| APOPHTHEGMS | • apophthegms n. Plural of apophthegm. • APOPHTHEGM n. (Greek) a short, pithy and instructive saying or formulation, also APOTHEGM. |
| DIPHOSPHATE | • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups. • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate. • DIPHOSPHATE n. a phosphate containing two phosphate groups. |
| HYPOSTROPHE | • hypostrophe n. (Medicine) The act of a patient turning himself or herself. • hypostrophe n. (Medicine) A relapse, or return of a disease. • hypostrophe n. (Rhetoric) The use of insertion or parenthesis. |
| PHOSPHATASE | • phosphatase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism… • PHOSPHATASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphate esters. |
| PHOSPHATIDE | • phosphatide n. (Chemistry) a phospholipid. • PHOSPHATIDE n. a phospholipid. |
| PHOSPHATISE | • phosphatise v. Alternative form of phosphatize. • PHOSPHATISE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATIZE. |
| PHOSPHATIZE | • phosphatize v. To convert something into a phosphate. • phosphatize v. To treat something with phosphate or phosphoric acid. • PHOSPHATIZE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATISE. |
| PHOSPHORATE | • phosphorate v. (Transitive) To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize. • PHOSPHORATE v. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus. |
| PHOSPHORETS | • phosphorets n. Plural of phosphoret. • PHOSPHORET n. (obsolete) a phosphide, also PHOSPHURET. |
| PHOSPHORITE | • phosphorite n. (Mineralogy) a sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals such as apatite. • PHOSPHORITE n. fibrous apatite. |
| PHOSPHURETS | • phosphurets n. Plural of phosphuret. • PHOSPHURET n. (obsolete) a phosphide, also PHOSPHORET. |
| PHOTOPHASES | • photophases n. Plural of photophase. • PHOTOPHASE n. the light period of a photoperiodic cycle of light and dark. |
| PHOTOPHOBES | • PHOTOPHOBE n. a plant that shuns or avoids light. |
| PHOTOPHONES | • photophones n. Plural of photophone. • PHOTOPHONE n. an apparatus for the production of sound by the action of rays of light. |
| PHOTOPHORES | • photophores n. Plural of photophore. • PHOTOPHORE n. a luminiferous organ. |
| PHOTOSPHERE | • photosphere n. (Astronomy) A visible surface layer of a star, and especially that of a sun. • PHOTOSPHERE n. the sun's luminous envelope. |
| PROPHETSHIP | • prophetship n. The property or state of being a prophet. • PROPHETSHIP n. the office of prophet. |