| AMPHIPODOUS | • amphipodous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. • AMPHIPODOUS adj. having both walking and swimming feet. |
| CIRCUMPOSED | • circumposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of circumpose. • CIRCUMPOSE v. to place around. |
| COMPENDIOUS | • compendious adj. Containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized. • compendious adj. Briefly describing a body of knowledge. • COMPENDIOUS adj. concise but comprehensive. |
| COMPENDIUMS | • compendiums n. Plural of compendium. • COMPENDIUM n. (Latin) an assortment, a varied collection. |
| DESPUMATION | • despumation n. The act of throwing up froth or scum. • despumation n. Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification. • DESPUMATION n. the throwing off of impurities. |
| DYSPROSIUMS | • DYSPROSIUM n. a rare-earth metal used in nuclear research. |
| HIPPODAMOUS | • HIPPODAMOUS adj. horse-taming. |
| IMPONDEROUS | • imponderous adj. (Obsolete) imponderable. • IMPONDEROUS adj. weightless, very light. |
| IMPOSTHUMED | • imposthumed v. Simple past tense and past participle of imposthume. • IMPOSTHUMED adj. having an imposthume, an abscess, also IMPOSTUMED. |
| IMPOUNDAGES | • impoundages n. Plural of impoundage. • IMPOUNDAGE n. the act of impounding. |
| LYCOPODIUMS | • lycopodiums n. Plural of lycopodium. • LYCOPODIUM n. a genus of mosslike plants, aka clubmoss. |
| MISCOMPUTED | • miscomputed v. Simple past tense and past participle of miscompute. • MISCOMPUTE v. to compute erroneously. |
| MYRIAPODOUS | • MYRIAPODOUS adj. like a myriapod. |
| OUTPROMISED | • outpromised v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpromise. • OUTPROMISE v. to surpass in promising. |
| PEDAGOGUISM | • PEDAGOGUISM n. the state of being a pedagogue. |
| PROMUSCIDES | • promuscides n. Plural of promuscis. • PROMUSCIS n. a proboscis, esp. an insect's. |
| PSEUDIMAGOS | • pseudimagos n. Plural of pseudimago. • PSEUDIMAGO n. a stage in the development of certain insects, such as the May flies, intermediate between the pupa and imago. |
| STYLOPODIUM | • stylopodium n. (Botany) An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants. • STYLOPODIUM n. an enlargement at the end of the style base of certain flowers. |