| APPRESSORIUM | • appressorium n. (Mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the… • APPRESSORIUM n. the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host. |
| ARCHESPORIUM | • archesporium n. (Botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores. • ARCHESPORIUM n. a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops. |
| ASPERSORIUMS | • aspersoriums n. Plural of aspersorium. • ASPERSORIUM n. a basin for holy water. |
| LEPROSARIUMS | • leprosariums n. Plural of leprosarium. • LEPROSARIUM n. a hospital for lepers. |
| MICROPTEROUS | • micropterous adj. (Entomology) Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings. • MICROPTEROUS adj. having small wings or fins. |
| OVERTRUMPING | • overtrumping v. Present participle of overtrump. • OVERTRUMP v. to trump with a higher card than the trump already played. |
| PERICARDIUMS | • pericardiums n. Plural of pericardium. • PERICARDIUM n. a membranous sac containing the heart. |
| PERICRANIUMS | • pericraniums n. Plural of pericranium. • PERICRANIUM n. a membrane covering the skull. |
| PERIMORPHOUS | • perimorphous adj. Perimorphic. • PERIMORPHOUS adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHIC. |
| PERINEPHRIUM | • PERINEPHRIUM n. the fatty tissue surrounding the kidney. |
| PERIOSTRACUM | • periostracum n. (Malacology) The proteinaceous outer sheath of many molluscan shells. • PERIOSTRACUM n. the horny outer layer of a mollusc's shell. |
| PREMEASURING | • premeasuring v. Present participle of premeasure. • PREMEASURE v. to measure in advance. |
| PRENUMBERING | • prenumbering v. Present participle of prenumber. • PRENUMBER v. to number in advance. |
| PROMPTUARIES | • promptuaries n. Plural of promptuary. • PROMPTUARY n. a repository; a reference book of facts. |
| SUPERPREMIUM | • superpremium adj. Of greatly superior quality, beyond premium. • superpremium n. A product or brand of greatly superior quality, beyond premium. • SUPERPREMIUM n. a very large premium. |
| SUPERREALISM | • superrealism n. Art intended to portray reality as accurately as possible. • SUPERREALISM n. in art, a style that transcends realism. |
| TRIUMPHERIES | • TRIUMPHERY n. (Shakespeare) a triumvir. |
| UNPERFORMING | • UNPERFORMING adj. not performing. |