| BIOPHOR | • biophor n. (Obsolete, genetics) A supposed supramolecular unit of heredity. • BIOPHOR n. a hypothetical unit of living matter, also BIOPHORE. |
| GOOPIER | • goopier adj. Comparative form of goopy: more goopy. • GOOPY adj. sticky or gooey. |
| LOOPIER | • loopier adj. Comparative form of loopy: more loopy. • LOOPY adj. full of loops. |
| OPORICE | • oporice n. (Obsolete) A medicine prepared from quinces, pomegranates, etc. • OPORICE n. (Greek) an old medicine made from summer fruits. |
| PARODOI | • parodoi n. Plural of parodos. • PARODOS n. (Greek) an ode sung in ancient Greek drama. |
| POCHOIR | • pochoir n. A technique in visual art consisting of applying various stencils (perforated templates). • POCHOIR n. (French) a manual colour stencilling onto a printed illustration. |
| POOPIER | • poopier adj. Comparative form of poopy: more poopy. • POOPY adj. stupid or ineffectual. |
| POORISH | • poorish adj. Reasonably poor, quite poor. • POORISH adj. somewhat poor. |
| PORCINO | • porcino n. Alternative form of porcini (“type of mushroom”). • PORCINO n. (Italian) an edible mushroom. |
| POROSIS | • porosis n. The formation of callus; the knitting together of broken bones. • POROSIS n. (Greek) formation of callus. |
| PORRIGO | • porrigo n. (Medicine, obsolete) Any of various skin diseases. • PORRIGO n. (Latin) a kind of scalp disease. |
| PORTICO | • portico n. A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building. • Portico prop.n. The Stoic philosophy (after the public porch on the agora of Athens where Zeno taught). • PORTICO n. (Italian) a formal entrance to a classical temple, church, or other building. |
| PORTION | • portion n. An allocated amount. • portion n. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything. • portion n. One’s fate; lot. |
| PRONAOI | • pronaoi n. Plural of pronaos. • PRONAOS n. (Greek) a vestibule in front of a temple. |
| PROOTIC | • prootic adj. (Anatomy) In front of the auditory capsule. • prootic n. (Anatomy) A bone, or centre of ossification, in the periotic capsule. • PROOTIC n. a bone in front of the ear. |
| PROVISO | • proviso n. A conditional provision to an agreement. • PROVISO n. (Latin) a clause in a document containing a condition. |
| PROXIMO | • proximo adv. Of next month. • proximo- pref. ISV combining form denoting proximal location or vector. • PROXIMO adj. (Latin) of or occurring in the following month. |
| ROOPIER | • ROOPY adj. (Scots) hoarse. |
| ROOPING | • rooping v. Present participle of roop. • ROOP v. (Scots) to make a hoarse sound. |
| SPOROID | • sporoid adj. Resembling a spore. • SPOROID adj. resembling a spore. |