| APONEUROSIS | • aponeurosis n. (Anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together… • APONEUROSIS n. a sheet that connects muscle to tendon. |
| COMPURSIONS | • compursions n. Plural of compursion. • COMPURSION n. (Sterne) a pursing together. |
| CORNUCOPIAS | • cornucopias n. Plural of cornucopia. • CORNUCOPIA n. a curved goat's horn overflowing with fruit and ears of grain that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance. |
| CORRUPTIONS | • corruptions n. Plural of corruption. • CORRUPTION n. impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle. |
| HYPONITROUS | • hyponitrous adj. Of or pertaining to hyponitrous acid or its derivatives. • HYPONITROUS adj. containing or derived from nitrogen having a lower valence than in nitrous compounds. |
| IMPONDEROUS | • imponderous adj. (Obsolete) imponderable. • IMPONDEROUS adj. weightless, very light. |
| OPPORTUNISM | • opportunism n. The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard… • OPPORTUNISM n. the practice of regulating actions by favourable opportunities rather than consistent principles. |
| OPPORTUNIST | • opportunist n. Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle. • OPPORTUNIST n. one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism. |
| OUTPOURINGS | • outpourings n. Plural of outpouring. • OUTPOURING n. the act of outpouring. |
| OUTSPORTING | • outsporting v. Present participle of outsport. • OUTSPORT v. (Shakespeare) to sport beyond the limits of. |
| PORRIGINOUS | • porriginous adj. Having or relating to the disease porrigo. • PORRIGINOUS adj. suffering from porrigo, a scalp disease that causes baldness. |
| POSITRONIUM | • positronium n. (Physics, chemistry) An exotic atom (specifically, an onium) consisting of a positron (anti-electron)… • POSITRONIUM n. a positron and and an electron bound together in a short-lived unit, similar to a hydrogen atom. |
| PRODUCTIONS | • productions n. Plural of production. • PRODUCTION n. something produced. |
| PROPULSIONS | • propulsions n. Plural of propulsion. • PROPULSION n. the act of propelling. |
| PROSECUTION | • prosecution n. The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor. • prosecution n. (Law) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person. • prosecution n. (Law) The prosecuting party. |
| PROTRUSIONS | • protrusions n. Plural of protrusion. • PROTRUSION n. the act of protruding. |
| SPOROGONIUM | • sporogonium n. The sporophyte of a bryophyte (moss, liverwort or hornwort), generally consisting of a foot, seta and capsule. • SPOROGONIUM n. an organ that produces asexual spores in mosses. |
| SPORULATION | • sporulation n. The process of a bacterium becoming a spore. • SPORULATION n. the formation or production of spores. |
| TORPEDINOUS | • torpedinous adj. Exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid. • TORPEDINOUS adj. numbing. |