| ACCOUPLEMENTS | • accouplements n. Plural of accouplement. • ACCOUPLEMENT n. a timber joist or beam that serves as a tie or support. |
| ANTEPENULTIMA | • antepenultima n. (Poetry) The last syllable of a word except two. • ANTEPENULTIMA n. the last syllable but one. |
| IMPUTABLENESS | • imputableness n. The quality of being imputable; imputability. • IMPUTABLENESS n. the state of being imputable. |
| MAGNETOPAUSES | • magnetopauses n. Plural of magnetopause. • MAGNETOPAUSE n. the outer boundary of a magnetosphere. |
| OUTPLACEMENTS | • outplacements n. Plural of outplacement. • OUTPLACEMENT n. the process of easing unwanted or unneeded executives out of a company by providing company-paid assistance in finding them new jobs. |
| PENULTIMATELY | • penultimately adv. Next to the last in order. • PENULTIMATE adv. next to the last. |
| PNEUMATOLYSES | • pneumatolyses n. Plural of pneumatolysis. • PNEUMATOLYSIS n. the destructive action of the hot vapours of magma on igneous rock. |
| PNEUMATOMETER | • pneumatometer n. A device used to measure the force of inspiration or expiration of a person’s lungs. • PNEUMATOMETER n. an instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed. |
| PNEUMATOMETRY | • pneumatometry n. Spirometry. • PNEUMATOMETRY n. the measurement of the pressure exerted by air being inhaled or exhaled during a single breath. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| POSTMENOPAUSE | • postmenopause n. The period in which menopause no longer occurs; often defined as the first full year in which no menstruation occurs. |
| PREMATURENESS | • prematureness n. The quality of being premature. • PREMATURENESS n. the state of being premature. |
| PRETOURNAMENT | • pretournament adj. Occurring before, or in preparation for, a tournament. • pretournament n. Alternative form of pre-tournament. • pre-tournament adj. Alternative form of pretournament. |
| SUBDEPARTMENT | • subdepartment n. A subordinate department, bureau. • SUBDEPARTMENT n. a subdivision of a department. |
| SUPPLEMENTALS | • supplementals n. Plural of supplemental. • SUPPLEMENTAL n. something serving to supplement. |
| SUPPLEMENTARY | • supplementary adj. Additional; added to supply what is wanted. • supplementary n. Something additional; an extra. • SUPPLEMENTARY adj. added or serving as a supplement. |
| TREPONEMATOUS | • TREPONEMATOUS adj. of or like a treponema, a kind of bacterium, a spirochaete, that causes syphilis. |
| UNCOMPENSATED | • uncompensated adj. Not compensated; having no compensation. • uncompensated adj. Not paid for one’s work. • UNCOMPENSATED adj. not compensated. |
| UNDERPAYMENTS | • underpayments n. Plural of underpayment. • UNDERPAYMENT n. an insufficient payment. |
| UNIMPREGNATED | • unimpregnated adj. Not impregnated. • UNIMPREGNATED adj. not impregnated. |