| APOPHTHEGMS | • apophthegms n. Plural of apophthegm. • APOPHTHEGM n. (Greek) a short, pithy and instructive saying or formulation, also APOTHEGM. |
| APOSTLESHIP | • apostleship n. The position, post, or duty of being an apostle. • APOSTLESHIP n. the state of being an apostle. |
| APOSTROPHES | • apostrophes n. Plural of apostrophe. • APOSTROPHE n. the addressing of a personified thing rhetorically. |
| DIPHOSPHATE | • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups. • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate. • DIPHOSPHATE n. a phosphate containing two phosphate groups. |
| HEPATOSCOPY | • hepatoscopy n. (Rare) Divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section… • HEPATOSCOPY n. divination by examining animal livers. |
| HEPTAPODIES | • heptapodies n. Plural of heptapody. • HEPTAPODY n. the state of having seven feet. |
| PHAENOTYPES | • PHAENOTYPE v. to categorise by phaenotype, the sum of the attributes of an individual, regarded as resulting from the interaction of its genotype with its environment, also PHENOTYPE. |
| PHOSPHATASE | • phosphatase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism… • PHOSPHATASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphate esters. |
| PHOSPHATIDE | • phosphatide n. (Chemistry) a phospholipid. • PHOSPHATIDE n. a phospholipid. |
| PHOSPHATISE | • phosphatise v. Alternative form of phosphatize. • PHOSPHATISE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATIZE. |
| PHOSPHATIZE | • phosphatize v. To convert something into a phosphate. • phosphatize v. To treat something with phosphate or phosphoric acid. • PHOSPHATIZE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATISE. |
| PHOSPHORATE | • phosphorate v. (Transitive) To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize. • PHOSPHORATE v. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus. |
| PHOTOPHASES | • photophases n. Plural of photophase. • PHOTOPHASE n. the light period of a photoperiodic cycle of light and dark. |
| PRAETORSHIP | • praetorship n. (History) The office or term of a praetor. • PRAETORSHIP n. the office of praetor, a magistrate of ancient Rome, also PRETORSHIP. |
| PSAMMOPHYTE | • psammophyte n. (Botany) Any plant which thrives in sandy conditions. • PSAMMOPHYTE n. a plant adapted to growing in sand. |
| SAPROPHYTES | • saprophytes n. Plural of saprophyte. • SAPROPHYTE n. a fungus or bacterium that feeds upon dead and decaying organic matter. |
| SPHEROPLAST | • spheroplast n. (Cytology) A cell from which the cell wall has been removed. • SPHEROPLAST n. a bacterium or yeast cell that is modified, as by enzymatic action, so that there is partial loss of the cell wall and increased osmotic sensitivity. |
| THORNAPPLES | • thornapples n. Plural of thornapple. • thorn␣apples n. Plural of thorn apple. |
| TOUCHPAPERS | • touchpapers n. Plural of touchpaper. • touch-papers n. Plural of touch-paper. • TOUCHPAPER n. paper soaked in saltpetre and used for firing gunpowder. |