| GRIPPINGLY | • grippingly adv. In a gripping manner. • GRIPPING adv. GRIP, to take hold of. |
| HYPERPLOID | • hyperploid adj. (Genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number. • hyperploid adj. (Medicine) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds the diploid number. • hyperploid n. A hyperploid organism. |
| IMPROPERLY | • improperly adv. In an improper manner; not properly. • IMPROPER adv. not proper. |
| ISOPROPYLS | • isopropyls n. Plural of isopropyl. • ISOPROPYL n. a radical derived from propane. |
| LIPOGRAPHY | • lipography n. A scribal or typographical error where a letter or group of letters that should be written twice is written once. • LIPOGRAPHY n. the accidental omission of a letter or syllable. |
| PARALYMPIC | • paralympic adj. Alternative form of Paralympic; Pertaining to the Paralympics and their participants, staff etc. • paralympic adj. (By extension) Pertaining to disability sport in general. • Paralympic adj. (Sports) Pertaining to the Paralympic Games. |
| PERILYMPHS | • perilymphs n. Plural of perilymph. • PERILYMPH n. the fluid surrounding the membranous labyrinth of the ear. |
| PERPLEXITY | • perplexity n. The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused. • perplexity n. Something that perplexes. • perplexity n. In information theory, a measurement of how well a probability distribution or model predicts a sample. |
| PLEIOTROPY | • pleiotropy n. (Genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism. • pleiotropy n. (Pharmacology) The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually… • PLEIOTROPY n. the property of having an effect simultaneously on more than one characteristic of the offspring. |
| POLYCARPIC | • polycarpic adj. (Botany) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. • polycarpic adj. (Botany) Having several carpels in one flower. • POLYCARPIC adj. fruiting many times, or year after year, also POLYCARPOUS. |
| POLYPARIES | • polyparies n. Plural of polypary. • polyparies n. The base and other supporting structure of a colony of polyps (such as coral). • POLYPARY n. the common supporting structure of a polyp colony. |
| POLYPARIUM | • polyparium n. (Biology) The stem, or supporting structure, of any colonial cnidarian such as coral. • POLYPARIUM n. the framework and base of a polyp colony, esp. coral, also POLYPARY. |
| POPULARITY | • popularity n. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor… • popularity n. (Archaic) The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people. • popularity n. (Archaic) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap. |
| PROPYLITES | • propylites n. Plural of propylite. • PROPYLITE n. an andesite altered by solfataric action. |
| PUPILARITY | • PUPILARITY n. the state of being a pupil or legal ward, also PUPILLARITY. |
| REAPPLYING | • reapplying v. Present participle of reapply. • REAPPLY v. to apply again. |
| RIPPLINGLY | • ripplingly adv. With a rippling motion. • RIPPLING adv. making ripples. |
| SLIPPERILY | • slipperily adv. In a slippery manner. • SLIPPERY adv. causing slips. |
| TRIPPINGLY | • trippingly adv. In a tripping manner, or while tripping. • trippingly adv. In a manner that is lively or fluid. • TRIPPINGLY adv. TRIPPING. |