| METOPOSCOPY | • metoposcopy n. The practice of judging someone’s character, or telling their fortune, from studying their face or forehead. • METOPOSCOPY n. the art of judging a person's character and fortune from his face, principally his forehead. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| PROPAROXYTONE | • proparoxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable. • proparoxytone n. (Linguistics) A proparoxytone word. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| 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. |
| PERITONEOSCOPY | • PERITONEOSCOPY n. the visual examination of the peritoneal cavities by means of an endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdomen. |
| PROPAROXYTONES | • proparoxytones n. Plural of proparoxytone. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| PYROPHOTOMETER | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| 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. |
| PROPORTIONATELY | • proportionately adv. In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally. • PROPORTIONATE adv. in proportion. |
| PYROPHOTOMETERS | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |