| ARCHBISHOPRIC | • archbishopric n. (Ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop. • archbishopric n. (Ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop. • ARCHBISHOPRIC n. the see or province over which an archbishop exercises authority. |
| BARORECEPTORS | • baroreceptors n. Plural of baroreceptor. • BARORECEPTOR n. a sensory nerve ending, esp. in the walls of large arteries, that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure. |
| BIOPROSPECTOR | • bioprospector n. One who engages in bioprospecting. |
| BRACHYPTERISM | • BRACHYPTERISM n. the state of having abnormally short wings. |
| BRACHYPTEROUS | • brachypterous adj. (Zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings. • BRACHYPTEROUS adj. having short wings. |
| CARPETBAGGERS | • carpetbaggers n. Plural of carpetbagger. • carpet␣baggers n. Plural of carpet bagger. • CARPETBAGGER n. an opportunistic outsider, especially a political candidate who contests an election in an area while having little connection to it. |
| CEREBROSPINAL | • cerebrospinal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord). • CEREBROSPINAL adj. of or relating to the brain and spinal cord. |
| CLAPPERBOARDS | • clapperboards n. Plural of clapperboard. • clapper␣boards n. Plural of clapper board. • CLAPPERBOARD n. a hinged board (or a set of hinged boards) clapped together in front of the camera before or after shooting a piece of film, to help synchronize sound and vision. |
| MARSIPOBRANCH | • marsipobranch n. (Zoology) One of the Marsipobranchia. • MARSIPOBRANCH n. a member of the Marsipobranchi, the Cyclostomata. |
| OVERPRESCRIBE | • overprescribe v. (Transitive) To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate. • OVERPRESCRIBE v. to prescribe excessively. |
| PREFABRICATES | • prefabricates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefabricate. • PREFABRICATE v. to make standardized parts of beforehand, for assembling later. |
| PRESCRIPTIBLE | • prescriptible adj. Subject to prescription. • PRESCRIPTIBLE adj. that can be prescribed. |
| PROCARBAZINES | • procarbazines n. Plural of procarbazine. • PROCARBAZINE n. an antineoplastic drug used esp. in the palliative treatment of Hodgkin's disease. |
| PROTUBERANCES | • protuberances n. Plural of protuberance. • PROTUBERANCE n. a swelling or bump on the surface, also PROTUBERANCY. |
| REPRODUCIBLES | • reproducibles n. Plural of reproducible. • REPRODUCIBLE n. something that can be reproduced. |
| SCRAPERBOARDS | • scraperboards n. Plural of scraperboard. • SCRAPERBOARD n. a clay-surface board on which drawings can be made by scraping tints off as well as applying them. |
| SUBPREFECTURE | • subprefecture n. An administrative division of a country below prefecture. • sub-prefecture n. Alternative form of subprefecture. • SUBPREFECTURE n. the office of subprefect. |
| SUPERSCRIBING | • superscribing v. Present participle of superscribe. • SUPERSCRIBE v. to write at the top or at the head. |