| APPROXIMAL | • approximal adj. Near or adjacent. • approximal adj. Contiguous. • APPROXIMAL adj. close together, next to. |
| IMPROPERLY | • improperly adv. In an improper manner; not properly. • IMPROPER adv. not proper. |
| MALAPROPOS | • malapropos adj. Out of place; inappropriate. • malapropos adv. Out of place; inappropriately. • MALAPROPOS adj. inappropriate or inopportune. |
| MERPEOPLES | • MERPEOPLE n. mermaids and mermen. |
| PALAMPORES | • palampores n. Plural of palampore. • PALAMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALEMPORE. |
| PALEMPORES | • palempores n. Plural of palempore. • PALEMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALAMPORE. |
| PIROPLASMA | • piroplasma n. (Epidemiology, microbiology) Babesia, a genus of hematozoa that invades the red blood cells of humans… • piroplasma n. Any of many other parasitic protozoa related to Babesia in order Piroplasmida. • PIROPLASMA n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASM. |
| PIROPLASMS | • piroplasms n. Plural of piroplasm. • PIROPLASM n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASMA. |
| PLEOMORPHY | • pleomorphy n. Alternative form of pleomorphism. • PLEOMORPHY n. the state of being pleomorphic, occurring in several different forms. |
| POLYMORPHS | • polymorphs n. Plural of polymorph. • POLYMORPH n. a substance capable of crystallizing in several distinct forms called allomorphs. |
| POLYPARIUM | • polyparium n. (Biology) The stem, or supporting structure, of any colonial cnidarian such as coral. • POLYPARIUM n. the framework and base of a polyp colony, esp. coral, also POLYPARY. |
| POPULARISM | • popularism n. Any political doctrine chosen to appeal to a majority of the electorate. |
| PROPAGULUM | • propagulum n. (Botany) A runner terminated by a germinating bud. • propagulum n. A gemma or bud affecting asexual propagation in many algae. • PROPAGULUM n. a body with the capacity to give rise to a new plant e.g. seed, spore, bulbil, fragment etc., also PROPAGULE. |
| PROPELMENT | • propelment n. (Archaic) Propulsion, the act of propeling. • propelment n. A mechanism that propels something. • PROPELMENT n. propulsion; a propelling motion. |
| PROPYLAEUM | • propylaeum n. (Historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple. • PROPYLAEUM n. any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure. |
| PROTOPLASM | • protoplasm n. (Cytology) The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid… • PROTOPLASM n. the complex translucent colourless colloidal material comprising the living part of a cell. |