| COMPENDIOUS | • compendious adj. Containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized. • compendious adj. Briefly describing a body of knowledge. • COMPENDIOUS adj. concise but comprehensive. |
| COMPENDIUMS | • compendiums n. Plural of compendium. • COMPENDIUM n. (Latin) an assortment, a varied collection. |
| CONSUMPTIVE | • consumptive adj. Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful. • consumptive adj. Of, or relating to consumption. • consumptive adj. (Pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis. |
| DESPUMATION | • despumation n. The act of throwing up froth or scum. • despumation n. Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification. • DESPUMATION n. the throwing off of impurities. |
| EPONYCHIUMS | • EPONYCHIUM n. a narrow band of cuticle over the base of a nail. |
| IMPECUNIOUS | • impecunious adj. Lacking money. • IMPECUNIOUS adj. without money; penniless. |
| IMPIOUSNESS | • impiousness n. Quality of being impious. • IMPIOUSNESS n. the state of being impious. |
| IMPONDEROUS | • imponderous adj. (Obsolete) imponderable. • IMPONDEROUS adj. weightless, very light. |
| IMPORTUNERS | • importuners n. Plural of importuner. • IMPORTUNER n. one who importunes. |
| IMPOUNDAGES | • impoundages n. Plural of impoundage. • IMPOUNDAGE n. the act of impounding. |
| PERITONEUMS | • peritoneums n. Plural of peritoneum. • PERITONEUM n. the smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen. |
| PLUTONOMIES | • plutonomies n. Plural of plutonomy. • PLUTONOMY n. economics. |
| PNEUMONITIS | • pneumonitis n. (Pathology) Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs. • PNEUMONITIS n. inflammation of the lungs. |
| POLEMONIUMS | • polemoniums n. Plural of polemonium. • POLEMONIUM n. a genus of gamopetalous perennial herbs, including the Jacob's ladder and the Greek valerian. |
| POSTSCENIUM | • postscenium n. The part of a theater behind the scenes; the backstage area. • POSTSCENIUM n. the part of the stage behind the scenery. |
| PRESUMPTION | • presumption n. The act of presuming, or something presumed. • presumption n. The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true. • presumption n. The condition upon which something is presumed. |
| PROSCENIUMS | • prosceniums n. Plural of proscenium. • PROSCENIUM n. the part of the stage in front of the curtain. |
| RESUMPTIONS | • resumptions n. Plural of resumption. • RESUMPTION n. an act or instance of resuming. |