| ACROPOLISES | • acropolises n. Plural of acropolis. • ACROPOLIS n. (Greek) a citadel, esp. that of Athens. |
| APOLOGISERS | • apologisers n. Plural of apologiser. • APOLOGISER n. one who apologises, also APOLOGIZER. |
| BLASTOPORES | • blastopores n. Plural of blastopore. • BLASTOPORE n. the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals, also BLASTOPOR. |
| BLASTOSPORE | • blastospore n. (Mycology) A type of fungal spore produced asexually by budding. • BLASTOSPORE n. the orifice of a gastrula. |
| HOLOPHRASES | • holophrases n. Plural of holophrasis. • HOLOPHRASE n. a single word expressing a sentence or phrase. |
| PERISSOLOGY | • perissology n. Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness. • PERISSOLOGY n. superfluity of words, pleonasm. |
| POLYESTROUS | • polyestrous adj. (Biology) Having multiple periods of estrus in a year, or during a breeding season. • POLYESTROUS adj. having more than one period of estrus in a year. |
| PORTIONLESS | • portionless adj. Lacking a portion; especially, without a dowry. • PORTIONLESS adj. without a portion. |
| POSTHOLDERS | • postholders n. Plural of postholder. • POSTHOLDER n. one who holds a post. |
| PROLOGUISES | • prologuises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prologuise. • PROLOGUISE v. to speak a prologue, also PROLOGISE, PROLOGIZE, PROLOGUIZE. |
| PROTEOLYSES | • proteolyses n. Plural of proteolysis. • proteolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proteolyse. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| 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. |
| PROTOSTELES | • protosteles n. Plural of protostele. • PROTOSTELE n. a stele in which the vascular tissue forms a solid core, with centrally placed xylem surrounded by phloem. |
| SLOPWORKERS | • SLOPWORKER n. one who does slopwork, the making of slop-clothing. |
| SPLENDOROUS | • splendorous adj. Splendid, having splendor. • SPLENDOROUS adj. full of splendour, also SPLENDROUS. |
| STROPHIOLES | • strophioles n. Plural of strophiole. • STROPHIOLE n. a caruncle. |
| SUPERSCHOOL | • superschool n. A very large or successful school. • SUPERSCHOOL n. an exceptional school. |
| TELIOSPORES | • teliospores n. Plural of teliospore. • TELIOSPORE n. the thick-walled resting spore of rusts and smuts from which the basidium arises. |
| TOOLPUSHERS | • toolpushers n. Plural of toolpusher. • tool-pushers n. Plural of tool-pusher. • TOOLPUSHER n. a supervisor of drilling operations at an oil well. |