| APOSTLESHIP | • apostleship n. The position, post, or duty of being an apostle. • APOSTLESHIP n. the state of being an apostle. |
| APOSTROPHES | • apostrophes n. Plural of apostrophe. • APOSTROPHE n. the addressing of a personified thing rhetorically. |
| EPISTROPHES | • epistrophes n. Plural of epistrophe. • EPISTROPHE n. the ending of successive clauses with the same word e.g. 'government of the people, by the people, for the people'. |
| HYPOTYPOSES | • hypotyposes n. Plural of hypotyposis. • HYPOTYPOSIS n. a vivid description of a scene. |
| LEPTOPHOSES | • LEPTOPHOS n. a type of pesticide. |
| PHOSPHATASE | • phosphatase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism… • PHOSPHATASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphate esters. |
| PHOSPHATISE | • phosphatise v. Alternative form of phosphatize. • PHOSPHATISE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATIZE. |
| PHOSPHORETS | • phosphorets n. Plural of phosphoret. • PHOSPHORET n. (obsolete) a phosphide, also PHOSPHURET. |
| PHOSPHURETS | • phosphurets n. Plural of phosphuret. • PHOSPHURET n. (obsolete) a phosphide, also PHOSPHORET. |
| PHOTOPHASES | • photophases n. Plural of photophase. • PHOTOPHASE n. the light period of a photoperiodic cycle of light and dark. |
| PRETORSHIPS | • pretorships n. Plural of pretorship. • PRETORSHIP n. the office of pretor, a magistrate of ancient Rome, also PRAETORSHIP. |
| PROPHETISMS | • prophetisms n. Plural of prophetism. • PROPHETISM n. the actions of a prophet or prophets. |
| PSILOPHYTES | • psilophytes n. Plural of psilophyte. • PSILOPHYTE n. any of an order of extinct plants. |
| SAPROPHYTES | • saprophytes n. Plural of saprophyte. • SAPROPHYTE n. a fungus or bacterium that feeds upon dead and decaying organic matter. |
| SHOWSTOPPER | • showstopper n. A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong… • showstopper n. Any impediment that prevents all further progress. • show-stopper n. Alternative spelling of showstopper. |
| SPHEROPLAST | • spheroplast n. (Cytology) A cell from which the cell wall has been removed. • SPHEROPLAST n. a bacterium or yeast cell that is modified, as by enzymatic action, so that there is partial loss of the cell wall and increased osmotic sensitivity. |
| SPOROPHYTES | • sporophytes n. Plural of sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |