| AUTOHYPNOSIS | • autohypnosis n. Hypnosis of oneself. • AUTOHYPNOSIS n. self-induced and usually automatic hypnosis. |
| AUTOHYPNOTIC | • autohypnotic adj. Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing. • AUTOHYPNOTIC adj. relating to autohypnosis. |
| COMPULSORILY | • compulsorily adv. In a compulsory manner. • COMPULSORY adv. obligatory. |
| EBULLIOSCOPY | • ebullioscopy n. (Physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids. • EBULLIOSCOPY n. measurement by use of an ebullioscope. |
| EUPHONIOUSLY | • euphoniously adv. In a euphonious manner. • EUPHONIOUS adv. agreeable in sound, also EUPHONIC, EUPHONICAL. |
| HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
| HYGROPHILOUS | • hygrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment. • HYGROPHILOUS adj. living in water or moist places, also HYGROPHIL. |
| PECTORILOQUY | • pectoriloquy n. (Medicine) An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation. • PECTORILOQUY n. the sound of a patient's voice as heard through a stethoscope. |
| PITYROSPORUM | • Pityrosporum prop.n. Former name of Malassezia (“fungus genus”). • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| POLYOMAVIRUS | • polyomavirus n. Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals. • Polyomavirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Polyomaviridae – now split into genera Alphapolyomavirus… |
| POLYSTICHOUS | • polystichous adj. (Botany) arranged in several rows or series. • POLYSTICHOUS adj. arranged in many rows. |
| PRECOCIOUSLY | • precociously adv. In a precocious manner. • PRECOCIOUS adv. exceptionally early in development or occurrence. |
| PRODIGIOUSLY | • prodigiously adv. In a prodigious manner; astonishingly, enormously, impressively, or wonderfully. • PRODIGIOUS adv. resembling or befitting a prodigy. |
| PROPITIOUSLY | • propitiously adv. In a propitious manner. • PROPITIOUS adv. favorably disposed, benevolent; auspicious. |
| PUSSYFOOTING | • pussyfooting v. Present participle of pussyfoot. • PUSSYFOOTING n. the act of approaching a topic with great caution. |
| PYROLIGNEOUS | • pyroligneous adj. Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation. • PYROLIGNEOUS adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNIC, PYROXYLIC. |
| UPROARIOUSLY | • uproariously adv. In an uproarious manner. • UPROARIOUS adv. marked by uproar. |
| VOLUPTUOSITY | • voluptuosity n. Voluptuousness. • VOLUPTUOSITY n. (obsolete) voluptuousness. |