| BIOPROSPECTING | • bioprospecting n. (Biology) The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms. • BIOPROSPECTING n. the exploitation of traditional medicines. |
| CONGRESSPEOPLE | • congresspeople n. Plural of congressperson. • CONGRESSPEOPLE n. congressmen or congresswomen. |
| NONOVERLAPPING | • nonoverlapping adj. Not overlapping. • NONOVERLAPPING adj. not overlapping. |
| OPPIGNERATIONS | • OPPIGNERATION n. the act or an instance of pawning or pledging, also OPPIGNORATION. |
| OVERPOPULATING | • overpopulating v. Present participle of overpopulate. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
| PHARYNGOSCOPES | • pharyngoscopes n. Plural of pharyngoscope. • PHARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for inspecting the pharynx. |
| PHOSPHORESCING | • phosphorescing v. Present participle of phosphoresce. • PHOSPHORESCE v. to exhibit phosphorescence. |
| PHYTOPATHOGENS | • phytopathogens n. Plural of phytopathogen. • PHYTOPATHOGEN n. an organism parasitic on a plant host. |
| PORPHYROGENITE | • porphyrogenite n. (Historical) an honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably… • PORPHYROGENITE n. a Byzantine emperor's son, born in the purple. |
| PROGENITORSHIP | • progenitorship n. The state of being a progenitor. • PROGENITORSHIP n. the state of being a progenitor. |
| REAPPORTIONING | • reapportioning v. Present participle of reapportion. • REAPPORTION v. to apportion (as a house of representatives) anew. |
| SPORANGIOPHORE | • sporangiophore n. (Botany) A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails). • sporangiophore n. (Mycology) A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip. • SPORANGIOPHORE n. a stalk to which sporangia are attached. |
| SPORANGIOSPORE | • sporangiospore n. A spore produced by a sporangium (in many fungi, such as zygomycetes). • SPORANGIOSPORE n. a spore developed in a sporangium. |