| EMMETROPIA | • emmetropia n. The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina. • EMMETROPIA n. correct refraction of light by the eyes. |
| EVAPORITES | • evaporites n. Plural of evaporite. • EVAPORITE n. a sedimentary rock formed by the evaporation of salt water e.g. halite. |
| OPERATISED | • operatised v. Simple past tense and past participle of operatise. • OPERATISE v. to turn a play etc. into an opera, also OPERATIZE. |
| OPERATISES | • operatises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of operatise. • OPERATISE v. to turn a play etc. into an opera, also OPERATIZE. |
| OPERATIVES | • operatives n. Plural of operative. • OPERATIVE n. a worker, esp. one with special skills. |
| OPERATIZED | • operatized v. Simple past tense and past participle of operatize. • OPERATIZE v. to turn a play etc. into an opera, also OPERATISE. |
| OPERATIZES | • operatizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of operatize. • OPERATIZE v. to turn a play etc. into an opera, also OPERATISE. |
| PAEDOTRIBE | • PAEDOTRIBE n. in ancient Greece, a gymnastic teacher. |
| PAROXETINE | • paroxetine n. (Pharmacology) An antidepressant that is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and is also used for… • PAROXETINE n. a kind of antidepressant drug. |
| PEJORATIVE | • pejorative adj. Disparaging, belittling or derogatory. • pejorative n. A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression. • PEJORATIVE adj. implying or imputing evil. |
| PERFOLIATE | • perfoliate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Appearing to have the stem passing through the blade. • perfoliate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having the leaf round the stem at the base. • perfoliate adj. (Zoology) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, etc. |
| PERIODATES | • periodates n. Plural of periodate. • PERIODATE n. a salt of periodic acid. |
| PERIOSTEAL | • periosteal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the periosteum. • PERIOSTEAL adj. situated around bone; of or pertaining to the periosteum. |
| PERITONAEA | • peritonæa n. Plural of peritonæum. • PERITONAEUM n. a serous membrane enclosing the viscera in the abdominal and pelvic cavities, also PERITONEUM. |
| PERITONEAL | • peritoneal adj. Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum. • PERITONEAL adj. relating to the peritoneum, also PERITONAEAL. |
| PERMEATION | • permeation n. The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid. • permeation n. (Medicine) The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc. • PERMEATION n. the act of permeating. |
| PROTEINASE | • proteinase n. (Biochemistry) protease. • PROTEINASE n. any enzyme that splits up proteins, also PROTEASE. |