ASPERGILLUM | • aspergillum n. (Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling… • Aspergillum prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Penicillidae – watering-pot shell, certain boring lamellibranch… • ASPERGILLUM n. a holy water sprinkler, also ASPERGILL. |
EMPLOYABLES | • employables n. Plural of employable. • EMPLOYABLE n. one who is employable. |
IMPLAUSIBLE | • implausible adj. Not plausible; unlikely; dubious. • IMPLAUSIBLE adj. not plausible, also UNPLAUSIBLE. |
LAMPHOLDERS | • lampholders n. Plural of lampholder. • LAMPHOLDER n. a socket for an electric bulb. |
MAXILLIPEDS | • maxillipeds n. Plural of maxilliped. • MAXILLIPED n. one of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillae, also MAXILLIPEDE. |
MEGALOPOLIS | • megalopolis n. A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something… • Megalopolis prop.n. Dated form of Megalopoli. • MEGALOPOLIS n. a wide-spreading, thickly-populated urban area. |
MELLOWSPEAK | • mellowspeak n. (Derogatory) bland, nonjudgmental, feel-good language. • MELLOWSPEAK n. a bland nonassertive form of language associated with New Age philosophy. |
MULTIPLANES | • multiplanes n. Plural of multiplane. • MULTIPLANE n. an aeroplane with more than two sets of supporting planes. |
NUCLEOPLASM | • nucleoplasm n. The protoplasm of a cell nucleus. • NUCLEOPLASM n. the protoplasm in the nucleus of a cell. |
PALLIAMENTS | • palliaments n. Plural of palliament. • PALLIAMENT n. (Shakespeare) a Roman consular candidate's robe. |
PARALLELISM | • parallelism n. The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character. • parallelism n. The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy. • parallelism n. A parallel position; the relation of parallels. |
PERMILLAGES | • permillages n. Plural of permillage. • PERMILLAGE n. reckoning by the thousand. |
PLASMALEMMA | • plasmalemma n. (Biology) The cell membrane. • PLASMALEMMA n. a plasma membrane. |
PLASMOLYSED | • plasmolysed v. Simple past tense and past participle of plasmolyse. • PLASMOLYSE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYZE. |
PLASMOLYSES | • plasmolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plasmolyse. • plasmolyses n. Plural of plasmolysis. • PLASMOLYSE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYZE. |
PLASMOLYZED | • plasmolyzed v. Simple past tense and past participle of plasmolyze. • plasmolyzed adj. Modified by plasmolysis. • PLASMOLYZE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYSE. |
PLASMOLYZES | • plasmolyzes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plasmolyze. • PLASMOLYZE v. to undergo plasmolysis, the removal of water from a cell by osmosis, also PLASMOLYSE. |
PREMAXILLAS | • premaxillas n. Plural of premaxilla. • PREMAXILLA n. (Latin) a bone in front of the maxilla, also PREMAXILLARY. |
PSILOMELANE | • psilomelane n. Any hard, black hydrous manganese oxide with variable amounts of barium and potassium. • PSILOMELANE n. an oxide of manganese, usually with barium, etc., occurring in smooth black botryoidal masses. |
ULTRASIMPLE | • ultrasimple adj. Extremely simple. • ULTRASIMPLE adj. extremely simple. |