| AMPHIPATH | • amphipath n. Any amphipathic substance or material. • AMPHIPATH adj. of or relating to a molecule that possesses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic elements. |
| AMPHIPODS | • amphipods n. Plural of amphipod. • AMPHIPOD n. a crustacean of the order Amphipoda, that includes e.g. sand-hoppers. |
| EPIPHRAGM | • epiphragm n. (Zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation. • epiphragm n. (Botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses. • EPIPHRAGM n. the disc with which certain molluscs close the aperture of their shell. |
| HIPPIEDOM | • hippiedom n. The state or quality of being a hippie. • HIPPIEDOM n. the world of the hippie, also HIPPYDOM. |
| HIPPODAME | • hippodame n. (Obsolete, rare, mythology) A sea horse or hippocampus. • HIPPODAME n. (Spenser) a fabulous sea monster. |
| HIPPYDOMS | • HIPPYDOM n. the world of the hippy, also HIPPIEDOM. |
| MISHAPPED | • mishapped v. Simple past tense and past participle of mishap. • MISHAP v. to have an unfortunate accident. |
| MISHAPPEN | • mishappen v. (Obsolete) To encounter grief or misfortune. • mishappen v. (Now rare) To happen through misfortune. • mishappen v. (Intransitive) To happen ill; fare ill. |
| PEMPHIGUS | • pemphigus n. (Pathology) A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal. • PEMPHIGUS n. (Greek) a somewhat rare skin disease, characterized by the development of blebs upon different parts of the body, also PEMPHIX. |
| PEMPHIXES | • PEMPHIX n. (Greek) a somewhat rare skin disease, characterized by the development of blebs upon different part of the body, also PEMPHIGUS. |
| PERILYMPH | • perilymph n. An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea. • PERILYMPH n. the fluid surrounding the membranous labyrinth of the ear. |
| PERIMORPH | • perimorph n. (Mineralogy) A mineral enclosed within another. • perimorph n. (Mineralogy) The outer mineral that encloses an endomorph. • PERIMORPH n. a crystal of one species enclosing one of another species. |
| PSEPHISMS | • psephisms n. Plural of psephism. • PSEPHISM n. (historical) a decree of the Athenian assembly (from their voting with pebbles). |
| SAPPHISMS | • sapphisms n. Plural of sapphism. • SAPPHISM n. lesbianism. |
| UPMANSHIP | • upmanship n. Only used in one-upmanship. • UPMANSHIP n. the art of gaining some kind of advantage over others. |