(botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
corpuscles
corpuscles
noun
plural of corpuscle
corpuscule
corpuscule
noun
Obsolete form of corpuscle.
coupleress
eurypylous
eurypylous
adj
(biology, of a sponge) Having a wide opening between chambers
herophilus
isopleural
isopleuran
lapeyrouse
lipoferous
mesopleura
mesopleura
noun
plural of mesopleuron
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
nonleprous
nonleprous
adj
Not leprous.
operculums
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
overpluses
overpluses
noun
plural of overplus
oversupply
oversupply
noun
An excessive supply.
verb
To supply more than is needed.
palaeosaur
palaeosaur
noun
(zoology) Any of various prehistoric animals that have been named Palaeosaurus.
palaverous
palaverous
adj
Verbose; wordy.
paulospore
peculators
peculators
noun
plural of peculator
pellagrous
pellagrous
adj
Related to, or suffering from, pellagra.
pelycosaur
pelycosaur
noun
Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.
perculsion
periculous
periculous
adj
dangerous, hazardous, perilous
perilously
perilously
adv
In a perilous manner.
perlaceous
perlaceous
adj
Alternative form of pearlaceous
peromelous
perviously
perviously
adv
In a pervious manner.
petroleous
petroleous
adj
Characteristic of oil or petroleum.
Containing petroleum.
Pertaining to the mining of petroleum.
petroleums
petroleums
noun
plural of petroleum
petroleuse
piliferous
piliferous
adj
Containing or producing hair.
piligerous
piligerous
adj
Bearing hair; covered with hair or down; piliferous.
pilocereus
pleasurous
pleasurous
adj
(rare) Characterized by pleasure.
plesiosaur
plesiosaur
noun
Any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order Plesiosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
plethorous
plunderous
plunderous
adj
Tending to plunder.
polymerous
polymerous
adj
(biology) Having many parts or members in each set.
(chemistry) Polymeric.
polypterus
polyuresis
polyuresis
noun
Synonym of polyuria
popularise
popularise
verb
(transitive) To make something popular.
(transitive) To present something in a widely understandable or acceptable form, especially technical or scientific material for a general audience.
postneural
postneural
adj
posterior to a neural plate
poulteress
poulteress
Noun
A female poulterer.
preciously
preciously
adv
In a precious manner.
preclosure
preclosure
adj
Before closure.
preclusion
preclusion
noun
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
preconsult
precounsel
precounsel
verb
To counsel beforehand.
To prophesy.
preludious
preludious
adj
(archaic) preludial
prepiously
previously
previously
adv
(now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
(television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.
(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
procellous
procellous
adj
(rare) stormy; tempestuous
processual
processual
adj
Of or relating to a process, especially to the methodological study of processes in social science
Of or relating to the methodological study of cultural change and variability in archaeology
procoelous
procoelous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the procoelians.
Hollowed or cupped in front.
prologuise
promiseful
promiseful
adj
Full of promise for the future; promising.
pronucleus
pronucleus
noun
Either of the two haploid nuclei (of a sperm and ovum) that fuse during fertilization
propulsive
propulsive
adj
Of or pertaining to propulsion
Serving to propel
protrusile
protrusile
adj
Capable of being protruded.
prowessful
puberulous
puberulous
adj
puberulent
pulsometer
pulsometer
noun
A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.
pulvereous
purloiners
purloiners
noun
plural of purloiner
purposedly
purposedly
adv
According to purpose or design; purposely.
purposeful
purposeful
adj
Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.
Having purpose; intentional.
pylorouses
pyrolusite
pyrolusite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO₂), that is an important ore of manganese.
reptilious
reptilious
adj
(dated) Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
(dated) Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, of or related to members of the class Reptilia.
repulsions
repulsions
noun
plural of repulsion
russophile
russophile
Noun
A person who loves the country, culture or people of Russia.
sceloporus
speculator
speculator
noun
(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.
(rugby) Synonym of field goal
One who forms theories; a theorist.
One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
splendrous
splendrous
adj
Splendid, having splendor.
sporulated
sporulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sporulate
spurflower
spurflower
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Plectranthus.
subopercle
subproblem
subproblem
noun
A problem whose solution contributes to the solution of a larger problem.
sulphourea
superalloy
superalloy
noun
(metallurgy) Any of several high-performance alloys that are resistant to high temperatures
superblock
superblock
noun
(architecture, urban planning) A very large block of buildings.
(computing) A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device.
supercloth
superextol
superfolly
superiorly
superiorly
adj
in an superior way; to the greatest degree
adv
(anatomy, medicine) above; in a superior position.
In a superior manner.
superlocal
superloyal
superloyal
adj
Extremely loyal.
supermoral
superroyal
superroyal
adj
Beyond the royal rank; being greater than or beyond royal; exceptionally royal.
Larger than royal; applied to a particular size of paper: 19¼ × 27½ inches for writing and drawing paper, 20½ × 27½ inches for printing paper.
supersolar
supersolar
adj
Above the sun.
Having features greater than those of the sun.
supersolid
supersolid
noun
(mathematics) An analogue in a space of four or more dimensions of a solid in three dimensions.
(physics) A superfluid material that has a spatially ordered structure similar to a crystal.
supertotal
supertotal
noun
A total produced by summing other totals; a grand total.
suppletory
suppletory
adj
(now chiefly law) Making up for deficiencies; supplementary.
noun
A source of supply.
A supplement.
surpeopled
tetraplous
underslope
unperilous
unperilous
adj
Not perilous.
unpersonal
unpersonal
adj
Not personal.
upholsters
upholsters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upholster