| ELECTROLESS | • electroless adj. (Of a metal plating process) Without the use of an external electric current. • ELECTROLESS adj. being or involving deposition of metal by chemical means instead of by electrodeposition. |
| NEPHROLEPIS | • NEPHROLEPIS n. any fern of the genus Nephrolepis, some being grown as house plants. |
| NEUROLEMMAS | • neurolemmas n. Plural of neurolemma. • NEUROLEMMA n. the delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber, also NEURILEMMA. |
| NEUROLEPTIC | • neuroleptic n. (Pharmacology) An antipsychotic drug. • neuroleptic adj. (Pharmacology) Having antipsychotic properties. • NEUROLEPTIC adj. capable of having an effect on the brain, esp. tranquillising. |
| PETROLEUSES | • PETROLEUSE n. (French) a female petroleur, one who makes use of petroleum for incendiary purposes. |
| PROFITEROLE | • profiterole n. A small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling. • PROFITEROLE n. (French) a small puff of choux pastry, usually filled with cream and covered with a chocolate sauce. |
| PROLEGOMENA | • prolegomena n. Plural of prolegomenon. • PROLEGOMENON n. prefatory remarks; specifically, a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work. |
| PROLEPTICAL | • proleptical adj. Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour… • proleptical adj. Previous; antecedent. • proleptical adj. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. |
| PROLETARIAN | • proletarian adj. Of or relating to the proletariat. • proletarian n. A member of the proletariat. • PROLETARIAN n. a member of the proletariat, also PROLETARY. |
| PROLETARIAT | • proletariat n. (Often derogatory, also figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society… • proletariat n. (Marxism) Wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers; people who own no capital and depend… • proletariat n. (Chiefly Ancient Rome, historical) The lowest class of citizens, who had no property and few rights… |
| PROLETARIES | • proletaries n. Plural of proletary. • PROLETARY n. a proletarian, also PROLETARIAN. |
| RETROLENTAL | • retrolental adj. (Anatomy) Situated behind a lens (of the eye). • RETROLENTAL adj. behind the or a lens, esp. that of the eye. |
| RIGAMAROLES | • rigamaroles n. Plural of rigamarole. • RIGAMAROLE n. a succession of incoherent statements, also RIGMAROLE. |
| SAPROLEGNIA | • Saprolegnia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Saprolegniaceae – cotton mould. • 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. |