| APOCOPATED | • apocopated v. Simple past tense and past participle of apocopate. • APOCOPATE v. to cut off the end of a word. |
| APOCOPATES | • apocopates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apocopate. • APOCOPATE v. to cut off the end of a word. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| OPOTHERAPY | • opotherapy n. Organotherapy. • OPOTHERAPY n. treatment by administration of extracts of animal organs, esp. ductless glands. |
| PAMPOOTIES | • pampooties n. Plural of pampootie. • PAMPOOTIE n. a rawhide slipper worn by men in the Aran Islands. |
| PANTOSCOPE | • pantoscope n. (Historical) A panoramic camera. • pantoscope n. (Historical) A very wide-angled photographic lens. • PANTOSCOPE n. a panoramic camera. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PROPIONATE | • propionate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of propionic acid. • PROPIONATE n. a salt of propionic acid. |
| 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. |