| APOPROTEINS | • apoproteins n. Plural of apoprotein. • APOPROTEIN n. the protein component of a conjugated protein. |
| APOSTROPHIC | • apostrophic adj. (Rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue). • apostrophic adj. (Orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ’). • APOSTROPHIC adj. relating to apostrophe. |
| APOTROPAISM | • apotropaism n. (Religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations)… • APOTROPAISM n. a magical practice averting evil. |
| APPORTIONED | • apportioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of apportion. • apportioned adj. Assigned as somebody’s portion; allotted. • APPORTION v. to portion out. |
| APPORTIONER | • apportioner n. One who apportions. • APPORTIONER n. one who apportions. |
| APPROBATION | • approbation n. The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction;… • APPROBATION n. approval, consent. |
| HAPTOTROPIC | • haptotropic adj. Of or pertaining to haptotropism; moving when touched. • haptotropic adj. (Chemistry) Describing the movement of clusters of atoms between two ligands or other groups. • HAPTOTROPIC adj. curving in response to touch. |
| OPPIGNORATE | • oppignorate v. (Transitive, obsolete) To pawn; to lay in pledge. • OPPIGNORATE v. (obsolete) to pawn, also OPPIGNERATE. |
| PATROONSHIP | • patroonship n. (US, historical) The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony). • patroonship n. (US, historical) An estate run by a patroon, or under a similar system. • PATROONSHIP n. the office of patroon, a ship's captain; a holder of a grant of land from the Dutch governor of New York. |
| PORNOTOPIAN | • pornotopian adj. Of or relating to pornotopia. • PORNOTOPIAN adj. relating to a pornotopia, a perfect setting for the antics of pornography. |
| PORNOTOPIAS | • pornotopias n. Plural of pornotopia. • PORNOTOPIA n. a perfect setting for the antics of pornography. |
| PROPAGATION | • propagation n. The multiplication or natural increase in a population. • propagation n. The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number. • propagation n. (Physics) the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave. |
| PROPIONATES | • propionates n. Plural of propionate. • PROPIONATE n. a salt of propionic acid. |
| PROPITIATOR | • propitiator n. One who propitiates or appeases. • PROPITIATOR n. one who propitiates. |
| PROTANOPIAS | • protanopias n. Plural of protanopia. • PROTANOPIA n. colour-blindness with respect to red. |
| PROTOPATHIC | • protopathic adj. Relating to a sensory nerve that detects the presence of a stimulus without determining its location. • protopathic adj. Relating to first symptoms of a disease, as in the sense of protopathic bias. • PROTOPATHIC adj. pertaining to reception by nerves, etc. of only coarse stimuli such as heat, pain, etc.; pertaining to such nerves. |
| REAPPORTION | • reapportion v. To apportion again; to redistribute or reallocate. • REAPPORTION v. to apportion (as a house of representatives) anew. |
| TOPOGRAPHIC | • topographic adj. Of or relating to topography. • TOPOGRAPHIC adj. relating to topography, also TOPOGRAPHICAL. |