| 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. |
| APPROPRIATELY | • appropriately adv. In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably. • APPROPRIATE adv. suitable. |
| APPROXIMATELY | • approximately adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. • APPROXIMATE adv. close together. |
| GLYPTOGRAPHER | • glyptographer n. One who carries out glyptography. • GLYPTOGRAPHER n. one who practises glyptography, the art of engraving on gems. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PRECIPITANTLY | • precipitantly adv. With foolish or rash haste; in a headlong manner. • PRECIPITANT adv. serving to precipitate. |
| PRECIPITATELY | • precipitately adv. In a precipitate manner. • PRECIPITATE adv. sudden. |
| PRECOPULATORY | • precopulatory adj. Before copulation. • PRECOPULATORY adj. preceding copulation. |
| PREPARATIVELY | • preparatively adv. By way of preparation. • PREPARATIVE adv. serving to prepare. |
| PREPARATORILY | • preparatorily adv. In a preparatory manner. • PREPARATORY adv. by way of preparation. |
| PROLEPTICALLY | • proleptically adv. In a proleptic manner; anticipatorily. • PROLEPTICAL adv. relating to prolepsis, also PROLEPTIC. |
| PROPHETICALLY | • prophetically adv. In a prophetic manner. • prophetically adv. As a prophecy. • PROPHETICAL adv. related to prophesy, also PROPHETIC. |
| PROPRIETARILY | • proprietarily adv. In a proprietary way; with an air of ownership. • PROPRIETARY adv. of the nature of property. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| SUPPLEMENTARY | • supplementary adj. Additional; added to supply what is wanted. • supplementary n. Something additional; an extra. • SUPPLEMENTARY adj. added or serving as a supplement. |