| AMINOPYRINES | • aminopyrines n. Plural of aminopyrine. • AMINOPYRINE n. a drug formerly used to relieve pain and fever. |
| AMPHIBIOUSLY | • amphibiously adv. In the manner of an amphibian. • amphibiously adv. In an amphibious manner. • AMPHIBIOUS adv. adapted for both land and water. |
| COMPULSIVITY | • compulsivity n. Compulsion. • COMPULSIVITY n. the quality of being compulsive. |
| DISEMPLOYING | • disemploying v. Present participle of disemploy. • DISEMPLOY v. to throw out of employment. |
| HYPOLIMNIONS | • HYPOLIMNION n. a lower and colder layer of water in a lake. |
| IMPERVIOUSLY | • imperviously adv. In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably. • IMPERVIOUS adv. not allowing entrance or passage, also IMPERVIABLE. |
| ISOPERIMETRY | • isoperimetry n. (Mathematics) The study of isoperimetric structures. • ISOPERIMETRY n. the state of being isoperimetrical. |
| MICROPHYSICS | • microphysics n. (Physics) That branch of physics that deals with objects smaller than a molecule. • MICROPHYSICS n. the physics of molecules, atoms, and elementary particles. |
| MISEMPLOYING | • misemploying v. Present participle of misemploy. • MISEMPLOY v. to employ wrongly or badly. |
| MONOPHYSITIC | • monophysitic adj. Of or pertaining to monophysitism. • MONOPHYSITIC adj. of or like a monophysite, one believing that Christ had but a single divine nature. |
| NYCTITROPISM | • nyctitropism n. (Botany) Synonym of nyctinasty. • NYCTITROPISM n. the assumption by plants of certain positions at night, esp. ones different from daytime positions. |
| OVERSIMPLIFY | • oversimplify v. To explain or present something in a way that excludes important information for the sake of brevity… • OVERSIMPLIFY v. to simplify to such an extent as to bring about distortion, misunderstanding, or error. |
| PHYSIOGNOMIC | • physiognomic adj. Of or pertaining to physiognomy. • PHYSIOGNOMIC adj. relating to physiognomy, also PHYSIOGNOMICAL. |
| PHYSOSTIGMIN | • PHYSOSTIGMIN n. an alkaloid found in the Calabar bean used esp. in eye drops to reduce pressure inside the eyeball, aka eserine, also PHYSOSTIGMINE. |
| POLYGAMISING | • polygamising v. Present participle of polygamise. • POLYGAMISE v. to practise polygamy, also POLYGAMIZE. |
| POLYMERISING | • polymerising v. Present participle of polymerise. • POLYMERISE v. to make into a polymer, also POLYMERIZE. |
| POLYMYOSITIS | • polymyositis n. (Medicine) An inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles. • POLYMYOSITIS n. inflammation of several muscles at the same time. |
| POSTLIMINARY | • postliminary adj. Occurring afterward, as a concluding step. • POSTLIMINARY adj. subsequent. |
| PROMISSORILY | • promissorily adv. In a promissory manner. • PROMISSORY adv. containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne. |
| PSYCHOTICISM | • psychoticism n. A personality pattern typified by aggressiveness and interpersonal hostility. • PSYCHOTICISM n. the state of being psychotic. |