| APHELIOTROPIC | • apheliotropic adj. Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc. • APHELIOTROPIC adj. growing away from the sun. |
| HYPERPLOIDIES | • hyperploidies n. Plural of hyperploidy. • HYPERPLOIDY n. the state of being hyperploid, in excess of but not exact multiple of diploid. |
| LEPIDOPTERIST | • lepidopterist n. Someone who studies lepidoptery; someone who studies butterflies and moths. • LEPIDOPTERIST n. a specialist in lepidopterology. |
| LEPTOSPIROSIS | • leptospirosis n. An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. • LEPTOSPIROSIS n. a disease of animals or man caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira, aka Weil's disease. |
| MICROFLOPPIES | • microfloppies n. Plural of microfloppy. • micro-floppies n. Plural of micro-floppy. • micro␣floppies n. Plural of micro floppy. |
| PAPILLIFEROUS | • papilliferous adj. Furnished or covered with papillae. • PAPILLIFEROUS adj. bearing papillae. |
| PHILOSOPHISER | • philosophiser n. Alternative form of philosophizer. • PHILOSOPHISER n. one who philosophises, also PHILOSOPHIZER. |
| PHILOSOPHIZER | • philosophizer n. A philosopher, a person who writes or reasons in philosophy. • philosophizer n. (Derogatory) A person who creates superficial arguments or offers meaningless solutions, instead of practical ones. • PHILOSOPHIZER n. one who philosophises, also PHILOSOPHISER. |
| PLEIOTROPISMS | • pleiotropisms n. Plural of pleiotropism. • PLEIOTROPISM n. the state of being pleiotropic, having an effect simultaneously on more than one character in the offspring. |
| PRECIPITOUSLY | • precipitously adv. In a precipitous manner. • PRECIPITOUS adv. steep, sudden. |
| PREPOSITIONAL | • prepositional adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition. • prepositional adj. (Grammar) Of the prepositional case. • prepositional n. (Grammar) The prepositional case. |
| PREPOSITIVELY | • prepositively adv. In a prepositive position. • PREPOSITIVE adv. placed before. |
| PROPRIETARILY | • proprietarily adv. In a proprietary way; with an air of ownership. • PROPRIETARY adv. of the nature of property. |
| PROPRIETORIAL | • proprietorial adj. Of or pertaining to ownership. • proprietorial adj. Characteristic of or behaving like a proprietor or owner (of a thing); possessive. • PROPRIETORIAL adj. relating to ownership. |
| REAPPLICATION | • reapplication n. The act of reapplying; a second or subsequent application. • REAPPLICATION n. the act of reapplying. |
| SCRIPOPHILIES | • SCRIPOPHILY n. the hobby of collecting historic stock and bond certificates. |