(entomology) Characterizing a group of insects whose metamorphosis from immaturity to maturity is gradual and without sudden radical physical change; characterized by hemimetabolism.
Of or belonging to the Paurometabola.
pectinibranchia
perceptibleness
perceptibleness
noun
The state of being perceptible.
phlebolithiasis
phlebosclerotic
phlebotomically
photobiological
photobiological
adj
Of or pertaining to photobiology.
photocombustion
photoinhibition
photoinhibition
noun
(biochemistry) The inhibition of photosynthesis caused by protein damage due to high levels of light (especially ultraviolet)
phytobiological
phytobiological
adj
Of or pertaining to phytobiology.
plebeianisation
plebeianisation
noun
Alternative form of plebeianization
plebeianization
plebeianization
noun
The process of making something plebeian.
polysyllabicity
polysyllabicity
noun
The state or characteristic of being polysyllabic.
pontocerebellar
pontocerebellar
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pons and the cerebellum.
porphyroblastic
porphyroblastic
adj
Of or relating to a porphyroblast.
practicableness
practicableness
noun
practicability
prealphabetical
prealphabetical
adj
Synonym of prealphabetic
prebroadcasting
prebroadcasting
adj
Before the development or the use of broadcast media.
precelebrations
precelebrations
noun
plural of precelebration
precipitability
precipitability
noun
(chemistry) The quality or state of being precipitable.
precontributing
precontribution
precontributive
predeliberately
predeliberating
predeliberating
verb
present participle of predeliberate
predeliberation
predeliberation
noun
previous deliberation
predeterminable
predeterminable
adj
That can be predetermined
prediscountable
predistributing
predistribution
predistribution
noun
A distribution made in advance
preestablishing
preestablishing
verb
present participle of preestablish
prefabrications
prefabrications
noun
plural of prefabrication
preindebtedness
preinhabitation
presbyterianism
presbyterianism
noun
That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively.
presbyterianize
presentableness
presentableness
noun
The quality of being presentable; acceptable appearance.
presubordinated
presubscription
presubstituting
presubstitution
pretranscribing
proabolitionist
probationerhood
probationership
probationership
noun
The state of being a probationer; novitiate.
problematically
problematically
adv
In a problematic manner.
problematicness
problematicness
Noun
The quality of being problematic.
probroadcasting
prodistribution
programmability
programmability
noun
The abstract capability of being programmable.
prohibitionists
prohibitionists
noun
plural of prohibitionist
prohibitiveness
prohibitiveness
noun
The quality of being prohibitive.
pronunciability
pronunciability
noun
pronounceability
prosobranchiata
prosobranchiate
prosobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having the gills anterior to the heart.
prosubscription
prosubstitution
protoblattoidea
protobranchiata
protobranchiate
protobranchiate
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of bivalve molluscs of the subclass Protobranchia
protominobacter
protopresbytery
protuberantness
proverbiologist
proverbiologist
noun
(rare) A person who studies proverbs.
pseudoadiabatic
pseudobacterium
pseudobaptismal
pseudobenthonic
pseudobrotherly
pseudotributary
psychobiologist
psychobiologist
noun
A biologist who works in psychobiology.
pterobranchiate
pulmobranchiate
pulmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Breathing by means of lung sacs.
quintupliribbed
repartitionable
repartitionable
adj
That can be repartitioned.
reproachability
reproducibility
reproducibility
noun
The closeness of agreement among repeated measurements of a variable made under the same operating conditions over a period of time, or by different people.
The closeness of agreement among scientific results more generally, at the level of whole experiments, either nearly identical or similar.
respectableness
respectableness
noun
respectability
responsiblities
semirespectable
semirespectable
adj
Somewhat or partly respectable.
septibranchiata
spermatoblastic
spermatoblastic
adj
of or relating to a spermatoblast
spirobranchiata
spirobranchiate
spongioblastoma
spongioblastoma
noun
A blastoma composed of spongioblasts
stepbrotherhood
stepbrotherhood
noun
The condition of being a stepbrother.
strephosymbolia
strephosymbolia
noun
A tendency, associated with word blindness, to twist or invert certain similar letters (such as b and d) when reading.
streptobacillus
streptobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Streptobacillus.
subapparentness
subattorneyship
subcompensating
subcompensation
subcompensative
subcompensatory
subcompleteness
subcomputations
subcomputations
noun
plural of subcomputation
subdepartmental
subdepositories
subdepositories
noun
plural of subdepository
subdirectorship
submetaphorical
suboppositeness
suboptimization
suboptimization
noun
The optimization of a subunit (or series of subunits) of an organization without good coordination with other subunits, resulting in the whole organisation's outcome or output being less than optimal.
subpedunculated
subpedunculated
adj
Alternative form of subpedunculate
subperiosteally
subperiosteally
adv
(anatomy) Under the periosteum.
subperitoneally
subperitoneally
adv
(anatomy) Under the peritoneal membrane.
subpreceptorate
subpreceptorial
subprefectorial
subprehensility
subprofessorate
subproportional
subproportional
adj
Less than proportional
subreptitiously
subreptitiously
adv
Obsolete form of surreptitiously.
subscriptionist
substratosphere
substratosphere
noun
The area of the atmosphere directly below the stratosphere.
subtriplication
sulphbismuthite
sulphocarbolate
sulphocarbonate
sulphocarbonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of sulfocarbonate
superabstractly
superabundantly
superabundantly
adv
To a superabundant extent
superattainable
superattainably
superbenevolent
superbenevolent
adj
Very benevolent.
supercapability
supercarbureted
supercarbureted
adj
Alternative form of supercarburetted
superfusibility
superobediently
superobligation
supersublimated
supersubtilized
supersubtilized
adj
(rare) Made supersubtle.
supportableness
supportableness
noun
The state of being supportable.
suppressibility
suppressibility
noun
Quality of being suppressible.
susceptibleness
susceptibleness
noun
The quality of being susceptible.
sympathetoblast
sympathicoblast
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
telephonophobia
telephonophobia
noun
A fear of talking on the telephone.
thermobarograph
thermobarograph
noun
An instrument for recording simultaneously the pressure and temperature of a gas; a combined thermograph and barograph.
