| DEIPNOSOPHISTS | • deipnosophists n. Plural of deipnosophist. • DEIPNOSOPHIST n. a person skilled in dinner conversation. |
| DIPLEIDOSCOPES | • dipleidoscopes n. Plural of dipleidoscope. • DIPLEIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for ascertaining the moment of meridian passage by observing the coincidence of two images. |
| DIPTEROCARPOUS | • DIPTEROCARPOUS adj. of or like a dipterocarp. |
| HYPODIPLOIDIES | • hypodiploidies n. Plural of hypodiploidy, referring to types thereof. • HYPODIPLOIDY n. the state of being hypodiploid, having slightly fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. |
| PAEDOMORPHISMS | • PAEDOMORPHISM n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHOSIS. |
| PAEDOMORPHOSES | • PAEDOMORPHOSIS n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHISM. |
| PAEDOMORPHOSIS | • paedomorphosis n. Alternative form of pedomorphosis. • PAEDOMORPHOSIS n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHISM. |
| PHONENDOSCOPES | • phonendoscopes n. Plural of phonendoscope. • PHONENDOSCOPE n. a device which amplifies small sounds, especially within the human body. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOPERIODISM | • photoperiodism n. (Biology) The growth, development and other responses of plants and animals according to the length… • PHOTOPERIODISM n. a plant or animal's response or capacity to respond to photoperiod. |
| POSTDEPRESSION | • postdepression adj. After an economic depression. • POSTDEPRESSION adj. after a depression. |
| PREDISPOSITION | • predisposition n. The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition. • PREDISPOSITION n. an inclination. |
| PREPRODUCTIONS | • preproductions n. Plural of preproduction. • pre-productions n. Plural of pre-production. • PREPRODUCTION n. a preliminary production. |
| PSEUDOMORPHISM | • pseudomorphism n. (Crystallography) The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that of the species. • PSEUDOMORPHISM n. the state of being pseudomorphic. |
| PSEUDOMORPHOUS | • pseudomorphous adj. Not having the true form. • PSEUDOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a pseudomorph, also PSEUDOMORPHIC. |
| PSEUDOSCORPION | • pseudoscorpion n. An arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida. • PSEUDOSCORPION n. any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpiones, resembling a scorpion but tailless, and found in soil, leaf litter, bark, etc. |
| PTERIDOPHYTOUS | • PTERIDOPHYTOUS adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTIC. |
| PYCNIDIOSPORES | • pycnidiospores n. Plural of pycnidiospore. • PYCNIDIOSPORE n. a conidium produced in a pycnidium, also PYCNOSPORE. |