| ALYCOMPAINES | • ALYCOMPAINE n. an old name for the plant elecampane. |
| AMYLOPECTINS | • amylopectins n. Plural of amylopectin. • AMYLOPECTIN n. the major component of starch, consisting of branched polysaccharide chains. |
| HYMENOPLASTY | • hymenoplasty n. (Medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman’s hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken… • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
| IMPERSONALLY | • impersonally adv. In an impersonal manner. • IMPERSONAL adv. denoting the verbal action of an unspecified agent and hence used with no expressed subject (as methinks) or with a merely formal subject (as rained in it rained). |
| LARYNGOSPASM | • laryngospasm n. An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx. • LARYNGOSPASM n. spasmodic closure of the larynx. |
| LYMPHOPENIAS | • lymphopenias n. Plural of lymphopenia. • LYMPHOPENIA n. an abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood. |
| PARONYMOUSLY | • paronymously adv. In a paronymous way. • PARONYMOUS adv. having the nature of a paronym. |
| PHYLLOMANIAS | • PHYLLOMANIA n. abnormal leaf-production. |
| PLASMOLYSING | • plasmolysing v. Present participle of plasmolyse. • PLASMOLYSE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYZE. |
| PLASMOLYZING | • plasmolyzing v. Present participle of plasmolyze. • PLASMOLYZE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYSE. |
| POLLYANNAISM | • Pollyannaism n. Persistent irrational optimism. • POLLYANNAISM n. a pollyannaish observation. |
| POLYGAMISING | • polygamising v. Present participle of polygamise. • POLYGAMISE v. to practise polygamy, also POLYGAMIZE. |
| POLYGONATUMS | • POLYGONATUM n. the Solomon's seal genus Polygonatum, of the lily family. |
| POLYTONALISM | • POLYTONALISM n. the state of being polytonal, having many keys. |
| POSTLIMINARY | • postliminary adj. Occurring afterward, as a concluding step. • POSTLIMINARY adj. subsequent. |
| PROPYLAMINES | • propylamines n. Plural of propylamine. • PROPYLAMINE n. an amine of propyl. |
| SCAPULOMANCY | • scapulomancy n. Alternative form of scapulimancy. • SCAPULOMANCY n. divination involving a shoulder blade which has been charred or cracked from a fire, also SCAPULIMANCY. |
| SPLENOMEGALY | • splenomegaly n. (Pathology) An enlargement of the spleen. • SPLENOMEGALY n. abnormal enlargement of the spleen. |
| SYNAPTOSOMAL | • synaptosomal adj. Of or pertaining to a synaptosome. • SYNAPTOSOMAL adj. of or like a synaptosome, a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| TRYPANOSOMAL | • trypanosomal adj. Of or pertaining to a trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOMAL adj. of or like a trypanosome, also TRYPANOSOMIC. |