| COPROPHILIA | • coprophilia n. (Psychiatry) A marked interest in excrement; especially the paraphilia involving sexual arousal and… • COPROPHILIA n. an abnormal liking for excrement. |
| COPROPHILIC | • coprophilic adj. (Chiefly ecology) Enjoying contact with excrement. • COPROPHILIC adj. relating to coprophilia, an abnormal liking for excrement. |
| HYPERPLOIDS | • hyperploids n. Plural of hyperploid. • HYPERPLOID n. a hyperploid organism. |
| HYPERPLOIDY | • hyperploidy n. The condition of being hyperploid. • HYPERPLOIDY n. the state of being hyperploid, in excess of but not exact multiple of diploid. |
| NEPHROLEPIS | • NEPHROLEPIS n. any fern of the genus Nephrolepis, some being grown as house plants. |
| PHILOSOPHER | • philosopher n. (Originally) A lover of wisdom. • philosopher n. A student of philosophy. • philosopher n. A scholar or expert engaged in or contributing to philosophical inquiry. |
| PLEOMORPHIC | • pleomorphic adj. Of, related to, or exhibiting pleomorphism. • PLEOMORPHIC adj. occurring in several different forms, also PLEOMORPHOUS. |
| PLEROPHORIA | • plerophoria n. Alternative form of plerophory. • PLEROPHORIA n. full conviction, also PLEROPHORY. |
| POLYGRAPHIC | • polygraphic adj. Pertaining to, relating to polygraphy. • polygraphic adj. Done or made with a polygraph. • POLYGRAPHIC adj. relating to a polygraph. |
| POLYMORPHIC | • polymorphic adj. Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms. • polymorphic adj. (Programming, of a function) Having or relating to the ability to take multiple data types for a single parameter. • polymorphic adj. (Chemistry) Relating to a compound that can crystallizes into two or more distinct forms (E.g. carbon… |
| 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. |
| PROCEPHALIC | • procephalic adj. (Zoology) Relating to, or forming, the front of the head. • PROCEPHALIC adj. pertaining to the front of the head. |
| PROPHETICAL | • prophetical adj. Prophetic. • PROPHETICAL adj. related to prophesy, also PROPHETIC. |
| PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| 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). |
| SCRIPOPHILE | • SCRIPOPHILE n. one who has the hobby of collecting stock and bond certificates. |
| SCRIPOPHILY | • scripophily n. The hobby of collecting paper documents, particularly business stock certificates. • SCRIPOPHILY n. the hobby of collecting historic stock and bond certificates. |
| SPERMOPHILE | • spermophile n. A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel. • SPERMOPHILE n. a member of family of seed-loving rodents. |