| COMPLETION | • completion n. The act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment. • completion n. (Law) The conclusion of an act of conveyancing concerning the sale of a property. • completion n. (American football) A forward pass that is successfully caught by the intended receiver. |
| INTERLOOPS | • INTERLOOP v. to loop together. |
| LITHOPONES | • lithopones n. Plural of lithopone. • LITHOPONE n. a white pigment used in paints, consisting of a mixture of zinc sulphide and barium sulphate. |
| MONOPTERAL | • monopteral adj. (Architecture) Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof;… • MONOPTERAL adj. resembling a monopteron. |
| PENOLOGIST | • penologist n. A student of, or expert in, penology. • PENOLOGIST n. one versed in, or a student of, penology. |
| PHONOLITES | • phonolites n. Plural of phonolite. • PHONOLITE n. a fine-grained intermediate igneous rock that rings when struck by a hammer, aka clinkstone. |
| PHOTONOVEL | • photonovel n. A story illustrated with photographs and text captions. • PHOTONOVEL n. a novel in the form of a series of photographs with speech balloons. |
| PLEURODONT | • pleurodont adj. (Zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones. • pleurodont n. (Zoology) Any reptile with teeth of this kind. • PLEURODONT adj. with teeth attached to the inside of the jawbone, rather than rooted in it. |
| PONTICELLO | • PONTICELLO n. (Italian) the bridge of a stringed instrument. |
| POULTROONE | • POULTROONE n. (Shakespeare) a poltroon, also POLTROON. |
| PROLONGATE | • prolongate v. To prolong or lengthen. • PROLONGATE v. to prolong. |
| PROTONEMAL | • protonemal adj. Relating to protonemata. • PROTONEMAL adj. of or like a protonema, the primary growth from the spore of a moss, also PROTONEMATAL. |
| STYLOPHONE | • stylophone n. (Music) A small synthesizer operated using a stylus. • STYLOPHONE n. a type of battery-powered electronic instrument played with a steel-tipped pen-like stylus. |
| TABLESPOON | • tablespoon n. (Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl. • tablespoon n. (Australia, New Zealand, Northern UK) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving. • tablespoon n. (Cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one… |
| TECHNOPOLE | • TECHNOPOLE n. a place where high-technology industries are located. |
| TROPAEOLIN | • tropaeolin n. Any of several orange dyes of very complex composition: tropaeolin O (acid orange 6, chrysoine resorcinol)… • tropæolin n. Obsolete spelling of tropaeolin. • TROPAEOLIN n. any of a group of dyes of complex structure, also TROPEOLIN. |
| TROPEOLINS | • TROPEOLIN n. any of a group of dyes of complex structure, also TROPAEOLIN. |