| ADSCRIPTIONS | • adscriptions n. Plural of adscription. • ADSCRIPTION n. the state of being adscript, a feudal serf attached to the soil, also ASCRIPTION. |
| ANTIPERIODIC | • antiperiodic adj. (Medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms. • antiperiodic adj. (Mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity. • antiperiodic n. (Medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms. |
| DEPRECIATING | • depreciating v. Present participle of depreciate. • depreciating adj. That is declining in value. • depreciating adj. That degrades the value of something; deprecating. |
| DEPRECIATION | • depreciation n. The state of being depreciated; disparagement. • depreciation n. The decline in value of assets. • depreciation n. (Accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment… |
| DESCRIPTIONS | • descriptions n. Plural of description. • DESCRIPTION n. an act of describing. |
| DISCERPTIONS | • discerptions n. Plural of discerption. • DISCERPTION n. the act of discerping. |
| MICROPRINTED | • microprinted adj. Rendered in microprint; printed at a very small size. • MICROPRINT v. to make a microprint of. |
| PEDIATRICIAN | • pediatrician n. (American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children… • PEDIATRICIAN n. a specialist in pediatrics. |
| PENTACRINOID | • pentacrinoid n. (Zoology) An immature comatula when it is still attached by a stem. • PENTACRINOID n. a young form of some crinoids that resembles Pentacrinus. |
| PERIODONTICS | • periodontics n. (Dentistry) The study of supporting structures of teeth—gums, alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal… • PERIODONTICS n. the study of gums, as a branch of dentistry. |
| PRECONDITION | • precondition n. A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action. • precondition n. A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect. • precondition v. (Medicine, biology) To condition in advance. |
| PREDICATIONS | • predications n. Plural of predication. • PREDICATION n. an act or instance of predicating. |
| PREDILECTION | • predilection n. A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition. • PREDILECTION n. an established preference for something. |
| PREINDUCTION | • preinduction n. Induction prior to some other process. • preinduction adj. Prior to induction. • PREINDUCTION adj. preceding an induction. |
| UNPREDICTING | • unpredicting v. Present participle of unpredict. • UNPREDICT v. (Milton) to retract or falsify a previous prediction. |