| CHLOROPICRIN | • chloropicrin n. (Organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of nitromethane CCl3NO2 that is used as a pesticide and… • CHLOROPICRIN n. a colorless liquid that causes tears and vomiting and is used esp. as a soil fumigant, also CHLORPICRIN. |
| CORONERSHIPS | • coronerships n. Plural of coronership. • CORONERSHIP n. the office of coroner. |
| GOVERNORSHIP | • governorship n. The office, or the term of a governor. • GOVERNORSHIP n. the office of governor. |
| ICONOGRAPHER | • iconographer n. One who creates (religious) icons. • ICONOGRAPHER n. a maker of figures or drawings esp. of a conventional type. |
| NECROTROPHIC | • necrotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a parasite that kills its host, then feeds on the dead matter. • NECROTROPHIC adj. of or like a necrotroph, a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead material. |
| NEUROTROPHIC | • neurotrophic adj. Of or relating to neurotrophy. • NEUROTROPHIC adj. relating to the nutrition of the nervous system, or to nutritional changes influenced by the nervous system. |
| ORNITHOMORPH | • ornithomorph n. A figure in ancient art resembling a bird. • ORNITHOMORPH n. a figure or design in the form of a bird. |
| ORNITHOPTERS | • ornithopters n. Plural of ornithopter. • ORNITHOPTER n. a birdlike archaic flying machine. |
| PORNOGRAPHIC | • pornographic adj. Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity. • PORNOGRAPHIC adj. relating to pornography. |
| PORPHYROPSIN | • porphyropsin n. Any of a group of purple carotenoid pigments, similar to rhodopsin, in the retinas of some fish. • PORPHYROPSIN n. a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin. |
| PROCHRONISMS | • prochronisms n. Plural of prochronism. • PROCHRONISM n. assigning a date to an event earlier than actual. |
| PROTHROMBINS | • prothrombins n. Plural of prothrombin. • PROTHROMBIN n. a protein-like substance present in blood plasma. |
| PROTOTHERIAN | • prototherian adj. Belonging or pertaining to the subclass Prototheria of monotremes. • prototherian n. Any of the egg-laying mammals of the subclass Prototheria; a monotreme. • PROTOTHERIAN adj. pertaining to a member of Prototheria, which comprises the order Monotremata and related fossil forms. |
| PYRITOHEDRON | • pyritohedron n. (Mathematics) An irregular dodecahedron, the faces of which are identical but irregular pentagons. • pyritohedron n. (Mineralogy) The shape of one of the crystal habits of pyrite. • PYRITOHEDRON n. a pentagonal dodecahedron. |
| ROTOGRAPHING | • rotographing v. Present participle of rotograph. • ROTOGRAPH v. to make a photograph by laying negative on sensitive paper. |
| THYROTROPHIN | • thyrotrophin n. Alternative form of thyrotropin. • THYROTROPHIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPIN. |
| THYROTROPINS | • thyrotropins n. Plural of thyrotropin. • THYROTROPIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPHIN. |
| TRICHLORPHON | • trichlorphon n. Alternative form of trichlorfon. • TRICHLORPHON n. a crystalline compound used as an insecticide, also TRICHLORFON. |