| AIRPROOFED | • airproofed adj. That has been made airtight. • AIRPROOF v. to make impermeable to air. |
| FIREPROOFS | • fireproofs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fireproof. • FIREPROOF v. to make proof against fire. |
| FOREPOINTS | • forepoints v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forepoint. • FOREPOINT v. to foreshadow. |
| FORTEPIANO | • fortepiano n. A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte. • FORTEPIANO adj. loud with immediate relapse into softness. • FORTEPIANO n. the eighteenth century name for an early type of piano; a fortepiano note. |
| OPSONIFIED | • opsonified v. Simple past tense and past participle of opsonify. • OPSONIFY v. to form opsonins in, a substance of blood serum making bacteria vulnerable to phagocytic action. |
| OPSONIFIES | • opsonifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opsonify. • OPSONIFY v. to form opsonins in, a substance of blood serum making bacteria vulnerable to phagocytic action. |
| PIANOFORTE | • pianoforte n. (Music, dated) A piano. • piano-forte n. Alternative form of pianoforte. • PIANOFORTE n. (Italian) a large keyboard musical instrument. |
| POLYOLEFIN | • polyolefin n. (Chemistry) A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin. • polyolefin n. (Chemistry) A polyene. • POLYOLEFIN n. a polymer of an alkene (as polyethylene). |
| POMIFEROUS | • pomiferous adj. Producing or bearing fruit, especially apples. • pomiferous adj. (Botany) bearing pomes or pomelike fruit as opposed to berries. • POMIFEROUS adj. bearing apples. |
| PORIFEROUS | • poriferous adj. Having pores. • poriferous adj. Of or related to the Porifera. • PORIFEROUS adj. having pores. |
| PROFESSION | • profession n. Declaration of faith. • profession n. Professional occupation. • PROFESSION n. a calling. |
| PROTEIFORM | • proteiform adj. (Zoology) changeable in form; resembling a proteus. • PROTEIFORM adj. changeable in form. |
| REPROOFING | • reproofing v. Present participle of reproof. • REPROOF v. to make waterproof again. |
| SPOOFERIES | • spooferies n. Plural of spoofery. • SPOOFERY n. good-natured ridicule. |
| TOPLOFTIER | • toploftier adj. Comparative form of toplofty: more toplofty. • TOPLOFTY adj. high and mighty, haughty, also TOPLOFTICAL. |