| ASPARAGINASE | • asparaginase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy. • ASPARAGINASE n. an enzyme that causes asparagine to hydrolyse to aspartic acid and ammonia. |
| ASPARAGINASES | • asparaginases n. Plural of asparaginase. • ASPARAGINASE n. an enzyme that causes asparagine to hydrolyse to aspartic acid and ammonia. |
| PALAEOGRAPHICAL | • palaeographical adj. Of or pertaining to palaeography. • palæographical adj. Obsolete spelling of paleographical. • PALAEOGRAPHICAL adj. related to palaeography, the study of ancient writings, also PALEOGRAPHIC. |
| PARADIGMATICAL | • paradigmatical adj. Alternative form of paradigmatic. • PARADIGMATICAL adj. in the form of a paradigm, also PARADIGMATIC. |
| PARAGRAMMATIST | • paragrammatist n. A punster. • PARAGRAMMATIST n. a punster. |
| PARAGRAMMATISTS | • paragrammatists n. Plural of paragrammatist. • PARAGRAMMATIST n. a punster. |
| PARAGRAPHIA | • paragraphia n. A language disorder in which the patient writes one word in place of another. • PARAGRAPHIA n. writing of different letters and words than intended. |
| PARAGRAPHIAS | • PARAGRAPHIA n. writing of different letters and words than intended. |
| PARAGRAPHICAL | • paragraphical adj. Alternative form of paragraphic. • PARAGRAPHICAL adj. relating to paragraphs, also PARAGRAPHIC. |
| PARAGRAPHICALLY | • paragraphically adv. In paragraphs; divided into paragraphs. • PARAGRAPHICAL adv. relating to paragraphs, also PARAGRAPHIC. |
| PASSACAGLIA | • passacaglia n. (Music) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre… • passacaglia n. (Music, by extension) Any piece of classical music with similar characteristics. • PASSACAGLIA n. (Italian) an old slow Italian or Spanish dance; variations on a theme over a continuously repeated ground bass. |
| PASSACAGLIAS | • passacaglias n. Plural of passacaglia. • PASSACAGLIA n. (Italian) an old slow Italian or Spanish dance; variations on a theme over a continuously repeated ground bass. |
| PHANTASMAGORIA | • phantasmagoria n. (Historical) A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theatre entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed. • phantasmagoria n. A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and colour. • phantasmagoria n. A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together. |
| PHANTASMAGORIAL | • phantasmagorial adj. Alternative form of phantasmagoric. • PHANTASMAGORIAL adj. of or like a phantasmagoria, also PHANTASMAGORIC. |
| PHANTASMAGORIAS | • phantasmagorias n. Plural of phantasmagoria. • PHANTASMAGORIA n. a fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever, also PHANTASMAGORY. |