| APOCOPATE | • apocopate adj. Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable. • apocopate v. (Linguistics) To shorten using apocope; to remove the final sound or syllable. • apocopate v. (Linguistics, intransitive) To undergo apocope. |
| APOPTOSES | • apoptoses n. Plural of apoptosis. • apoptoses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apoptose. • APOPTOSIS n. the natural self-destruction of cells in a growing organism. |
| APOPTOSIS | • apoptosis n. (Biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of… • APOPTOSIS n. the natural self-destruction of cells in a growing organism. |
| APOPTOTIC | • apoptotic adj. (Biochemistry) Of or pertaining to apoptosis. • APOPTOTIC adj. relating to apoptosis, the natural destruction of cells in a growing organism. |
| APPOINTOR | • appointor n. (Law) The person who selects the appointee. • APPOINTOR n. a person who is given (by the owner) the power to appoint property to other persons. |
| APPORTION | • apportion v. (Transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole. • apportion v. (Transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally. • APPORTION v. to portion out. |
| PAMPOOTIE | • pampootie n. A traditional shoe, formerly made and worn on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland, consisting… • PAMPOOTIE n. a rawhide slipper worn by men in the Aran Islands. |
| PARATROOP | • paratroop n. A company of paratroopers. • PARATROOP adj. relating to paratroops, troops trained to drop by parachute. |
| PHOTOMAPS | • photomaps n. Plural of photomap. • PHOTOMAP v. to map by means of aerial photography. |
| PHOTOPIAS | • PHOTOPIA n. vision in illumination similar to daylight, believed to involve chiefly the cones of the retina. |
| PHOTOPLAY | • photoplay n. A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie. • photoplay n. A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely… • photoplay n. (Dated) A motion picture, especially a silent film. |
| PHOTOPSIA | • photopsia n. (Medicine) The presence of perceived flashes of light. • PHOTOPSIA n. the appearance of light flashes due to retinal irritation, also PHOTOPSY. |
| PORPORATE | • PORPORATE adj. (Browning) clad in purple. |
| PROPOSITA | • proposita n. The first identified female case of an inherited disease in a family; the proband or index case. • PROPOSITA n. a woman from whom a line of descent is traced. |
| PROTANOPE | • protanope n. A person who has protanopia. • PROTANOPE n. a sufferer from protanopia, colour-blindness with respect to red. |
| TOPOGRAPH | • topograph n. A monument erected in a high place, such as a hilltop, indicating the direction and distance of notable… • TOPOGRAPH n. a type of X-ray photograph. |