| DIATROPISM | • diatropism n. (Biology) The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus. • diatropism n. (Organic chemistry) An orthogonal arrangement of groups of atoms within a molecule, often associated with aromaticity. • diatropism n. The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of dissimilarity from early childhood protective… |
| IMPARITIES | • imparities n. Plural of imparity. • IMPARITY n. lack of equality. |
| MISPARTING | • misparting v. Present participle of mispart. • MISPART v. to part badly. |
| PARASITISM | • parasitism n. (Ecology) Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other… • parasitism n. (Figuratively) A similar interaction between people. • PARASITISM n. the behavior of a parasite. |
| PARTIALISM | • partialism n. Partiality; specifically in theology the doctrine of the partialists. • partialism n. (Psychiatry) The sexual attraction to specific parts of the body. • PARTIALISM n. partiality; specifically (theology), the doctrine of the Partialists. |
| PATRIALISM | • PATRIALISM n. the state of being a patrial, one with a legal right to enter and stay in the UK. |
| PATRIOTISM | • patriotism n. Love of one’s country; devotion to the welfare of one’s compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve… • patriotism n. The actions of a patriot. • patriotism n. The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism. |
| PORISMATIC | • porismatic adj. Of or relating to a porism; poristic. • PORISMATIC adj. relating to a porism, the geometric proposition that it is possible, in certain conditions, for a problem to have any number of solutions, also PORISMATICAL, PORISTIC, PORISTICAL. |
| PRIMATIALS | • PRIMATIAL n. a primate. |
| PRISMATOID | • prismatoid n. (Mathematics) Any polyhedron whose vertices all lie in either of two parallel planes. • PRISMATOID n. a body that approaches to the form of a prism. |
| PRIVATISMS | • privatisms n. Plural of privatism. • PRIVATISM n. a tendency to be concerned with ideas, matters, etc. only as affecting one as an individual. |
| PURITANISM | • puritanism n. (Theology) Strict and austere religious conduct. • puritanism n. Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples. • Puritanism n. The beliefs and practices of the Puritans. |
| PYRAMIDIST | • pyramidist n. An expert in Egyptian pyramids. • PYRAMIDIST n. someone who studies the Egyptian pyramids. |
| TRIPARTISM | • tripartism n. The state or policy of being tripartite; separatism into three factions. • tripartism n. (Economics) A corporatist system in which trade unions, employers and government collaborate on the… • TRIPARTISM n. an established system of dialogue between three related groups. |