| APOPHENIA | • apophenia n. (Psychology) The perception of or belief in connectedness among unrelated phenomena. • APOPHENIA n. the tendency to mistakenly perceive connections and meaning between unrelated things. |
| HOPPINESS | • hoppiness n. The state of being hoppy. • HOPPINESS n. the state of being hoppy, tasting of hops. |
| HORNPIPES | • hornpipes n. Plural of hornpipe. • horn␣pipes n. Plural of horn pipe. • HORNPIPE n. a lively British folk dance. |
| HYPOPNEAS | • hypopneas n. Plural of hypopnea. • HYPOPNEA n. abnormally shallow breathing, also HYPOPNOEA. |
| HYPOPNEIC | • hypopneic adj. Relating to hypopnea. • HYPOPNEIC adj. related to hypopnea, abnormally shallow breathing. |
| HYPOPNOEA | • hypopnoea n. Alternative spelling of hypopnea. • hypopnœa n. Alternative form of hypopnea. • HYPOPNOEA n. abnormally shallow breathing, also HYPOPNEA. |
| OPTOPHONE | • optophone n. A device that transforms light into sound. • optophone n. A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character. • OPTOPHONE n. a device transforming light into sound. |
| PAYPHONES | • payphones n. Plural of payphone. • pay␣phones n. Plural of pay phone. • PAYPHONE n. a coin-operated public telephone, also PAYFONE. |
| PHENOCOPY | • phenocopy n. (Genetics) A variation in an organism that resembles a genetic one, but has an environmental rather… • phenocopy v. (Genetics) To copy a genetic variation through environmental manipulation. • PHENOCOPY n. a copy of a genetic abnormality that is produced by the environment and cannot be inherited. |
| PHENOTYPE | • phenotype n. (Genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination… • phenotype n. (Genetics, evolutionary theory) Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological… • phenotype v. To evaluate or classify based on phenotype. |
| PHILOPENA | • philopena n. A game in which a person, on finding a double-kernelled almond or nut, may offer the second kernel to… • philopena n. The occasion on which a philopena is forfeited; the forfeit paid. • philopena n. A nut or almond with a double kernel, as used to set a philopena. |
| PHONOPORE | • phonopore n. (Historical, telecommunications) An invention allowing telephonic voice communications to be transmitted… • PHONOPORE n. a kind of sound-conducting apparatus. |
| PHONOTYPE | • phonotype n. A type or character used in phonotypy. • PHONOTYPE n. printing type for a phonetic alphabet. • PHONOTYPE v. to print in phonotype. |
| PHOSPHENE | • phosphene n. A sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical)… • PHOSPHENE n. a visual sensation produced by mechanical stimulation of the retina, as by pressure on the eyeball. |
| PHOSPHINE | • phosphine n. (Inorganic chemistry, uncountable) A toxic gas, chemical formula PH3. • phosphine n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR3 (where at least one… • phosphine n. (Dyeing) Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt. |
| POLYPHONE | • polyphone n. A letter, or combination of letters, that can be pronounced in two or more different ways. • POLYPHONE n. a character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red, also POLYPHON. |
| PRONEPHRA | • PRONEPHROS n. a primitive kidney that disappears early in embryonic development. |
| PYROPHONE | • pyrophone n. (Music) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by flames of gas in tubes of different length. • PYROPHONE n. an organ producing interference-tones by pairs of flames in tubes. |
| TECHNOPOP | • technopop n. (Music) An early synthpop genre with a cold, robotic sound. • TECHNOPOP n. pop music featuring synthesisers and other technological equipment. |