| AZYGOSPORES | • azygospores n. Plural of azygospore. • AZYGOSPORE n. a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi. |
| CRYOSCOPIES | • cryoscopies n. Plural of cryoscopy. • CRYOSCOPY n. the study of the effect of dissolved substances on the freezing points of solvents. |
| HYDROSCOPES | • hydroscopes n. Plural of hydroscope. • HYDROSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing under water. |
| HYGROSCOPES | • hygroscopes n. Plural of hygroscope. • HYGROSCOPE n. an instrument for displaying changes in air humidity. |
| MYRIOSCOPES | • myrioscopes n. Plural of myrioscope. • MYRIOSCOPE n. a form of kaleidoscope. |
| PERISSOLOGY | • perissology n. Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness. • PERISSOLOGY n. superfluity of words, pleonasm. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PUSSYFOOTER | • pussyfooter n. One who pussyfoots. • PUSSYFOOTER n. one who pussyfoots. |
| PYCNOSPORES | • pycnospores n. Plural of pycnospore. • PYCNOSPORE n. a conidium produced in a pycnidium, also PYCNIDIOSPORE. |
| SPOROPHYTES | • sporophytes n. Plural of sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
| STEREOSCOPY | • stereoscopy n. The manufacture and viewing of stereoscopic images; 3D imaging. • stereoscopy n. Simultaneous vision using both eyes that produces a visual perception of objects located in space. • STEREOSCOPY n. the use of a stereoscope. |