| CIPOLLINOS | • cipollinos n. Plural of cipollino. • CIPOLLINO n. (Italian) a kind of white marble streaked with green, also CIPOLIN. |
| COPILOTING | • copiloting v. Present participle of copilot. • co-piloting v. Present participle of co-pilot. • COPILOT v. to pilot jointly. |
| DIPLOBIONT | • diplobiont n. (Biology) Any organism in which haploid and diploid generations alternate. • DIPLOBIONT n. an organism that has both haploid and diploid individuals in its life cycle. |
| DISPLOSION | • displosion n. (Obsolete) explosion. • DISPLOSION n. an explosion. |
| EOSINOPHIL | • eosinophil n. (Cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body. • eosinophil adj. Alternative form of eosinophilic. • EOSINOPHIL n. a type of white blood cell, so called because it is easily stained by eosin, also EOSINOPHILE. |
| IMPLOSIONS | • implosions n. Plural of implosion. • IMPLOSION n. the act of imploding. |
| LIPOTROPIN | • lipotropin n. (Biochemistry) A pituitary hormone that promotes the metabolism of fat, and is a precursor to the endorphins. • LIPOTROPIN n. a protein hormone of the pituitary gland. |
| OENOPHILIC | • oenophilic adj. Fond of wine. |
| OPPILATION | • oppilation n. The act of crowding or filling together; a stopping by redundant matter; an obstruction, particularly… • OPPILATION n. a blockage, an obstruction. |
| PHONOLITIC | • phonolitic adj. (Geology) Relating to, or composed of phonolite. • PHONOLITIC adj. of or like phonolite, a compact, feldspathic, igneous rock. |
| POLLINOSIS | • pollinosis n. An allergy to grass and other pollen which causes cold symptoms in sufferers; hay fever. • POLLINOSIS n. an allergic reaction to pollen; hay-fever, also POLLENOSIS. |
| POLONISING | • Polonising v. Present participle of Polonise. • POLONISE v. to make Polish, also POLONIZE. |
| POLONIZING | • Polonizing v. Present participle of Polonize. • POLONIZE v. to make Polish, also POLONISE. |
| POSITIONAL | • positional adj. Relating to the position of something. • positional adj. (Economics) Having or pertaining to a value that is a function of its social desirability, as opposed to its utility. • positional adj. (Chess) Based on long-term strategy, on gaining and exploiting small advantages, and on analyzing the… |
| POSTILIONS | • postilions n. Plural of postilion. • 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. |
| POSTILLION | • postillion n. Alternative spelling of postilion. • POSTILLION n. (historical) a person who rides near horse of those drawing coach etc. and acts as guide to the whole team, also POSTILION. |
| POTBOILING | • potboiling v. Present participle of potboil. • POTBOILING n. the act of producing an artistic work of poor quality. |
| SPOLIATION | • spoliation n. (Archaic) The act of plundering or spoiling; robbery. • spoliation n. Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. • spoliation n. (Law) The intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect. |
| TOPSOILING | • topsoiling n. The removal of topsoil before an excavation or embankment is begun. • TOPSOILING n. the act of covering with topsoil. |