| DYSTROPHIES | • dystrophies n. Plural of dystrophy. • DYSTROPHY n. impaired or imperfect nutrition; any of several disorders in which there is wasting of muscle tissue, also DYSTROPHIA. |
| HYPNOTISERS | • hypnotisers n. Plural of hypnotiser. • HYPNOTISER n. one who hypnotises, also HYPNOTIZER. |
| HYPSOMETERS | • hypsometers n. Plural of hypsometer. • HYPSOMETER n. an instrument for measuring height of trees through triangulation. |
| PHENOCRYSTS | • phenocrysts n. Plural of phenocryst. • PHENOCRYST n. a larger crystal in a porphyritic rock. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PUSSYFOOTER | • pussyfooter n. One who pussyfoots. • PUSSYFOOTER n. one who pussyfoots. |
| 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. |
| SAPROPHYTES | • saprophytes n. Plural of saprophyte. • SAPROPHYTE n. a fungus or bacterium that feeds upon dead and decaying organic matter. |
| SEROTYPINGS | • serotypings n. Plural of serotyping. • SEROTYPING n. assignation to a particular serotype. |
| SPHEROCYTES | • spherocytes n. Plural of spherocyte. • SPHEROCYTE n. an abnormal red-blood cell that is spherical rather than disc-shaped. |
| SPOROPHYTES | • sporophytes n. Plural of sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
| STENOTYPERS | • STENOTYPER n. one who does stenotypy, also STENOTYPIST. |
| 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. |
| STEREOTYPES | • stereotypes n. Plural of stereotype. • STEREOTYPE n. a fixed conventionalized or stock image. |