| APOGEOTROPISM | • apogeotropism n. (Botany) An apogeotropic tendency. • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| APPORTIONMENT | • apportionment n. The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned. • apportionment n. (US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states. • apportionment n. (US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states. |
| COMPUTERPHOBE | • computerphobe n. A person afflicted by computerphobia; one who fears or dislikes computers. • COMPUTERPHOBE n. one with a fear of computers. |
| LYMPHOPOIETIC | • lymphopoietic adj. Of or pertaining to lymphopoiesis. • LYMPHOPOIETIC adj. relating to lymphopoiesis, the formation of lymphatic tissue or lymphocytes. |
| METOPOSCOPIES | • METOPOSCOPY n. the art of judging a person's character and fortune from his face, principally his forehead. |
| METOPOSCOPIST | • metoposcopist n. One versed in metoposcopy. • METOPOSCOPIST n. one who practises metoposcopy, the art of judging a person's character and fortune from his face, principally his forehead. |
| MONOPHOSPHATE | • monophosphate n. (Chemistry) any compound containing a single phosphate unit. • MONOPHOSPHATE n. an ester of phosphoric acid. |
| MORPHOTROPIES | • MORPHOTROPY n. the effect on crystalline form of the addition or substitution of an element or radical. |
| PHOTOCOMPOSED | • photocomposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of photocompose. • PHOTOCOMPOSE v. to set (as reading matter) by photocomposition. |
| PHOTOCOMPOSER | • photocomposer n. A machine that performs photocomposition. • PHOTOCOMPOSER n. one who photocomposes. |
| PHOTOCOMPOSES | • photocomposes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photocompose. • PHOTOCOMPOSE v. to set (as reading matter) by photocomposition. |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| PLEIOTROPISMS | • pleiotropisms n. Plural of pleiotropism. • PLEIOTROPISM n. the state of being pleiotropic, having an effect simultaneously on more than one character in the offspring. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| POPMOBILITIES | • POPMOBILITY n. a form of exercise that combines aerobics in a continuous dance routine, performed to pop music. |
| POSTMENOPAUSE | • postmenopause n. The period in which menopause no longer occurs; often defined as the first full year in which no menstruation occurs. |
| POSTPONEMENTS | • postponements n. Plural of postponement. • POSTPONEMENT n. the act of postponing. |
| PYROMORPHITES | • pyromorphites n. Plural of pyromorphite. • PYROMORPHITE n. a green, brown, or yellow lead ore. |
| SPERMATOPHORE | • spermatophore n. (Biology) A spermospore. • spermatophore n. (Zoology) A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods… • SPERMATOPHORE n. a case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans, molluscs and amphibians. |