| CORRUPTION | • corruption n. The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted… • corruption n. The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization… • corruption n. The product of corruption; putrid matter. |
| IMPOSTROUS | • impostrous adj. (Archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful. • IMPOSTROUS adj. doing imposture. |
| ISOPTEROUS | • isopterous adj. Having the wings equal. • ISOPTEROUS adj. relating to the Isoptera, an order of insects having the two pairs of wings closely alike. |
| ISOTROPOUS | • isotropous adj. (Archaic) isotropic. • ISOTROPOUS adj. having the same properties irrespective of direction, also ISOTROPIC. |
| OUTPOURING | • outpouring n. The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something. • OUTPOURING n. the act of outpouring. |
| OUTPROMISE | • outpromise v. (Transitive) To make more or better promises than. • OUTPROMISE v. to surpass in promising. |
| OWERLOUPIT | • OWERLOUP v. (Scots) to leap over, also OVERLEAP. |
| POLITBUROS | • politburos n. Plural of politburo. • POLITBURO n. (Russian) the policy-making committee in communist states. |
| POTPOURRIS | • potpourris n. Plural of potpourri. • pot-pourris n. Plural of pot-pourri. • pot␣pourris n. Plural of pot pourri. |
| POURPOINTS | • pourpoints n. Plural of pourpoint. • POURPOINT n. (French) a mediaeval quilted doublet. |
| PRODUCTION | • production n. The act of producing, making or creating something. • production n. The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration. • production n. The act of being produced. |
| PROPITIOUS | • propitious adj. Favorable; benevolent. • propitious adj. Advantageous. • propitious adj. Characteristic of a good omen. |
| PROPOSITUS | • propositus n. The first identified male case of an inherited disease in a family; the proband or index case. • PROPOSITUS n. (Latin) an individual to whom the family relationships of others are reckoned; specifically (a) (medicine) the first member of a family to be investigated by a researcher; (b) (law) a testator when making a will. |
| PROSCIUTTO | • prosciutto n. A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced. • PROSCIUTTO n. (Italian) aged, dry-cured Italian ham, ready to eat and usually sliced thin. |
| PROSTOMIUM | • prostomium n. (Zoology) That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth. • PROSTOMIUM n. that portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth. |
| PROTEINOUS | • proteinous adj. Proteinaceous. • PROTEINOUS adj. of or related to protein, also PROTEINACEOUS. |
| PROTRUSION | • protrusion n. (Uncountable) The act of protruding. • protrusion n. (Uncountable) The state of being protruded. • protrusion n. (Countable) Anything that protrudes. |
| UPROOTINGS | • uprootings n. Plural of uprooting. • UPROOTING n. the act of uprooting. |
| UROSCOPIST | • uroscopist n. One who carries out uroscopy. • UROSCOPIST n. one who carries out a uroscopy, the diagnosis of diseases by inspection of urine. |