| AMPHITROPOUS | • amphitropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other. • AMPHITROPOUS adj. of an ovule, with its point of attachment in the middle. |
| APOCALYPTISM | • apocalyptism n. Apocalypticism. • APOCALYPTISM n. the doctrine of the imminent end of the world, also APOCALYPTICISM. |
| APOTROPAISMS | • APOTROPAISM n. a magical practice averting evil. |
| APPOINTMENTS | • appointments n. Plural of appointment. • APPOINTMENT n. an act of appointing. |
| APPROXIMATES | • approximates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| HAPTOTROPISM | • haptotropism n. (Biology) The movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus. • HAPTOTROPISM n. curving in response to touch, as a tendril. |
| HIPPODAMISTS | • HIPPODAMIST n. a horse-tamer. |
| HIPPOPOTAMUS | • hippopotamus n. A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius; common hippopotamus). • hippopotamus n. Any similar animal of the family Hippopotamidae. • Hippopotamus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hippopotamidae – hippopotamuses. |
| IMPROPRIATES | • impropriates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impropriate. • IMPROPRIATE v. to transfer ecclesiastical revenue to a layman. |
| IPRATROPIUMS | • IPRATROPIUM n. a bronchodilator drug used in the treatment of asthma. |
| MALAPROPISTS | • malapropists n. Plural of malapropist. • MALAPROPIST n. one who commits malapropisms. |
| PAEDOBAPTISM | • paedobaptism n. The baptism of infants or young children. • pædobaptism n. Obsolete spelling of paedobaptism. • PAEDOBAPTISM n. the doctrine of infant baptism. |
| PIROPLASMATA | • piroplasmata n. Plural of piroplasma. • PIROPLASMA n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASM. |
| POSTIMPERIAL | • postimperial adj. After the period of an empire. • POSTIMPERIAL adj. taking place after imperial rule. |
| PROMPTUARIES | • promptuaries n. Plural of promptuary. • PROMPTUARY n. a repository; a reference book of facts. |
| PROTOPLASMIC | • protoplasmic adj. (Cytology) Of or relating to protoplasm. • PROTOPLASMIC adj. of or like protoplasm, also PROTOPLASMAL, PROTOPLASMATIC, PROTOPLASTIC. |
| PSAMMOPHYTIC | • PSAMMOPHYTIC adj. like a psammophyte, a plant adapted to growing in sand. |
| SAPROPHYTISM | • saprophytism n. The condition of being saprophytic. • SAPROPHYTISM n. being a saprophyte. |