| APPENDECTOMIES | • appendectomies n. Plural of appendectomy. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| APPENDICECTOMY | • appendicectomy n. (Surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDICECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDECTOMY. |
| APPRENTICEHOOD | • apprenticehood n. (Obsolete) apprenticeship. • APPRENTICEHOOD n. (Shakespeare) apprenticeship. |
| CAPPARIDACEOUS | • capparidaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives. • CAPPARIDACEOUS adj. of the Capparidaceae family of plants, related to the crucifers, and including the caper. |
| CHLORPROPAMIDE | • chlorpropamide n. (Medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. • CHLORPROPAMIDE n. a sulfonylurea drug used orally to reduce blood sugar in the treatment of mild diabetes. |
| CYPROHEPTADINE | • cyproheptadine n. (Pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent. • CYPROHEPTADINE n. a powerful antihistamine drug used to treat allergies. |
| DIPLEIDOSCOPES | • dipleidoscopes n. Plural of dipleidoscope. • DIPLEIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for ascertaining the moment of meridian passage by observing the coincidence of two images. |
| DIPTEROCARPOUS | • DIPTEROCARPOUS adj. of or like a dipterocarp. |
| HYPERPRODUCERS | • hyperproducers n. Plural of hyperproducer. • HYPERPRODUCER n. an agent causing hyperproduction. |
| PEPTIDOGLYCANS | • peptidoglycans n. Plural of peptidoglycan. • PEPTIDOGLYCAN n. a polymer in the cell walls of procaryotes. |
| PHONENDOSCOPES | • phonendoscopes n. Plural of phonendoscope. • PHONENDOSCOPE n. a device which amplifies small sounds, especially within the human body. |
| PHOTODUPLICATE | • photoduplicate n. A photocopy. • photoduplicate v. (Transitive) To photocopy. • PHOTODUPLICATE v. to duplicate by photocopier. |
| PREPONDERANCES | • preponderances n. Plural of preponderance. • PREPONDERANCE n. a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength, also PREPONDERANCY. |
| PREPRODUCTIONS | • preproductions n. Plural of preproduction. • pre-productions n. Plural of pre-production. • PREPRODUCTION n. a preliminary production. |
| PROPAEDEUTICAL | • propaedeutical adj. Alternative form of propaedeutic. • PROPAEDEUTICAL adj. of or like a propaedeutic, a preliminary study. |
| PSEUDOSCORPION | • pseudoscorpion n. An arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida. • PSEUDOSCORPION n. any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpiones, resembling a scorpion but tailless, and found in soil, leaf litter, bark, etc. |
| PYCNIDIOSPORES | • pycnidiospores n. Plural of pycnidiospore. • PYCNIDIOSPORE n. a conidium produced in a pycnidium, also PYCNOSPORE. |