| AMINOPEPTIDASE | • aminopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal… • AMINOPEPTIDASE n. an enzyme. |
| APPENDECTOMIES | • appendectomies n. Plural of appendectomy. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| APPENDICECTOMY | • appendicectomy n. (Surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDICECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDECTOMY. |
| APPROXIMEETING | • APPROXIMEETING n. the practice of a group of people making indefinite plans to meet and then altering those plans regularly via mobile phones according to changing circumstances. |
| EPHEMEROPTERAN | • ephemeropteran n. (Zoology) Any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, the mayflies. • EPHEMEROPTERAN n. any insect of the mayfly family. |
| MERCAPTOPURINE | • mercaptopurine n. (Pharmacology) An thiol antimetabolite C5H4N4S that interferes especially with the metabolism of purine… • MERCAPTOPURINE n. an antimetabolite sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia. |
| MISPERCEPTIONS | • misperceptions n. Plural of misperception. • MISPERCEPTION n. a false perception. |
| PEREMPTORINESS | • peremptoriness n. The quality of being peremptory. • PEREMPTORINESS n. the state of being peremptory. |
| PNEUMATOPHORES | • pneumatophores n. Plural of pneumatophore. • PNEUMATOPHORE n. an upward-growing respiratory root in swamp plants. |
| PREDEVELOPMENT | • predevelopment n. A phase of preparation prior to development. • PREDEVELOPMENT n. a preliminary development. |
| RAPPROCHEMENTS | • rapprochements n. Plural of rapprochement. • RAPPROCHEMENT n. (French) a resumption of or improvement in relations between countries or persons. |
| REAPPOINTMENTS | • reappointments n. Plural of reappointment. • REAPPOINTMENT n. the act of reappointing. |
| SUPERCOMPETENT | • supercompetent adj. (Biology, of a cell wall) Very permeable to foreign DNA. |