| ANTHOCARPOUS | • anthocarpous adj. (Botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit. • ANTHOCARPOUS adj. of or like an anthocarp, a fruit resulting from many flowers, such as a pineapple. |
| COMPURGATION | • compurgation n. (Now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths… • COMPURGATION n. the exoneration of an accused person on the basis of oaths sworn by other persons. |
| PATROCLINOUS | • patroclinous adj. Having traits mostly inherited from the male parent. • PATROCLINOUS adj. of animals and plants, showing the characters of the male parent, also PATRICLINIC, PATROCLINAL. |
| PHOTONUCLEAR | • photonuclear adj. (Physics) Of or relating to any nuclear reaction involving a photon. • PHOTONUCLEAR adj. relating to or caused by the incidence of radiant energy (as gamma rays) on atomic nuclei. |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | • pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| POCOCURANTES | • pococurantes n. Plural of pococurante. • POCOCURANTE n. one who is indifferent. |
| PROCONSULATE | • proconsulate n. (Historical) The office of a proconsul. • proconsulate n. (Historical) The district under proconsul’s government. • PROCONSULATE n. the office of proconsul. |
| PROCURATIONS | • procurations n. Plural of procuration. • PROCURATION n. the management of another's affairs; the instrument giving authority for this. |
| PRODUCTIONAL | • productional adj. Of or pertaining to production. • PRODUCTIONAL adj. relating to production. |
| PROMULGATION | • promulgation n. The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law. • PROMULGATION n. the act of promulgating. |
| PROPUGNATION | • propugnation n. (Obsolete) means of defence; defence. • PROPUGNATION n. (Shakespeare) defence. |
| REOCCUPATION | • reoccupation n. (Uncountable) The condition of being reoccupied. • reoccupation n. (Countable) The act of reoccupying. • REOCCUPATION n. the act of reoccupying. |
| REPOPULATION | • repopulation n. The act of repopulating, especially with a species that might otherwise die out in an area. • REPOPULATION n. the act of repopulating. |
| SPORULATIONS | • sporulations n. Plural of sporulation. • SPORULATION n. the formation or production of spores. |
| TEMPORANEOUS | • temporaneous adj. (Obsolete) temporary. • TEMPORANEOUS adj. (obsolete) lasting only a short while. |