| PHOTOPOLYMER | • photopolymer n. (Chemistry) Any polymer that reacts to light with a physical or chemical change, used especially for teeth fillings. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| ENDOPOLYPLOID | • endopolyploid adj. Exhibiting or relating to endopolyploidy. • endopolyploid n. Any organism that exhibits endopolyploidy. • ENDOPOLYPLOID adj. relating to endopolyploidy. |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| ENDOPOLYPLOIDY | • endopolyploidy n. The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus. • ENDOPOLYPLOIDY n. a polyploid state in which the chromosomes have divided repeatedly without subsequent division of the nucleus or cell. |
| PALAEOPEDOLOGY | • palaeopedology n. Alternative spelling of paleopedology. • palæopedology n. Obsolete spelling of paleopedology. • PALAEOPEDOLOGY n. the study of early soils. |
| PALEOPATHOLOGY | • paleopathology n. The study of ancient diseases. • paleopathology n. (Countable) Any ancient disease itself. • PALEOPATHOLOGY n. a branch of pathology concerned with ancient diseases as evidenced esp. in fossil or other remains. |
| PHOSPHOROLYSES | • phosphorolyses n. Plural of phosphorolysis. • PHOSPHOROLYSIS n. a reaction analogous to hydrolysis involving phosphoric acid. |
| LEPIDOPTEROLOGY | • lepidopterology n. (Biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). • lepidopterology n. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). • LEPIDOPTEROLOGY n. the study of butterflies and moths. |
| PALAEOPATHOLOGY | • palaeopathology n. Alternative form of paleopathology. • PALAEOPATHOLOGY n. the pathological study of the ancient remains of animals and humans. |
| PALAEOPHYTOLOGY | • palaeophytology n. Alternative form of paleophytology. • PALAEOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants, palaeobotany. |
| POLYCHLOROPRENE | • polychloroprene n. (Organic chemistry) A polymer of chloroprene. • POLYCHLOROPRENE n. neoprene. |
| POLYPHLOESBOEAN | • polyphloesboean adj. (Poetic) Loudly roaring; used to describe the ocean. • POLYPHLOESBOEAN adj. loud-roaring, also POLYPHLOISBIC. |
| PROPORTIONATELY | • proportionately adv. In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally. • PROPORTIONATE adv. in proportion. |