| APHELIOTROPISM | • apheliotropism n. The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do. • APHELIOTROPISM n. growth away from the sun. |
| CAMPYLOTROPOUS | • campylotropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo… • CAMPYLOTROPOUS adj. having the ovule partly inverted and curved. |
| CEPHALOSPORINS | • cephalosporins n. Plural of cephalosporin. • CEPHALOSPORIN n. any of a group of wide-spectrum antibiotics derived from the fungus Cephalosporin. |
| EPISTOLOGRAPHY | • epistolography n. The art or practice of writing epistles. • EPISTOLOGRAPHY n. letter-writing. |
| LAPAROSCOPISTS | • laparoscopists n. Plural of laparoscopist. • LAPAROSCOPIST n. one who performs a laparoscopy. |
| MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
| PARAPSYCHOLOGY | • parapsychology n. The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts. • PARAPSYCHOLOGY n. the study of unexplained mental phenomena. |
| PHARMACOPOLIST | • pharmacopolist n. (Archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, an apothecary. • PHARMACOPOLIST n. drug-seller; pharmacist; apothecary. |
| PHILOSOPHASTER | • philosophaster n. A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher. • PHILOSOPHASTER n. an amateur or superficial philosopher. |
| PHOSPHORYLASES | • phosphorylases n. Plural of phosphorylase. • PHOSPHORYLASE n. any of the enzymes that catalyze phosphorolysis with the formation of organic phosphates. |
| PHOSPHORYLATED | • phosphorylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylated adj. (Chemistry) reacted or combined with phosphoric acid. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| PHOSPHORYLATES | • phosphorylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phosphorylate. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| PLAGIOTROPISMS | • PLAGIOTROPISM n. the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| 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. |
| POPULARISATION | • popularisation n. Alternative spelling of popularization. • POPULARISATION n. the act of popularising, also POPULARIZATION. |
| POSTCOPULATORY | • postcopulatory adj. Occurring after copulation. • POSTCOPULATORY adj. taking place after copulation. |
| PROSENCEPHALON | • prosencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) Forebrain. • PROSENCEPHALON n. the forebrain. |
| PROTOPLASMATIC | • protoplasmatic adj. (Cytology) Of or relating to protoplasm. • PROTOPLASMATIC adj. of or like protoplasm, also PROTOPLASMAL, PROTOPLASMIC, PROTOPLASTIC. |
| SPATIOTEMPORAL | • spatiotemporal adj. Of, concerning, or existing in both space and time. • spatiotemporal adj. Of or concerning spacetime. • spatio-temporal adj. Alternative form of spatiotemporal. |
| SPERMATOPHORAL | • spermatophoral adj. Relating to spermatophores. • SPERMATOPHORAL adj. of or like a spermatophore, a case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans. |