| ALLOTROPISMS | • allotropisms n. Plural of allotropism. • ALLOTROPISM n. the state of an element existing in more than one form. |
| BULLETPROOFS | • bulletproofs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof. • BULLETPROOF v. to make impenetrable to bullets. |
| CALCIPOTRIOL | • calcipotriol n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic derivative of calcitriol that is used to treat psoriasis. |
| CHLOROPLASTS | • chloroplasts n. Plural of chloroplast. • CHLOROPLAST n. a plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis. |
| COMPTROLLERS | • comptrollers n. Plural of comptroller. • COMPTROLLER n. a royal household official who examines and supervises expenditures. |
| COMPTROLLING | • comptrolling n. The financial work of a comptroller. • COMPTROLL v. (obsolete) to control, esp. in a financial sense, also CONTROL, CONTROUL, COUNTROL. |
| ELECTROPOLAR | • electropolar adj. Possessing electrical polarity; having positive and negative charges at opposite ends; said of a conductor. • ELECTROPOLAR adj. having, as an electrical conductor, one end or surface positive and the other negative. |
| PATROLOGICAL | • patrological adj. (Religion) Relating to patrology. • PATROLOGICAL adj. related to patrology. |
| PETRODOLLARS | • petrodollars n. Plural of petrodollar. • petrodollars n. Money earned through the sale of petroleum. • PETRODOLLAR n. a dollar's worth of foreign exchange obtained by a petroleum exporting country through sales abroad. |
| PETROLOGICAL | • petrological adj. Of or pertaining to petrology, the study of rock formation and composition. • PETROLOGICAL adj. relating to petrology, also PETROLOGIC. |
| POSTILLATORS | • postillators n. Plural of postillator. • POSTILLATOR n. one who postillates, explains by marginal notes. |
| PROCTORIALLY | • proctorially adv. In a proctorial manner. • PROCTORIAL adv. of or pertaining to a proctor, esp. an academic proctor. |
| PROTOCOLLING | • protocolling v. Present participle of protocol. • PROTOCOL v. to draw up a protocol. |
| PROTOPLASMAL | • protoplasmal adj. (Cytology) Of or relating to protoplasm. • PROTOPLASMAL adj. of or like protoplasm, also PROTOPLASMATIC, PROTOPLASMIC, PROTOPLASTIC. |
| TROPOLOGICAL | • tropological adj. Relating to or involving the interpretation of literature focusing on the ethical lesson or moral of the story. • tropological adj. Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical. • TROPOLOGICAL adj. characterized by tropes or figures of speech, also TROPOLOGIC. |