| ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
| CALYPTROGENS | • calyptrogens n. Plural of calyptrogen. • CALYPTROGEN n. the layer of cells on the growing tip of a root giving rise to the root cap. |
| GLYCOPROTEIN | • glycoprotein n. (Biochemistry) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates. • 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. |
| INTERPLAYING | • interplaying v. Present participle of interplay. • interplaying adj. Mutually or reciprocally interacting. • interplaying n. Interplay. |
| PERINATOLOGY | • perinatology n. A branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. |
| PERSISTINGLY | • persistingly adv. With persistence. • PERSISTING adv. PERSIST, to continue resolutely. |
| PERTURBINGLY | • perturbingly adv. In a manner that perturbs. • PERTURBING adv. PERTURB, to disturb greatly. |
| PLAYWRITINGS | • playwritings n. Plural of playwriting. • PLAYWRITING n. the writing of plays. |
| PREGNABILITY | • pregnability n. The quality of being pregnable. • PREGNABILITY n. the state of being pregnable. |
| PRETENDINGLY | • pretendingly adv. So as to pretend. • pretendingly adv. As if by right or title; arrogantly; presumptuously. • PRETENDING adv. PRETEND, to make believe. |
| PROTECTINGLY | • protectingly adv. By way of protection; in a protective manner. • PROTECTING adv. PROTECT, to shield from harm, attack or injury. |
| PROTEOGLYCAN | • proteoglycan n. (Biochemistry) Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains. • PROTEOGLYCAN n. any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. |
| PROTEOLYSING | • proteolysing v. Present participle of proteolyse. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| PROTESTINGLY | • protestingly adv. Unwillingly, with protests. • PROTESTING adv. PROTEST, to express strong objection. |
| SPUTTERINGLY | • sputteringly adv. With sputtering noises. • SPUTTERING adv. spitting. |