| ADENOHYPOPHYSES | • adenohypophyses n. Plural of adenohypophysis. • ADENOHYPOPHYSIS n. the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| APOPHTHEGMATISE | • apophthegmatise v. Alternative form of apothegmatize. • APOPHTHEGMATISE v. to speak in apophthegms, also APOPHTHEGMATIZE. |
| DEPHOSPHORYLATE | • dephosphorylate v. To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation. • DEPHOSPHORYLATE v. to remove phosphate groups from an organic compounds. |
| ENCEPHALOGRAPHS | • encephalographs n. Plural of encephalograph. • ENCEPHALOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording brain images. |
| NEUROHYPOPHYSES | • neurohypophyses n. Plural of neurohypophysis. • NEUROHYPOPHYSIS n. the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones. |
| PHOSPHOCREATINE | • phosphocreatine n. (Biochemistry) A phosphorylated derivative of creatine that is used in muscles to store chemical energy. • PHOSPHOCREATINE n. a compound of creatine and phosphoric acid found esp. in vertebrate muscle where it is an energy source for muscle contraction, also PHOSPHOCREATIN. |
| PHOSPHORESCENCE | • phosphorescence n. The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent. • PHOSPHORESCENCE n. luminescence that continues after the source of excitation has been removed. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAPHS | • phototelegraphs n. Plural of phototelegraph. • PHOTOTELEGRAPH n. an instrument for transmitting drawings telegraphically. |
| PHRASEOGRAPHIES | • PHRASEOGRAPHY n. the making of phraseographs. |
| PHYSIOTHERAPIES | • physiotherapies n. Plural of physiotherapy. • PHYSIOTHERAPY n. physical therapy. |
| PSYCHOTHERAPIES | • psychotherapies n. Plural of psychotherapy. • PSYCHOTHERAPY n. treatment of mental disorders. |
| SCAPHOCEPHALIES | • SCAPHOCEPHALY n. having an abnormally long and narrow boat-shaped skull. |
| SUPERPHOSPHATES | • superphosphates n. Plural of superphosphate. • SUPERPHOSPHATE n. acid phosphate. |
| TELEPHOTOGRAPHS | • telephotographs n. Plural of telephotograph. • TELEPHOTOGRAPH n. a photograph of a distant object taken by a suitable lens. |