| CORPUSCULE | • corpuscule n. Obsolete form of corpuscle. • CORPUSCULE n. a cell or other minute body suspended in fluid, esp. a red or white cell in the blood, also CORPUSCLE. |
| IMPLEXUOUS | • IMPLEXUOUS adj. not simple; involved; complicated. |
| OPERCULUMS | • OPERCULUM n. (Latin) an anatomical part that serves as a lid or cover, also OPERCELE, OPERCULE. |
| PEDICULOUS | • pediculous adj. Alternative form of pedicular. • PEDICULOUS adj. infested with lice, lousy. |
| PERICULOUS | • periculous adj. Dangerous, hazardous, perilous. • PERICULOUS adj. (obsolete) dangerous, also PARLOUS, PERILOUS, PERLOUS. |
| PLUNDEROUS | • plunderous adj. Tending to plunder. • PLUNDEROUS adj. of or like plunder. |
| PRELUDIOUS | • preludious adj. (Archaic) preludial. • PRELUDIOUS adj. of or pertaining to a prelude, also PRELUDIAL. |
| PRONUCLEUS | • pronucleus n. Either of the two haploid nuclei (of a sperm and ovum) that fuse during fertilization. • PRONUCLEUS n. the nucleus of a germ-cell after meiosis and before fertilization. |
| PSEUDOBULB | • pseudobulb n. A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes. • PSEUDOBULB n. a swollen stem internode in some orchids. |
| PUBERULOUS | • puberulous adj. Puberulent. • PUBERULOUS adj. feebly or minutely pubescent; covered with minute down, also PUBERULENT. |
| PULTACEOUS | • pultaceous adj. Macerated; softened; nearly fluid. • PULTACEOUS adj. macerated and softened. |
| PURPOSEFUL | • purposeful adj. Having purpose; intentional. • purposeful adj. Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined. • PURPOSEFUL adj. showing purpose. |
| QUADRUPOLE | • quadrupole n. (Physics) A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point… • quadrupole n. (Physics) A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles. • QUADRUPOLE n. a system composed of two dipoles of equal but oppositely directed moment. |
| SUBOCTUPLE | • suboctuple adj. (Obsolete) Containing one part of eight; in the ratio of one to eight. • SUBOCTUPLE adj. containing one part of eight; having the ratio of one to eight. |
| UNCOUPLERS | • uncouplers n. Plural of uncoupler. • UNCOUPLER n. a device for uncoupling. |
| UNPERILOUS | • unperilous adj. Not perilous. • UNPERILOUS adj. not perilous. |
| UNPLOUGHED | • unploughed adj. (Of a field or land) Unturned with a plough, and thus retaining its original vegetation (usually grass). • unploughed adj. (Figuratively) Unexplored or unknown. • UNPLOUGHED adj. not ploughed. |
| UNPOLLUTED | • unpolluted adj. Not polluted; uncontaminated. • unpolluted v. Simple past tense and past participle of unpollute. • UNPOLLUTED adj. not polluted. |