| GLYPTOGRAPHY | • glyptography n. (Art) carving or engraving on precious stone. • GLYPTOGRAPHY n. the art of engraving on gems. |
| HYPOPLASTRON | • hypoplastron n. The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles. • HYPOPLASTRON n. the plate behind the hyoplastron in a turtle's plastron. |
| LOPHOPHORATE | • lophophorate adj. (Zoology) Having a lophophore. • lophophorate n. (Zoology) A member of the Lophophorata, a clade of invertebrate animals. • LOPHOPHORATE adj. of or like a lophophore, a ring of ciliated tentacles round the mouth of some sedentary marine animals. |
| PETROGLYPHIC | • petroglyphic adj. Of or pertaining to petroglyphy. • PETROGLYPHIC adj. of or like a petroglyph, an ancient rock-carving. |
| PHILANTHROPE | • philanthrope n. (Archaic) A philanthropist. • PHILANTHROPE n. someone who tries to benefit mankind. |
| PHILANTHROPY | • philanthropy n. (Chiefly uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind. • philanthropy n. (Uncountable) Charitable giving, charity. • philanthropy n. (Countable) A philanthropic act. |
| PHOTOPOLYMER | • photopolymer n. (Chemistry) Any polymer that reacts to light with a physical or chemical change, used especially for teeth fillings. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| PHRAGMOPLAST | • phragmoplast n. (Biology) A structure that forms in plant cells during late cytokinesis and serves as a scaffold for… • PHRAGMOPLAST n. the enlarged barrel-shaped spindle that is characteristic of the later stages of plant mitosis and within which the cell plate forms. |
| POLYGRAPHIST | • polygraphist n. A person skilled in the operation of a polygraph (lie detector). • POLYGRAPHIST n. one who operates a polygraph. |
| PROPHYLACTIC | • prophylactic n. A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. • prophylactic n. (Figuratively) Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences. • prophylactic adj. Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy. |
| PROTOPHLOEMS | • protophloems n. Plural of protophloem. • PROTOPHLOEM n. the first-formed phloem that develops from procambium, usually associated with a region of rapid growth. |
| PSILANTHROPY | • psilanthropy n. (Theology) The doctrine that Jesus Christ was merely human. • PSILANTHROPY n. the belief that Christ was not divine but divinely inspired. |
| PYROPHYLLITE | • pyrophyllite n. (Mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc. • PYROPHYLLITE n. a silvery-white to pale-green aluminum silicate. |
| PYROSULPHATE | • pyrosulphate n. (Inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of pyrosulfate. • PYROSULPHATE n. a salt of sulphur. |
| SPHEROPLASTS | • spheroplasts n. Plural of spheroplast. • 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. |
| TROPHOPLASMS | • trophoplasms n. Plural of trophoplasm. • TROPHOPLASM n. the nutritive substance of cell. |
| TROPOPHILOUS | • tropophilous adj. (Biology) Adapted to seasonal changes. • TROPOPHILOUS adj. flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate. |