| APOPHTHEGMS | • apophthegms n. Plural of apophthegm. • APOPHTHEGM n. (Greek) a short, pithy and instructive saying or formulation, also APOTHEGM. |
| DIPHOSPHATE | • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups. • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate. • DIPHOSPHATE n. a phosphate containing two phosphate groups. |
| HYPOPHYSEAL | • hypophyseal adj. Alternative spelling of hypophysial. • HYPOPHYSEAL adj. relating to the pituitary gland. |
| NEPHOGRAPHS | • nephographs n. Plural of nephograph. • NEPHOGRAPH n. an instrument for photographing clouds. |
| NEPHROPATHY | • nephropathy n. (Pathology) Damage to, disease of, or abnormality of the kidneys. • NEPHROPATHY n. kidney disease. |
| PHOSPHATASE | • phosphatase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism… • PHOSPHATASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphate esters. |
| PHOSPHATIDE | • phosphatide n. (Chemistry) a phospholipid. • PHOSPHATIDE n. a phospholipid. |
| PHOSPHATISE | • phosphatise v. Alternative form of phosphatize. • PHOSPHATISE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATIZE. |
| PHOSPHATIZE | • phosphatize v. To convert something into a phosphate. • phosphatize v. To treat something with phosphate or phosphoric acid. • PHOSPHATIZE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATISE. |
| PHOSPHORATE | • phosphorate v. (Transitive) To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize. • PHOSPHORATE v. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus. |
| PHOTOPHASES | • photophases n. Plural of photophase. • PHOTOPHASE n. the light period of a photoperiodic cycle of light and dark. |
| PHYCOPHAEIN | • PHYCOPHAEIN n. a brown pigment found in seaweeds. |
| TAPHEPHOBIA | • taphephobia n. Alternative spelling of taphophobia. • TAPHEPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of being buried alive, also TAPHOPHOBIA. |
| TAPHEPHOBIC | • TAPHEPHOBIC adj. suffering from taphephobia, the morbid fear of being buried alive. |