| COMPANIONHOOD | • companionhood n. The role or status of companion. • COMPANIONHOOD n. the state of being a companion. |
| GONADOTROPHIN | • gonadotrophin n. Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates. • GONADOTROPHIN n. a substance that stimulates the gonads. |
| HOLOPLANKTONS | • HOLOPLANKTON n. organisms which remain as plankton throughout their whole life cycle. |
| MONOPHTHONGAL | • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong. • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also… • MONOPHTHONGAL adj. of or like a monophthong. |
| MONOPHYODONTS | • monophyodonts n. Plural of monophyodont. • MONOPHYODONT n. an animal with only one set of teeth. |
| MONOTELEPHONE | • monotelephone n. (Historical) An early telephonic device that transmits only one specific tone. • MONOTELEPHONE n. a telephone that transmits sounds of one pitch only. |
| ODONTOPHORANS | • ODONTOPHORAN n. an odontophore, the rasping apparatus in molluscs. |
| ONYCHOPHORANS | • onychophorans n. Plural of onychophoran. • ONYCHOPHORAN n. any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms. |
| PATHOGNOMONIC | • pathognomonic adj. (Medicine, of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition. • PATHOGNOMONIC adj. distinctively characteristic of a particular disease. |
| PHENOMENOLOGY | • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl. • phenomenology n. (Medicine, philosophy of medical sciences) An approach to clinical practice which places undue reliance… |
| PHONENDOSCOPE | • phonendoscope n. A form of stethoscope used in auscultation. • PHONENDOSCOPE n. a device which amplifies small sounds, especially within the human body. |
| PHOTOIONISING | • PHOTOIONISE v. to ionize by electromagnetic radiation, also PHOTOIONIZE. |
| PHOTOIONIZING | • photoionizing adj. That causes or undergoes photoionization. • PHOTOIONIZE v. to ionize by electromagnetic radiation, also PHOTOIONISE. |
| PHOTONEUTRONS | • photoneutrons n. Plural of photoneutron. • PHOTONEUTRON n. a neutron emitted from a nucleus as a result of photodisintegration. |
| POGONOPHORANS | • pogonophorans n. Plural of pogonophoran. • POGONOPHORAN n. any of a phylum Pogonophora of marine wormlike animals. |