| APOPROTEIN | • apoprotein n. (Biochemistry) The polypeptide part of a conjugated protein; for example, an apolipoprotein plus a lipid… • APOPROTEIN n. the protein component of a conjugated protein. |
| APOSPORIES | • APOSPORY n. reproduction without spore formation. |
| APOSTROPHE | • apostrophe n. (Orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a… • apostrophe n. (Rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent. • APOSTROPHE n. the addressing of a personified thing rhetorically. |
| CARPOPHORE | • carpophore n. (Botany) A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants. • carpophore n. (Mycology) The stem of the fruiting body in higher fungi. • CARPOPHORE n. a slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants. |
| CARPOSPORE | • carpospore n. A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae. • CARPOSPORE n. a kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae. |
| OPOTHERAPY | • opotherapy n. Organotherapy. • OPOTHERAPY n. treatment by administration of extracts of animal organs, esp. ductless glands. |
| PERAEOPODS | • peraeopods n. Plural of peraeopod. • PERAEOPOD n. each of the eight walking limbs of a crustacean such as a crab or lobster, growing from the thorax, also PEREIOPOD, PEREOPOD. |
| PRAEPOSTOR | • praepostor n. (Britain) a prefect in some public schools. • PRAEPOSTOR n. (Latin) the name used for a prefect in some English public schools, also PREPOSITOR, PREPOSTOR. |
| PROPANONES | • PROPANONE n. a systematic name of acetone. |
| PROPIONATE | • propionate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of propionic acid. • PROPIONATE n. a salt of propionic acid. |
| PROPOSABLE | • proposable adj. Capable of being proposed. • PROPOSABLE adj. that can be proposed. |
| PROPOSITAE | • propositae n. Plural of proposita. • PROPOSITA n. a woman from whom a line of descent is traced. |
| PROPRAETOR | • propraetor n. A magistrate of ancient Rome who governed a province after serving as a praetor in Rome. • proprætor n. Alternative spelling of propraetor. • PROPRAETOR n. a magistrate of ancient Rome who, after acting as praetor, was appointed to the governor of a province, also PROPRETOR. |
| PROTANOPES | • protanopes n. Plural of protanope. • PROTANOPE n. a sufferer from protanopia, colour-blindness with respect to red. |
| TROPOPAUSE | • tropopause n. The zone of transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere (approximately 13 kilometers). The… • TROPOPAUSE n. the level of the atmosphere where the troposphere ends and stratosphere begins. |