| CONVERTAPLANE | • convertaplane n. Alternative form of convertiplane. • CONVERTAPLANE n. an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards, also CONVERTIPLANE, CONVERTOPLANE. |
| JUXTAPOSITION | • juxtaposition n. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. • juxtaposition n. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. • juxtaposition v. To place in juxtaposition. |
| METAPHOSPHATE | • metaphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid. • METAPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of a metaphosphoric acid. |
| METAPHYSICIAN | • metaphysician n. (Philosophy) A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics. • METAPHYSICIAN n. a student of or specialist in metaphysics. |
| METAPHYSICISE | • METAPHYSICISE v. to make metaphysical, also METAPHYSICIZE. |
| METAPHYSICIST | • metaphysicist n. (Philosophy, rare) A metaphysician. • METAPHYSICIST n. one who practises metaphysics. |
| METAPHYSICIZE | • METAPHYSICIZE v. to make metaphysical, also METAPHYSICISE. |
| METAPOLITICAL | • metapolitical adj. Pertaining to metapolitics. • METAPOLITICAL adj. relating to metapolitics. |
| METAPSYCHICAL | • metapsychical adj. Metapsychic. • METAPSYCHICAL adj. relating to metapsychics, the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology, also METAPSYCHIC. |
| PENTAPEPTIDES | • pentapeptides n. Plural of pentapeptide. • PENTAPEPTIDE n. a polypeptide that contains five amino acid residues. |
| PENTAPLOIDIES | • PENTAPLOIDY n. the state of being pentaploid. |
| POSTAPARTHEID | • postapartheid adj. Occurring after a period of apartheid. |
| STAPHYLINIDAE | • Staphylinidae prop.n. A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – rove beetles. |
| STAPHYLITISES | • STAPHYLITIS n. inflammation of the uvula. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCI | • staphylococci n. Plural of staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCUS n. a bacteria causing infection in wounds etc. |
| TAPHROGENESES | • TAPHROGENESIS n. vertical movement of the earth's crust. |
| TAPHROGENESIS | • TAPHROGENESIS n. vertical movement of the earth's crust. |
| TAPSALTEERIES | • TAPSALTEERIE n. (Scots) confusion, also TAPSIETEERIE. |
| TAPSIETEERIES | • TAPSIETEERIE n. (Scots) confusion, also TAPSALTEERIE. |