| DOPPLERITES | • dopplerites n. Plural of dopplerite. • DOPPLERITE n. a black elastic substance (calcium salts of humus acids) found in peat beds. |
| EPIPLASTRON | • epiplastron n. (Anatomy) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles. • EPIPLASTRON n. either of the two anterior lateral plates in the plastron of a turtle. |
| LEPIDOPTERA | • lepidoptera n. Plural of lepidopteron. • Lepidoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – butterflies, moths and skippers. • LEPIDOPTERON n. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, typically having two pairs of wings covered with fragile scales, also LEPIDOPTERAN. |
| LEPTOSPIRAL | • leptospiral adj. Relating to bacteria of the genus Leptospira, or to leptospirosis. • LEPTOSPIRAL adj. of or like a leptospire. |
| LEPTOSPIRES | • leptospires n. Plural of leptospire. • LEPTOSPIRE n. any of a genus of slender aerobic spirochetes. |
| LIPOPROTEIN | • lipoprotein n. Any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions. • LIPOPROTEIN n. a water-soluble protein found in the blood, which carries cholesterol. |
| LIPOTROPIES | • LIPOTROPY n. the breaking down of fat in the body. |
| NIPPLEWORTS | • nippleworts n. Plural of nipplewort. • NIPPLEWORT n. a yellow-flowered composite herb, formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women. |
| PLEIOTROPIC | • pleiotropic adj. Of or pertaining to pleiotropy. • PLEIOTROPIC adj. of a gene, having an effect simultaneously on more than one character in the offspring. |
| PLURIPOTENT | • pluripotent adj. (Biology) Able to develop into more than one mature cell or tissue type, but not all. • PLURIPOTENT adj. not fixed as to development potentialities e.g. 'pluripotent stem cells'. |
| PROLEPTICAL | • proleptical adj. Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour… • proleptical adj. Previous; antecedent. • proleptical adj. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. |
| PROPHETICAL | • prophetical adj. Prophetic. • PROPHETICAL adj. related to prophesy, also PROPHETIC. |
| PROPITIABLE | • propitiable adj. Capable of being propitiated. • PROPITIABLE adj. that can be propitiated. |
| PROPYLITISE | • PROPYLITISE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITIZE. |
| PROPYLITIZE | • PROPYLITIZE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITISE. |
| SAPROPELITE | • SAPROPELITE n. coal formed of sapropel. |
| SLIPPERWORT | • slipperwort n. Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers. • SLIPPERWORT n. the calceolaria. |
| SUPERPOLITE | • superpolite adj. Exceptionally polite. • SUPERPOLITE adj. extremely polite. |