| EPILEPTIFORM | • epileptiform adj. Of or pertaining to epilepsy, or resembling epilepsy, particularly in regard to its associated seizures. • EPILEPTIFORM adj. resembling that of epilepsy. |
| FOREPAYMENTS | • forepayments n. Plural of forepayment. • FOREPAYMENT n. payment in advance. |
| FORETOPMASTS | • foretopmasts n. Plural of foretopmast. • FORETOPMAST n. the mast above the foretop platform. |
| IMPERFECTEST | • imperfectest adj. Superlative form of imperfect: most imperfect. • IMPERFECT adj. not perfect, also UNPERFECT. |
| IMPERFECTION | • imperfection n. (Uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality… • imperfection n. (Countable) Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc. • IMPERFECTION n. the state of being imperfect. |
| IMPERFECTIVE | • imperfective adj. Of, relating to or having the properties of the imperfective aspect. • imperfective n. The imperfective aspect; a verb having this aspect. • IMPERFECTIVE adj. expressing action as incomplete or without reference to completion or as reiterated. |
| IMPERFORATED | • imperforated adj. Not perforated; having no opening or aperture; imperforate. • IMPERFORATED adj. not perforated into perforated rows, used of stamps and sheets of stamps, also IMPERFORATE. |
| MIFEPRISTONE | • mifepristone prop.n. (Biochemistry) A steroid pharmaceutical (codenamed RU-486); the chemical 11β-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-17α-(1-propynyl)… • mifepristone n. (Pharmacology) A drug formulation containing mifepristone (“11β-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-17α-(1-propynyl)estra-4,9-die… • MIFEPRISTONE n. a synthetic compound that inhibits the action of progesterone, used in pill form to induce abortion in early pregnancy. |
| MOTHPROOFERS | • mothproofers n. Plural of mothproofer. • MOTHPROOFER n. a substance that keeps away moths. |
| OUTPERFORMED | • outperformed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outperform. • OUTPERFORM v. to exceed in performance. |
| PERFORMATIVE | • performative adj. (Philosophy, linguistics) Being enacted as it is said. • performative adj. Being done as a performance in order to create an impression. • performative n. A performative utterance. |
| PERFORMATORY | • performatory adj. Synonym of performative. • PERFORMATORY adj. of a statement or verb that itself constitutes the action described, also PERFORMATIVE. |
| PLACENTIFORM | • placentiform adj. (Botany) Having the shape of a placenta, or thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle. • PLACENTIFORM adj. cake-shaped. |
| PREFEMINISTS | Sorry, definition not available. |
| PREFORMATION | • preformation n. Prior formation. • preformation n. (Biology, historical) The theory that organisms are fully developed in the form of an egg or seed, and… • PREFORMATION n. previous formation. |
| PREFORMATIVE | • preformative n. Chiefly in Semitic languages: a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word. • preformative adj. Of or pertaining to preformation. • preformative adj. Of a thing: forming or affecting something that comes later. |
| PREFORMATTED | • preformatted adj. Formatted in advance. • PREFORMAT v. to format in advance. |
| PREFORMULATE | • preformulate v. To formulate (a pharmaceutical drug) in advance of general availability. • PREFORMULATE v. to formulate in advance. |
| SERPENTIFORM | • serpentiform adj. Having the form of a serpent. • SERPENTIFORM adj. in the form of a serpent. |