| EXPOSTULATORY | • expostulatory adj. Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation. • EXPOSTULATORY adj. relating to expostulation, also EXPOSTULATIVE. |
| GLYCOPROTEINS | • glycoproteins n. Plural of glycoprotein. • GLYCOPROTEIN n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid, also GLUCOPROTEIN. |
| HYPOCHLORITES | • hypochlorites n. Plural of hypochlorite. • HYPOCHLORITE n. a salt of hypochlorous acid. |
| LEPTOPHYLLOUS | • leptophyllous adj. (Botany) Having long, slender leaves. • LEPTOPHYLLOUS adj. having long thin leaves. |
| LYMPHOCYTOSES | • lymphocytoses n. Plural of lymphocytosis. • LYMPHOCYTOSIS n. a great increase in leukocytes. |
| LYMPHOMATOSES | • lymphomatoses n. Plural of lymphomatosis. • LYMPHOMATOSIS n. the presence of multiple lymphomas in the body. |
| PHOSPHORYLATE | • phosphorylate v. (Transitive) to cause phosphorylation. • phosphorylate v. (Intransitive) to undergo phosphorylation. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| PHOTOGLYPHIES | • PHOTOGLYPHY n. photography by photoglyph. |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| POLIOMYELITIS | • poliomyelitis n. (Pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and… • POLIOMYELITIS n. a virus disease of the spinal cord, often causing paralysis; infantile paralysis. |
| POLYCHOTOMIES | • polychotomies n. Plural of polychotomy. • POLYCHOTOMY n. division into many parts, e.g. on a cladogram. |
| POLYHISTORIES | • POLYHISTORY n. great and varied learning. |
| POLYSYNDETONS | • polysyndetons n. Plural of polysyndeton. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
| POSTEMBRYONAL | • postembryonal adj. Synonym of postembryonic. • POSTEMBRYONAL adj. subsequent to the embryonic stage of life or growth, also POSTEMBRYONIC. |
| PROTEOGLYCANS | • proteoglycans n. Plural of proteoglycan. • PROTEOGLYCAN n. any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. |
| PYLORECTOMIES | • PYLORECTOMY n. the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus. |
| PYROCATECHOLS | • pyrocatechols n. Plural of pyrocatechol. • PYROCATECHOL n. another name for catechol, also PYROCATECHIN. |
| SPLAYFOOTEDLY | • SPLAYFOOTED adv. having splayed feet. |
| SPONTANEOUSLY | • spontaneously adv. In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily. • SPONTANEOUS adv. acting by its own impulse or natural law. |
| STENOPHYLLOUS | • stenophyllous adj. (Botany) Having narrow leaves. • STENOPHYLLOUS adj. with narrow leaves. |