| CESPITOSELY | • cespitosely adv. In a cespitose manner. • CESPITOSE adv. growing in clusters or tufts. |
| LITHOPHYSES | • lithophyses n. Plural of lithophyse. • LITHOPHYSE n. a bladderlike spherulite, also LITHOPHYSA. |
| PLATYFISHES | • platyfishes n. Plural of platyfish. • PLATYFISH n. a small tropical fish, also PLATY. |
| PLESSIMETRY | • PLESSIMETRY n. the use of a plessimeter, a small plate to receive the tap in examination by percussion. |
| POINTLESSLY | • pointlessly adv. Without point; in a pointless manner; so as to lack purpose or importance. • POINTLESS adv. with no point, futile. |
| POLYBASITES | • polybasites n. Plural of polybasite. • POLYBASITE n. a grey to black mineral consisting of a sulphide of silver, antimony, and copper in the form of platelike monoclinic crystals. |
| POLYGENISTS | • polygenists n. Plural of polygenist. • POLYGENIST n. one who maintains that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair. |
| POLYMASTIES | • POLYMASTY n. the presence of supernumerary breasts or nipples, also POLYMASTIA, POLYMASTISM. |
| POLYTHEISMS | • polytheisms n. Plural of polytheism. • POLYTHEISM n. belief in multiple deities. |
| POLYTHEISTS | • polytheists n. Plural of polytheist. • POLYTHEIST n. an adherent of polytheism. |
| PROSELYTISE | • proselytise v. Alternative spelling of proselytize. • PROSELYTISE v. to recruit or convert esp. to a new faith, institution, or cause, also PROSELYTIZE. |
| PROSELYTISM | • proselytism n. The practice of proselytizing or the state of being a proselyte. • PROSELYTISM n. conversion. |
| PROTEOLYSIS | • proteolysis n. (Biochemistry) The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food. • PROTEOLYSIS n. the disintegration of protein. |
| PSILOPHYTES | • psilophytes n. Plural of psilophyte. • PSILOPHYTE n. any of an order of extinct plants. |
| PYROLUSITES | • pyrolusites n. Plural of pyrolusite. • PYROLUSITE n. native manganese dioxide, a black or dark-grey tetragonal mineral with a metallic lustre. |
| SPERRYLITES | • sperrylites n. Plural of sperrylite. • SPERRYLITE n. an arsenide of platinum, the only known compound of platinum occurring in nature. |
| SUSCEPTIBLY | • susceptibly adv. In a susceptible manner. • SUSCEPTIBLE adv. open to the influence of. |
| SYMPETALIES | • SYMPETALY n. of petals, being united. |
| TYPHLITISES | • TYPHLITIS n. inflammation of the caecum. |
| TYPICALNESS | • typicalness n. The state of being typical or of a type. • TYPICALNESS n. the state of being typical, also TYPICALITY. |