| HYPERPLOIDIES | • hyperploidies n. Plural of hyperploidy. • HYPERPLOIDY n. the state of being hyperploid, in excess of but not exact multiple of diploid. |
| HYPERPOLARISE | • hyperpolarise v. Alternative spelling of hyperpolarize. • HYPERPOLARISE v. to increase the difference in electric potential across a cell membrane, also HYPERPOLARIZE. |
| HYPERPROSEXIA | • hyperprosexia n. (Medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing… • HYPERPROSEXIA n. abnormal powers of perception, as in Australian aboriginal trackers. |
| HYPERTROPHIES | • hypertrophies n. Plural of hypertrophy. • HYPERTROPHY n. excessive growth of a part. |
| LYMPHOPOIESES | • lymphopoieses n. Plural of lymphopoiesis. • LYMPHOPOIESIS n. the formation of lymphatic tissue or lymphocytes. |
| NYMPHOLEPSIES | • nympholepsies n. Plural of nympholepsy. • NYMPHOLEPSY n. a trance incurred by erotic daydreams. |
| PETROGLYPHIES | • PETROGLYPHY n. the art of carving on rocks. |
| PHANEROPHYTES | • phanerophytes n. Plural of phanerophyte. • PHANEROPHYTE n. a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground. |
| PHOTOTYPESETS | • phototypesets v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phototypeset. • PHOTOTYPESET v. to set (type matter) by phototypesetting. |
| PHREATOPHYTES | • phreatophytes n. Plural of phreatophyte. • PHREATOPHYTE n. a plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table. |
| PHYLLOSPHERES | • phyllospheres n. Plural of phyllosphere. • PHYLLOSPHERE n. the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp. for microorganisms. |
| PROPOXYPHENES | • propoxyphenes n. Plural of propoxyphene. • PROPOXYPHENE n. a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting. |
| PTERIDOPHYTES | • pteridophytes n. Plural of pteridophyte. • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
| PYELOGRAPHIES | • PYELOGRAPHY n. the use of pyelograms, X-ray pictures of the renal pelvis. |
| SPELEOTHERAPY | • speleotherapy n. The use of the microclimate of salt caves and mines for the treatment of asthma. • SPELEOTHERAPY n. an alternative or complementary method of therapy for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases, involving periods spent underground in a salt mine. |
| SPERMATOPHYTE | • spermatophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |