An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
The process of making such an explanation.
overspecialization
overspecialization
noun
Extreme or excessive specialization.
oversusceptibility
oversusceptibility
noun
The quality of being oversusceptible.
palaeoclimatologic
palaeoclimatologic
adj
Pertaining to palaeoclimatology.
palaeodictyopteran
palaeodictyopteron
palaeoethnological
palaeoethnological
adj
Alternative form of paleoethnological
palaeogeographical
palaeogeographical
adj
Alternative spelling of paleogeographical
palaeontographical
palaeontographical
adj
Relating to palaeontography.
palaeontologically
palaeophytological
paleoclimatologist
paleoclimatologist
noun
A climatologist who specializes in paleoclimatology.
paleodendrological
paleoentomological
paleoentomological
adj
Alternative form of palaeoentomological
paleopsychological
paleopsychological
adj
Relating to paleopsychology.
paleornithological
paleornithological
adj
Relating to paleornithology
pancreaticosplenic
pancreaticosplenic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pancreas and spleen.
paradichlorbenzene
paradichlorobenzol
parallelogrammatic
parallelogrammatic
adj
Having the shape of a parallelogram
parallelogrammical
parallelogrammical
adj
Having the properties of a parallelogram.
parthenocarpically
parthenocarpically
adv
In a parthenocarpic manner.
pepsinhydrochloric
pepsinhydrochloric
adj
(chemistry) peptohydrochloric
percrystallization
perfectibilitarian
perpendicularities
perpendicularities
noun
plural of perpendicularity
phanerocrystalline
phanerocrystalline
adj
(geology) Distinctly crystalline; used of rocks.
pharyngoepiglottic
pharyngoepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and epiglottis.
phenomenologically
phenomenologically
adv
(medicine) In a manner which places primary or undue reliance upon subjective criteria such as signs, symptoms and behaviors, while ignoring objective etiologies in the formulation of diagnoses and in the compilation of a formal nosologies.
(philosophy) In a manner characteristic of phenomenology or of phenomenological philosophy.
phenylacetaldehyde
phenylacetaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic compound found in buckwheat, chocolate, etc. responsible for the antibiotic activity of maggot therapy.
phlebarteriectasia
phosphoglucomutase
phosphoglucomutase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of glucose phosphates
photoepinastically
photoluminescently
photosynthetically
photosynthetically
adv
By the use of photosynthesis
phototachometrical
physicotheological
physicotheological
adj
Relating to physicotheology.
phytopaleontologic
phytoserologically
phytoteratological
plasmodiophoraceae
platystencephalism
pleuropericarditis
pneumoencephalitis
polyesterification
polyesterification
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction which generates a polyester
polymorphonucleate
polymorphonucleate
adj
(chemistry) polymorphonuclear
noun
A polymorphonuclear cell
polyribonucleotide
polyribonucleotide
noun
(biochemistry) A biological macromolecule consisting of multiple ribonucleotides
posterioristically
postresurrectional
postresurrectional
adj
Following resurrection.
preaccommodatingly
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
precomprehensively
preterconventional
proelectrification
promonarchicalness
pseudoacademically
pseudoaccidentally
pseudoallegoristic
pseudoanaphylactic
pseudoanaphylactic
adj
Relating to pseudoanaphylaxis.
pseudoanatomically
pseudoapoplectical
pseudoarticulately
pseudoarticulation
pseudoarticulation
noun
A rudimentary joint formed from a bony protrusion
pseudoartistically
pseudoasymmetrical
pseudobiographical
pseudobiographical
adj
Apparently, but not truly, biographical.
pseudobiologically
pseudobiologically
adv
In a pseudobiological manner; by means of pseudobiology.
pseudocatholically
pseudochronologist
pseudoclassicality
pseudoconfessional
pseudoconglomerate
pseudocotyledonary
pseudodramatically
pseudoeconomically
pseudoencephalitic
pseudoetymological
pseudoetymological
adj
Apparently, but not actually, etymological.
pseudofluorescence
pseudofluorescence
noun
Apparent fluorescence due to internal reflection of light
pseudohistorically
pseudointellectual
pseudointellectual
adj
Pretentiously or insincerely intellectual.
noun
A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding.
A person who pretends to be of greater intelligence than they actually are.
pseudomilitaristic
pseudomilitaristic
adj
Apparently, but not actually, militaristic.
pseudomiraculously
pseudomonastically
pseudomultilocular
pseudomultilocular
adj
Apparently, but not actually, multilocular.
pseudoromantically
pseudosacrilegious
pseudosemantically
pseudotuberculosis
pseudotuberculosis
noun
(pathology) Any of several diseases that have the appearance of tuberculosis, but are caused by organisms other than Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.
psychogalvanometer
psychogalvanometer
noun
A device that makes psychogalvanic measurements (typically of the skin)
psychoneurological
psychoneurological
adj
Relating to psychoneurology.
psychotechnologist
repandodenticulate
scutelliplantation
semiaccomplishment
semibiographically
semibiographically
adv
in a semibiographical manner
semimetaphorically
semioptimistically
semipathologically
semiphlogisticated
semiphlogisticated
adj
(chemistry, obsolete, rare) Partially impregnated with phlogiston.
semirespectability
semirespectability
noun
The quality of being semirespectable.
spectrobolographic
spectrobolographic
adj
Of or relating to the spectrobolograph.
spectrocolorimetry
spectrocolorimetry
noun
colorimetry by means of a spectrocolorimeter
spectrofluorimeter
spectrofluorimeter
noun
Alternative form of spectrofluorometer
spectrofluorometer
spectrofluorometer
noun
(physics, chemistry) A spectrometer used in fluorescence spectroscopy
spectrofluorometry
spectrofluorometry
noun
A spectroscopic form of fluorometry
spectrographically
spectrographically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, spectrography.
spectroheliography
spectroheliography
noun
The use of a spectroheliograph.
spectrohelioscopic
spectropolarimeter
spectropolarimeter
noun
(optics) A device for measuring the optical properties of polarized light.