| 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. |
| MOUSETRAPPED | • mousetrapped v. Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap. • MOUSETRAP v. to catch in a mousetrap. |
| MULTIPURPOSE | • multipurpose adj. Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses. • multi-purpose adj. Alternative form of multipurpose. • MULTIPURPOSE adj. having many purposes. |
| PERIMORPHOUS | • perimorphous adj. Perimorphic. • PERIMORPHOUS adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHIC. |
| PLEOMORPHOUS | • pleomorphous adj. Having or passing through many different forms. • PLEOMORPHOUS adj. occurring in several different forms, also PLEOMORPHIC. |
| PNEUMOGRAPHS | • pneumographs n. Plural of pneumograph. • PNEUMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring and recording respiration. |
| PRECOMPUTERS | • precomputers adv. (Informal) Before the availability of computers. • precomputers n. Plural of precomputer. |
| PRECOMPUTING | • precomputing v. Present participle of precompute. • PRECOMPUTE v. to compute in advance. |
| PREMENOPAUSE | • premenopause adj. Before the menopause. |
| PRESUMPTIONS | • presumptions n. Plural of presumption. • PRESUMPTION n. the act of presuming. |
| PRESUMPTUOUS | • presumptuous adj. Going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance. • PRESUMPTUOUS adj. overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy). |
| PROMPTITUDES | • promptitudes n. Plural of promptitude. • PROMPTITUDE n. the quality or habit of being prompt. |
| PROMPTUARIES | • promptuaries n. Plural of promptuary. • PROMPTUARY n. a repository; a reference book of facts. |
| PSEUDOMORPHS | • pseudomorphs n. Plural of pseudomorph. • PSEUDOMORPH n. a false or abnormal physical form. |
| SUPERIMPOSED | • superimposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of superimpose. • superimposed adj. Positioned on or above something else, especially in layers; superposed. • superimposed adj. (Geology) layered or stratified. |
| SUPERIMPOSES | • superimposes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of superimpose. • SUPERIMPOSE v. to place or lay over or above something. |
| SUPERPOLYMER | • superpolymer n. (Chemistry, dated) Any aliphatic polyester. • SUPERPOLYMER n. a superior polymer. |
| SUPPORTMENTS | • supportments n. Plural of supportment. • SUPPORTMENT n. support. |