| APOPHYSATE | • apophysate adj. (Anatomy) Possessing an apophysis. • APOPHYSATE adj. relating to an apophysis, an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp. of bone, also APOPHYSEAL, APOPHYSIAL. |
| APPOSITELY | • appositely adv. In an apposite manner. • APPOSITE adv. appropriate. |
| HAPLOTYPES | • haplotypes n. Plural of haplotype. • haplotypes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of haplotype. • HAPLOTYPE n. a single species contained in a genus. |
| HYPOPLASTY | • hypoplasty n. Alternative form of hypoplasia. • HYPOPLASTY n. incomplete development of a part or organ, also HYPOPLASIA. |
| OPOTHERAPY | • opotherapy n. Organotherapy. • OPOTHERAPY n. treatment by administration of extracts of animal organs, esp. ductless glands. |
| PALAEOTYPE | • palaeotype n. An old book printed between 1500 and 1550. • palaeotype n. (Historical) A phonetic alphabet developed by Alexander John Ellis to represent all spoken sounds of… • PALAEOTYPE n. a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
| PANTOPHAGY | • pantophagy n. A diet that consists of a variety of foods. • PANTOPHAGY n. omnivorousness. |
| PHAENOTYPE | • PHAENOTYPE v. to categorise by phaenotype, the sum of the attributes of an individual, regarded as resulting from the interaction of its genotype with its environment, also PHENOTYPE. |
| PHOTOPLAYS | • photoplays n. Plural of photoplay. • PHOTOPLAY n. a motion picture. |
| PHYTOPHAGY | • phytophagy n. (Zoology) The eating of plants. • PHYTOPHAGY n. of insects, feeding on plants. |
| POPULARITY | • popularity n. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor… • popularity n. (Archaic) The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people. • popularity n. (Archaic) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap. |
| PROMPTUARY | • promptuary n. (Obsolete) A magazine, repository, or handbook. • promptuary n. (Arithmetic) A device described in Napier’s treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips… • promptuary adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to preparation. |
| PROTOPATHY | • PROTOPATHY n. first or direct experience. |
| PROTOTYPAL | • prototypal adj. Of or pertaining to a prototype. • PROTOTYPAL adj. relating to a prototype, also PROTOTYPIC, PROTOTYPICAL. |
| 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. |
| SAPROPHYTE | • saprophyte n. Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria. • SAPROPHYTE n. a fungus or bacterium that feeds upon dead and decaying organic matter. |
| TOPOGRAPHY | • topography n. A precise description of a place. • topography n. A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object. • topography n. The features themselves; terrain. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | • tryptophan n. (Biochemistry) An essential amino acid having an indole side chain; it is present in many foods, especially… • TRYPTOPHAN n. an essential amino acid, also TRYPTOPHANE. |
| TYPOGRAPHS | • typographs n. Plural of typograph. • TYPOGRAPH v. to produce stamps by letterpress. |
| TYPOGRAPHY | • typography n. The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting. • typography n. The practice or process of printing with type. • typography n. The appearance and style of typeset matter. |