| APPRESSORIUM | • appressorium n. (Mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the… • APPRESSORIUM n. the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host. |
| ARCHESPORIUM | • archesporium n. (Botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores. • ARCHESPORIUM n. a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops. |
| ASPERSORIUMS | • aspersoriums n. Plural of aspersorium. • ASPERSORIUM n. a basin for holy water. |
| LEPROSARIUMS | • leprosariums n. Plural of leprosarium. • LEPROSARIUM n. a hospital for lepers. |
| MACROPTEROUS | • macropterous adj. Having long wings or fins. • MACROPTEROUS adj. having large wings or fins. |
| PERAMBULATOR | • perambulator n. (Britain) A baby carriage. • perambulator n. One who perambulates. • perambulator n. A surveyor’s instrument for measuring distances, consisting of a wheel that rolls over the ground, along… |
| PERIOSTRACUM | • periostracum n. (Malacology) The proteinaceous outer sheath of many molluscan shells. • PERIOSTRACUM n. the horny outer layer of a mollusc's shell. |
| PREFORMULATE | • preformulate v. To formulate (a pharmaceutical drug) in advance of general availability. • PREFORMULATE v. to formulate in advance. |
| PROMPTUARIES | • promptuaries n. Plural of promptuary. • PROMPTUARY n. a repository; a reference book of facts. |
| PSEUDOMARTYR | • pseudomartyr n. One who dies like a martyr but (e.g. because of heretical religious views) is not a true martyr. • PSEUDOMARTYR n. a false martyr. |
| SUPERORGASMS | • superorgasms n. Plural of superorgasm. • SUPERORGASM n. an extreme orgasm. |
| SUPERSTARDOM | • superstardom n. The status or position of a superstar. • SUPERSTARDOM n. being a superstar. |
| UNPROGRAMMED | • unprogrammed adj. Not programmed. • unprogrammed adj. (Quakerism) Having religious services that take the form of silent group meditation. • UNPROGRAMMED adj. not programmed. |