| PELYCOSAURS | • pelycosaurs n. Plural of pelycosaur. • PELYCOSAUR n. a kind of dinosaur. |
| PERISSOLOGY | • perissology n. Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness. • PERISSOLOGY n. superfluity of words, pleonasm. |
| POLYCHRESTS | • polychrests n. Plural of polychrest. • POLYCHREST n. a thing or medicine useful in many ways. |
| POLYESTROUS | • polyestrous adj. (Biology) Having multiple periods of estrus in a year, or during a breeding season. • POLYESTROUS adj. having more than one period of estrus in a year. |
| POLYMERASES | • polymerases n. Plural of polymerase. • POLYMERASE n. an enzyme present in cell nuclei which promotes the polymerization of DNA. |
| POLYMERISES | • polymerises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of polymerise. • POLYMERISE v. to make into a polymer, also POLYMERIZE. |
| POLYMERISMS | • polymerisms n. Plural of polymerism. • POLYMERISM n. the state, quality, or relation of two or more polymeric substances. |
| POWERLESSLY | • powerlessly adv. In a powerless manner. • POWERLESS adv. without power. |
| PROFESSEDLY | • professedly adv. In a professed manner. • PROFESSED adv. PROFESS, to affirm openly. |
| PROSELYTISE | • proselytise v. Alternative spelling of proselytize. • PROSELYTISE v. to recruit or convert esp. to a new faith, institution, or cause, also PROSELYTIZE. |
| PROSELYTISM | • proselytism n. The practice of proselytizing or the state of being a proselyte. • PROSELYTISM n. conversion. |
| PROTEOLYSES | • proteolyses n. Plural of proteolysis. • proteolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proteolyse. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| PROTEOLYSIS | • proteolysis n. (Biochemistry) The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food. • PROTEOLYSIS n. the disintegration of protein. |
| PYROLUSITES | • pyrolusites n. Plural of pyrolusite. • PYROLUSITE n. native manganese dioxide, a black or dark-grey tetragonal mineral with a metallic lustre. |
| PYROLYSATES | • pyrolysates n. Plural of pyrolysate. • PYROLYSATE n. a product of pyrolysis, also PYROLYZATE. |
| RESPONSIBLY | • responsibly adv. In a responsible manner. • RESPONSIBLE adv. liable to be called to account as being in charge or control; answerable, also SPONSIBLE. |
| SUPERALLOYS | • superalloys n. Plural of superalloy. • SUPERALLOY n. an alloy that has good stability at 600 degrees to 1000 degrees C. |