| AMPHIPODOUS | • amphipodous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. • AMPHIPODOUS adj. having both walking and swimming feet. |
| APOSTROPHUS | • APOSTROPHUS n. (Greek) a symbol resembling a reversed letter C used in Roman numerals to denote large numbers. |
| EPIPHYLLOUS | • epiphyllous adj. (Botany) Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf. • EPIPHYLLOUS adj. borne on the leaves or leaflike organs. |
| HIPPOCAMPUS | • hippocampus n. (Mythology) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin. • hippocampus n. (Neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey… • Hippocampus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Syngnathidae – the seahorses. |
| HIPPODAMOUS | • HIPPODAMOUS adj. horse-taming. |
| PHOSPHONIUM | • phosphonium n. (Chemistry) the tetravalent positively-charged phosphorus cation R4P+. • PHOSPHONIUM n. the radical PH4, analogous to ammonium. |
| PHOSPHOROUS | • phosphorous adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus. • phosphorous adj. Resembling phosphorus. • phosphorous adj. (Chemistry) Of relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus. |
| PHOSPHURETS | • phosphurets n. Plural of phosphuret. • PHOSPHURET n. (obsolete) a phosphide, also PHOSPHORET. |
| PNEUMOGRAPH | • pneumograph n. Alternative form of pneumatograph. • PNEUMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring and recording respiration. |
| PODOPHYLLUM | • podophyllum n. (Botany) Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with… • podophyllum n. The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug. • Podophyllum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – American mandrake. |
| POLYPHAGOUS | • polyphagous adj. Eating many types of food. • polyphagous adj. (Of an herbivorous insect) Having many host plants. • POLYPHAGOUS adj. eating many types of food. |
| POLYPHONOUS | • polyphonous adj. Polyphonic. • POLYPHONOUS adj. relating to polyphony, also POLYPHONIC. |
| PORCUPINISH | • porcupinish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a porcupine or its spines; defensive, prickly. • PORCUPINISH adj. like a porcupine. |
| PSEUDOGRAPH | • pseudograph n. (Graph theory) A graph that contains loops as well as multiple edges between vertices. • pseudograph n. A false writing; a spurious document; a forgery. • PSEUDOGRAPH n. spurious writing; forgery. |
| PSEUDOMORPH | • pseudomorph n. A deceptive, irregular, or false form; specifically… • pseudomorph v. To be transformed into such a form. • PSEUDOMORPH n. a false or abnormal physical form. |
| PYROPHOROUS | • pyrophorous adj. (Archaic) light-producing. • pyrophorous adj. (Archaic) of or relating to pyrophorus. • PYROPHOROUS adj. spontaneously igniting in air, also PYROPHORIC. |
| SUPERPHONES | • superphones n. Plural of superphone. • SUPERPHONE n. a telephone with a high-speed processor that can perform many of the functions of a computer. |
| TOUCHPAPERS | • touchpapers n. Plural of touchpaper. • touch-papers n. Plural of touch-paper. • TOUCHPAPER n. paper soaked in saltpetre and used for firing gunpowder. |
| UNPROPHETIC | • unprophetic adj. Not prophetic. • UNPROPHETIC adj. not prophetic, also UNPROPHETICAL. |
| XIPHOPAGOUS | • xiphopagous adj. (Obsolete) Alternative form of xiphopagus. • XIPHOPAGOUS adj. like a xiphopagus, a set of Siamese twins joined in the region of the xiphoid cartilage. |