| EPILEPTIFORM | • epileptiform adj. Of or pertaining to epilepsy, or resembling epilepsy, particularly in regard to its associated seizures. • EPILEPTIFORM adj. resembling that of epilepsy. |
| EXEMPLIFICATION | • exemplification n. The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example. • exemplification n. That which exemplifies; a case in point; example. • exemplification n. (Law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original. |
| IMPERFECTION | • imperfection n. (Uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality… • imperfection n. (Countable) Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc. • IMPERFECTION n. the state of being imperfect. |
| IMPERFECTIONS | • imperfections n. Plural of imperfection. • IMPERFECTION n. the state of being imperfect. |
| IMPERFORATE | • imperforate adj. Not perforated, as… • imperforate n. (Philately) A postage stamp that has not been perforated. • IMPERFORATE adj. not perforated into perforated rows, used of stamps and sheets of stamps, also IMPERFORATED. |
| IMPERFORATED | • imperforated adj. Not perforated; having no opening or aperture; imperforate. • IMPERFORATED adj. not perforated into perforated rows, used of stamps and sheets of stamps, also IMPERFORATE. |
| MIFEPRISTONE | • mifepristone prop.n. (Biochemistry) A steroid pharmaceutical (codenamed RU-486); the chemical 11β-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-17α-(1-propynyl)… • mifepristone n. (Pharmacology) A drug formulation containing mifepristone (“11β-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-17α-(1-propynyl)estra-4,9-die… • MIFEPRISTONE n. a synthetic compound that inhibits the action of progesterone, used in pill form to induce abortion in early pregnancy. |
| MIFEPRISTONES | • MIFEPRISTONE n. a synthetic compound that inhibits the action of progesterone, used in pill form to induce abortion in early pregnancy. |
| PERFECTIONISM | • perfectionism n. An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection. • perfectionism n. (Philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for. • PERFECTIONISM n. the doctrine that moral perfection constitutes the highest value. |
| PERFECTIONISMS | • perfectionisms n. Plural of perfectionism. • PERFECTIONISM n. the doctrine that moral perfection constitutes the highest value. |
| PERFORMATIVE | • performative adj. (Philosophy, linguistics) Being enacted as it is said. • performative adj. Being done as a performance in order to create an impression. • performative n. A performative utterance. |
| PERFORMATIVELY | • performatively adv. In a performative manner. • PERFORMATIVE adv. of a statement or verb that itself constitutes the action described, e.g. I confess my ignorance, also PERFORMATORY. |
| PERFORMATIVES | • performatives n. Plural of performative. • PERFORMATIVE n. such a statement, as opposed to constative. |
| PREFORMATIVE | • preformative n. Chiefly in Semitic languages: a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word. • preformative adj. Of or pertaining to preformation. • preformative adj. Of a thing: forming or affecting something that comes later. |
| PREFORMATIVES | • preformatives n. Plural of preformative. • PREFORMATIVE n. a prefixture in Semitic languages. |
| SERPENTIFORM | • serpentiform adj. Having the form of a serpent. • SERPENTIFORM adj. in the form of a serpent. |
| SPORTFISHERMEN | • sportfishermen n. Plural of sportfisherman. • SPORTFISHERMAN n. a motorboat equipped for sportfishing. |
| TELESCOPIFORM | • telescopiform adj. Shaped like a telescope, with retractile tubular portions. • TELESCOPIFORM adj. in the form of a telescope. |