| APLANOSPORES | • aplanospores n. Plural of aplanospore. • APLANOSPORE n. a nonmotile spore. |
| APOSTROPHISE | • apostrophise v. Alternative spelling of apostrophize. • APOSTROPHISE v. to address an inanimate object, also APOSTROPHIZE. |
| 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. |
| DISAPPROVERS | • disapprovers n. Plural of disapprover. • DISAPPROVER n. one who disapproves. |
| GRASSHOPPERS | • grasshoppers n. Plural of grasshopper. • GRASSHOPPER n. a name for various herbivorous jumping insects of the order Orthoptera, related to locusts and crickets, that chirp by rubbing their wing-covers. |
| LAPAROSCOPES | • laparoscopes n. Plural of laparoscope. • LAPAROSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the interior of the peritoneal cavity. |
| PARAPHIMOSES | • paraphimoses n. Plural of paraphimosis. • PARAPHIMOSIS n. strangulation of the glans penis by constriction of the prepuce. |
| PARAPOPHYSES | • parapophyses n. Plural of parapophysis. • PARAPOPHYSIS n. a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
| PHOSPHORATES | • phosphorates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phosphorate. • PHOSPHORATE v. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus. |
| POLARISCOPES | • polariscopes n. Plural of polariscope. • POLARISCOPE n. an instrument for detecting polarized light. |
| POPULARISERS | • popularisers n. Plural of populariser. • POPULARISER n. one who popularises, also POPULARIZER. |
| PRAETORSHIPS | • praetorships n. Plural of praetorship. • PRAETORSHIP n. the office of praetor, a magistrate of ancient Rome, also PRETORSHIP. |
| PREDISPOSALS | • PREDISPOSAL n. disposal in advance. |
| PROSOPOPEIAS | • PROSOPOPEIA n. a figure of speech in which an imaginary or absent person is represented as speaking or acting, also PROSOPOPOEIA. |
| PSEUDOGRAPHS | • pseudographs n. Plural of pseudograph. • PSEUDOGRAPH n. spurious writing; forgery. |
| SAPROPELITES | • SAPROPELITE n. coal formed of sapropel. |
| SPHEROPLASTS | • spheroplasts n. Plural of spheroplast. • SPHEROPLAST n. a bacterium or yeast cell that is modified, as by enzymatic action, so that there is partial loss of the cell wall and increased osmotic sensitivity. |
| SUPERPOSABLE | • superposable adj. (Of two objects) Able to be superposed in such a way as to coincide exactly. • SUPERPOSABLE adj. capable of being superposed. |
| SUPERWEAPONS | • superweapons n. Plural of superweapon. • SUPERWEAPON n. an exceptionally effective weapon. |
| SUPPORTANCES | • SUPPORTANCE n. (Shakespeare) support. |