| APOSTROPHUSES | • APOSTROPHUS n. (Greek) a symbol resembling a reversed letter C used in Roman numerals to denote large numbers. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOID | • autopolyploid adj. (Genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling. • autopolyploid n. Any organism of this kind. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| DEPOPULATIONS | • depopulations n. Plural of depopulation. • DEPOPULATION n. the act of depopulating. |
| OUTPOPULATING | • outpopulating v. Present participle of outpopulate. • OUTPOPULATE v. to surpass in population. |
| OVERPOPULATED | • overpopulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpopulate. • overpopulated adj. Having or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
| OVERPOPULATES | • overpopulates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpopulate. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
| PAPILLOMATOUS | • papillomatous adj. Having papillomae. • PAPILLOMATOUS adj. of or like a papilloma. |
| PHONAUTOGRAPH | • phonautograph n. (Historical) A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form. • PHONAUTOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording sound vibrations. |
| PLAGIOTROPOUS | • PLAGIOTROPOUS adj. showing plagiotropism, the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| POSTMENOPAUSE | • postmenopause n. The period in which menopause no longer occurs; often defined as the first full year in which no menstruation occurs. |
| PRECOPULATORY | • precopulatory adj. Before copulation. • PRECOPULATORY adj. preceding copulation. |
| PREOCCUPATION | • preoccupation n. The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment. • preoccupation n. The act of occupying something before someone else. • PREOCCUPATION n. an act of preoccupying. |
| PROPITIATIOUS | • PROPITIATIOUS adj. serving to propitiate, also PROPITIATIVE, PROPITIATORY. |
| PROPUGNATIONS | • propugnations n. Plural of propugnation. • PROPUGNATION n. (Shakespeare) defence. |
| REPOPULATIONS | • repopulations n. Plural of repopulation. • REPOPULATION n. the act of repopulating. |
| SUBPOPULATION | • subpopulation n. A subdivision of a population. • SUBPOPULATION n. an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population. |
| SUPPOSITIONAL | • suppositional adj. Relating to, or based on, supposition; hypothetical; conjectural. • SUPPOSITIONAL adj. having the nature of a supposition. |