| DISULPHURETS | • disulphurets n. Plural of disulphuret. • DISULPHURET n. (obsolete) a sulphide containing two atoms of sulphur to the molecule, also DISULFID, DISULFIDE, DISULPHIDE. |
| LECTURESHIPS | • lectureships n. Plural of lectureship. • LECTURESHIP n. the office of lecturer. |
| PERSULPHATES | • persulphates n. Plural of persulphate. • PERSULPHATE n. that sulphate of a metal which contains the relatively greater quantity of oxygen or of the acid radical, also PERSULFATE. |
| PLOUGHSTAFFS | • ploughstaffs n. Plural of ploughstaff. • PLOUGHSTAFF n. one of the handles of a plough, also PLOWSTAFF. |
| POLYANTHUSES | • polyanthuses n. Plural of polyanthus. • POLYANTHUS n. the oxlip, so called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. |
| POLYSTICHOUS | • polystichous adj. (Botany) arranged in several rows or series. • POLYSTICHOUS adj. arranged in many rows. |
| POSTHUMOUSLY | • posthumously adv. After death. • post-humously adv. Alternative spelling of posthumously. • POSTHUMOUS adv. taking place after death. |
| PROTHALLUSES | • prothalluses n. Plural of prothallus. • PROTHALLUS n. the free-living gametophyte of a fern or other vascular cryptogam, also PROTHALLIUM. |
| PUBLISHMENTS | • publishments n. Plural of publishment. • PUBLISHMENT n. publication. |
| REUPHOLSTERS | • reupholsters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reupholster. • re-upholsters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of re-upholster. • REUPHOLSTER v. to upholster again. |
| SULPHURATORS | • sulphurators n. Plural of sulphurator. • SULPHURATOR n. a device for sulphurating. |
| SULPHURWORTS | • sulphurworts n. Plural of sulphurwort. • SULPHURWORT n. an umbelliferous plant akin to parsnip, with yellow flowers and juice. |
| SUPERSLEUTHS | • supersleuths n. Plural of supersleuth. • SUPERSLEUTH n. a very effective detective. |
| TRISULPHIDES | • trisulphides n. Plural of trisulphide. • TRISULPHIDE n. a sulphide with three atoms of sulphur to the molecule, also TRISULFIDE. |
| UNSHAPELIEST | • unshapeliest adj. Superlative form of unshapely: most unshapely. • UNSHAPELY adj. not shapely. |
| UPHOLSTERERS | • upholsterers n. Plural of upholsterer. • UPHOLSTERER n. one who upholsters. |
| UPHOLSTERIES | • upholsteries n. Plural of upholstery. • UPHOLSTERY n. material used to make a soft covering esp. for a seat. |