| HYPOPHRYGIAN | • hypophrygian adj. (Music) Of or relating to a musical mode or diatonic scale in medieval chant theory, the fourth mode… • hypophrygian n. (Music) The hypophrygian mode. • Hypophrygian adj. Alternative form of hypophrygian. |
| HYPSOGRAPHIC | • hypsographic adj. (Sciences) Of or relating to hypsography (measuring altitude or depth versus area). • HYPSOGRAPHIC adj. relating to hypsography, the branch of geography dealing with the measurement and mapping of heights above sea level, also HYPSOGRAPHICAL. |
| LAMPROPHYRIC | • lamprophyric adj. Of or relating to lamprophyre. • LAMPROPHYRIC adj. of or like lamprophyre, a kind of basic igneous rock. |
| PARAPOPHYSIS | • parapophysis n. (Anatomy) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. • PARAPOPHYSIS n. a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
| PARATYPHOIDS | • paratyphoids n. Plural of paratyphoid. • PARATYPHOID n. a disease resembling typhoid but caused by different bacillus. |
| PHILANTHROPY | • philanthropy n. (Chiefly uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind. • philanthropy n. (Uncountable) Charitable giving, charity. • philanthropy n. (Countable) A philanthropic act. |
| PHYSIOGRAPHY | • physiography n. (Geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It… • physiography n. The descriptive part of a natural science as distinguished from the explanatory or theoretical part. • PHYSIOGRAPHY n. physical geography. |
| PHYTOGRAPHIC | • PHYTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to phytogeography. |
| POLYGRAPHIES | • POLYGRAPHY n. the use of a polygraph; the interpretation of data from a polygraph. |
| POLYGRAPHING | • polygraphing v. Present participle of polygraph. • POLYGRAPH v. to copy by polygraph. |
| POLYGRAPHIST | • polygraphist n. A person skilled in the operation of a polygraph (lie detector). • POLYGRAPHIST n. one who operates a polygraph. |
| PROPHYLACTIC | • prophylactic n. A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. • prophylactic n. (Figuratively) Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences. • prophylactic adj. Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy. |
| PSILANTHROPY | • psilanthropy n. (Theology) The doctrine that Jesus Christ was merely human. • PSILANTHROPY n. the belief that Christ was not divine but divinely inspired. |
| PYELOGRAPHIC | • pyelographic adj. Of or pertaining to pyelography. • PYELOGRAPHIC adj. relating to pyelography, the use of pyelograms, X-ray pictures of the renal pelvis. |
| PYROGRAPHIES | • pyrographies n. Plural of pyrography. • PYROGRAPHY n. the tracing of designs by burning. |
| SAPROPHYTISM | • saprophytism n. The condition of being saprophytic. • SAPROPHYTISM n. being a saprophyte. |
| TYPOGRAPHIES | • typographies n. Plural of typography. • TYPOGRAPHY n. the art of printing or using type. |
| TYPOGRAPHING | • typographing v. Present participle of typograph. • TYPOGRAPH v. to produce stamps by letterpress. |
| TYPOGRAPHIST | • typographist n. A typographer. • TYPOGRAPHIST n. one who does typography. |