| AMPELOPSIS | • ampelopsis n. A vine of the genus Ampelopsis. • Ampelopsis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Vitaceae – peppervine, porcelain berry, and other vines. • AMPELOPSIS n. a woody vine. |
| ANTISEPSIS | • antisepsis n. (Hygiene) The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics… • antisepsis n. (Archaic) Any antiseptic agent. • ANTISEPSIS n. the destruction of bacteria by a chemical agent. |
| AUTOPSISTS | • autopsists n. Plural of autopsist. • AUTOPSIST n. one who carries out an autopsy. |
| CALLIOPSIS | • calliopsis n. A flower of the genus Coreopsis. • Calliopsis prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – now Coreopsis sect. Calliopsis. • Calliopsis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Andrenidae – certain andrenid bees. |
| CORYLOPSIS | • CORYLOPSIS n. any of various deciduous shrubs with yellow flowers. |
| ECLIPSISES | • ECLIPSIS n. a figure of syntax. |
| ECTHLIPSIS | • ecthlipsis n. (Phonology) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel. • ecthlipsis n. (Phonology) The elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel. • ECTHLIPSIS n. the omission of one or more sounds in pronouncing a word. |
| MECONOPSIS | • meconopsis n. Any of several poppy-like plants of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas. • MECONOPSIS n. a plant of the Meconopsis genus of largely Asiatic poppies. |
| METALEPSIS | • metalepsis n. (Rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which… • METALEPSIS n. metonymy, esp. of a double, complicated, or indirect kind. |
| PARALIPSIS | • paralipsis n. (Rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually… • PARALIPSIS n. a rhetorical figure by which one fixes attention on a subject by pretending to neglect it, also PARALEIPSIS. |
| PIPSISSEWA | • pipsissewa n. Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila; the prince’s pine; in particular, the umbellate… • PIPSISSEWA n. a Native American medicinal plant. |
| PROCRYPSIS | • PROCRYPSIS n. protective coloration. |
| SOLIPSISMS | • solipsisms n. Plural of solipsism. • SOLIPSISM n. a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing. |
| SOLIPSISTS | • solipsists n. Plural of solipsist. • SOLIPSIST n. one who practises solipsism, the belief that the self is all that exists. |
| STEPSISTER | • stepsister n. The daughter of one’s stepparent who is not the daughter of either of one’s parents. • stepsister n. The stepdaughter of one’s parent which is not one’s half-sister. • step-sister n. Alternative form of stepsister. |
| STEREOPSIS | • stereopsis n. Stereoscopic vision. • STEREOPSIS n. stereoscopic or three-dimensional vision. |
| SYNOPSISED | • synopsised v. Simple past tense and past participle of synopsise. • SYNOPSISE v. to make a synopsis of, also SYNOPSIZE. |
| SYNOPSISES | • synopsises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of synopsise. • SYNOPSISE v. to make a synopsis of, also SYNOPSIZE. |
| ZOOTHAPSIS | • zoothapsis n. (Archaic, nonce word) premature burial. • ZOOTHAPSIS n. premature burial. |