| AMPHIPHILE | • amphiphile n. (Chemistry) A chemical compound which has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. Many such compounds… • AMPHIPHILE n. a type of molecule that is amphiphilic, of or relating to a compound having a polar water-molecule attached to a water-soluble hydrocarbon chain. |
| APOPHTHEGM | • apophthegm n. (UK) Alternative spelling of apothegm. • APOPHTHEGM n. (Greek) a short, pithy and instructive saying or formulation, also APOTHEGM. |
| HIPPOPHAGY | • hippophagy n. The eating of horsemeat. • HIPPOPHAGY n. feeding on horses. |
| NEPHOGRAPH | • nephograph n. A device for taking photographs of clouds. • NEPHOGRAPH n. an instrument for photographing clouds. |
| OOMPAHPAHS | • OOMPAHPAH n. an imitation of the sound of a tuba. |
| PHONOGRAPH | • phonograph n. A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe. • phonograph n. (Britain, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records. • phonograph n. (North America, historical) A record player. |
| PHOSPHATED | • phosphated adj. Containing phosphates. • PHOSPHATE v. to treat with phosphate. |
| PHOSPHATES | • phosphates n. Plural of phosphate. • PHOSPHATE v. to treat with phosphate. |
| PHOSPHATIC | • phosphatic adj. Of, relating to, or composed of phosphate. • PHOSPHATIC adj. containing phosphates; as in phosphatic acid. |
| PHOTOGRAPH | • photograph n. A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated… • photograph v. (Transitive, intransitive) To take a photograph (of). • photograph v. (Transitive, figurative) To fix permanently in the memory etc. |
| PHOTOPHASE | • photophase n. The period of light during a day-night cycle. • PHOTOPHASE n. the light period of a photoperiodic cycle of light and dark. |
| PHYTOPHAGY | • phytophagy n. (Zoology) The eating of plants. • PHYTOPHAGY n. of insects, feeding on plants. |
| PSYCHOPATH | • psychopath n. A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness… • psychopath n. (Figurative) A person with no moral conscience. • psychopath n. (Figurative) A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts. |