| ADENOHYPOPHYSES | • adenohypophyses n. Plural of adenohypophysis. • ADENOHYPOPHYSIS n. the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| APPRENTICEHOODS | • apprenticehoods n. Plural of apprenticehood. • APPRENTICEHOOD n. (Shakespeare) apprenticeship. |
| DEPHOSPHORYLATE | • dephosphorylate v. To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation. • DEPHOSPHORYLATE v. to remove phosphate groups from an organic compounds. |
| ESOPHAGOSCOPIES | • esophagoscopies n. Plural of esophagoscopy. • ESOPHAGOSCOPY n. examination of the oesophagus, also OESOPHAGOSCOPY. |
| OESOPHAGOSCOPES | • oesophagoscopes n. Plural of oesophagoscope. • OESOPHAGOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the oesophagus. |
| PALAEOGEOGRAPHY | • palaeogeography n. The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography… • palæogeography n. Obsolete spelling of palaeogeography. • PALAEOGEOGRAPHY n. the study of the geography of geological periods. |
| PALEOGEOGRAPHIC | • paleogeographic adj. Pertaining to paleogeography. • PALEOGEOGRAPHIC adj. relating to paleogeography. |
| PAROEMIOGRAPHER | • parœmiographer n. A writer of proverbs. • PAROEMIOGRAPHER n. a writer of proverbs. |
| PHENAKISTOSCOPE | • phenakistoscope n. An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through… • phénakistoscope n. Alternative form of phenakistoscope. • PHENAKISTOSCOPE n. an early form of cinematograph. |
| PHOSPHOCREATINE | • phosphocreatine n. (Biochemistry) A phosphorylated derivative of creatine that is used in muscles to store chemical energy. • PHOSPHOCREATINE n. a compound of creatine and phosphoric acid found esp. in vertebrate muscle where it is an energy source for muscle contraction, also PHOSPHOCREATIN. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAPHS | • phototelegraphs n. Plural of phototelegraph. • PHOTOTELEGRAPH n. an instrument for transmitting drawings telegraphically. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAPHY | • phototelegraphy n. The fax system. • PHOTOTELEGRAPHY n. the transmission of drawings by phototelegraph. |
| PHYTOGEOGRAPHER | • phytogeographer n. A person involved in phytogeography. • PHYTOGEOGRAPHER n. a student of phytogeography. |
| POLYPHLOESBOEAN | • polyphloesboean adj. (Poetic) Loudly roaring; used to describe the ocean. • POLYPHLOESBOEAN adj. loud-roaring, also POLYPHLOISBIC. |
| TELEPHOTOGRAPHS | • telephotographs n. Plural of telephotograph. • TELEPHOTOGRAPH n. a photograph of a distant object taken by a suitable lens. |
| TELEPHOTOGRAPHY | • telephotography n. (Photography) Photography of distant subjects using a telephoto lens. • telephotography n. (Dated) The transmission of images over a distance, especially by facsimile. • TELEPHOTOGRAPHY n. the photography of distant objects (as by a camera provided with a telephoto lens). |