| COUNTERPLOYS | • counterploys n. Plural of counterploy. • COUNTERPLOY n. a ploy in return. |
| CYCLOSPORINE | • cyclosporine n. (Pharmacology) Alternative form of ciclosporin. • CYCLOSPORINE n. an immunosuppressive drug used in organ transplants, also CYCLOSPORIN. |
| ENDOPHYLLOUS | • endophyllous adj. (Botany) Wrapped in a leaf or sheath. • ENDOPHYLLOUS adj. being or formed within a sheathing leaf; living inside a leaf. |
| EUPHONIOUSLY | • euphoniously adv. In a euphonious manner. • EUPHONIOUS adv. agreeable in sound, also EUPHONIC, EUPHONICAL. |
| LARYNGOSCOPE | • laryngoscope n. An endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx. • LARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the larynx. |
| LYCHNOSCOPES | • lychnoscopes n. Plural of lychnoscope. • LYCHNOSCOPE n. a low side window. |
| NONEMPLOYEES | • nonemployees n. Plural of nonemployee. • NONEMPLOYEE n. one who is not an employee. |
| PALYNOLOGIES | • PALYNOLOGY n. the scientific study of spores and pollen. |
| POLYDEMONISM | • polydemonism n. (Religion) The existence of multiple demons; the worship of these demons. • POLYDEMONISM n. the belief in and worship of numerous supernatural powers, also POLYDAEMONISM. |
| POLYISOPRENE | • polyisoprene n. (Chemistry) Any polymer whose constituent monomer is isoprene; especially natural, and some synthetic, rubbers. • POLYISOPRENE n. a rubberlike polymer of isoprene. |
| POLYPROPENES | • polypropenes n. Plural of polypropene. • POLYPROPENE n. any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene, also POLYPROPYLENE. |
| POLYSILOXANE | • polysiloxane n. (Chemistry) Any of many polymers having a siloxane repeat unit. • POLYSILOXANE n. any of a number of polymers which are the basis of silicone chemistry. |
| POLYSYNDETON | • polysyndeton n. (Rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
| PORTENTOUSLY | • portentously adv. In an ominous manner. • portentously adv. In a pompous manner. • PORTENTOUS adv. of, relating to, or constituting a portent. |
| PROTEOLYSING | • proteolysing v. Present participle of proteolyse. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| 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. |