| ASSIMILABLE | • assimilable adj. Capable of being assimilated; susceptible to assimilation. • ASSIMILABLE adj. that can be assimilated. |
| ASSIMILABLY | • ASSIMILABLE adv. that can be assimilated. |
| ASSIMILATED | • assimilated v. Simple past tense and past participle of assimilate. • ASSIMILATE v. to make or be like. |
| ASSIMILATES | • assimilates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assimilate. • ASSIMILATE v. to make or be like. |
| ASSIMILATOR | • assimilator n. A person or thing which assimilates. • assimilator n. In algae, a filament of cells involved with photosynthesis, usually full of chloroplasts. • ASSIMILATOR n. one who assimilates. |
| DISSIMILARS | • DISSIMILAR n. something not similar. |
| DISSIMILATE | • dissimilate v. (Rare, transitive) To make dissimilar or unlike. • dissimilate v. (Rare, intransitive) To become dissimilar or unlike. • DISSIMILATE v. to undergo dissimilation. |
| DISSIMULATE | • dissimulate v. (Intransitive) To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance. • dissimulate v. (Transitive) To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance. • dissimulate v. (Transitive, rare) To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice. |
| FORTISSIMOS | • fortissimos n. Plural of fortissimo. • FORTISSIMO n. a very loud passage in music. |
| LEGATISSIMO | • LEGATISSIMO adv. (Italian) as smoothly as possible. |
| PASSIMETERS | • passimeters n. Plural of passimeter. • PASSIMETER n. a machine for issuing automatic tickets. |
| PESSIMISTIC | • pessimistic adj. Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst. • pessimistic adj. Pertaining to the worst-case scenario. • pessimistic adj. (Computing) Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it. |
| PIANISSIMOS | • pianissimos n. Plural of pianissimo. • PIANISSIMO n. (Italian) a direction to execute a passage as softly as possible. |
| PLESSIMETER | • plessimeter n. Alternative form of pleximeter. • PLESSIMETER n. a small plate to receive the tap in examination by percussion, also PLEXIMETER. |
| PLESSIMETRY | • PLESSIMETRY n. the use of a plessimeter, a small plate to receive the tap in examination by percussion. |
| PRESTISSIMO | • prestissimo adj. (Music) Extremely fast, the fastest possible tempo. • prestissimo adv. (Chiefly music) Very quickly. • PRESTISSIMO adj. (Italian) as quickly as possible. |
| VIVACISSIMO | • VIVACISSIMO adv. (Italian) in a very lively manner. |