| ANAMORPHOSCOPE | • anamorphoscope n. A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis. • ANAMORPHOSCOPE n. an optical device, such as a cylindrical lens, for correcting an image that has been distorted by anamorphosis. |
| MORPHOPHONEMES | • morphophonemes n. Plural of morphophoneme. • MORPHOPHONEME n. either or any of two or more phonemes which form variant morphs representing one morpheme (as in wife, wives). |
| MORPHOPHONEMIC | • morphophonemic adj. (Linguistics) Relating to morphophonemes or morphophonemics. • MORPHOPHONEMIC adj. like a morphophoneme. |
| NONPHILOSOPHER | • nonphilosopher n. One who is not a philosopher. • nonphilosopher n. One devoted to François Laruelle’s concept of nonphilosophy. • nonphilosopher n. One who doesn’t believe in philosophy or the concept of it. |
| ORTHOPHOSPHATE | • orthophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid; an ordinary phosphate. • ORTHOPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid. |
| PAEDOMORPHOSES | • PAEDOMORPHOSIS n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHISM. |
| PAEDOMORPHOSIS | • paedomorphosis n. Alternative form of pedomorphosis. • PAEDOMORPHOSIS n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHISM. |
| PHOSPHOPROTEIN | • phosphoprotein n. (Biochemistry) any protein containing bound phosphate or complexed with a phospholipid. • PHOSPHOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins, such as casein, that contain combined phosphoric acid. |
| PHOSPHOROLYSES | • phosphorolyses n. Plural of phosphorolysis. • PHOSPHOROLYSIS n. a reaction analogous to hydrolysis involving phosphoric acid. |
| PHOSPHOROSCOPE | • phosphoroscope n. (Physics, chemistry) Any of several devices used to measure phosphorescence, and to distinguish it from fluorescence. • PHOSPHOROSCOPE n. an instrument for measuring the duration of phosphorescence after the source of radiation causing it has been removed. |
| PHOTOCOMPOSERS | • photocomposers n. Plural of photocomposer. • PHOTOCOMPOSER n. one who photocomposes. |
| PHOTOPERIODISM | • photoperiodism n. (Biology) The growth, development and other responses of plants and animals according to the length… • PHOTOPERIODISM n. a plant or animal's response or capacity to respond to photoperiod. |
| PHOTORECEPTION | • photoreception n. (Biology) The absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for biologically… • PHOTORECEPTION n. the perception of waves in the range of visible light. |
| PHOTORECEPTORS | • photoreceptors n. Plural of photoreceptor. • PHOTORECEPTOR n. a receptor for light stimuli. |
| PROSOPOGRAPHER | • PROSOPOGRAPHER n. a writer of prosopographies, biographical sketches. |
| PSEUDOMORPHOUS | • pseudomorphous adj. Not having the true form. • PSEUDOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a pseudomorph, also PSEUDOMORPHIC. |
| PYROPHOTOMETER | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| 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. |