| APOPHYLLITE | • apophyllite n. (Mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate… • APOPHYLLITE n. a mineral, hydrated calcium potassium silicate, that exfoliates on heating. |
| CAPPERNOITY | • CAPPERNOITY n. (Scots) the head, noddle, also CAPERNOITIE, CAPERNOITY. |
| DISPROPERTY | • disproperty v. (Transitive) To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of. • DISPROPERTY v. (Shakespeare) to deprive of property. |
| EPIPHYTOTIC | • epiphytotic adj. Relating to epiphytosis. • EPIPHYTOTIC n. a sudden outbreak of plant disease over extended geographical area. |
| IMPROPRIETY | • impropriety n. (Uncountable) The condition of being improper. • impropriety n. (Countable) An improper act. • impropriety n. Improper language. |
| PALAEOTYPIC | • palaeotypic adj. Relating to the palaeotype phonetic alphabet. • PALAEOTYPIC adj. of or like a palaeotype, a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
| PENTAPLOIDY | • pentaploidy n. The condition of being pentaploid. • PENTAPLOIDY n. the state of being pentaploid. |
| PERIPHYTONS | • periphytons n. Plural of periphyton. • PERIPHYTON n. aquatic organisms which are attached to, or cling to, stems and leaves of rooted plants, rocks, etc. |
| PHENOTYPING | • phenotyping n. (Genetics) The construction, recording and analysis of phenotypes. • PHENOTYPE v. to categorise by phenotype, also PHAENOTYPE. |
| PHONOTYPIES | • phonotypies n. Plural of phonotypy. • PHONOTYPY n. the transcription into phonetic spelling advocated for ordinary use. |
| PHOTOTYPIES | • PHOTOTYPY n. the art or process of producing phototypes. |
| PLATINOTYPE | • platinotype n. (Uncountable) A method of making photographic prints using platinum salts. • platinotype n. (Countable) A print made by this method. • PLATINOTYPE n. an obsolete method of photography by reducing a compound of platinum. |
| POLYPEPTIDE | • polypeptide n. (Organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide. |
| PORPHYRITES | • porphyrites n. Plural of porphyrite. • PORPHYRITE n. a rock with a porphyritic structure; as, augite porphyrite. |
| PROPERTYING | • propertying v. Present participle of property. • PROPERTY v. to make one's own property, appropriate, take or hold possession of. |
| PROPRIETARY | • proprietary adj. Of or relating to property or ownership. • proprietary adj. Owning something; having ownership. • proprietary adj. Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret. |
| PROPYLITISE | • PROPYLITISE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITIZE. |
| PROPYLITIZE | • PROPYLITIZE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITISE. |
| PSILOPHYTES | • psilophytes n. Plural of psilophyte. • PSILOPHYTE n. any of an order of extinct plants. |
| TIPPYTOEING | • tippytoeing v. Present participle of tippytoe. • TIPPYTOE v. to walk on the tips of one's toes, also TIPTOE. |