| APOPHYLLITES | • apophyllites n. Plural of apophyllite. • APOPHYLLITE n. a mineral, hydrated calcium potassium silicate, that exfoliates on heating. |
| BULLWHIPPING | • bullwhipping v. Present participle of bullwhip. • bullwhipping n. A beating with a bullwhip. • BULLWHIP v. to strike with a long whip. |
| ELLIPSOGRAPH | • ellipsograph n. A mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse. • ELLIPSOGRAPH n. an instrument for describing ellipses. |
| LEPTOCEPHALI | • leptocephali n. Plural of leptocephalus. • LEPTOCEPHALUS n. the larva of the conger eel. |
| PERIPHERALLY | • peripherally adv. In a peripheral manner. • peripherally adv. At or towards a periphery. • PERIPHERAL adv. at the edge. |
| PHILADELPHUS | • philadelphus n. (Botany) Any of the genus Philadelphus of shrubs. • Philadelphus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – the mock oranges. • PHILADELPHUS n. a flowering shrub, aka mock orange. |
| PHILLIPSITES | • PHILLIPSITE n. a hydrated silicate of potassium, calcium and aluminum. |
| PODOPHYLLINS | • podophyllins n. Plural of podophyllin. • PODOPHYLLIN n. a cathartic resin obtained from the rhizomes of the Podophyllum genus, also PODOPHYLIN. |
| POLYPHENOLIC | • polyphenolic adj. Of, or relating to the polyphenols. • polyphenolic n. A polyphenol, or derivative. • POLYPHENOLIC adj. of or like polyphenol. |
| POLYPHYLETIC | • polyphyletic adj. (Taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent… • POLYPHYLETIC adj. descending from more than one original type. |
| POLYSULPHIDE | • polysulphide n. (Chemistry) Alternative spelling of polysulfide. • POLYSULPHIDE n. a sulfide containing two or more atoms of sulfur in the molecule, also POLYSULFIDE. |
| PYROPHYLLITE | • pyrophyllite n. (Mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc. • PYROPHYLLITE n. a silvery-white to pale-green aluminum silicate. |
| WHIPPOORWILL | • whippoorwill n. A nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus)… • whippoorwill n. The distinct call of the above bird. • whip-poor-will n. Alternative form of whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus). |