| APPENDECTOMY | • appendectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| BELLYFLOPPED | • bellyflopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of bellyflop. • belly␣flopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of belly flop. • BELLYFLOP v. to perform a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally. |
| GLYCOPEPTIDE | • glycopeptide n. (Biochemistry) any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide. • GLYCOPEPTIDE n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid. |
| HYPNOPAEDIAS | • HYPNOPAEDIA n. training or instruction during sleep. |
| HYPOPLOIDIES | • hypoploidies n. Plural of hypoploidy. • HYPOPLOIDY n. the state of being hypoploid, having a chromosome number a few below the normal diploid number. |
| POLYDISPERSE | • polydisperse adj. (Of a colloid) Having a range of particle sizes. • polydisperse adj. (Of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of nonuniform (“composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses”). • POLYDISPERSE adj. characterized by particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system. |
| POLYPEPTIDES | • polypeptides n. Plural of polypeptide. • POLYPEPTIDE n. a compound containing between 10 and 100 peptides. |
| POLYPEPTIDIC | • polypeptidic adj. Of or pertaining to a polypeptide. • POLYPEPTIDIC adj. of or like a polypeptide. |
| POLYPLOIDIES | • polyploidies n. Plural of polyploidy. • POLYPLOIDY n. the condition of being polyploid. |
| POLYSULPHIDE | • polysulphide n. (Chemistry) Alternative spelling of polysulfide. • POLYSULPHIDE n. a sulfide containing two or more atoms of sulfur in the molecule, also POLYSULFIDE. |
| PROPYLITISED | • PROPYLITISE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITIZE. |
| PROPYLITIZED | • PROPYLITIZE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITISE. |
| PSEUDOGRAPHY | • pseudography n. False writing; forgery. • pseudography n. Incorrect spelling. • PSEUDOGRAPHY n. unsatisfactory spelling. |
| PTERIDOPHYTE | • pteridophyte n. Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than… • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |