| HETEROTOPY | • heterotopy n. (Biology) A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement. • heterotopy n. (Biology) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years… • HETEROTOPY n. displacement of an organ of the body, also HETEROTOPIA. |
| KRYPTONITE | • kryptonite n. (Figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel. • KRYPTONITE n. something that renders a person or thing helpless. |
| PHOTOMETRY | • photometry n. (Physics) The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity. • photometry n. (Astronomy) The measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars. • PHOTOMETRY n. that branch of science which treats of the measurement of the intensity of light. |
| POETASTERY | • poetastery n. Inferior poetry. • POETASTERY n. the writing of inferior verse, also POETASTRY. |
| POTENTIARY | • potentiary n. (Archaic) A person invested with power or influence. • POTENTIARY n. a person invested with power and influence. |
| PROTECTORY | • protectory n. A charitable institution dedicated to the support and protection of orphans or vulnerable children. • protectory adj. Acting as a protector; protective. • PROTECTORY n. an institution for destitute or delinquent children. |
| PROTENSITY | • protensity n. Synonym of protension. • PROTENSITY n. (archaic) duration, extension in time. |
| PROTERVITY | • protervity n. (Rare) wantonness; waywardness; petulance; peevishness. • PROTERVITY n. peevishness. |
| 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. |
| PROTOTYPED | • prototyped adj. Constructed as a prototype. • PROTOTYPE v. to make a prototype. |
| PROTOTYPES | • prototypes n. Plural of prototype. • PROTOTYPE v. to make a prototype. |
| PYRRHOTITE | • pyrrhotite n. (Mineralogy) A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS. • PYRRHOTITE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTINE. |
| STENOTYPER | • STENOTYPER n. one who does stenotypy, also STENOTYPIST. |
| STEREOTYPE | • stereotype n. A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of… • stereotype n. (Psychology) A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type. • stereotype n. (Printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface. |
| STEREOTYPY | • stereotypy n. (Countable, medicine) Excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures. • stereotypy n. (Uncountable, printing) The process of making stereotype plates and printing from them. • STEREOTYPY n. the art or process of making stereotype plates. |
| TEMPORALTY | • temporalty n. (Obsolete) The laity; secular people. • temporalty n. (Obsolete) A secular possession; a temporality. • TEMPORALTY n. the laity; secular people. |
| THEROPHYTE | • therophyte n. (Biology) Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only. • THEROPHYTE n. a plant that overwinters as a seed. |
| 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. |