| HYPSOGRAPHIC | • hypsographic adj. (Sciences) Of or relating to hypsography (measuring altitude or depth versus area). • HYPSOGRAPHIC adj. relating to hypsography, the branch of geography dealing with the measurement and mapping of heights above sea level, also HYPSOGRAPHICAL. |
| PARAPOPHYSIS | • parapophysis n. (Anatomy) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. • PARAPOPHYSIS n. a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
| PARATYPHOIDS | • paratyphoids n. Plural of paratyphoid. • PARATYPHOID n. a disease resembling typhoid but caused by different bacillus. |
| PETROPHYSICS | • petrophysics n. (Geology, physics) The physics of rock, especially rock that acts as a reservoir for petroleum or other fluids. • PETROPHYSICS n. that branch of physics relating to the physical properties of rocks. |
| PHYSIOGRAPHY | • physiography n. (Geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It… • physiography n. The descriptive part of a natural science as distinguished from the explanatory or theoretical part. • PHYSIOGRAPHY n. physical geography. |
| POLYGRAPHIES | • POLYGRAPHY n. the use of a polygraph; the interpretation of data from a polygraph. |
| POLYGRAPHIST | • polygraphist n. A person skilled in the operation of a polygraph (lie detector). • POLYGRAPHIST n. one who operates a polygraph. |
| POLYMORPHISM | • polymorphism n. The ability to assume different forms or shapes. • polymorphism n. (Biology) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not… • polymorphism n. (Object-oriented programming) The feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based… |
| 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. |
| PROPHESYINGS | • prophesyings n. Plural of prophesying. • PROPHESYING n. the act of prophesying. |
| PSILANTHROPY | • psilanthropy n. (Theology) The doctrine that Jesus Christ was merely human. • PSILANTHROPY n. the belief that Christ was not divine but divinely inspired. |
| PSYCHOTROPIC | • psychotropic adj. (Pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes. • psychotropic n. (Pharmacology) A psychotropic drug or agent. • PSYCHOTROPIC adj. acting on the mind. |
| PYROGRAPHIES | • pyrographies n. Plural of pyrography. • PYROGRAPHY n. the tracing of designs by burning. |
| SAPROPHYTISM | • saprophytism n. The condition of being saprophytic. • SAPROPHYTISM n. being a saprophyte. |
| SPERMOPHYTIC | • spermophytic adj. (Botany) Capable of producing seeds. • SPERMOPHYTIC adj. of or like a spermaphyte, also SPERMAPHYTIC. |
| TYPOGRAPHIES | • typographies n. Plural of typography. • TYPOGRAPHY n. the art of printing or using type. |
| TYPOGRAPHIST | • typographist n. A typographer. • TYPOGRAPHIST n. one who does typography. |