| AMPHITROPOUS | • amphitropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other. • AMPHITROPOUS adj. of an ovule, with its point of attachment in the middle. |
| APPRESSORIUM | • appressorium n. (Mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the… • APPRESSORIUM n. the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host. |
| IPRATROPIUMS | • IPRATROPIUM n. a bronchodilator drug used in the treatment of asthma. |
| MULTIPURPOSE | • multipurpose adj. Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses. • multi-purpose adj. Alternative form of multipurpose. • MULTIPURPOSE adj. having many purposes. |
| OPPORTUNISMS | • opportunisms n. Plural of opportunism. • OPPORTUNISM n. the practice of regulating actions by favourable opportunities rather than consistent principles. |
| PERIMORPHOUS | • perimorphous adj. Perimorphic. • PERIMORPHOUS adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHIC. |
| PITTOSPORUMS | • pittosporums n. Plural of pittosporum. • PITTOSPORUM n. any of numerous chiefly subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees. |
| PITYROSPORUM | • Pityrosporum prop.n. Former name of Malassezia (“fungus genus”). • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| PRECOMPUTING | • precomputing v. Present participle of precompute. • PRECOMPUTE v. to compute in advance. |
| PRESUMPTIONS | • presumptions n. Plural of presumption. • PRESUMPTION n. the act of presuming. |
| PROMPTITUDES | • promptitudes n. Plural of promptitude. • PROMPTITUDE n. the quality or habit of being prompt. |
| PROMPTUARIES | • promptuaries n. Plural of promptuary. • PROMPTUARY n. a repository; a reference book of facts. |
| SUPERIMPOSED | • superimposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of superimpose. • superimposed adj. Positioned on or above something else, especially in layers; superposed. • superimposed adj. (Geology) layered or stratified. |
| SUPERIMPOSES | • superimposes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of superimpose. • SUPERIMPOSE v. to place or lay over or above something. |