| ANTHROPOPHYTE | • anthropophyte n. (Ecology) A plant introduced into a new habitat by humans. • ANTHROPOPHYTE n. a plant introduced incidentally in the course of cultivation. |
| CYCLOPROPANES | • cyclopropanes n. Plural of cyclopropane. • CYCLOPROPANE n. a flammable gaseous saturated cyclic hydrocarbon sometimes used as a general anesthetic. |
| ESOPHAGOSCOPY | • esophagoscopy n. (American spelling, medicine) Diagnostic inspection of the interior of the esophagus. • ESOPHAGOSCOPY n. examination of the oesophagus, also OESOPHAGOSCOPY. |
| HYPOPHOSPHATE | • hypophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of phosphorus P2O64- derived from hypophosphoric acid; any salt containing… • HYPOPHOSPHATE n. any salt or ester of hypophosphoric acid. |
| PHARYNGOSCOPE | • pharyngoscope n. An instrument used to examine the pharynx. • PHARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for inspecting the pharynx. |
| PHOSPHORYLASE | • phosphorylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate. • PHOSPHORYLASE n. any of the enzymes that catalyze phosphorolysis with the formation of organic phosphates. |
| PHOSPHORYLATE | • phosphorylate v. (Transitive) to cause phosphorylation. • phosphorylate v. (Intransitive) to undergo phosphorylation. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| PHYTOPATHOGEN | • phytopathogen n. (Biology) Any organism that is pathogenic to plants. • PHYTOPATHOGEN n. an organism parasitic on a plant host. |
| POLYADELPHOUS | • polyadelphous adj. (Botany) Having stamens combined in more than two groups. • POLYADELPHOUS adj. of stamens, united in several bundles; having the stamens so united. |
| PRECOPULATORY | • precopulatory adj. Before copulation. • PRECOPULATORY adj. preceding copulation. |
| PROPAROXYTONE | • proparoxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable. • proparoxytone n. (Linguistics) A proparoxytone word. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| PYROPHOSPHATE | • pyrophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. • PYROPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. |