| AMPHIDIPLOID | • amphidiploid adj. (Genetics) Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents. • amphidiploid n. (Biology) Such an organism. • AMPHIDIPLOID n. a hybrid having a complete diploid chromosome set from each parent. |
| APPENDECTOMY | • appendectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| APPROXIMATED | • approximated v. Simple past tense and past participle of approximate. • approximated adj. Calculated by approximation. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| HIPPODAMISTS | • HIPPODAMIST n. a horse-tamer. |
| IMPROPRIATED | • impropriated v. Simple past tense and past participle of impropriate. • IMPROPRIATE v. to transfer ecclesiastical revenue to a layman. |
| MICROCHIPPED | • microchipped v. Simple past tense and past participle of microchip. • MICROCHIP v. to fit with a microchip. |
| MOUSETRAPPED | • mousetrapped v. Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap. • MOUSETRAP v. to catch in a mousetrap. |
| MUCOPEPTIDES | • mucopeptides n. Plural of mucopeptide. • MUCOPEPTIDE n. another name for peptidoglycan. |
| NEWSPAPERDOM | • newspaperdom n. The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism. • NEWSPAPERDOM n. the world of newspapers. |
| PAEDOBAPTISM | • paedobaptism n. The baptism of infants or young children. • pædobaptism n. Obsolete spelling of paedobaptism. • PAEDOBAPTISM n. the doctrine of infant baptism. |
| PAEDOMORPHIC | • paedomorphic adj. Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult. • pædomorphic adj. Alternative spelling of pedomorphic. • PAEDOMORPHIC adj. of, relating to, involving, or exhibiting paedomorphosis or paedomorphism. |
| PODOPHYLLUMS | • podophyllums n. Plural of podophyllum. • PODOPHYLLUM n. the dried rootlet and rhizome of the mayapple, used as a caustic. |
| PREPROGRAMED | • preprogramed v. Simple past tense and past participle of preprogram. • PREPROGRAM v. to program beforehand. |
| PROMPTITUDES | • promptitudes n. Plural of promptitude. • PROMPTITUDE n. the quality or habit of being prompt. |
| PROPAGANDISM | • propagandism n. The use of propaganda. • PROPAGANDISM n. the practice of propagating tenets or principles. |
| PSEUDOMORPHS | • pseudomorphs n. Plural of pseudomorph. • PSEUDOMORPH n. a false or abnormal physical form. |
| PSEUDOPODIUM | • pseudopodium n. (Cytology) pseudopod. • PSEUDOPODIUM n. a process protruding from the cell of a protozoan, etc., used for movement or feeding. |
| PTERIDOSPERM | • pteridosperm n. Any of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing… • PTERIDOSPERM n. an extinct group of seed plants which bore fernlike leaves. |
| SUPERIMPOSED | • superimposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of superimpose. • superimposed adj. Positioned on or above something else, especially in layers; superposed. • superimposed adj. (Geology) layered or stratified. |