| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PANSOPHIST | • pansophist n. (Historical) A proponent of a 17th-century movement around pansophy, or the systematic organization… • PANSOPHIST n. one who claims to know everything. |
| PASTORSHIP | • pastorship n. Dignity or office of a pastor. • PASTORSHIP n. the office of pastor. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOPLAYS | • photoplays n. Plural of photoplay. • PHOTOPLAY n. a motion picture. |
| PHOTOPSIAS | • photopsias n. Plural of photopsia. • PHOTOPSIA n. the appearance of light flashes due to retinal irritation, also PHOTOPSY. |
| 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. |
| SAPROTROPH | • saprotroph n. An organism that lives off dead or decaying organic material by secreting enzymes into it and then absorbing… • SAPROTROPH n. any organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter, also SAPROBIONT. |
| TOPOGRAPHS | • topographs n. Plural of topograph. • TOPOGRAPH n. a type of X-ray photograph. |
| TYPOGRAPHS | • typographs n. Plural of typograph. • TYPOGRAPH v. to produce stamps by letterpress. |