| CRYPTOPHYTIC | • cryptophytic adj. Relating to or composed of cryptophytes. • CRYPTOPHYTIC adj. like a cryptophyte, a perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface. |
| EPIPHYTOTICS | • EPIPHYTOTIC n. a sudden outbreak of plant disease over extended geographical area. |
| HAPTOTROPISM | • haptotropism n. (Biology) The movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus. • HAPTOTROPISM n. curving in response to touch, as a tendril. |
| PANTOPHAGIST | • pantophagist n. One who eats all kinds of food. • PANTOPHAGIST n. an omnivore. |
| PHONOTYPISTS | • phonotypists n. Plural of phonotypist. • PHONOTYPIST n. one who practises phonotypy. |
| PHOTOTROPHIC | • phototrophic adj. (Biology) That exhibits phototrophy. • PHOTOTROPHIC adj. relating to phototropism, movement directed by light. |
| PHOTOTROPIES | • PHOTOTROPY n. change of colour due to wavelength of incident light. |
| PHOTOTROPISM | • phototropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant towards or away from light. • PHOTOTROPISM n. movement directed by light. |
| POSTHOSPITAL | • posthospital adj. After a period spent in hospital. • POSTHOSPITAL adj. taking place after a stay in hospital. |
| POSTHYPNOTIC | • posthypnotic adj. After being hypnotized. • POSTHYPNOTIC adj. taking place after hypnosis. |
| PROTOPATHIES | • PROTOPATHY n. first or direct experience. |
| PROTOTROPHIC | • prototrophic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to a prototroph or to prototrophy. • PROTOTROPHIC adj. of bacteria, feeding directly on uncombined elements. |
| PTERIDOPHYTE | • pteridophyte n. Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than… • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
| TRIPHOSPHATE | • triphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups. • triphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of triphosphoric acid. • TRIPHOSPHATE n. a salt or acid that contains three phosphate groups. |
| TROPHOTROPIC | • trophotropic adj. Relating to trophotropy. • TROPHOTROPIC adj. related to trophotropism, direction of growth by nutritional factors. |
| TYPOGRAPHIST | • typographist n. A typographer. • TYPOGRAPHIST n. one who does typography. |