| EPIPHENOMENON | • epiphenomenon n. An activity, process, or state that is the result of another; a by-product, a consequence. • epiphenomenon n. (Philosophy, psychology) A mental process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological… • epiphenomenon n. (Pathology) A symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease. |
| LEPIDOPTERONS | • lepidopterons n. Plural of lepidopteron. • LEPIDOPTERON n. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, typically having two pairs of wings covered with fragile scales, also LEPIDOPTERAN. |
| MORPHOPHONEME | • morphophoneme n. (Linguistics) One of the units of which the underlying representations of morphemes are composed. • MORPHOPHONEME n. either or any of two or more phonemes which form variant morphs representing one morpheme (as in wife, wives). |
| NEPHROSCOPIES | • nephroscopies n. Plural of nephroscopy. • NEPHROSCOPY n. use of the nephroscope. |
| OPPORTUNENESS | • opportuneness n. The state or condition of being opportune. • OPPORTUNE n. happening at the right time. |
| PARTHENOSPORE | • PARTHENOSPORE n. a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi. |
| PERISPOMENONS | • PERISPOMENON n. a word having a circumflex accent on the final syllable. |
| PHONENDOSCOPE | • phonendoscope n. A form of stethoscope used in auscultation. • PHONENDOSCOPE n. a device which amplifies small sounds, especially within the human body. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| POLYISOPRENES | • polyisoprenes n. Plural of polyisoprene. • POLYISOPRENE n. a rubberlike polymer of isoprene. |
| POLYPROPYLENE | • polypropylene n. A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding… • POLYPROPYLENE n. any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene, also POLYPROPENE. |
| POMPOUSNESSES | • pompousnesses n. Plural of pompousness. • POMPOUSNESS n. the state of being pompous. |
| POSTMENOPAUSE | • postmenopause n. The period in which menopause no longer occurs; often defined as the first full year in which no menstruation occurs. |
| POSTPONEMENTS | • postponements n. Plural of postponement. • POSTPONEMENT n. the act of postponing. |
| PRECONCEPTION | • preconception n. An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice. • preconception n. A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue. • preconception adj. (Medicine) Preconceptional. |
| PREPOSSESSION | • prepossession n. Preoccupation; having possession beforehand. • prepossession n. A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice. • PREPOSSESSION n. a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything seeming to be counter to it. |
| PROPOXYPHENES | • propoxyphenes n. Plural of propoxyphene. • PROPOXYPHENE n. a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting. |
| REAPPORTIONED | • reapportioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of reapportion. • REAPPORTION v. to apportion (as a house of representatives) anew. |
| SNOOPERSCOPES | • snooperscopes n. Plural of snooperscope. • SNOOPERSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing infrared radiation. |
| SPOKESPERSONS | • spokespersons n. Plural of spokesperson. • SPOKESPERSON n. a spokesman or spokeswoman. |