| FOPPISHLY | • foppishly adv. In a foppish way. • FOPPISH adv. characteristic of a dandy. |
| HAPLOTYPE | • haplotype n. (Genetics) A group of alleles that are transmitted together. • haplotype v. (Genetics) To characterize with respect to haplotype. • HAPLOTYPE n. a single species contained in a genus. |
| HIPPOLOGY | • hippology n. The study of horses. • HIPPOLOGY n. the study of horses. |
| HYPOPLOID | • hypoploid adj. (Genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is less than an exact multiple of the haploid number. • hypoploid n. A hypoploid organism. • HYPOPLOID n. a chromosome number a few below the normal diploid number. |
| PHOTOPLAY | • photoplay n. A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie. • photoplay n. A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely… • photoplay n. (Dated) A motion picture, especially a silent film. |
| PHYLLOPOD | • phyllopod n. Any of several branchiopod crustaceans whose appendages resemble leaves. • PHYLLOPOD n. one of an order of crustaceans whose swimming and respiratory appendages resemble leaves. |
| POLYGRAPH | • polygraph n. A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate… • polygraph n. (Dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs. • polygraph n. (Archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors. |
| POLYMORPH | • polymorph n. (Biology) Any organism that shows polymorphism. • polymorph n. (Chemistry, geology) Any substance or mineral that forms different types of crystal. • polymorph n. (Transitive, fiction) The transformation of an item or creature into something different by magic. |
| POLYPHAGY | • polyphagy n. (Biology) The ability of an animal to eat a variety of food (e.g. several different families of plants). • POLYPHAGY n. the practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food. |
| POLYPHASE | • polyphase adj. (Electricity) Of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency… • polyphase adj. (Physics) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of multiple phases of matter. • POLYPHASE adj. having several alternating electric currents of equal frequency with uniformly spaced phase differences. |
| POLYPHONE | • polyphone n. A letter, or combination of letters, that can be pronounced in two or more different ways. • POLYPHONE n. a character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red, also POLYPHON. |
| POLYPHONS | • polyphons n. Plural of polyphon. • POLYPHON n. a character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red, also POLYPHONE. |
| POLYPHONY | • polyphony n. (Music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just… • polyphony n. The quality of a text of being capable of being read in more than one way. • POLYPHONY n. composition in separate, but simultaneous and harmonizing, parts. |
| POLYPTYCH | • polyptych n. (Art) a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together, often with hinges. • POLYPTYCH n. a decorated altarpiece or panel with 3 or more hinged sections that can be folded together. |
| POMPHOLYX | • pompholyx n. (Medicine) dyshidrosis. • pompholyx n. (Chemistry, obsolete) impure zinc oxide. • POMPHOLYX n. (Greek) a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| PROPHYLLS | • prophylls n. Plural of prophyll. • PROPHYLL n. a small leaf on the axis of a flower. |
| SPOROPHYL | • sporophyl n. Alternative form of sporophyll. • SPOROPHYL n. a leaf that bears sporangia, also SPOROPHYLL. |