| ANTHROPOPHAGY | • anthropophagy n. The eating of human flesh; cannibalism. • ANTHROPOPHAGY n. cannibalism. |
| GLYCOPROTEINS | • glycoproteins n. Plural of glycoprotein. • 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. |
| GYMNOSOPHISTS | • gymnosophists n. Plural of gymnosophist. • GYMNOSOPHIST n. one of a sect of naked ascetics of ancient India, also GYMNOSOPH. |
| ONYCHOPHAGIST | • onychophagist n. (Rare) A person who bites his or her fingernails. • ONYCHOPHAGIST n. one who bites their fingernails. |
| ORGANOTHERAPY | • organotherapy n. (Medicine) The therapeutic use of the endocrine organs (or glandular extracts) of animals. • ORGANOTHERAPY n. treatment of disease by administration of animal organs or extracts of them, esp. of ductless gland extracts. |
| PALAEONTOLOGY | • palaeontology n. Britain standard spelling of paleontology. • palæontology n. Obsolete typography of palaeontology. • PALAEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALEONTOLOGY. |
| PALYNOLOGISTS | • palynologists n. Plural of palynologist. • PALYNOLOGIST n. a student of palynology. |
| PHAGOCYTOSING | • phagocytosing v. Present participle of phagocytose. • PHAGOCYTOSE v. to subject to phagocytic action. |
| PHOTOCOPYINGS | • photocopyings n. Plural of photocopying. • PHOTOCOPYING n. the act of making a photocopy. |
| PHYSIOGNOMIST | • physiognomist n. One who studies, or is an expert in, physiognomy; one who studies the outer appearance of the person… • PHYSIOGNOMIST n. a student of physiognomy. |
| PHYTOESTROGEN | • phytoestrogen n. (Biochemistry) A substance found in certain plants (such as genistein) which can produce effects like… • PHYTOESTROGEN n. a plant substance similar to a weak oestrogen. |
| PHYTOPATHOGEN | • phytopathogen n. (Biology) Any organism that is pathogenic to plants. • PHYTOPATHOGEN n. an organism parasitic on a plant host. |
| POSTMODIFYING | • postmodifying v. Present participle of postmodify. • POSTMODIFY v. to modify the sense of (a word or phrase) by being placed after it. |
| PROTEOGLYCANS | • proteoglycans n. Plural of proteoglycan. • PROTEOGLYCAN n. any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. |
| PROTEROGYNIES | • PROTEROGYNY n. the development of female organs before male to avoid self-fertilization. |
| PROTEROGYNOUS | • proterogynous adj. (Botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous. • PROTEROGYNOUS adj. exhibiting proterogyny. |
| PSYCHOGNOSTIC | • PSYCHOGNOSTIC adj. relating to psychognosis. |
| PUSSYFOOTINGS | • PUSSYFOOTING n. the act of approaching a topic with great caution. |
| RONTGENOSCOPY | • RONTGENOSCOPY n. observation by means of X-rays. |