| BESPOTTEDNESS | • BESPOTTEDNESS n. the state of being bespotted. |
| BOOTSTRAPPING | • bootstrapping v. Present participle of bootstrap. • bootstrapping n. The process by which something is bootstrapped. • BOOTSTRAP v. to prepare (a computer) for operation by causing an operating system to be loaded into its memory. |
| OBTEMPERATING | • obtemperating v. Present participle of obtemperate. • OBTEMPERATE v. to obey (a judgment or decree), also OBTEMPER. |
| PALEOBOTANIST | • paleobotanist n. A botanist who specializes in paleobotany; someone who studies plant fossils. • PALEOBOTANIST n. a student of paleobotany. |
| PENTOBARBITAL | • pentobarbital n. (Pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia. • PENTOBARBITAL n. a barbiturate drug with hypnotic, sedative, and anticonvulsant effects, also PENTABARBITAL. |
| PERTURBATIONS | • perturbations n. Plural of perturbation. • PERTURBATION n. the action of perturbing. |
| POSTDEBUTANTE | • postdebutante n. A young woman who has made her formal appearance in society. • POSTDEBUTANTE adj. following the stage of being a debutante. |
| POSTPUBESCENT | • postpubescent adj. That occurs after puberty. • postpubescent n. An individual who has completed puberty; a sexually mature person. • POSTPUBESCENT n. someone of an age after pubescence. |
| PROTUBERANTLY | • protuberantly adv. In a protuberant manner. • PROTUBERANT adv. thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface often as a rounded mass. |
| PROTUBERATING | • protuberating v. Present participle of protuberate. • PROTUBERATE v. to bulge out. |
| PROTUBERATION | • protuberation n. Protuberance. • PROTUBERATION n. a swelling out, a bulge. |
| THANATOPHOBIA | • thanatophobia n. Fear of death. • THANATOPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of death. |
| TRANSPORTABLE | • transportable adj. Capable of being transported; easily moved. • transportable adj. (Dated) Incurring the punishment of transportation or exile to another place. • transportable n. (Australia) A semi-permanent building, such as a portable classroom in a school, or accommodation for… |