| APOSTROPHISE | • apostrophise v. Alternative spelling of apostrophize. • APOSTROPHISE v. to address an inanimate object, also APOSTROPHIZE. |
| APOTROPAISMS | • APOTROPAISM n. a magical practice averting evil. |
| 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. |
| DISAPPROVALS | • disapprovals n. Plural of disapproval. • DISAPPROVAL n. censure, disapprobation. |
| DISAPPROVERS | • disapprovers n. Plural of disapprover. • DISAPPROVER n. one who disapproves. |
| MALAPROPISMS | • malapropisms n. Plural of malapropism. • MALAPROPISM n. a humorous misuse of a word, also MALAPROP. |
| MALAPROPISTS | • malapropists n. Plural of malapropist. • MALAPROPIST n. one who commits malapropisms. |
| PARAPHIMOSES | • paraphimoses n. Plural of paraphimosis. • PARAPHIMOSIS n. strangulation of the glans penis by constriction of the prepuce. |
| PARAPHIMOSIS | • paraphimosis n. A medical condition where the foreskin becomes trapped behind the glans. • PARAPHIMOSIS n. strangulation of the glans penis by constriction of the prepuce. |
| PARAPOPHYSIS | • parapophysis n. (Anatomy) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. • PARAPOPHYSIS n. a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
| PATROONSHIPS | • patroonships n. Plural of patroonship. • PATROONSHIP n. the office of patroon, a ship's captain; a holder of a grant of land from the Dutch governor of New York. |
| 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. |
| SAPROPELITES | • SAPROPELITE n. coal formed of sapropel. |
| SAPROPHYTISM | • saprophytism n. The condition of being saprophytic. • SAPROPHYTISM n. being a saprophyte. |
| SUPPURATIONS | • suppurations n. Plural of suppuration. • SUPPURATION n. the discharge of pus. |