| BELLYFLOPPED | • bellyflopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of bellyflop. • belly␣flopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of belly flop. • BELLYFLOP v. to perform a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally. |
| GLYCOPEPTIDE | • glycopeptide n. (Biochemistry) any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide. • GLYCOPEPTIDE n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid. |
| HYPERCOMPLEX | • hypercomplex adj. (Mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics… • hypercomplex n. (Mathematics) A hypercomplex number. • HYPERCOMPLEX adj. excessively complex. |
| OPPRESSIVELY | • oppressively adv. In an oppressive manner. • OPPRESSIVE adv. unreasonably burdensome or severe. |
| PEREMPTORILY | • peremptorily adv. In a peremptory manner; in a commanding tone, brooking no delay. • PEREMPTORY adv. putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay. |
| PHYLLOSPHERE | • phyllosphere n. (Biology) The above-ground surface of plants, viewed as a habitat for microorganisms. • PHYLLOSPHERE n. the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp. for microorganisms. |
| PLENIPOTENCY | • plenipotency n. Alternative form of plenipotence. • PLENIPOTENCY n. absolute power, also PLENIPOTENCE. |
| 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. |
| POLYISOPRENE | • polyisoprene n. (Chemistry) Any polymer whose constituent monomer is isoprene; especially natural, and some synthetic, rubbers. • POLYISOPRENE n. a rubberlike polymer of isoprene. |
| POLYPEPTIDES | • polypeptides n. Plural of polypeptide. • POLYPEPTIDE n. a compound containing between 10 and 100 peptides. |
| POLYPROPENES | • polypropenes n. Plural of polypropene. • POLYPROPENE n. any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene, also POLYPROPYLENE. |
| PROPERTYLESS | • propertyless adj. Without property—things owned. • propertyless adj. Having no properties—attributes or abstract qualities associated with an object. • PROPERTYLESS adj. without property. |
| SUPERPOLYMER | • superpolymer n. (Chemistry, dated) Any aliphatic polyester. • SUPERPOLYMER n. a superior polymer. |