| APPENDECTOMIES | • appendectomies n. Plural of appendectomy. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| APPOSITENESSES | • appositenesses n. Plural of appositeness. • APPOSITENESS n. the state of being apposite. |
| ENDOPEPTIDASES | • endopeptidases n. Plural of endopeptidase. • ENDOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds within the long chains of protein molecules. |
| 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. |
| OPPOSITENESSES | • oppositenesses n. Plural of oppositeness. • OPPOSITENESS n. the state of being opposite. |
| PEPPERCORNIEST | • PEPPERCORNY adj. containing or tasting like peppercorn. |
| PEREMPTORINESS | • peremptoriness n. The quality of being peremptory. • PEREMPTORINESS n. the state of being peremptory. |
| PHOTORECEPTIVE | • photoreceptive adj. (Biology) Absorbing and using light, especially for sensory purposes. • PHOTORECEPTIVE adj. relating to photoreception. |
| PLENIPOTENCIES | • PLENIPOTENCY n. absolute power, also PLENIPOTENCE. |
| POSTEXPERIENCE | • postexperience adj. After an experience. • POSTEXPERIENCE adj. taking place after an experience. |
| 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. |
| PREOPERATIVELY | • preoperatively adv. In a preoperative context; before surgery. • PREOPERATIVE adv. occurring before a surgical operation. |
| PREPONDERATELY | • preponderately adv. Synonym of preponderantly. • PREPONDERATE adv. surpassing. |
| PROPRIETRESSES | • proprietresses n. Plural of proprietress. • PROPRIETRESS n. a woman who is a proprietor, also PROPRIETRIX. |
| SUPERCOMPETENT | • supercompetent adj. (Biology, of a cell wall) Very permeable to foreign DNA. |