| SYLLEPSIS | • syllepsis n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such… • syllepsis n. (Botany) Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, without the formation of… • SYLLEPSIS n. (Greek) a construction in which a word governs two or more other words but agrees in number, gender, or case with only one, or has a different meaning when applied to each of the words, as in 'He lost his coat and his temper'. |
| PLASMOLYSIS | • plasmolysis n. (Biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss. • PLASMOLYSIS n. the removal of water from a cell by osmosis. |
| SPINELESSLY | • spinelessly adv. In a spineless manner. • SPINELESS adv. without spine. |
| SPIRITLESSLY | • spiritlessly adv. In a spiritless manner. • SPIRITLESS adv. lacking animation or courage. |
| PASSIONLESSLY | • passionlessly adv. In a passionless manner; without passion. • PASSIONLESS adv. without passion. |
| PROSYLLOGISMS | • prosyllogisms n. Plural of prosyllogism. • pro-syllogisms n. Plural of pro-syllogism. • PROSYLLOGISM n. a syllogism whose conclusion forms the premise of another. |
| SPONDYLOLYSIS | • spondylolysis n. (Pathology) A defect or stress fracture of the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch. • SPONDYLOLYSIS n. disintegration of one or more vertebrae, also SPONDYLOSIS. |
| POLYSYLLABISMS | • polysyllabisms n. Plural of polysyllabism. • POLYSYLLABISM n. the state of being polysyllabic, also POLYSYLLABICISM. |
| POLYSYLLOGISMS | • polysyllogisms n. Plural of polysyllogism. • POLYSYLLOGISM n. a series of syllogisms where each is basis for next. |
| SUPERLOYALISTS | • superloyalists n. Plural of superloyalist. • SUPERLOYALIST n. an extreme loyalist. |
| SYPHILOLOGISTS | • syphilologists n. Plural of syphilologist. • SYPHILOLOGIST n. a specialist in syphilology. |
| PERISSOSYLLABIC | • PERISSOSYLLABIC adj. having an additional syllable. |
| PESSIMISTICALLY | • pessimistically adv. In a pessimistic manner. • PESSIMISTICAL adv. inclined to pessimism, also PESSIMISTIC. |
| SOLIPSISTICALLY | • solipsistically adv. With consideration only for one’s own interests. • SOLIPSISTIC adv. relating to solipsism. |