| CUPRIFEROUS | • cupriferous adj. Containing or producing copper. • CUPRIFEROUS adj. bearing copper. |
| FISSIPAROUS | • fissiparous adj. Factious, tending to break into pieces. • fissiparous adj. Causing division or fragmenting something. • fissiparous adj. (Cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two. |
| FOETIPAROUS | • foetiparous adj. Alternative form of fetiparous. • FOETIPAROUS adj. of marsupials, such as the kangaroo, giving birth to incompletely developed offspring, also FETIPAROUS. |
| FOURPENNIES | • fourpennies n. Plural of fourpenny. • FOURPENNY n. a coin worth four pence. |
| GYPSIFEROUS | • gypsiferous adj. Containing gypsum. • GYPSIFEROUS adj. bearing gypsum. |
| PESTIFEROUS | • pestiferous adj. Containing organisms that cause contagious diseases. • pestiferous adj. Annoying, vexatious. • PESTIFEROUS adj. bringing plague or pestilence. |
| POLYSULFIDE | • polysulfide n. (Chemistry) Any compound of general formula RSnR having a chain of more than two sulfur atoms; any derivative… • POLYSULFIDE n. a sulfide containing two or more atoms of sulfur in the molecule, also POLYSULPHIDE. |
| PREFOCUSING | • prefocusing v. Present participle of prefocus. • PREFOCUS v. to focus beforehand. |
| PROLIFEROUS | • proliferous adj. Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative. • proliferous adj. (Botany) producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers. • proliferous adj. (Zoology) reproducing by budding. |
| PYROSULFITE | • pyrosulfite n. (Inorganic chemistry) metabisulfite. • PYROSULFITE n. as in sodium pyrosulfite, an inorganic compound used as a preservative, antioxidant and disinfectant. |
| REPERFUSION | • reperfusion n. (Medicine) The restoration of blood flow to an organ, after it was cut off (e.g. in an operation). |
| SEPTIFEROUS | • septiferous adj. (Botany) Bearing a partition; said of the valves of a capsule. • septiferous adj. (Obsolete) Conveying putrid poison. • SEPTIFEROUS adj. having barriers. |
| SPINIFEROUS | • spiniferous adj. Having spines or thorns; spiny, thorny. • SPINIFEROUS adj. bearing spines, also SPINIGEROUS. |
| SPIRIFEROUS | • spiriferous adj. Of or relating to spirifers. • SPIRIFEROUS adj. of a shell, having a spire. |
| SUPERFUSION | • superfusion n. (Medicine) The continuous flowing of a sustaining fluid over the outside of an isolated organ. • SUPERFUSION n. the act of superfusing. |
| SUPERPROFIT | • superprofit n. Excess profit. • SUPERPROFIT n. an exceptional profit. |