| AMPHIBIOTIC | • amphibiotic adj. Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults. • AMPHIBIOTIC adj. having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians. |
| APOLITICISM | • apoliticism n. (Politics) Apolitical behaviour. • APOLITICISM n. being uninterested in politics. |
| EPITOMISING | • epitomising v. Present participle of epitomise. • EPITOMISE v. to make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, also EPITOMIZE. |
| EPITOMIZING | • epitomizing v. Present participle of epitomize. • EPITOMIZE v. to make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, also EPITOMISE. |
| IMPLICATION | • implication n. (Uncountable) The act of implicating. • implication n. (Uncountable) The state of being implicated. • implication n. (Countable) A possible effect or result of a decision or action. |
| IMPOLITICAL | • impolitical adj. Obsolete form of impolitic. • IMPOLITICAL adj. (obsolete) impolitic, also IMPOLITIC, UNPOLITIC. |
| IMPOLITICLY | • impoliticly adv. In an impolitic manner. • IMPOLITIC adv. not politic, also IMPOLITICAL, UNPOLITIC. |
| IMPOSITIONS | • impositions n. Plural of imposition. • IMPOSITION n. the act of imposing. |
| IMPROBITIES | • improbities n. Plural of improbity. • IMPROBITY n. dishonesty. |
| MISPOINTING | • mispointing v. Present participle of mispoint. • MISPOINT v. to point improperly. |
| MISPOSITION | • misposition v. To position incorrectly. • MISPOSITION v. to position wrongly. |
| POINTILLISM | • pointillism n. In art, the use of small areas of color to construct an image. • POINTILLISM n. a painting technique using separate dots of pure colour rather than blends, also POINTILLISME. |
| POSITIVISMS | • positivisms n. Plural of positivism. • POSITIVISM n. the doctrine that that which is not observable is not knowable. |
| POSTLIMINIA | • postliminia n. Plural of postliminium. • POSTLIMINIUM n. the right by which persons and property seized in war are restored to their former status on recovery, also POSTLIMINY. |
| PROXIMITIES | • proximities n. Plural of proximity. • PROXIMITY n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMATION. |
| STIPITIFORM | • stipitiform adj. (Botany) Having the shape of a stalk. • STIPITIFORM adj. in the form of a stipes, also STIPIFORM. |