| APPRENTICEHOODS | • apprenticehoods n. Plural of apprenticehood. • APPRENTICEHOOD n. (Shakespeare) apprenticeship. |
| ESOPHAGOSCOPIES | • esophagoscopies n. Plural of esophagoscopy. • ESOPHAGOSCOPY n. examination of the oesophagus, also OESOPHAGOSCOPY. |
| INOPPORTUNENESS | • inopportuneness n. The quality of being inopportune. • INOPPORTUNE n. inconvenient, unseasonable. |
| LEPIDOPTEROLOGY | • lepidopterology n. (Biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). • lepidopterology n. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). • LEPIDOPTEROLOGY n. the study of butterflies and moths. |
| NINCOMPOOPERIES | • nincompooperies n. Plural of nincompoopery. • NINCOMPOOPERY n. the state of being a nincompoop. |
| OVERPREPARATION | • overpreparation n. Excessive preparation. • OVERPREPARATION n. excessive preparation. |
| PALEOGEOGRAPHIC | • paleogeographic adj. Pertaining to paleogeography. • PALEOGEOGRAPHIC adj. relating to paleogeography. |
| PAROEMIOGRAPHER | • parœmiographer n. A writer of proverbs. • PAROEMIOGRAPHER n. a writer of proverbs. |
| PHENAKISTOSCOPE | • phenakistoscope n. An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through… • phénakistoscope n. Alternative form of phenakistoscope. • PHENAKISTOSCOPE n. an early form of cinematograph. |
| PHOSPHOCREATINE | • phosphocreatine n. (Biochemistry) A phosphorylated derivative of creatine that is used in muscles to store chemical energy. • PHOSPHOCREATINE n. a compound of creatine and phosphoric acid found esp. in vertebrate muscle where it is an energy source for muscle contraction, also PHOSPHOCREATIN. |
| PHOTORECEPTIONS | • photoreceptions n. Plural of photoreception. • PHOTORECEPTION n. the perception of waves in the range of visible light. |
| PLEUROPNEUMONIA | • pleuropneumonia n. (Pathology) inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a combination of pleurisy and pneumonia, especially… • PLEUROPNEUMONIA n. pneumonia aggravated by pleurisy. |
| PORPHYROGENITES | • porphyrogenites n. Plural of porphyrogenite. • PORPHYROGENITE n. a Byzantine emperor's son, born in the purple. |
| POSTOPERATIVELY | • postoperatively adv. In a postoperative context; after surgery. • POSTOPERATIVE adv. following a surgical operation. |
| PREPONDERATIONS | • preponderations n. Plural of preponderation. • PREPONDERATION n. the act of preponderating. |
| PREPROFESSIONAL | • preprofessional adj. Prior to starting a profession. • preprofessional n. One who is working towards becoming a professional. • PREPROFESSIONAL adj. of or relating to the period preceding specific study for or practice of a profession. |
| PROPERISPOMENON | • properispomenon adj. (Linguistics, of a word) In Greek grammar, having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable. • properispomenon n. (Linguistics) A word having such an accent. • PROPERISPOMENON n. a word with the circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| REAPPORTIONMENT | • reapportionment n. The act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment. • reapportionment n. (US, politics) Reassignment of representation in a legislature, especially of U.S. House of Representative… • REAPPORTIONMENT n. the act of reapportioning. |