| AMPHITROPOUS | • amphitropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other. • AMPHITROPOUS adj. of an ovule, with its point of attachment in the middle. |
| APOMORPHINES | • apomorphines n. Plural of apomorphine. • APOMORPHINE n. an alkaloid prepared by dehydrating morphine, also APOMORPHIA. |
| HAPTOTROPISM | • haptotropism n. (Biology) The movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus. • HAPTOTROPISM n. curving in response to touch, as a tendril. |
| HIPPEASTRUMS | • HIPPEASTRUM n. any plant of the South American genus Hippeastrum, bulbous, with white or red flowers. |
| HYPERLIPEMIA | • hyperlipemia n. Alternative form of hyperlipidemia. • hyperlipemia n. Hyperlipemia is a clinical condition characterized by the fatty infiltration of organs and subsequent… • HYPERLIPEMIA n. an abnormally high level of fat in the blood, also HYPERLIPIDAEMIA, HYPERLIPIDEMIA. |
| LAMPROPHYRIC | • lamprophyric adj. Of or relating to lamprophyre. • LAMPROPHYRIC adj. of or like lamprophyre, a kind of basic igneous rock. |
| MISAPPREHEND | • misapprehend v. (Transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand. • MISAPPREHEND v. to apprehend wrongly. |
| PAEDOMORPHIC | • paedomorphic adj. Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult. • pædomorphic adj. Alternative spelling of pedomorphic. • PAEDOMORPHIC adj. of, relating to, involving, or exhibiting paedomorphosis or paedomorphism. |
| PARAMORPHINE | • paramorphine n. (Toxicology) A poisonous alkaloid, also known as thebaine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine;… • PARAMORPHINE n. a poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, extracted from opium and used in medicine, aka thebaine. |
| PARAMORPHISM | • paramorphism n. (Geology) a change in the physical structure of a mineral without any chemical change. • PARAMORPHISM n. the state of being a paramorph. |
| PARAPHIMOSES | • paraphimoses n. Plural of paraphimosis. • PARAPHIMOSIS n. strangulation of the glans penis by constriction of the prepuce. |
| PARAPHIMOSIS | • paraphimosis n. A medical condition where the foreskin becomes trapped behind the glans. • PARAPHIMOSIS n. strangulation of the glans penis by constriction of the prepuce. |
| PARAPSYCHISM | • PARAPSYCHISM n. panpsychistic parallelism. |
| PHARMACOPEIA | • pharmacopeia n. Alternative form of pharmacopoeia. • PHARMACOPEIA n. a book describing drugs and medicinal preparations; a stock of drugs, also PHARMACOPOEIA. |
| PRIMATESHIPS | • primateships n. Plural of primateship. • PRIMATESHIP n. the office of primate. |
| SAPROPHYTISM | • saprophytism n. The condition of being saprophytic. • SAPROPHYTISM n. being a saprophyte. |
| SPERMAPHYTIC | • spermaphytic adj. Synonym of spermatophytic. • SPERMAPHYTIC adj. of or like a spermaphyte, also SPERMOPHYTIC. |