| ANTHROPOPSYCHIC | • ANTHROPOPSYCHIC adj. ascribing to nature or God of a soul or mind like man's. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHY | • chemoautotrophy n. (Biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is… • CHEMOAUTOTROPHY n. the production of energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. |
| DEPHOSPHORYLATE | • dephosphorylate v. To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation. • DEPHOSPHORYLATE v. to remove phosphate groups from an organic compounds. |
| HEMATOPORPHYRIN | • hematoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom). • HEMATOPORPHYRIN n. any of several porphyrins that are hydrated derivatives of protoporphyrins. |
| HYETOMETROGRAPH | • HYETOMETROGRAPH n. an instrument for recording rainfall. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASTS | • hypochondriasts n. Plural of hypochondriast. • HYPOCHONDRIAST n. a hypochondriac. |
| ORTHOPSYCHIATRY | • orthopsychiatry n. (Psychiatry) branch of psychiatry concerned with the prevention of mental illness, especially in the young. • ORTHOPSYCHIATRY n. preventive psychiatry for young people. |
| PHOSPHORYLATING | • phosphorylating v. Present participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylating adj. That phosphorylates. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| PHOSPHORYLATION | • phosphorylation n. (Biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes. • PHOSPHORYLATION n. the process of phosphorylating a chemical compound. |
| PHOSPHORYLATIVE | • phosphorylative adj. Relating to phosphorylation. • PHOSPHORYLATIVE adj. of or like phosphorylate. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAPHY | • phototelegraphy n. The fax system. • PHOTOTELEGRAPHY n. the transmission of drawings by phototelegraph. |
| PHOTOTOPOGRAPHY | • phototopography n. The surveying and mapping of a terrain based solely on terrestrial photographs. • PHOTOTOPOGRAPHY n. the preparation of topographic maps from photographs. |
| PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY | • phototypography n. A photomechanical method of printing made to resemble traditional metal typography. • PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY n. any printing process involving the use of photography. |
| PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY | • photoxylography n. A process in which a photograph is printed on wood to use as a template for engraving. • PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY n. wood engraving after a photographic impression on a woodblock. |
| PHYTOGEOGRAPHER | • phytogeographer n. A person involved in phytogeography. • PHYTOGEOGRAPHER n. a student of phytogeography. |
| PHYTOGEOGRAPHIC | • phytogeographic adj. Phytogeographical. • PHYTOGEOGRAPHIC adj. relating to phytogeography. |
| PSYCHOHISTORIAN | • psychohistorian n. One who is involved in the field of psychohistory. • PSYCHOHISTORIAN n. a student of psychohistory. |
| PYROPHOTOGRAPHS | • PYROPHOTOGRAPH n. a burnt-in photograph, e.g. on glass or porcelain. |
| PYROPHOTOGRAPHY | • pyrophotography n. (Photography) Any photographic process involving the use of heat to fix the picture. • PYROPHOTOGRAPHY n. the production of pyrophotographs. |
| 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). |