| APOPROTEINS | • apoproteins n. Plural of apoprotein. • APOPROTEIN n. the protein component of a conjugated protein. |
| APPORTIONED | • apportioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of apportion. • apportioned adj. Assigned as somebody’s portion; allotted. • APPORTION v. to portion out. |
| APPORTIONER | • apportioner n. One who apportions. • APPORTIONER n. one who apportions. |
| BIOPROSPECT | • bioprospect v. To search for natural products that might have a commercial application. |
| INOPPORTUNE | • inopportune adj. Unsuitable for some particular purpose. • inopportune adj. Happening/occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time. • INOPPORTUNE adj. inconvenient, unseasonable. |
| LIPOPROTEIN | • lipoprotein n. Any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions. • LIPOPROTEIN n. a water-soluble protein found in the blood, which carries cholesterol. |
| LIPOTROPIES | • LIPOTROPY n. the breaking down of fat in the body. |
| OPPIGNORATE | • oppignorate v. (Transitive, obsolete) To pawn; to lay in pledge. • OPPIGNORATE v. (obsolete) to pawn, also OPPIGNERATE. |
| OVERTOPPING | • overtopping v. Present participle of overtop. • overtopping n. An instance of water going over the top of a barrier such as a sea wall or levee. • overtopping adj. Surmounting, surpassing. |
| PHOSPHORITE | • phosphorite n. (Mineralogy) a sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals such as apatite. • PHOSPHORITE n. fibrous apatite. |
| PHOTOCOPIER | • photocopier n. A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates. • PHOTOCOPIER n. a machine for copying. |
| PHOTOPERIOD | • photoperiod n. (Biology) The normal duration of natural daylight experienced by an organism; daylength. • PHOTOPERIOD n. the period during every 24 hours when an organism is exposed to daylight. |
| PLEIOTROPIC | • pleiotropic adj. Of or pertaining to pleiotropy. • PLEIOTROPIC adj. of a gene, having an effect simultaneously on more than one character in the offspring. |
| PREPORTIONS | • preportions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preportion. • pre-portions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pre-portion. • PREPORTION v. to portion in advance. |
| PREPOSITION | • preposition n. (Grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following… • preposition n. (Grammar, broad sense) An adposition. • preposition n. (Obsolete) A proposition; an exposition; a discourse. |
| PREPOSITORS | • prepositors n. Plural of prepositor. • PREPOSITOR n. (Latin) the name used for a prefect in some English public schools, also PRAEPOSTOR, PREPOSTOR. |
| PROPIONATES | • propionates n. Plural of propionate. • PROPIONATE n. a salt of propionic acid. |
| PROPRIETORS | • proprietors n. Plural of proprietor. • PROPRIETOR n. an owner. |
| PROSPECTION | • prospection n. (Uncommon) The action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection. • prospection n. (Uncommon) The act of prospecting for minerals. • prospection n. A search for archaeological remains, usually using modern technology, for example ground penetrating radar. |
| REAPPORTION | • reapportion v. To apportion again; to redistribute or reallocate. • REAPPORTION v. to apportion (as a house of representatives) anew. |