| CAPRICIOUSLY | • capriciously adv. In a capricious manner; without caution or concern. • CAPRICIOUS adv. subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. |
| CAPROLACTAMS | • caprolactams n. Plural of caprolactam. • CAPROLACTAM n. a white crystalline cyclic amide used esp. in making one type of nylon. |
| DIMERCAPROLS | • DIMERCAPROL n. a compound developed as an antidote against lewisite and used to treat arsenic, mercury, and gold poisoning. |
| INTRAPRENEUR | • intrapreneur n. (Business, management) A person employed to work independently within a company in order to introduce… • INTRAPRENEUR n. a company employee who is not bound by rules or policies and who is free to refine products. |
| MALAPROPISMS | • malapropisms n. Plural of malapropism. • MALAPROPISM n. a humorous misuse of a word, also MALAPROP. |
| MALAPROPISTS | • malapropists n. Plural of malapropist. • MALAPROPIST n. one who commits malapropisms. |
| MEGAPROJECTS | • megaprojects n. Plural of megaproject. • MEGAPROJECT n. a major project or undertaking. |
| METAPROTEINS | • metaproteins n. Plural of metaprotein. • METAPROTEIN n. a protein denatured by acid or alkaline hydrolysis that is soluble in acids or alkalis but insoluble in water. |
| NAPRAPATHIES | • NAPRAPATHY n. (Czech) medical treatment by manipulation of spine, thorax or pelvis. |
| PARAPRAXISES | • PARAPRAXIS n. a slip of the tongue or pen that reveals the unconscious mind. |
| SAPROLEGNIAS | • SAPROLEGNIA n. any fungus of the genus Saprolegnia, one species of which grows on diseased salmon and was formerly thought to be the cause of the disease. |
| SAPROPELITES | • SAPROPELITE n. coal formed of sapropel. |
| SAPROPHAGOUS | • saprophagous adj. Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter. • SAPROPHAGOUS adj. feeding on decaying material. |
| SAPROPHYTISM | • saprophytism n. The condition of being saprophytic. • SAPROPHYTISM n. being a saprophyte. |
| SAPROTROPHIC | • saprotrophic adj. Of or pertaining to saprotrophs (or saprobes). • SAPROTROPHIC adj. of or like a saprotroph. |
| ULTRAPRECISE | • ultraprecise adj. Extremely precise. • ULTRAPRECISE adj. extremely precise. |