| BROOMRAPES | • broomrapes n. Plural of broomrape. • broom-rapes n. Plural of broom-rape. • broom␣rapes n. Plural of broom rape. |
| COMPRADORS | • compradors n. Plural of comprador. • COMPRADOR n. (Portuguese) a native agent or intermediary through whom a foreign power trades, also COMPRADORE. |
| COMPRESSOR | • compressor n. A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas. • compressor n. A device that squeezes (compresses). • compressor n. (Audio) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal. |
| IMPROVISOR | • improvisor n. Alternative form of improviser. • IMPROVISOR n. one who improvises, also IMPROVISATOR, IMPROVISER. |
| MACROSPORE | • macrospore n. One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc. • MACROSPORE n. a spore giving rise to a female gametophyte. |
| MICROPORES | • micropores n. Plural of micropore. • MICROPORE n. a very small pore. |
| MICROSPORE | • microspore n. (Botany) The smaller of the two spores produced by plants; compare megaspore. • microspore n. (Zoology) One of the numerous tiny spore-like elements produced through the encystment and subdivision of many monads. • MICROSPORE n. a spore giving rise to a male gametophyte. |
| MOTORSPORT | • motorsport n. Auto racing. • motorsport n. Any sport involving automobiles (motor cars) other than racing; e.g. time trials. |
| ORTHOPRISM | • ORTHOPRISM n. in monoclinic crystals, a form consisting of two faces parallel to the orthodiagonal. |
| POROMERICS | • poromerics n. Plural of poromeric. • POROMERIC n. a poromeric substance. |
| PRESSROOMS | • pressrooms n. Plural of pressroom. • PRESSROOM n. a room for reporters. |
| PROEMBRYOS | • proembryos n. Plural of proembryo. • PROEMBRYO n. a group of cells formed in the dividing zygote, from which part the embryo arises. |
| PROMISSORS | • promissors n. Plural of promissor. • PROMISSOR n. one who makes a (legal) promise, also PROMISER, PROMISOR. |
| PROMISSORY | • promissory adj. Containing or consisting of a promise. • promissory adj. (Law, of a contractual provision) Stipulating the future actions required of the parties to an insurance… • PROMISSORY adj. containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne. |
| PROOFROOMS | • PROOFROOM n. a room where proofs are set up. |
| PROTODERMS | • protoderms n. Plural of protoderm. • PROTODERM n. the dermatogen, the nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. |
| STORMPROOF | • stormproof adj. Capable of resisting a storm. • storm-proof adj. Alternative form of stormproof. • STORMPROOF adj. proof against bad weather. |
| XEROMORPHS | • xeromorphs n. Plural of xeromorph. • XEROMORPH n. a plant thriving in desert conditions, a xerophyte. |