| CORPUSCULE | • corpuscule n. Obsolete form of corpuscle. • CORPUSCULE n. a cell or other minute body suspended in fluid, esp. a red or white cell in the blood, also CORPUSCLE. |
| MULTIGROUP | • multigroup adj. Of or pertaining to more than one group. • MULTIGROUP adj. comprising many groups. |
| OPERCULUMS | • OPERCULUM n. (Latin) an anatomical part that serves as a lid or cover, also OPERCELE, OPERCULE. |
| PERICULOUS | • periculous adj. Dangerous, hazardous, perilous. • PERICULOUS adj. (obsolete) dangerous, also PARLOUS, PERILOUS, PERLOUS. |
| PLUNDEROUS | • plunderous adj. Tending to plunder. • PLUNDEROUS adj. of or like plunder. |
| PRELUDIOUS | • preludious adj. (Archaic) preludial. • PRELUDIOUS adj. of or pertaining to a prelude, also PRELUDIAL. |
| PRONUCLEUS | • pronucleus n. Either of the two haploid nuclei (of a sperm and ovum) that fuse during fertilization. • PRONUCLEUS n. the nucleus of a germ-cell after meiosis and before fertilization. |
| 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. |
| PUBERULOUS | • puberulous adj. Puberulent. • PUBERULOUS adj. feebly or minutely pubescent; covered with minute down, also PUBERULENT. |
| PULTRUSION | • pultrusion n. A continuous process for manufacture of composite materials with constant cross section. • PULTRUSION n. a process for producing reinforced plastic products. |
| PURPOSEFUL | • purposeful adj. Having purpose; intentional. • purposeful adj. Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined. • PURPOSEFUL adj. showing purpose. |
| QUADRUPOLE | • quadrupole n. (Physics) A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point… • quadrupole n. (Physics) A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles. • QUADRUPOLE n. a system composed of two dipoles of equal but oppositely directed moment. |
| RUPICOLOUS | • rupicolous adj. (Botany) Growing on or among rocks. • rupicolous adj. (Zoology) Dwelling among rocks. • RUPICOLOUS adj. living among or growing on rocks, also RUPICOLINE. |
| SCRUPULOUS | • scrupulous adj. Exactly and carefully conducted. • scrupulous adj. Having scruples or compunctions. • scrupulous adj. Precise; exact or strict. |
| SPURIOUSLY | • spuriously adv. In a spurious manner. • SPURIOUS adv. not genuine. |
| STROPHULUS | • strophulus n. (Medicine) An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; red-gum. • STROPHULUS n. a skin inflammation found primarily on small children. |
| SULPHUROUS | • sulphurous adj. (Chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous. • SULPHUROUS adj. containing sulphur in lower valency; pertaining to hellfire, also SULFUROUS. |
| UNCOUPLERS | • uncouplers n. Plural of uncoupler. • UNCOUPLER n. a device for uncoupling. |
| UNPERILOUS | • unperilous adj. Not perilous. • UNPERILOUS adj. not perilous. |
| VOLUPTUARY | • voluptuary n. One whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure-seeker, a sensualist. • voluptuary adj. Of or relating to the seeking of sensual pleasure. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |