| APPOSITELY | • appositely adv. In an apposite manner. • APPOSITE adv. appropriate. |
| EPISCOPACY | • episcopacy n. The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops. • episcopacy n. Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate. • EPISCOPACY n. government of the church by bishops. |
| HYPEROPIAS | • hyperopias n. Plural of hyperopia. • HYPEROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hypermetropia. |
| HYPERPLOID | • hyperploid adj. (Genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number. • hyperploid adj. (Medicine) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds the diploid number. • hyperploid n. A hyperploid organism. |
| IMPROPERLY | • improperly adv. In an improper manner; not properly. • IMPROPER adv. not proper. |
| OPPOSITELY | • oppositely adv. In an opposite manner. • OPPOSITE adv. radically different from another in some related way. |
| PERIPHYTON | • periphyton n. (Ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to… • PERIPHYTON n. aquatic organisms which are attached to, or cling to, stems and leaves of rooted plants, rocks, etc. |
| PHENOTYPIC | • phenotypic adj. Of, or relating to a phenotype. • PHENOTYPIC adj. relating to a phenotype, also PHENOTYPICAL. |
| PLEIOTROPY | • pleiotropy n. (Genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism. • pleiotropy n. (Pharmacology) The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually… • PLEIOTROPY n. the property of having an effect simultaneously on more than one characteristic of the offspring. |
| POLYPARIES | • polyparies n. Plural of polypary. • polyparies n. The base and other supporting structure of a colony of polyps (such as coral). • POLYPARY n. the common supporting structure of a polyp colony. |
| POLYPODIES | • polypodies n. Plural of polypody. • POLYPODY n. a fern with creeping rootstocks. |
| PORPHYRIES | • porphyries n. Plural of porphyry. • PORPHYRY n. (Greek) a very hard, variegated rock of a purple and white colour, used in sculpture. |
| PORPHYRITE | • porphyrite n. A rock with a porphyritic structure. • PORPHYRITE n. a rock with a porphyritic structure; as, augite porphyrite. |
| PRESBYOPIA | • presbyopia n. (Pathology) Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects. • PRESBYOPIA n. long-sightedness in old age, also PRESBYOPY. |
| PRESBYOPIC | • presbyopic adj. Affected by or pertaining to presbyopia. • presbyopic n. An individual who has presbyopia. • PRESBYOPIC adj. affected by presbyopia. |
| PROPENSITY | • propensity n. An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction. • PROPENSITY n. an often intense natural inclination or preference. |
| PROPYLITES | • propylites n. Plural of propylite. • PROPYLITE n. an andesite altered by solfataric action. |
| PROSPERITY | • prosperity n. The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune. • PROSPERITY n. the condition of being successful or thriving. |
| PSILOPHYTE | • psilophyte n. Any plant that is adapted to live in a savannah. • psilophyte n. Any plant of the former taxon Psilophyta. • PSILOPHYTE n. any of an order of extinct plants. |
| YUPPIEDOMS | • YUPPIEDOM n. the state of being a yuppie, also YUPPYDOM. |