| CLODHOPPERS | • clodhoppers n. Plural of clodhopper (especially referring to heavy or clumsy shoes). • CLODHOPPER n. a clumsy, awkward fellow; a strong, heavy work shoe. |
| 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. |
| FLAPPERHOOD | • flapperhood n. The state of being a flapper (young woman). • FLAPPERHOOD n. the state of being a flapper. |
| HYDROPOLYPS | • hydropolyps n. Plural of hydropolyp. • HYDROPOLYP n. a hydrozoan polyp. |
| LOPHOPHORES | • lophophores n. Plural of lophophore. • LOPHOPHORE n. a ring of ciliated tentacles round the mouth of some sedentary marine animals. |
| 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. |
| PHOSPHORYLS | • phosphoryls n. Plural of phosphoryl. • PHOSPHORYL n. the radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds. |
| 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. |
| POLAROGRAPH | • polarograph n. (Chemistry) Any of several instruments used in polarography. • POLAROGRAPH n. an apparatus for automatic chemical analysis in which a sample solution is electrolysed at successively higher voltages and the resulting current plotted against voltage. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| SPLASHPROOF | • splashproof adj. Alternative spelling of splash-proof. • splash-proof adj. Constructed to withstand splashing. • SPLASHPROOF adj. resistant to being splashed. |
| SPOROPHYLLS | • sporophylls n. Plural of sporophyll. • SPOROPHYLL n. a leaf that bears sporangia, also SPOROPHYL. |
| TROPHOPLASM | • trophoplasm n. An undifferentiated protoplasm that used to be nutritive in use. • TROPHOPLASM n. the nutritive substance of cell. |