| ALYCOMPAINES | • ALYCOMPAINE n. an old name for the plant elecampane. |
| AMYLOPECTINS | • amylopectins n. Plural of amylopectin. • AMYLOPECTIN n. the major component of starch, consisting of branched polysaccharide chains. |
| 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. |
| IMPERSONALLY | • impersonally adv. In an impersonal manner. • IMPERSONAL adv. denoting the verbal action of an unspecified agent and hence used with no expressed subject (as methinks) or with a merely formal subject (as rained in it rained). |
| LYMPHOPENIAS | • lymphopenias n. Plural of lymphopenia. • LYMPHOPENIA n. an abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood. |
| MISEMPLOYING | • misemploying v. Present participle of misemploy. • MISEMPLOY v. to employ wrongly or badly. |
| PHYLLOMANIAS | • PHYLLOMANIA n. abnormal leaf-production. |
| PLASMOLYSING | • plasmolysing v. Present participle of plasmolyse. • PLASMOLYSE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYZE. |
| PLASMOLYZING | • plasmolyzing v. Present participle of plasmolyze. • PLASMOLYZE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYSE. |
| POLLYANNAISM | • Pollyannaism n. Persistent irrational optimism. • POLLYANNAISM n. a pollyannaish observation. |
| POLYCENTRISM | • polycentrism n. A political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control. • polycentrism n. (Genetics) (of a chromosomes, etc) the existence of multiple central parts. • polycentrism n. The existence of more than one culture in a particular country or region. |
| POLYDEMONISM | • polydemonism n. (Religion) The existence of multiple demons; the worship of these demons. • POLYDEMONISM n. the belief in and worship of numerous supernatural powers, also POLYDAEMONISM. |
| 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. |
| POLYTONALISM | • POLYTONALISM n. the state of being polytonal, having many keys. |
| POSTLIMINARY | • postliminary adj. Occurring afterward, as a concluding step. • POSTLIMINARY adj. subsequent. |
| PROPYLAMINES | • propylamines n. Plural of propylamine. • PROPYLAMINE n. an amine of propyl. |