| DIPLOSTEMONOUS | • diplostemonous adj. (Botany) Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals. • diplostemonous adj. (Botany, uncommon) Having twice as many stamens as petals. • DIPLOSTEMONOUS adj. having two whorls of stamens, the outer alternating with the petals, the inner with the outer. |
| OPISTHOCOELOUS | • opisthocoelous adj. Concave behind; applied especially to vertebrae in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and… • OPISTHOCOELOUS adj. hollow or concave behind, as e.g. a vertebra is, also OPISTHOCOELIAN. |
| OVERPOPULATION | • overpopulation n. (Biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (People, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular… • OVERPOPULATION n. population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration. |
| OVERPRODUCTION | • overproduction n. The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold. • OVERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| PHOTOREDUCTION | • photoreduction n. (Physics, chemistry) The addition of an electron to a photoexcited species. • photoreduction n. (Chemistry) Any reduction reaction that takes place in the presence of light. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| PNEUMOCONIOSES | • pneumoconioses n. Plural of pneumoconiosis. • PNEUMOCONIOSIS n. a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles). |
| PNEUMOCONIOSIS | • pneumoconiosis n. (Pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter. • PNEUMOCONIOSIS n. a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles). |
| PNEUMOCONIOTIC | • pneumoconiotic adj. (Medicine) Of, relating to, or affected by pneumoconiosis. • PNEUMOCONIOTIC n. a person suffering from pneumoconiosis. |
| PNEUMOKONIOSES | • PNEUMOKONIOSIS n. a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles). |
| PNEUMOKONIOSIS | • PNEUMOKONIOSIS n. a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles). |
| PNEUMONOLOGIES | • PNEUMONOLOGY n. the study of the respiratory system. |
| PNEUMONOLOGIST | • pneumonologist n. Alternative form of pneumologist. • PNEUMONOLOGIST n. one who studies pneumonology. |
| POLEMONIACEOUS | • polemoniaceous adj. Of or pertaining to the plant family Polemoniaceae. • POLEMONIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family. |
| PSEUDOSCORPION | • pseudoscorpion n. An arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida. • PSEUDOSCORPION n. any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpiones, resembling a scorpion but tailless, and found in soil, leaf litter, bark, etc. |
| PSEUDOSOLUTION | • pseudosolution n. A suspension or colloid that has very small particles. • pseudosolution n. An apparent solution that would not actually solve the problem. • PSEUDOSOLUTION n. a false solution. |
| SOPORIFEROUSLY | • soporiferously adv. In a soporiferous manner. • SOPORIFEROUS adv. causing or tending to cause sleep. |
| THERIOMORPHOUS | • THERIOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a beast, also THERIOMORPHIC. |
| TROPHONEUROSIS | • trophoneurosis n. (Medicine, archaic) Synonym of trophesy. • TROPHONEUROSIS n. a state of deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |
| UNPROPORTIONED | • unproportioned adj. Not proportioned. • UNPROPORTIONED adj. not proportioned. |