| APOMORPHINE | • apomorphine n. (Pharmacology) A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is… • APOMORPHINE n. an alkaloid prepared by dehydrating morphine, also APOMORPHIA. |
| APPROXIMATE | • approximate adj. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. • approximate adj. Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. • approximate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To estimate. |
| HIPPEASTRUM | • Hippeastrum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – certain South American flowers, sometimes called amaryllises. • HIPPEASTRUM n. any plant of the South American genus Hippeastrum, bulbous, with white or red flowers. |
| IMPROPRIATE | • impropriate v. (Transitive, obsolete) To appropriate for private use. • impropriate v. (Transitive) In ecclesiastical law, to place (ecclesiastical property) under control or management of a layperson. • impropriate adj. Of ecclesiastical property: placed under the control or management of a layperson. |
| PANSPERMIAS | • PANSPERMIA n. (Greek) the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMISM, PANSPERMY. |
| PANSPERMIES | • PANSPERMY n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMISM. |
| PANSPERMISM | • panspermism n. Synonym of panspermatism. • PANSPERMISM n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMY. |
| PANSPERMIST | • panspermist n. An advocate of panspermism; one who believes that life on Earth originated in outer space. • PANSPERMIST n. a believer in panspermism. |
| PAPERMAKING | • papermaking n. The craft of making paper. • PAPERMAKING n. the business of making paper. |
| PENTAPRISMS | • pentaprisms n. Plural of pentaprism. • PENTAPRISM n. a five-sided prism used in photography. |
| PERIPLASMIC | • periplasmic adj. Surrounding the plasma of a bacterium. |
| PERISPERMAL | • PERISPERMAL adj. of or like a perisperm, also PERISPERMIC. |
| PERISPOMENA | • perispomena n. Plural of perispomenon. • PERISPOMENON n. a word having a circumflex accent on the final syllable. |
| PRESTAMPING | • prestamping v. Present participle of prestamp. • PRESTAMP v. to stamp beforehand. |
| PRIMATESHIP | • primateship n. The office, dignity, or position of a primate (church officer). • PRIMATESHIP n. the office of primate. |
| PROPYLAMINE | • propylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Either of two amines derived from propane, but especially the primary amine CH3… • PROPYLAMINE n. an amine of propyl. |
| SEMIPOPULAR | • semipopular adj. Somewhat popular; verging towards the popular. • SEMIPOPULAR adj. somewhat popular. |