| ANEMOPHILOUS | • anemophilous adj. (Botany) Pollinated by the wind. • ANEMOPHILOUS adj. pollinated by wind. |
| COUNTERPOISE | • counterpoise n. A weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight. • counterpoise n. An effect of equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force or influence. • counterpoise n. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium. |
| EUPHONIOUSLY | • euphoniously adv. In a euphonious manner. • EUPHONIOUS adv. agreeable in sound, also EUPHONIC, EUPHONICAL. |
| LUTEOTROPINS | • luteotropins n. Plural of luteotropin. • LUTEOTROPIN n. another name for the hormone prolactin, also LUTEOTROPHIN. |
| MISPRONOUNCE | • mispronounce v. (Transitive) To pronounce (A word, phrase, etc.) incorrectly. • MISPRONOUNCE v. to pronounce incorrectly. |
| MUCOPROTEINS | • mucoproteins n. Plural of mucoprotein. • MUCOPROTEIN n. any of various complex conjugated proteins that contain polysaccharides and occur in body fluids and tissues. |
| NECROPHILOUS | • necrophilous adj. Thriving on death or on dead things. • NECROPHILOUS adj. loving corpses. |
| NONPURPOSIVE | • nonpurposive adj. Not purposive. • NONPURPOSIVE adj. not purposive. |
| OUTPASSIONED | • outpassioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpassion. • OUTPASSION v. to exceed in passion. |
| PERLOCUTIONS | • perlocutions n. Plural of perlocution. • PERLOCUTION n. the effect produced when a particular word is uttered. |
| PORCELAINOUS | • PORCELAINOUS adj. like porcelain, also PORCELAINEOUS, PORCELANEOUS, PORCELLANEOUS, PORCELLANOUS. |
| PRECONSCIOUS | • preconscious adj. Prior to consciousness. • preconscious adj. (Psychology) (of memories) that one is not aware of, but which can be recalled through conscious effort. • preconscious n. (Psychology) The sum of these memories. |
| PROSECUTIONS | • prosecutions n. Plural of prosecution. • PROSECUTION n. the act of prosecuting. |
| PUFTALOONIES | • PUFTALOONIES n. (Australian) a type of fried cake, eaten hot with jam, honey or sugar, also PUFFTALOONAS, PUFTALOON. |
| PYROLIGNEOUS | • pyroligneous adj. Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation. • PYROLIGNEOUS adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNIC, PYROXYLIC. |
| RETROPULSION | • retropulsion n. (Medicine) A tendency to step or walk backwards involuntarily, especially as a symptom of parkinsonism. • retropulsion n. (Medicine) The pushing or forcing of something to move backwards or inwards. • retropulsion n. (Medicine, obsolete) Transfer of a disease from an external source to an internal organ. |
| SPERMOGONIUM | • spermogonium n. (Lichenology) A conceptacle of certain lichens, containing spermatia. • SPERMOGONIUM n. a flask-shaped structure in some fungi, also SPERMOGONE. |
| SUPERCOOLING | • supercooling v. Present participle of supercool. • supercooling n. The process by which a material is supercooled. • SUPERCOOL v. to cool a liquid below its normal freezing point. |
| TAUTOPHONIES | • tautophonies n. Plural of tautophony. • TAUTOPHONY n. repetition of the same sound. |
| URINOSCOPIES | • URINOSCOPY n. the diagnosis of diseases by inspection of urine. |