(botany, of flowers) Having two sets of stamens in alternating whorls, with the outer whorl opposite the petals.
obstreperousness
obstreperousness
noun
The quality of being obstreperous.
ophioglossaceous
ophioglossaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Ophioglossaceae of ferns.
oppositipetalous
oppositipetalous
adj
(botany) Placed in front of a petal.
oppositisepalous
oppositisepalous
adj
(botany) Placed in front of a sepal.
ornithocephalous
osseoaponeurotic
osseoaponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to an object composed of bone and aponeurosis; at the end of a muscle where it becomes tendon.
outhyperbolizing
outsophisticated
outsophisticated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsophisticate
overassumptively
overcaptiousness
overconsumptions
overparticularly
overparticularly
adv
In an overparticular manner.
overpopulousness
overpopulousness
noun
The quality of being overpopulous.
overpowerfulness
overpreoccupying
overpresumptuous
overpresumptuous
adj
Excessively presumptuous.
overprosperously
overscrupulosity
overscrupulosity
noun
overscrupulousness
overscrupulously
overscrupulously
adv
In an overscrupulous manner.
overspaciousness
overspaciousness
noun
Excessive spaciousness.
oversubscription
oversubscription
noun
(networking) The practice of connecting multiple devices to the same switch port in a storage area network.
(programming) A multithreading technique involving an extra thread that runs tasks when all other threads are blocked.
A subscription for more than is available.
oversuspiciously
oversuspiciously
adv
In an oversuspicious manner.
oxynaphtoquinone
pachydermatously
pachydermatously
adv
In a pachydermatous manner.
palatopharyngeus
palatopharyngeus
noun
(anatomy) A long, fleshy longitudinal muscle, narrower in the middle than at either end, that arises from the soft palate, contributes with the mucous membrane covering its surface to the structure of the palatopharyngeal arch, and is inserted into the thyroid cartilage and the wall of the pharynx; it serves to constrict the fauces and draw the larynx and pharynx upwards.
parabenzoquinone
parabenzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,4-benzoquinone.
parallelinervous
parallelodromous
paratuberculosis
paratuberculosis
noun
(pathology) A disease similar to tuberculosis in which the living bacillus is not present
A disease of ruminants caused by a subspecies of Mycobacterium avium; Johne's disease
parenchymatously
parenchymatously
adv
In a parenchymatous manner
parietosquamosal
parietosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the parietal bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone
parsimoniousness
parsimoniousness
noun
The state or condition of being parsimonious.
parthenogonidium
pediculoparietal
perfunctoriously
perfunctoriously
adv
(archaic) Synonym of perfunctorily
perifolliculitis
perifolliculitis
noun
An inflammation in the skin around the hair follicles.
perigastrulation
perigastrulation
adj
(physiology) Occurring around the time of gastrulation
perissodactylous
perjurymongering
permonosulphuric
peronosporaceous
peronosporaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Peronosporaceae.
persulphocyanate
persulphocyanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of persulphocyanic acid.
pertinaciousness
pertinaciousness
Noun
The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.
pervicaciousness
pervicaciousness
noun
The quality of being pervicacious.
phanerocephalous
pharyngopneustal
phenolsulphonate
philorchidaceous
phosphotungstate
phosphotungstate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of phosphotungstic acid.
photoluminescent
photoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting photoluminescence
phototherapeutic
phototherapeutic
adj
Pertaining to phototherapy.
phthisipneumonia
phycochromaceous
piceoferruginous
plectospondylous
plectospondylous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Plectospondyli.
pleurenchymatous
pleurobrachiidae
pleurobranchiate
pleurobronchitis
pleurocapsaceous
pleurococcaceous
pleuroperitoneal
pleuroperitoneal
adj
Relating to the pleuroperitoneum.
pleuroperitoneum
pleuroperitoneum
noun
(anatomy) The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the enclosed viscera; the peritoneum; used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided.
pleurotomariidae
pluviometrically
pluviometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, pluviometry.
pneumatochemical
pneumatorrhachis
pneumobranchiata
pneumohemothorax
pneumohemothorax
noun
hemopneumothorax
pneumonocentesis
pneumonoconiosis
pneumonoconiosis
noun
Alternative spelling of pneumoconiosis
pneumonokoniosis
pneumonophthisis
pneumoperitoneum
pneumoperitoneum
noun
The presence of air or gas in the peritoneal cavity.
podostemonaceous
podostemonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Podostemonaceae.
poecilocyttarous
polycotyledonous
polycotyledonous
adj
(botany) Having multiple cotyledons
polynucleotidase
polynucleotidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of polynucleotides to form oligonucleotides and eventually simple nucleotides.
polypseudonymous
polypseudonymous
adj
Having many pseudonyms.
polysensuousness
porphyrogeniture
porphyrogeniture
noun
the principle of royal succession in which the first son born after his father's accession to the throne has the first claim, even if he has older brothers who were born before the father's crowning.
postappendicular
postmyxedematous
postremogeniture
postremogeniture
noun
Inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture.
postreproductive
postreproductive
adj
Following a productive stage.
postresurrection
postresurrection
adj
After resurrection.
preannouncements
preannouncements
noun
plural of preannouncement
prebarbarousness
precarcinomatous
precarcinomatous
adj
Before the development of a carcinoma.
precariousnesses
precartilaginous
precartilaginous
adj
Prior to the formation of cartilage
precommunicating
precommunication
preconfiguration
preconfiguration
noun
configuration in advance
precongratulated
preconsciousness
preconsciousness
noun
A state prior to the development of consciousness.