| ANGIOSPERMOUS | • angiospermous adj. (Botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp. • ANGIOSPERMOUS adj. like an angiosperm, also ANGIOSPERMAL. |
| AVOIRDUPOISES | • avoirdupoises n. Plural of avoirdupois. • AVOIRDUPOIS n. (French) a system of weights in which the pound (lb.) has 16 ounces. |
| COPIOUSNESSES | • copiousnesses n. Plural of copiousness. • COPIOUSNESS n. the state of being copious. |
| COUNSELORSHIP | • counselorship n. The function and rank or office of a counselor. • COUNSELORSHIP n. (US) the office of counselor, also COUNSELLORSHIP. |
| COUNTERPOISES | • counterpoises n. Plural of counterpoise. • counterpoises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterpoise. • COUNTERPOISE v. to poise, balance or weigh against or on the opposite side. |
| DISCOMPOSURES | • discomposures n. Plural of discomposure. • DISCOMPOSURE n. lack of composure. |
| EBULLIOSCOPES | • ebullioscopes n. Plural of ebullioscope. • EBULLIOSCOPE n. an instrument for measuring the boiling point of liquids. |
| EOSINOPHILOUS | • EOSINOPHILOUS adj. staining readily with eosin, also EOSINOPHILIC. |
| FLUOROSCOPIES | • fluoroscopies n. Plural of fluoroscopy. • FLUOROSCOPY n. examination with a fluoroscope. |
| MISPRONOUNCES | • mispronounces v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispronounce. • MISPRONOUNCE v. to pronounce incorrectly. |
| PHYSIOLOGUSES | • PHYSIOLOGUS n. a work containing descriptions of animals; a bestiary. |
| POISONOUSNESS | • poisonousness n. The state or quality of being poisonous. • POISONOUS n. having the quality or effect of poison. |
| POSTBOURGEOIS | • postbourgeois adj. (In Marxist philosophy) Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie. • POSTBOURGEOIS adj. belonging to a period of society after the bourgeoisie. |
| RETROPULSIONS | • retropulsions n. Plural of retropulsion. • RETROPULSION n. pushing backwards. |
| SEMIOVIPAROUS | • semioviparous adj. (Zoology, obsolete) Imperfectly viviparous; giving birth to immature young that finish developing outside… • SEMIOVIPAROUS adj. bringing forth young in an incomplete developmental state. |
| SKEUOMORPHISM | • skeuomorphism n. The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition… • SKEUOMORPHISM n. the state of being a skeuomorph. |
| SUPERPOSITION | • superposition n. The placing of one thing on top of another. • superposition n. (Geology) The deposition of one stratum over another; the principle that in a series of sedimentary… • superposition n. (Quantum mechanics) The situation in quantum mechanics where two or more quantum states are added together… |
| SUPERVIRTUOSO | • supervirtuoso n. A very talented or successful virtuoso. • SUPERVIRTUOSO n. an exceptionally talented virtuoso. |
| SUPPOSITORIES | • suppositories n. Plural of suppository. • SUPPOSITORY n. a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity, as the rectum. |