| APPETISEMENTS | • APPETISEMENT n. the state of being appetising. |
| APPREHENSIBLE | • apprehensible adj. Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood). • APPREHENSIBLE adj. capable of being apprehended. |
| ENDOPEPTIDASE | • endopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which… • ENDOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds within the long chains of protein molecules. |
| EPIPHENOMENAL | • epiphenomenal adj. Being of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal role in the process of interest. • epiphenomenal adj. (Philosophy, psychology) Of or pertaining to a mental process that occurs only as an incidental effect… • EPIPHENOMENAL adj. of or relating to an epiphenomenon. |
| EXOPEPTIDASES | • exopeptidases n. Plural of exopeptidase. • EXOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds. |
| INAPPETENCIES | • inappetencies n. Plural of inappetency. • INAPPETENCY n. lack of desire or appetite, also INAPPETENCE. |
| PEACEKEEPINGS | • peacekeepings n. Plural of peacekeeping. • PEACEKEEPING n. the preserving of peace. |
| PELOTHERAPIES | • PELOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by mud baths. |
| PENTAPEPTIDES | • pentapeptides n. Plural of pentapeptide. • PENTAPEPTIDE n. a polypeptide that contains five amino acid residues. |
| PERIMENOPAUSE | • perimenopause n. The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they… • PERIMENOPAUSE n. the period around the onset of menopause that is often marked by various physical signs (as hot flashes and menstrual irregularity). |
| PERIOPERATIVE | • perioperative adj. (Surgery) Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and… |
| PERPHENAZINES | • perphenazines n. Plural of perphenazine. • PERPHENAZINE n. a tranquillizer used esp. to control psychotic symptoms (as anxiety and agitation). |
| SCRAPEPENNIES | • scrape-pennies n. Plural of scrape-penny. • SCRAPEPENNY n. (archaic) a miser, a skinflint. |