| APOPHYLLITE | • apophyllite n. (Mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate… • APOPHYLLITE n. a mineral, hydrated calcium potassium silicate, that exfoliates on heating. |
| APPELLATION | • appellation n. (Formal or dated) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation. • appellation n. A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin. • APPELLATION n. a name or title. |
| EPIPHYLLOUS | • epiphyllous adj. (Botany) Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf. • EPIPHYLLOUS adj. borne on the leaves or leaflike organs. |
| EPISCOPALLY | • episcopally adv. By episcopal authority. • EPISCOPAL adv. governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church. |
| FLIPFLOPPED | • flipflopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of flipflop. • flip-flopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of flip-flop. • FLIPFLOP v. to perform a backward somersault. |
| LEPTOSPIRAL | • leptospiral adj. Relating to bacteria of the genus Leptospira, or to leptospirosis. • LEPTOSPIRAL adj. of or like a leptospire. |
| LIPIDOPLAST | • LIPIDOPLAST n. a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp. that of seeds, in which fat is stored. |
| PAPILLIFORM | • papilliform adj. Shaped like a papilla. • papilliform n. Such a tooth. • PAPILLIFORM adj. nipple-shaped. |
| PAPILLOMATA | • papillomata n. Plural of papilloma. • PAPILLOMA n. a tumour formed by hypertrophy of a papilla or papillae, such as a wart, etc. |
| PILLOWSLIPS | • pillowslips n. Plural of pillowslip. • PILLOWSLIP n. a cover for a pillow. |
| PODOPHYLLIN | • podophyllin n. (Organic chemistry) A resinous powder obtained by precipitating an alcoholic tincture of the rhizome… • PODOPHYLLIN n. a cathartic resin obtained from the rhizomes of the Podophyllum genus, also PODOPHYLIN. |
| POLYPLOIDAL | • polyploidal adj. Alternative form of polyploid. • POLYPLOIDAL adj. having more than two sets (diploid) of the basic chromosome number (haploid), also POLYPLOIDIC. |
| POLYPLOIDIC | • POLYPLOIDIC adj. having more than two sets (diploid) of the basic chromosome number (haploid), also POLYPLOIDAL. |
| POLYTYPICAL | • polytypical adj. Polytypic. • POLYTYPICAL adj. of a taxon containing two or more taxa of lower ranks, also POLYTYPIC. |
| PREPOLLICES | • prepollices n. Plural of prepollex. • PREPOLLEX n. (Latin) in some animals, a rudimentary innermost finger. |
| PROLEPTICAL | • proleptical adj. Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour… • proleptical adj. Previous; antecedent. • proleptical adj. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. |
| PROPELLINGS | • propellings n. Plural of propelling. • PROPELLING n. the act of causing a move forward or onward. |
| SOPAIPILLAS | • sopaipillas n. Plural of sopaipilla. • SOPAIPILLA n. a square of deep-fried dough often sweetened and eaten as dessert, also SOPAPILLA. |