| DESPOTOCRACY | • despotocracy n. Government by a despot. • DESPOTOCRACY n. rulership by despots or tyrants. |
| DEUTEROSCOPY | • deuteroscopy n. (Obsolete) That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense, ulterior signification. • deuteroscopy n. Second sight. • DEUTEROSCOPY n. second view or meaning; second sight. |
| ENDOPHYLLOUS | • endophyllous adj. (Botany) Wrapped in a leaf or sheath. • ENDOPHYLLOUS adj. being or formed within a sheathing leaf; living inside a leaf. |
| 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. |
| PHAGOCYTOSED | • phagocytosed adj. Engulfed and ingested as a result of phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTOSE v. to subject to phagocytic action. |
| 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!'. |
| PSEUDONYMOUS | • pseudonymous adj. Of or pertaining to a pseudonym. • pseudonymous adj. (Of a name) Fictitious. • pseudonymous adj. That uses a pseudonym. |