| ABYSSOPELAGIC | • abyssopelagic adj. Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone. • ABYSSOPELAGIC adj. pertaining to the deepest regions of the ocean. |
| ARCHIPELAGIAN | • ARCHIPELAGIAN adj. of, relating to, or located in an archipelago, also ARCHIPELAGIC. |
| ASSEMBLAGISTS | • assemblagists n. Plural of assemblagist. • ASSEMBLAGIST n. an artist who specializes in assemblages. |
| BENTHOPELAGIC | • benthopelagic adj. Both benthic and pelagic. • benthopelagic n. Any such organism. • BENTHOPELAGIC adj. living just above the seabed. |
| CARTILAGINOUS | • cartilaginous adj. (Anatomy) Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone. • cartilaginous adj. (Mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe. • CARTILAGINOUS adj. hard, tough, like cartilage. |
| PLAGIOCEPHALY | • plagiocephaly n. (Pathology) A congenital condition where the skull suffers an oblique malformation. • PLAGIOCEPHALY n. a twisted condition of the head, the front of the skull being larger on one side, the back larger on the other. |
| PLAGIOCLASTIC | • plagioclastic adj. (Mineralogy) Of or relating to plagioclase. • PLAGIOCLASTIC adj. of or like plagioclase. |
| PLAGIOSTOMOUS | • plagiostomous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Plagiostomi. • PLAGIOSTOMOUS adj. of or like a plagiostome, also PLAGIOSTOMATOUS. |
| PLAGIOTROPISM | • plagiotropism n. (Biology) The growth of a plant at an orientation to the angle of a stimulus. • PLAGIOTROPISM n. the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| PLAGIOTROPOUS | • PLAGIOTROPOUS adj. showing plagiotropism, the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| USTILAGINEOUS | • ustilagineous adj. Relating to the ustilago fungus. • USTILAGINEOUS adj. relating to a genus of basidiomycetous fungi, of the family Ustilaginaceae, also USTILAGINOUS. |
| VILLAGISATION | • villagisation n. Alternative spelling of villagization. • VILLAGISATION n. the process of making into a village, also VILLAGIZATION. |
| VILLAGIZATION | • villagization n. Resettlement of citizens into designated villages by governmental or military authorities. • VILLAGIZATION n. the process of making into a village, also VILLAGISATION. |