| AMPHIPROSTYLE | • amphiprostyle adj. (Architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides. • amphiprostyle n. (Architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. • AMPHIPROSTYLE adj. with columns at each end but not at sides. |
| APOCALYPTISMS | • APOCALYPTISM n. the doctrine of the imminent end of the world, also APOCALYPTICISM. |
| KARYOMAPPINGS | • KARYOMAPPING n. a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives. |
| LYMPHOPOIESES | • lymphopoieses n. Plural of lymphopoiesis. • LYMPHOPOIESIS n. the formation of lymphatic tissue or lymphocytes. |
| LYMPHOPOIESIS | • lymphopoiesis n. (Medicine) The development of lymphocytes and associated tissue. • LYMPHOPOIESIS n. the formation of lymphatic tissue or lymphocytes. |
| NYMPHOLEPSIES | • nympholepsies n. Plural of nympholepsy. • NYMPHOLEPSY n. a trance incurred by erotic daydreams. |
| OMOPLATOSCOPY | • omoplatoscopy n. Divination by use of a shoulder blade. • OMOPLATOSCOPY n. divination by observing the cracks in a burning shoulder-blade. |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| PITYROSPORUMS | • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| POLYMORPHISMS | • polymorphisms n. Plural of polymorphism. • POLYMORPHISM n. the circumstance in which two minerals with different crystalline structures have identical chemical compositions, e.g. diamond and graphite. |
| PYROMORPHITES | • pyromorphites n. Plural of pyromorphite. • PYROMORPHITE n. a green, brown, or yellow lead ore. |
| PYTHONOMORPHS | • pythonomorphs n. Plural of pythonomorph. • PYTHONOMORPH n. a large marine reptile of the Cretaceous period, with long, scaly body and paddle-shaped limbs. |
| SAPROPHYTISMS | • SAPROPHYTISM n. being a saprophyte. |
| SPERMATOPHYTE | • spermatophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |
| SPHYGMOGRAPHS | • sphygmographs n. Plural of sphygmograph. • SPHYGMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording the pulse. |
| SPHYGMOGRAPHY | • sphygmography n. Measurement of the pulse. • SPHYGMOGRAPHY n. the measurement of the pulse. |
| SPHYGMOPHONES | • sphygmophones n. Plural of sphygmophone. • SPHYGMOPHONE n. an instrument for hearing the pulse. |
| SPHYGMOSCOPES | • sphygmoscopes n. Plural of sphygmoscope. • SPHYGMOSCOPE n. an instrument for making arterial pulsations visible. |
| SUPERPOLYMERS | • superpolymers n. Plural of superpolymer. • SUPERPOLYMER n. a superior polymer. |