| APOMIXIS | • apomixis n. (Botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization. • apomixis n. (Botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes. • apomixis n. (Zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization. |
| EPIZOISM | • epizoism n. The condition of being epizoic. • EPIZOISM n. the state of being epizoic, living on the outside of an animal. |
| IMPOSING | • imposing v. Present participle of impose. • imposing adj. Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity. • IMPOSING adj. impressive. |
| IMPRISON | • imprison v. (Transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will. • IMPRISON v. to confine in a prison. |
| MISPOINT | • mispoint v. (Transitive) To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly. • MISPOINT v. to point improperly. |
| MISPOISE | • MISPOISE v. to poise incorrectly. |
| OPIUMISM | • opiumism n. (Dated) opium addiction. • OPIUMISM n. opium addiction. |
| OPTIMISE | • optimise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of optimize. • OPTIMISE v. to make as effective as possible, also OPTIMIZE. |
| OPTIMISM | • optimism n. A tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome. • optimism n. The doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds. • optimism n. The belief that good will eventually triumph over evil. |
| OPTIMIST | • optimist n. A person who expects a favourable outcome. • optimist n. A believer in optimism. • Optimist n. (Nautical) A small centre-board sailing dinghy designed to train and introduce young children into sailing. |
| PHIMOSIS | • phimosis n. (Medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition)… • PHIMOSIS n. (Greek) the abnormal constriction of the opening of the prepuce. |
| PIGMOIDS | • pigmoids n. Plural of pigmoid. • PIGMOID n. a pigmy. |
| PISIFORM | • pisiform adj. Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape. • pisiform n. A small bone in the wrist at the junction of the ulna and the carpus. • PISIFORM n. a small bone of the wrist. |
| PRISMOID | • prismoid adj. Resembling a prism. • prismoid n. (Geometry) A prismatoid that has planar sides, and the same number of vertices in both of its parallel planes. • prismoid n. (Geometry) An antiprism. |