ALLOPURINOL | • allopurinol n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions. • ALLOPURINOL n. a drug used in the treatment of gout. |
APPALLINGLY | • appallingly adv. In an appalling manner. • APPALLING adv. APPALL, to horrify, also APPAL. |
LILLIPUTIAN | • lilliputian n. A very small person or being. • lilliputian n. (Genetics) A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2. • lilliputian adj. Very small, diminutive. |
NONPARALLEL | • nonparallel adj. Not parallel. • NONPARALLEL adj. not parallel. |
PARALLELING | • paralleling v. Present participle of parallel. • paralleling n. A process of making or becoming figuratively parallel. • PARALLELING n. a commercial practice whereby companies buy highly priced goods (e.g. perfume) in markets where prices are relatively low and sell them on in markets where prices are higher. |
PHILHELLENE | • philhellene adj. Philhellenic. • philhellene n. A lover of Greece or Greek culture. • philhellene n. (Now historical) Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of… |
PHYLLOPLANE | • phylloplane n. (Ecology) The surface of a leaf, considered as a habitat. • phylloplane n. (Botany) A phyllosphere of leaves. • PHYLLOPLANE n. the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp. for microorganisms. |
PLENTIFULLY | • plentifully adv. In a plentiful manner. • PLENTIFUL adv. abundant. |
POLYCLONALS | • polyclonals n. Plural of polyclonal. • POLYCLONAL n. a type of antibody. |
POLYGONALLY | • polygonally adv. In a polygonal manner. • POLYGONAL adv. like a polygon. |
POLYLINGUAL | • polylingual adj. Of or pertaining to multiple languages; multilingual. • polylingual adj. Able to use multiple languages. • POLYLINGUAL adj. involving many languages. |
POLYTONALLY | • polytonally adv. In a polytonal way. • POLYTONAL adv. of music, having many keys. |
PULLULATING | • pullulating v. Present participle of pullulate. • PULLULATE v. to swarm, to teem; to breed freely. |
PULLULATION | • pullulation n. A teeming, swarming, or multiplying. • PULLULATION n. the act of pullulating. |
REPELLANTLY | • repellantly adv. In a repellant manner. • REPELLANT adv. serving to repel, also REPELLENT. |
REPELLENTLY | • repellently adv. In a repelling manner. • REPELLENT adv. serving to repel, also REPELLANT. |
REPELLINGLY | • repellingly adv. So as to repel. • REPELLING adv. REPEL, to drive back. |
SINUPALLIAL | • sinupallial adj. Sinupalliate. • SINUPALLIAL adj. of certain bivalve molluscs, having an indented pallial line for the retraction and expansion of the pallial siphons, also SINUPALLIATE. |
SPLEENFULLY | • spleenfully adv. In a spleenful manner; spitefully. • SPLEENFUL adv. affected with spleen, fretful, also SPLEENISH. |
UNHELPFULLY | • unhelpfully adv. In an unhelpful manner. • UNHELPFUL adv. not helpful. |