PROMPTUARY | • promptuary n. (Obsolete) A magazine, repository, or handbook. • promptuary n. (Arithmetic) A device described in Napier’s treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips… • promptuary adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to preparation. |
COMPURGATORY | • compurgatory adj. Compurgatorial. • COMPURGATORY adj. relating to compurgation, the clearing of an accused person by means of oaths. |
PSEUDOMARTYR | • pseudomartyr n. One who dies like a martyr but (e.g. because of heretical religious views) is not a true martyr. • PSEUDOMARTYR n. a false martyr. |
PARAMYXOVIRUS | • paramyxovirus n. (Virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible… • PARAMYXOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses which includes the mumps and measles viruses. |
PERAMBULATORY | • perambulatory adj. Relating to perambulation. • PERAMBULATORY adj. relating to perambulation. |
PREAMBULATORY | • preambulatory adj. Preceding; going before; introductory. • PREAMBULATORY adj. of or like a preamble, also PREAMBULARY. |
PSEUDOMARTYRS | • pseudomartyrs n. Plural of pseudomartyr. • PSEUDOMARTYR n. a false martyr. |
SUPERMAJORITY | • supermajority n. (Chiefly North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly… • super-majority n. Alternative form of supermajority. • SUPERMAJORITY n. a majority (as two-thirds or three-fifths) greater than a simple majority. |
SUPERNORMALLY | • supernormally adv. In a supernormal fashion. • SUPERNORMAL adv. exceeding the normal or average. |
PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
SUPERNORMALITY | • supernormality n. The state or condition of being supernormal. • SUPERNORMALITY n. the state of being supernormal. |
UNCONTEMPORARY | • uncontemporary adj. Not contemporary. • UNCONTEMPORARY adj. not contemporary. |
CARDIOPULMONARY | • cardiopulmonary adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs. • CARDIOPULMONARY adj. of or relating to the heart and lungs. |
PARAMYXOVIRUSES | • paramyxoviruses n. Plural of paramyxovirus. • PARAMYXOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses which includes the mumps and measles viruses. |
ULTRAMICROSCOPY | • ultramicroscopy n. The scientific use of the ultramicroscope. • ULTRAMICROSCOPY n. microscopy using an ultramicroscope. |