| APPENDECTOMIES | • appendectomies n. Plural of appendectomy. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| EPHEMEROPTERAN | • ephemeropteran n. (Zoology) Any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, the mayflies. • EPHEMEROPTERAN n. any insect of the mayfly family. |
| HYPERMETROPIES | • HYPERMETROPY n. an inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina, also HYPERMETROPIA. |
| IMPROPERNESSES | • IMPROPERNESS n. the state of being improper. |
| NEWSPAPERWOMEN | • newspaperwomen n. Plural of newspaperwoman. • NEWSPAPERWOMAN n. a woman who owns or is employed by a newspaper. |
| PEREMPTORINESS | • peremptoriness n. The quality of being peremptory. • PEREMPTORINESS n. the state of being peremptory. |
| PERIMENOPAUSES | • PERIMENOPAUSE n. the period around the onset of menopause that is often marked by various physical signs (as hot flashes and menstrual irregularity). |
| PRECOMPETITIVE | • precompetitive adj. Describing the early stages of the development of a commercial product, during which competitors collaborate. • PRECOMPETITIVE adj. denoting a period of industrial or commercial development during which competitors work together. |
| PREDEVELOPMENT | • predevelopment n. A phase of preparation prior to development. • PREDEVELOPMENT n. a preliminary development. |
| PREPERFORMANCE | • preperformance adj. Done or made before or in preparation for a performance. • preperformance n. Prior performance. • PREPERFORMANCE adj. preceding a performance. |
| SUPERCOMPETENT | • supercompetent adj. (Biology, of a cell wall) Very permeable to foreign DNA. |
| SUPERPHENOMENA | • superphenomena n. Plural of superphenomenon. • SUPERPHENOMENON n. an exceptional phenomenon. |