| HYPOPLASTRA | • hypoplastra n. Plural of hypoplastron. • HYPOPLASTRON n. the plate behind the hyoplastron in a turtle's plastron. |
| PAMPHLETEER | • pamphleteer n. A writer, publisher, or distributer of pamphlets, a second-rate journalist. • pamphleteer v. (Intransitive) To publish and distribute pamphlets as a form of propaganda. • PAMPHLETEER v. to write and/or distribute pamphlets. |
| PELOTHERAPY | • pelotherapy n. Body therapy using mud or clay. • PELOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by mud baths. |
| PERSULPHATE | • persulphate n. Alternative spelling of persulfate. • PERSULPHATE n. that sulphate of a metal which contains the relatively greater quantity of oxygen or of the acid radical, also PERSULFATE. |
| PETROGLYPHS | • petroglyphs n. Plural of petroglyph. • PETROGLYPH n. an ancient rock-carving. |
| PETROGLYPHY | • petroglyphy n. The art or process of carving figures or inscriptions on stone. • PETROGLYPHY n. the art of carving on rocks. |
| POLYTROPHIC | • polytrophic adj. (Biology) Of bacteria etc.: feeding on multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one way. • polytrophic adj. (Biology, of an insect) Having a nutritive cell attached to each egg in the ovary. • polytrophic adj. (Of a lake) Rich in nutrients. |
| PRELATESHIP | • prelateship n. The rank or office of prelate. • PRELATESHIP n. the office of prelate. |
| PROPHETICAL | • prophetical adj. Prophetic. • PROPHETICAL adj. related to prophesy, also PROPHETIC. |
| PROTOPHILIC | • protophilic adj. (Chemistry) Describing a solvent that can accept protons, and is therefore basic. • PROTOPHILIC adj. having or involving an affinity for hydrogen ions (protons). |
| PROTOPHLOEM | • protophloem n. The form of phloem that is initially formed, composed of narrow, thin-walled cells. • PROTOPHLOEM n. the first-formed phloem that develops from procambium, usually associated with a region of rapid growth. |
| PURPLEHEART | • purpleheart n. A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies. • purpleheart n. The purplish heartwood of this tree, used to make furniture. • purple␣heart n. The drug phenobarbitone when taken recreationally. |
| SPHEROPLAST | • spheroplast n. (Cytology) A cell from which the cell wall has been removed. • SPHEROPLAST n. a bacterium or yeast cell that is modified, as by enzymatic action, so that there is partial loss of the cell wall and increased osmotic sensitivity. |
| THORNAPPLES | • thornapples n. Plural of thornapple. • thorn␣apples n. Plural of thorn apple. |
| TROPHOPLASM | • trophoplasm n. An undifferentiated protoplasm that used to be nutritive in use. • TROPHOPLASM n. the nutritive substance of cell. |
| WHIPPLETREE | • whippletree n. A wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal. • whipple-tree n. Alternative form of whippletree. • whipple␣tree n. Alternative form of whippletree. |