and animals, also PALAEOBIOLOGY, PALEOBIOLOGY. |
| PALAEOLOGIES | • PALAEOLOGY n. the study of prehistory, also PALEOLOGY. |
| PALEOBIOLOGY | • paleobiology n. The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals. • PALEOBIOLOGY n. a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms, also PALAEBIOLOGY, PALAEOBIOLOGY. |
| PALYNOLOGIES | • PALYNOLOGY n. the scientific study of spores and pollen. |
| PESTOLOGICAL | • pestological adj. Relating to pestology. • PESTOLOGICAL adj. related to pestology, the science of pests. |
| PETROLOGICAL | • petrological adj. Of or pertaining to petrology, the study of rock formation and composition. • PETROLOGICAL adj. relating to petrology, also PETROLOGIC. |
| PHENOLOGICAL | • phenological adj. Of or pertaining to phenology. • PHENOLOGICAL adj. relating to phenology. |
| PLAGIOCLASES | • plagioclases n. Plural of plagioclase. • PLAGIOCLASE n. a fine-grained volcanic rock of intermediate composition, consisting largely of plagioclase and one or more mafic minerals. |
| PREALLOTTING | • preallotting v. Present participle of preallot. • PREALLOT v. to allot beforehand. |
| PROFLIGATELY | • profligately adv. In a profligate manner. • PROFLIGATE adv. debauched; rashly extravagant. |
| SALPIGLOSSES | • salpiglosses n. Plural of salpiglossis. • SALPIGLOSSIS n. any plant of the genus Salpiglossis, some of which bear bright trumpet-shaped flowers. |