| APHELIOTROPISM | • apheliotropism n. The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do. • APHELIOTROPISM n. growth away from the sun. |
| CEPHALOSPORINS | • cephalosporins n. Plural of cephalosporin. • CEPHALOSPORIN n. any of a group of wide-spectrum antibiotics derived from the fungus Cephalosporin. |
| CHLORPROPAMIDE | • chlorpropamide n. (Medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. • CHLORPROPAMIDE n. a sulfonylurea drug used orally to reduce blood sugar in the treatment of mild diabetes. |
| EPISTOLOGRAPHY | • epistolography n. The art or practice of writing epistles. • EPISTOLOGRAPHY n. letter-writing. |
| OMPHALOSKEPSIS | • omphaloskepsis n. Contemplation of or meditation upon one’s navel; navel-gazing. • omphaloskepsis n. (Figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption. • OMPHALOSKEPSIS n. the contemplation of one's own navel to induce a mental trance. |
| PHARMACOPOEIAL | • pharmacopoeial adj. (Pharmacology, pharmacy) Of or pertaining to pharmacopoeia. • pharmacopœial adj. Obsolete typography of pharmacopoeial. • PHARMACOPOEIAL adj. of or like a pharmacopoeia, also PHARMACOPEIAL, PHARMACOPOEIAN. |
| PHARMACOPOLIST | • pharmacopolist n. (Archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, an apothecary. • PHARMACOPOLIST n. drug-seller; pharmacist; apothecary. |
| PHILANTHROPOID | • philanthropoid n. (Informal) An administrative employee at a philanthropic organisation. • PHILANTHROPOID n. a person who works for a philanthropic organization. |
| PHILOSOPHASTER | • philosophaster n. A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher. • PHILOSOPHASTER n. an amateur or superficial philosopher. |
| PHOSPHOLIPASES | • phospholipases n. Plural of phospholipase. • PHOSPHOLIPASE n. any of several enzymes that hydrolyze lecithins or phosphatidylethanolamines. |
| PHOTODUPLICATE | • photoduplicate n. A photocopy. • photoduplicate v. (Transitive) To photocopy. • PHOTODUPLICATE v. to duplicate by photocopier. |
| PHOTOGRAPHICAL | • photographical adj. (Dated) Photographic. • PHOTOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to photography, also PHOTOGRAPHIC. |
| PHOTOTYPICALLY | • PHOTOTYPIC adv. of or pertaining to a phototype or phototypy. |
| POLAROGRAPHIES | • polarographies n. Plural of polarography. • POLAROGRAPHY n. a technique for determining the concentration and nature of the ions in a solution by an electrolytic process. |
| POLYPHONICALLY | • polyphonically adv. In a polyphonic manner; using polyphony. • POLYPHONIC adv. having a multiplicity of sounds, also POLYPHONOUS. |
| SYPHILOPHOBIAS | • syphilophobias n. Plural of syphilophobia. • SYPHILOPHOBIA n. fear of syphilis. |