AMPULLACEOUS | • ampullaceous adj. Shaped like a swollen bottle. • AMPULLACEOUS adj. of or like an ampulla, also AMPULLACEAL. |
COMPELLATION | • compellation n. (Archaic, rare) An act of addressing a person by a certain name or title. • compellation n. (Archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation. • compellation n. (Obsolete) An act of addressing or speaking to someone; also, the address or speech so made. |
COMPELLATIVE | • compellative n. (Grammar) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative. • COMPELLATIVE n. compellation. |
COMPLACENTLY | • complacently adv. In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled. • COMPLACENT adv. marked by complacency. |
COMPLEMENTAL | • complemental adj. Of the nature of a complement; completing. • complemental adj. Complementary. • complemental adj. (Obsolete) Additional; supplemental, accessory; ancillary. |
COMPLEXIONAL | • complexional adj. (Obsolete) Pertaining to one’s physical composition; constitutional. • complexional adj. (Obsolete) Pertaining to one’s mental disposition; temperamental. • complexional adj. Pertaining to the complexion of the skin. |
COMPLIMENTAL | • complimental adj. (Obsolete) complimentary. • COMPLIMENTAL adj. expressing or implying compliment. |
CONTEMPLABLE | • contemplable adj. Contemplatable. • CONTEMPLABLE adj. able to be contemplated. |
DIPLOMATICAL | • diplomatical adj. Dated form of diplomatic. • DIPLOMATICAL adj. relating to diplomacy, also DIPLOMATIC. |
HYALOPLASMIC | • HYALOPLASMIC adj. of or like hyaloplasm, the clear fluid part of protoplasm. |
NUCLEOPLASMS | • nucleoplasms n. Plural of nucleoplasm. • NUCLEOPLASM n. the protoplasm in the nucleus of a cell. |
PATELLECTOMY | • patellectomy n. Surgical removal of the patella. • PATELLECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the kneecap. |
PHONEMICALLY | • phonemically adv. By means of, or in terms, of phonemes. • PHONEMIC adv. relating to a phoneme. |
PLAGIOCLIMAX | • plagioclimax n. An altered or reduced climax of a plant ecosystem caused by human activity. • PLAGIOCLIMAX n. the climax stage of a community, influenced by man or some other outside factor. |
PLUMULACEOUS | • plumulaceous adj. (Zoology, ornithology) Downy; bearing down. • PLUMULACEOUS adj. of or like plumulae, little feathers. |