| COPPERWORMS | • copperworms n. Plural of copperworm. • COPPERWORM n. the shipworm. |
| PERISPERMIC | • perispermic adj. Relating to the perisperm. • PERISPERMIC adj. of or like a perisperm, also PERISPERMAL. |
| PRECOMPUTERS | • precomputers adv. (Informal) Before the availability of computers. • precomputers n. Plural of precomputer. |
| SUPERCOMPUTER | • supercomputer n. (Computing) Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation; typically… • SUPERCOMPUTER n. a large very fast mainframe used esp. for scientific computations. |
| PRESCRIPTIVISM | • prescriptivism n. (Linguistics) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms… • PRESCRIPTIVISM n. the belief that moral edicts are merely orders with no truth value. |
| RAPPROCHEMENTS | • rapprochements n. Plural of rapprochement. • RAPPROCHEMENT n. (French) a resumption of or improvement in relations between countries or persons. |
| SUPERCOMPUTERS | • supercomputers n. Plural of supercomputer. • SUPERCOMPUTER n. a large very fast mainframe used esp. for scientific computations. |
| CARPOMETACARPUS | • carpometacarpus n. (Anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds. • CARPOMETACARPUS n. in birds, a bone of the wing formed by fusion of some of the carpals with the metacarpals. |
| CHLORPROPAMIDES | • chlorpropamides n. Plural of chlorpropamide. • CHLORPROPAMIDE n. a sulfonylurea drug used orally to reduce blood sugar in the treatment of mild diabetes. |
| COMPTROLLERSHIP | • comptrollership n. The position or office of a comptroller. • COMPTROLLERSHIP n. the office of comptroller. |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIUM | • cryptosporidium n. Any protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, intestinal parasites of humans and other vertebrates that… • Cryptosporidium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae – coccidian protozoan parasites causing the disease… • CRYPTOSPORIDIUM n. any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea. |
| IMPERSCRIPTIBLE | • IMPERSCRIPTIBLE adj. not supported by written authority. |
| IMPRESCRIPTIBLE | • imprescriptible adj. Not subject to prescription: absolute, inalienable. • IMPRESCRIPTIBLE adj. not liable to be lost by prescription; inalienable. |
| IMPRESCRIPTIBLY | • imprescriptibly adv. In an imprescriptible manner; obviously. • IMPRESCRIPTIBLE adv. not liable to be lost by prescription; inalienable. |
| MERCAPTOPURINES | • mercaptopurines n. Plural of mercaptopurine. • MERCAPTOPURINE n. an antimetabolite sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia. |
| MICROSPOROPHYLL | • microsporophyll n. A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll). • MICROSPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more microsporangia. |
| PREPERFORMANCES | • preperformances n. Plural of preperformance. |
| PRESCRIPTIVISMS | • prescriptivisms n. Plural of prescriptivism. • PRESCRIPTIVISM n. the belief that moral edicts are merely orders with no truth value. |