| CIPOLLINO | • cipollino n. Alternative form of cipolin (“type of marble”). • CIPOLLINO n. (Italian) a kind of white marble streaked with green, also CIPOLIN. |
| DIPLOZOIC | • DIPLOZOIC adj. of animals, bilaterally symmetrical. |
| FILOPODIA | • filopodia n. Plural of filopodium. • FILOPODIUM n. a threadlike pseudopodium consisting of ectoplasm. |
| IDEOPOLIS | • ideopolis n. A city or region characterized by its knowledge and ideas. • IDEOPOLIS n. a city that is sustained primarily by intellectual enterprises such as education, the media, advertising and design, with a highly educated workforce. |
| IMPLOSION | • implosion n. The inrush of air in forming a suction stop. • implosion n. The action of imploding. • implosion n. The act or action of bringing to or as if to a center. |
| IODOPHILE | • iodophile n. An iodophilic cell. • IODOPHILE adj. esp. of bacteria containing compounds similar to starch, readily stained by iodine. |
| ISOPOLITY | • isopolity n. Equal rights of citizenship in different communities; mutual political rights. • ISOPOLITY n. reciprocity of rights of citizenship in two communities. |
| LIRIPOOPS | • liripoops n. Plural of liripoop. • LIRIPOOP n. (obsolete) a long tail of a hood, esp. in old academic or clerical dress, also LIRIPIPE. |
| OPHIOLITE | • ophiolite n. (Geology) an assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been… • OPHIOLITE n. a slice of oceanic rock and upper mantle that has been thrust over the edge of a continent. |
| PERIBOLOI | • periboloi n. Plural of peribolos. • PERIBOLOS n. (Greek) a precinct; an enclosing wall of a precinct, also PERIBOLUS. |
| POLITICOS | • politicos n. Plural of politico. • POLITICO n. a politician; a person holding strong political views or acting from political motivation. |
| POSTILION | • postilion n. A rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage. • postilion n. (Obsolete) A post-boy, a messenger boy, a swift letter carrier. • POSTILION n. (historical) a person who rides the near horse of those drawing a coach etc. and acts as guide to the whole team, also POSTILLION. |
| ZOOPHILIA | • zoophilia n. Human sexual attraction toward or sexual interaction with non-human animals. • zoophilia n. (Uncommon, chiefly derogatory) Excessive fondness for animals. • ZOOPHILIA n. the love of animals; erotic fondness for animals, also ZOOPHILISM, ZOOPHILY. |
| ZOOPHILIC | • zoophilic adj. Liking or preferring animals. • zoophilic adj. Relating to or exhibiting zoophilia; paraphilic to animals. • ZOOPHILIC adj. of or like zoophilia, the erotic love of animals. |