| DEPOLYMERISE | • depolymerise v. Alternative form of depolymerize. • DEPOLYMERISE v. to break a large molecule into simpler ones that have the same basic formula, also DEPOLYMERIZE. |
| ERYSIPELOIDS | • ERYSIPELOID n. an infective dermatitis mainly affecting the hands. |
| HYDROPHILIES | • HYDROPHILY n. an affinity for water. |
| HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
| HYPERBOLISED | • hyperbolised v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolise. • HYPERBOLISE v. to indulge in hyperbole, also HYPERBOLIZE. |
| HYPERBOLOIDS | • hyperboloids n. Plural of hyperboloid. • HYPERBOLOID n. a solid figure in which some of the plane sections are hyperbolas. |
| PERFIDIOUSLY | • perfidiously adv. In a perfidious manner. • PERFIDIOUS adv. characterized by faithlessness or disloyalty. |
| PLEURODYNIAS | • pleurodynias n. Plural of pleurodynia. • PLEURODYNIA n. pain in the muscles of the chest or side. |
| POLYDISPERSE | • polydisperse adj. (Of a colloid) Having a range of particle sizes. • polydisperse adj. (Of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of nonuniform (“composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses”). • POLYDISPERSE adj. characterized by particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system. |
| 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. |
| POSTDELIVERY | • postdelivery adj. After a delivery of e.g. mail or goods. • postdelivery adj. After the delivery of a newborn child. • POSTDELIVERY adj. following a delivery. |
| PRODIGIOUSLY | • prodigiously adv. In a prodigious manner; astonishingly, enormously, impressively, or wonderfully. • PRODIGIOUS adv. resembling or befitting a prodigy. |
| PROPYLITISED | • PROPYLITISE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITIZE. |
| PROSELYTISED | • proselytised v. Simple past tense and past participle of proselytise. • PROSELYTISE v. to recruit or convert esp. to a new faith, institution, or cause, also PROSELYTIZE. |
| PROSELYTIZED | • proselytized v. Simple past tense and past participle of proselytize. • PROSELYTIZE v. to recruit or convert esp. to a new faith, institution, or cause, also PROSELYTISE. |
| PROSODICALLY | • prosodically adv. In a prosodic manner. • PROSODICAL adv. of or pertaining to prosody, also PROSODIC. |
| PYRROLIDINES | • pyrrolidines n. Plural of pyrrolidine. • PYRROLIDINE n. a colourless strongly alkaline heterocyclic base both occurring naturally and produced from pyrrole. |
| SPHEROIDALLY | • spheroidally adv. In a spheroidal manner. • SPHEROIDAL adv. having the form of a spheroid. |
| SPORADICALLY | • sporadically adv. At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency. • SPORADICAL adv. occurring at irregular intervals, also SPORADIC. |
| TYROGLYPHIDS | • TYROGLYPHID n. a mite of the genus Tyroglyphus, including the cheesemite and the flour-mite. |