| CHIROPTEROUS | • CHIROPTEROUS adj. relating to the Chiroptera, bats. |
| INCORRUPTION | • incorruption n. (Archaic) The state of being incorrupt. • INCORRUPTION n. the state of being free from physical decay. |
| MICROPTEROUS | • micropterous adj. (Entomology) Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings. • MICROPTEROUS adj. having small wings or fins. |
| MICROSPOROUS | • microsporous adj. Relating to microspores. • MICROSPOROUS adj. of or like a microspore, also MICROSPORIC. |
| NEUROTROPHIC | • neurotrophic adj. Of or relating to neurotrophy. • NEUROTROPHIC adj. relating to the nutrition of the nervous system, or to nutritional changes influenced by the nervous system. |
| PERIMORPHOUS | • perimorphous adj. Perimorphic. • PERIMORPHOUS adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHIC. |
| PITYROSPORUM | • Pityrosporum prop.n. Former name of Malassezia (“fungus genus”). • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| PROCURATIONS | • procurations n. Plural of procuration. • PROCURATION n. the management of another's affairs; the instrument giving authority for this. |
| PRODITORIOUS | • proditorious adj. (Obsolete) Treacherous, traitorous. • PRODITORIOUS adj. traitorous; prone to give away secrets. |
| PROSTITUTORS | • prostitutors n. Plural of prostitutor. • PROSTITUTOR n. one who prostitutes. |
| REPRODUCTION | • reproduction n. The act of reproducing new individuals biologically. • reproduction n. The act of making copies. • reproduction n. A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate. |
| RETROPULSION | • retropulsion n. (Medicine) A tendency to step or walk backwards involuntarily, especially as a symptom of parkinsonism. • retropulsion n. (Medicine) The pushing or forcing of something to move backwards or inwards. • retropulsion n. (Medicine, obsolete) Transfer of a disease from an external source to an internal organ. |
| RHIZOCARPOUS | • rhizocarpous adj. (Botany) Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering stems; said of all perennial herbs. • RHIZOCARPOUS adj. of or like a rhizocarp, also RHIZOCARPIC. |
| RUSTPROOFING | • rustproofing v. Present participle of rustproof. • RUSTPROOFING n. the act of making resistant to rust, such as by applying a coating. |
| SOPORIFEROUS | • soporiferous adj. (Archaic) soporific, sleep-inducing. • SOPORIFEROUS adj. causing or tending to cause sleep. |
| SUDORIPAROUS | • sudoriparous adj. Sudoriferous. • SUDORIPAROUS adj. secreting sweat. |
| TURCOPOLIERS | • turcopoliers n. Plural of turcopolier. • TURCOPOLIER n. a turcopole commander, always an Englishman. |
| UPROARIOUSLY | • uproariously adv. In an uproarious manner. • UPROARIOUS adv. marked by uproar. |
| UREDIOSPORES | • urediospores n. Plural of urediospore. • UREDIOSPORE n. the thin-walled summer spore which is produced during the so-called Uredo stage of certain rusts, also UREDINIOSPORE, UREDOSPORE. |