oblatum
An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis.

oblonga
plural of oblongum

oblongum
A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis.

observative
observant; watchful
Pertaining to observation.
Pertaining to an observative (utterance about an observation).

observatives
plural of observative

obstinence
Synonym of obstinacy; Misspelling of obstinance.

oldstyle
A traditional style of typeface designed to mimic the handwriting of scribes.

oldstyles
plural of oldstyle

olympiad
Alternative letter-case form of Olympiad.

olympiads
plural of olympiad

oomycote
Any of a group of filamentous protists variously classified as the phylum Oomycota or the class Oomycetes in a more broadly circumscribed phylum.

oomycotes
plural of oomycote

opsign
Particularly in Gilles Deleuze's cinematic philosophy, a pure optical image that exists independently of any immediate action or narrative progression. Deleuze introduced this concept to describe moments in cinema where the visual element stands alone, detached from the traditional cause-and-effect structure of storytelling.

opsigns
plural of opsign

ordines
plural of ordo

ordo
A musical phrase constructed from one or more statements of one modal pattern and ending in a rest.
A calendar which prescribes the Mass and office which is to be celebrated each day.
A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below classis and above familia.
an established civil body or corporation with a hierarchy

ordos
plural of ordo

orf
An exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus, occurring primarily in sheep and goats but also capable of infecting humans.

orfs
plural of orf

orthomode
describing a transducer that use two orthogonally polarized microwave beams

ototoxin
Any ototoxic agent.

ototoxins
plural of ototoxin

outslopes
plural of outslope

overblanket
A blanket placed on top of a bedsheet, not directly on the mattress.

overblankets
plural of overblanket

overbreadth
The excessive broadness of a statute that, in proscribing unprotected activity, also proscribes protected activity.

overmattress
A mattress that goes atop the primary bed mattress; a supplemental mattress.
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oversubscribers
plural of oversubscriber

pacha
Archaic form of pasha.

pachas
plural of pacha

paillasse
An under bed or mattress of straw.

paillasses
plural of paillasse

palliasse
A thin mattress or under bed stuffed with straw.

palliasses
plural of palliasse

papasan
A papasan chair.

papasans
plural of papasan

papergram
Synonym of paper chromatogram.

papergrams
plural of papergram

parablepses
plural of parablepsis

parablepsia
Alternative form of parablepsis.

parablepsis
A circumstance in which a scribe miscopies text due to inadvertently looking to the side while copying, or accidentally skips over some of it.

parablepsy
Alternative form of parablepsis.

paraphyla
plural of paraphylum

parenthetical
using, containing, or within parenthesis
that explains or qualifies something
that is incidental

parentheticals
plural of parenthetical

parquetage
parquetry

parquetries
plural of parquetry

parquetry
The technique of applying wooden tiles or veneers to create a decorative geometrical pattern on floors, furniture etc.

pasha
A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.
The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae.

pashas
plural of pasha

pashaw
rare spelling of pasha

pashaws
plural of pashaw

passional
a book describing sufferings of martyrs

passionals
plural of passional

passionaries
plural of passionary

passionary
A book in which the sufferings of saints and martyrs are described

pastoral
Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock.
Relating to rural life and scenes, in particular of poetry.
Relating to the care of souls, to the pastor of a church or to any local religious leader charged with the service of individual parishioners, i.e. a priest or rabbi.

pastorals
plural of pastoral

pathway
A footpath or other path or track.
A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.
A course of action.

pathways
plural of pathway

pecia
A manuscript, folded into four, assigned to be copied by a scribe

pecias
plural of pecia

pelidnoma
A circumscribed, elevated, livid patch on the skin.

pelioma
A livid bruise.

peliomata
plural of pelioma

pendices
plural of pendice

penii
plural of penis

peoplekind
People as a whole; humanity, humankind; a gender-neutral alternative to "mankind".

perdurantist
A subscriber to the philosophy of perdurantism.

perdurantists
plural of perdurantist

perpetratrix
female perpetrator

phenomenons
plural of phenomenon

phet
Amphetamines.

phonino
A massless fermionic collective excitation in the form of sound described by supersymmetry

phoninos
plural of phonino

phosphorous
Of or pertaining to phosphorus.
Resembling phosphorus.
Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus.

photodifference
Used attributively to describe a map of the electron density differences between parts of a sample that had been irradiated

photoequivalence
Photochemical equivalence, as described by the Stark-Einstein law.

photofield
Used attributively to describe a form of photoemission in which an electron in a metal is excited by a photon and subsequently tunnels out of the surface

phyla
plural of phylum and phylon

phylum
A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.

phylums
plural of phylum

piaster
Alternative spelling of piastre.
The subdivision of the South Sudanese pound, equal to 1/100 of a pound.

piasters
plural of piaster

piastre
A coin and unit of currency, originally a Spanish or Spanish-American one worth eight real, later also used (with various values) in the Ottoman Empire and in Cyprus, in the French-speaking parts of Canada, and in French Indochina.
A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.
A dollar.

piastres
plural of piastre

pikey
A pike (type of fish).

pikeys
plural of pikey

pinaces
plural of pinax

pinakes
plural of pinax

pinax
A tablet or register.
A list or scheme inscribed on a tablet.

pineta
plural of pinetum

pinetum
An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers.
A book that scientifically describes conifers.

pinetums
plural of pinetum

pitchbook
A promotional document describing an investment bank and its offerings.

pitchbooks
plural of pitchbook

planisphere
Any representation (map projection) of part of a sphere on a plane surface.
A map constructed by stereographic projection, as described in Ptolemy's treatise Planisphaerium and later used in planispheric astrolabes
A map of the whole world, especially those from the 16th–17th century
Any of several charts of the celestial sphere having an overlay or window that may be adjusted to show the stars visible at a particular time, or from a particular place.

planispheres
plural of planisphere

pleasantries
plural of pleasantry

pleasantry
A casual, courteous remark.
A playful remark; a jest.
Anything that promotes pleasure or merriment.

plenishings
plural of plenishing

plesiotype
A specimen identified as belonging to a species, but not selected by the original describer of that species.

poimenics
pastoral theology

policies
plural of policy