| AMPHIPROSTYLE | • amphiprostyle adj. (Architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides. • amphiprostyle n. (Architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. • AMPHIPROSTYLE adj. with columns at each end but not at sides. |
| EPIPHYTICALLY | • epiphytically adv. In an epiphytic manner; in the manner of an epiphyte. • EPIPHYTICAL adv. of or like an epiphyte, also EPIPHYTAL, EPIPHYTIC. |
| GLYPTOGRAPHER | • glyptographer n. One who carries out glyptography. • GLYPTOGRAPHER n. one who practises glyptography, the art of engraving on gems. |
| GLYPTOGRAPHIC | • glyptographic adj. Relating to glyptography, the art of engraving on precious stones. • GLYPTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to glyptography, the art of engraving on gems, also GLYPTOGRAPHICAL. |
| HYPOSULPHATES | • hyposulphates n. Plural of hyposulphate. • HYPOSULPHATE n. a dithionate. |
| PERIPHERALITY | • peripherality n. The quality of being peripheral. • PERIPHERALITY n. the state of being peripheral. |
| PETROPHYSICAL | • petrophysical adj. Relating to petrophysics. • PETROPHYSICAL adj. relating to petrophysics. |
| PHOSPHATIDYLS | • phosphatidyls n. Plural of phosphatidyl. • PHOSPHATIDYL n. any of several monovalent groups that are derived from phosphatidic acids. |
| 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. |
| PHYTOPLANKTER | • phytoplankter n. A single phytoplankton organism. • PHYTOPLANKTER n. a planktonic plant. |
| PHYTOPLANKTON | • phytoplankton n. Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis. • PHYTOPLANKTON n. vegetable plankton, that includes diatoms, desmids, and dinoflagellates. |
| PLATYCEPHALIC | • platycephalic adj. (Anatomy) Having a broad head. • PLATYCEPHALIC adj. having the vault of the skull flattened, also PLATYCEPHALOUS. |
| POLYGRAPHISTS | • polygraphists n. Plural of polygraphist. • POLYGRAPHIST n. one who operates a polygraph. |
| PROPHETICALLY | • prophetically adv. In a prophetic manner. • prophetically adv. As a prophecy. • PROPHETICAL adv. related to prophesy, also PROPHETIC. |
| PROPHYLACTICS | • prophylactics n. Plural of prophylactic. • PROPHYLACTIC n. something (a drug or device) that protects from disease. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHY | • pterylography n. (Zoology) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylae, of birds. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
| PYROSULPHATES | • pyrosulphates n. Plural of pyrosulphate. • PYROSULPHATE n. a salt of sulphur. |
| SPATHIPHYLLUM | • spathiphyllum n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum. • SPATHIPHYLLUM n. any tropical plant of the genus Spathiphyllum, having lance-shaped leaves and fleshy white spadices of flowers in white spathes. |
| SPELEOTHERAPY | • speleotherapy n. The use of the microclimate of salt caves and mines for the treatment of asthma. • SPELEOTHERAPY n. an alternative or complementary method of therapy for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases, involving periods spent underground in a salt mine. |
| TYPOGRAPHICAL | • typographical adj. Pertaining to typography or printing. • typographical adj. Produced by typography; printed. • TYPOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to typography, the art of printing or using type, also TYPOGRAPHIC. |