| ENDOPHYLLOUS | • endophyllous adj. (Botany) Wrapped in a leaf or sheath. • ENDOPHYLLOUS adj. being or formed within a sheathing leaf; living inside a leaf. |
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | • epidemiology n. (Sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts… • epidemiology n. (Sciences) The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing. • EPIDEMIOLOGY n. the study of diseases. |
| HETEROPLOIDY | • heteroploidy n. (Genetics) The state of being heteroploid. • HETEROPLOIDY n. the state of being heteroploid. |
| HYPERBOLOIDS | • hyperboloids n. Plural of hyperboloid. • HYPERBOLOID n. a solid figure in which some of the plane sections are hyperbolas. |
| HYPOPLOIDIES | • hypoploidies n. Plural of hypoploidy. • HYPOPLOIDY n. the state of being hypoploid, having a chromosome number a few below the normal diploid number. |
| JEOPARDOUSLY | • jeopardously adv. In a jeopardous manner. • JEOPARDOUS adv. (obsolete) perilous; hazardous. |
| POLICYHOLDER | • policyholder n. (Insurance) A person who holds an insurance policy, especially the person whose life is insured. • policy␣holder n. Alternative spelling of policyholder. • POLICYHOLDER n. the owner of an insurance policy. |
| POLYDEMONISM | • polydemonism n. (Religion) The existence of multiple demons; the worship of these demons. • POLYDEMONISM n. the belief in and worship of numerous supernatural powers, also POLYDAEMONISM. |
| POLYHEDROSES | • polyhedroses n. Plural of polyhedrosis. • POLYHEDROSIS n. an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA. |
| POLYHEDROSIS | • polyhedrosis n. Any of several diseases of insect larvae that are caused by the polyhedral viruses, family Baculoviridae. • POLYHEDROSIS n. an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA. |
| POLYPLOIDIES | • polyploidies n. Plural of polyploidy. • POLYPLOIDY n. the condition of being polyploid. |
| POLYSYNDETON | • polysyndeton n. (Rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
| PRONOUNCEDLY | • pronouncedly adv. In a pronounced manner; markedly, distinctively. • PRONOUNCED adv. strongly marked; unequivocal. |
| UNPROVOKEDLY | • unprovokedly adv. Without provocation. • UNPROVOKED adv. UNPROVOKE, (Shakespeare) to counteract the provocation of. |