| ANDROPHORE | • androphore n. (Botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised. • androphore n. (Zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores. • ANDROPHORE n. a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| GRANOPHYRE | • granophyre n. A subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar. • GRANOPHYRE n. a kind of quartz-porphyry. |
| HARPOONEER | • harpooneer n. A harpooner, one who uses a harpoon to hunt whales. • HARPOONEER n. one who uses a harpoon, also HARPOONER. |
| HARPOONERS | • harpooners n. Plural of harpooner. • HARPOONER n. one who uses a harpoon, also HARPOONEER. |
| NECROTROPH | • necrotroph n. A parasitoid that ultimately kills its host. • NECROTROPH n. a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead material. |
| OROPHARYNX | • oropharynx n. (Anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone. • oro-pharynx n. Alternative spelling of oropharynx. • OROPHARYNX n. the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis. |
| ORPHARIONS | • orpharions n. Plural of orpharion. • ORPHARION n. a large lute-like stringed instrument with six to nine metal strings, also ORPHEOREON. |
| ORPHEOREON | • orpheoreon n. Alternative form of orpharion. • ORPHEOREON n. a large lute-like stringed instrument with six to nine metal strings, also ORPHARION. |
| PERCHERONS | • Percherons n. Plural of Percheron. • PERCHERON n. (French) a draught-horse of a breed originating in La Perche in Normandy. |
| PORPHYRINS | • porphyrins n. Plural of porphyrin. • PORPHYRIN n. any of a large group of red or purple crystalline pigments present in plant and animal tissues. |
| PREHENSORS | • prehensors n. Plural of prehensor. • PREHENSOR n. something that grasps or seizes. |
| PREHENSORY | • prehensory adj. Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile. • PREHENSORY adj. adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile, also PREHENSILE, PREHENSIVE, PREHENSORIAL. |
| PRONEPHRIC | • pronephric adj. Of or pertaining to the pronephros. • PRONEPHRIC adj. of or pertaining to the pronephros. |
| PRONEPHROI | • pronephroi n. Plural of pronephros. • PRONEPHROS n. a primitive kidney that disappears early in embryonic development. |
| PRONEPHROS | • pronephros n. (Anatomy) A primitive kidney in the lamprey and similar animals, and in other vertebrate embryos. • PRONEPHROS n. a primitive kidney that disappears early in embryonic development. |
| PRONGHORNS | • pronghorns n. Plural of pronghorn. • PRONGHORN n. a North American ruminant, the sole member of the family Antilocapridae, resembling an antelope but having deciduous hooked horns in the male. |
| PYRRHOTINE | • pyrrhotine n. (Mineralogy) pyrrhotite. • PYRRHOTINE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTITE. |
| RENOGRAPHY | • renography n. Imaging of the kidney. • RENOGRAPHY n. a treatise on or description of the kidneys. |
| THORNPROOF | • thornproof adj. Resistant to tearing by thorns. • THORNPROOF adj. proof against thorns. |