| CRYPTOLOGIST | • cryptologist n. One who studies cryptology. • CRYPTOLOGIST n. a student of cryptology, the scientific study of codes. |
| EARSPLITTING | • earsplitting adj. Extremely loud, painfully loud. • ear-splitting adj. Alternative spelling of earsplitting. • EARSPLITTING adj. distressingly loud or shrill. |
| GASTROPLASTY | • gastroplasty n. (Surgery) A surgical operation to correct any kind of defect in the stomach. |
| PATROLOGISTS | • patrologists n. Plural of patrologist. • PATROLOGIST n. one who practises patrology, the study of early Christianity. |
| PETROLOGISTS | • petrologists n. Plural of petrologist. • PETROLOGIST n. a student of petrology, the geological study of rocks. |
| POLTERGEISTS | • poltergeists n. Plural of poltergeist. • POLTERGEIST n. (German) a spirit believed to manifest itself by making noises and moving physical objects. |
| PROCTOLOGIST | • proctologist n. A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology. • PROCTOLOGIST n. a specialist in proctology. |
| PROGLOTTIDES | • proglottides n. Plural of proglottis. • PROGLOTTID n. a segment of a tapeworm, also PROGLOTTIS. |
| PROTESTINGLY | • protestingly adv. Unwillingly, with protests. • PROTESTING adv. PROTEST, to express strong objection. |
| PROTISTOLOGY | • protistology n. (Biology) The scientific study of protists. • PROTISTOLOGY n. the study of protists. |
| SPLUTTERINGS | • splutterings n. Plural of spluttering. • SPLUTTERING n. the act of spluttering. |
| SPRIGHTLIEST | • sprightliest adj. Superlative form of sprightly: most sprightly. • SPRIGHTLY adj. lively, also SPRITELY. |
| SPUTTERINGLY | • sputteringly adv. With sputtering noises. • SPUTTERING adv. spitting. |
| SUPRAGLOTTAL | • supraglottal adj. (Anatomy) Above the glottis. • SUPRAGLOTTAL adj. above the glottis. |
| TELEGRAPHIST | • telegraphist n. A telegrapher. • TELEGRAPHIST n. a person who works a telegraph. |
| TETRAPLEGIAS | • tetraplegias n. Plural of tetraplegia. • TETRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRAPLEGIA, QUADRIPLEGIA. |
| TROTHPLIGHTS | • trothplights n. Plural of trothplight. • TROTHPLIGHT v. to betroth. |