| 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. |
| APOTROPAIC | • apotropaic adj. (Religion, mysticism) Intended to ward off evil. • apotropaic n. An agent intended to ward off evil. • APOTROPAIC adj. averting or combating evil. |
| APPOINTORS | • appointors n. Plural of appointor. • APPOINTOR n. a person who is given (by the owner) the power to appoint property to other persons. |
| APPORTIONS | • apportions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apportion. • APPORTION v. to portion out. |
| APPOSITION | • apposition n. (Grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent… • apposition n. (Grammar) The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases. • apposition n. The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being front-to-front but next to each other. |
| OPPILATION | • oppilation n. The act of crowding or filling together; a stopping by redundant matter; an obstruction, particularly… • OPPILATION n. a blockage, an obstruction. |
| PAMPOOTIES | • pampooties n. Plural of pampootie. • PAMPOOTIE n. a rawhide slipper worn by men in the Aran Islands. |
| PANOPTICON | • panopticon n. A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible… • panopticon n. (Figurative, by extension) A place in which people are subject to constant surveillance at totalitarian command. • panopticon n. A room for the exhibition of novelties. |
| PHOTOPSIAS | • photopsias n. Plural of photopsia. • PHOTOPSIA n. the appearance of light flashes due to retinal irritation, also PHOTOPSY. |
| POPULATION | • population n. The people living within a political or geographical boundary. • population n. (By extension) The people with a given characteristic. • population n. A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world. |
| PORNOTOPIA | • pornotopia n. A fantasy world in which everyone is ready and willing to indulge in all kinds of sexual activity. • PORNOTOPIA n. a perfect setting for the antics of pornography. |
| 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. |
| PROTANOPIA | • protanopia n. (Pathology) A form of color blindness. Involves a defect in distinguishing between red and green. • PROTANOPIA n. colour-blindness with respect to red. |
| PROTANOPIC | • protanopic adj. Exhibiting or relating to protanopia. • PROTANOPIC adj. colour-blind to red. |
| TOPOPHILIA | • topophilia n. A strong sense of place, often combined with a sense of cultural identity. • TOPOPHILIA n. great love or affection for a particular place. |