| COUNTERPLOYS | • counterploys n. Plural of counterploy. • COUNTERPLOY n. a ploy in return. |
| CRYOPHORUSES | • cryophoruses n. Plural of cryophorus. • CRYOPHORUS n. an instrument for showing the decrease in the temperature of water by its evaporation. |
| DEUTEROSCOPY | • deuteroscopy n. (Obsolete) That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense, ulterior signification. • deuteroscopy n. Second sight. • DEUTEROSCOPY n. second view or meaning; second sight. |
| HYPERCOLOURS | • HYPERCOLOUR n. a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature. |
| JEOPARDOUSLY | • jeopardously adv. In a jeopardous manner. • JEOPARDOUS adv. (obsolete) perilous; hazardous. |
| NEURYPNOLOGY | • neurypnology n. (Obsolete) Alternative form of neurohypnology. • NEURYPNOLOGY n. an old name for the science of hypnotism, also NEUROHYPNOLOGY. |
| PECTORILOQUY | • pectoriloquy n. (Medicine) An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation. • PECTORILOQUY n. the sound of a patient's voice as heard through a stethoscope. |
| PORTENTOUSLY | • portentously adv. In an ominous manner. • portentously adv. In a pompous manner. • PORTENTOUS adv. of, relating to, or constituting a portent. |
| PRECOCIOUSLY | • precociously adv. In a precocious manner. • PRECOCIOUS adv. exceptionally early in development or occurrence. |
| PREOVULATORY | • preovulatory adj. Prior to ovulation. • PREOVULATORY adj. occurring or existing in or typical of the period immediately preceding ovulation. |
| PRONOUNCEDLY | • pronouncedly adv. In a pronounced manner; markedly, distinctively. • PRONOUNCED adv. strongly marked; unequivocal. |
| PROSPEROUSLY | • prosperously adv. In a prosperous manner; so as to prosper. • PROSPEROUS adv. thriving, affluent. |
| PUSSYFOOTERS | • pussyfooters n. Plural of pussyfooter. • PUSSYFOOTER n. one who pussyfoots. |
| PYROLIGNEOUS | • pyroligneous adj. Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation. • PYROLIGNEOUS adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNIC, PYROXYLIC. |
| PYROPHORUSES | • PYROPHORUS n. any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air. |
| UNPROVOKEDLY | • unprovokedly adv. Without provocation. • UNPROVOKED adv. UNPROVOKE, (Shakespeare) to counteract the provocation of. |
| URETHROSCOPY | • urethroscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the interior of the urethra. • URETHROSCOPY n. medical examination of the urethra. |
| WOODBURYTYPE | • Woodburytype n. (Uncountable) A photomechanical printing process in which a relief pattern in gelatin is hardened and… • Woodburytype n. (Countable) A print of this kind. • WOODBURYTYPE n. (tradename) a photomechanical process in which an exposed and developed bichromated film is forced into a metal plate by great pressure, and so forms a matrix for subsequent printing. |