| APPOINTMENTS | • appointments n. Plural of appointment. • APPOINTMENT n. an act of appointing. |
| EPIPHYTOTICS | • EPIPHYTOTIC n. a sudden outbreak of plant disease over extended geographical area. |
| OCTAPEPTIDES | • octapeptides n. Plural of octapeptide. • OCTAPEPTIDE n. a protein fragment or molecule that consists of eight amino acids linked in a polypeptide chain. |
| PAEDOBAPTIST | • paedobaptist n. Alternative form of pedobaptist. • pædobaptist adj. Obsolete form of pedobaptist. • pædobaptist n. Obsolete form of pedobaptist. |
| PEPTISATIONS | • PEPTISATION n. the act of peptising, also PEPTIZATION. |
| PEPTIZATIONS | • peptizations n. Plural of peptization. • PEPTIZATION n. the act of peptizing, also PEPTISATION. |
| PHOTOTROPIES | • PHOTOTROPY n. change of colour due to wavelength of incident light. |
| PLATINOTYPES | • platinotypes n. Plural of platinotype. • PLATINOTYPE n. an obsolete method of photography by reducing a compound of platinum. |
| POSTERUPTIVE | • posteruptive adj. (Geology) After an eruption. • POSTERUPTIVE adj. taking place after an eruption. |
| POSTPOSITIVE | • postpositive adj. (Grammar, of an adjective or other modifier) Placed after the word modified, either immediately after… • postpositive n. (Grammar) A postpositive modifier. • POSTPOSITIVE adj. of an adjective, placed after the word it modifies e.g. attorney general, Scrabble player manque. |
| PROMPTITUDES | • promptitudes n. Plural of promptitude. • PROMPTITUDE n. the quality or habit of being prompt. |
| PROTOPATHIES | • PROTOPATHY n. first or direct experience. |
| SUPERPATRIOT | • superpatriot n. One who is extremely patriotic. • SUPERPATRIOT n. an exceptional patriot. |
| TRIPHOSPHATE | • triphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups. • triphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of triphosphoric acid. • TRIPHOSPHATE n. a salt or acid that contains three phosphate groups. |