| 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. |
| HYPERPNOEA | • hyperpnoea n. Alternative spelling of hyperpnea. • hyperpnœa n. Obsolete spelling of hyperpnea. • HYPERPNOEA n. abnormally fast breathing, also HYPERPNEA. |
| HYPERPOWER | • hyperpower n. (International relations) An international hegemon, more powerful than a superpower. • hyperpower n. (Mathematics) Tetration. • HYPERPOWER n. a state that is vastly stronger than any potential rival. |
| NEPHROPEXY | • nephropexy n. (Surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney. • NEPHROPEXY n. the fixation of a floating kidney. |
| OPOTHERAPY | • opotherapy n. Organotherapy. • OPOTHERAPY n. treatment by administration of extracts of animal organs, esp. ductless glands. |
| 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. |
| PETROGLYPH | • petroglyph n. (Archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times. • PETROGLYPH n. an ancient rock-carving. |
| PHONOTYPER | • PHONOTYPER n. one who phonotypes, prints in phonotype. |
| PLEOMORPHY | • pleomorphy n. Alternative form of pleomorphism. • PLEOMORPHY n. the state of being pleomorphic, occurring in several different forms. |
| PLEROPHORY | • plerophory n. Fullness, especially of conviction or persuasion; the state of being fully persuaded. • PLEROPHORY n. full conviction, also PLEROPHORIA. |
| 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. |
| PROTOPHYTE | • protophyte n. (Biology) Any of various primitive organisms such as the slime molds. • PROTOPHYTE n. any unicellular plant, or plant forming only a plasmodium, having reproduction only by fission, gemmation, or cell division. |
| PYROPHONES | • pyrophones n. Plural of pyrophone. • PYROPHONE n. an organ producing interference-tones by pairs of flames in tubes. |
| SAPROPHYTE | • saprophyte n. Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria. • SAPROPHYTE n. a fungus or bacterium that feeds upon dead and decaying organic matter. |
| SPOROPHYTE | • sporophyte n. (Botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order… • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
| TROPOPHYTE | • tropophyte n. (Biology) Any plant that lives in an environment in which heavy rainfall alternates with periods of drought. • TROPOPHYTE n. a plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought. |