| APHELIOTROPISM | • apheliotropism n. The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do. • APHELIOTROPISM n. growth away from the sun. |
| CEPHALOSPORINS | • cephalosporins n. Plural of cephalosporin. • CEPHALOSPORIN n. any of a group of wide-spectrum antibiotics derived from the fungus Cephalosporin. |
| CHLORPROPAMIDE | • chlorpropamide n. (Medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. • CHLORPROPAMIDE n. a sulfonylurea drug used orally to reduce blood sugar in the treatment of mild diabetes. |
| EPISTOLOGRAPHY | • epistolography n. The art or practice of writing epistles. • EPISTOLOGRAPHY n. letter-writing. |
| NONPHILOSOPHER | • nonphilosopher n. One who is not a philosopher. • nonphilosopher n. One devoted to François Laruelle’s concept of nonphilosophy. • nonphilosopher n. One who doesn’t believe in philosophy or the concept of it. |
| PHARMACOPOEIAL | • pharmacopoeial adj. (Pharmacology, pharmacy) Of or pertaining to pharmacopoeia. • pharmacopœial adj. Obsolete typography of pharmacopoeial. • PHARMACOPOEIAL adj. of or like a pharmacopoeia, also PHARMACOPEIAL, PHARMACOPOEIAN. |
| PHARMACOPOLIST | • pharmacopolist n. (Archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, an apothecary. • PHARMACOPOLIST n. drug-seller; pharmacist; apothecary. |
| PHILANTHROPOID | • philanthropoid n. (Informal) An administrative employee at a philanthropic organisation. • PHILANTHROPOID n. a person who works for a philanthropic organization. |
| PHILOSOPHASTER | • philosophaster n. A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher. • PHILOSOPHASTER n. an amateur or superficial philosopher. |
| PHILOSOPHERESS | • philosopheress n. (Rare) A female philosopher. • PHILOSOPHERESS n. a female philosopher, also PHILOSOPHESS. |
| PHILOSOPHISERS | • philosophisers n. Plural of philosophiser. • PHILOSOPHISER n. one who philosophises, also PHILOSOPHIZER. |
| PHILOSOPHIZERS | • philosophizers n. Plural of philosophizer. • PHILOSOPHIZER n. one who philosophises, also PHILOSOPHISER. |
| PHOSPHOROLYSIS | • phosphorolysis n. (Chemistry) Any reaction, akin to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken by the action of phosphoric acid or phosphate. • PHOSPHOROLYSIS n. a reaction analogous to hydrolysis involving phosphoric acid. |
| PHOSPHOROLYTIC | • phosphorolytic adj. Of or pertaining to phosphorolysis. • PHOSPHOROLYTIC adj. relating to phosphorolysis. |
| PHOTOGRAPHICAL | • photographical adj. (Dated) Photographic. • PHOTOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to photography, also PHOTOGRAPHIC. |
| POLAROGRAPHIES | • polarographies n. Plural of polarography. • POLAROGRAPHY n. a technique for determining the concentration and nature of the ions in a solution by an electrolytic process. |
| POLYPHOSPHORIC | • polyphosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Used to describe polymeric phosphoric acids and their derivatives. • POLYPHOSPHORIC adj. as in polyphosphoric acid, any oxyacid of pentavalent phosphorus. |
| PROCONSULSHIPS | • proconsulships n. Plural of proconsulship. • PROCONSULSHIP n. the office of proconsul. |
| PROLOCUTORSHIP | • prolocutorship n. The rank or office of a prolocutor. • PROLOCUTORSHIP n. the office of a prolocutor, a spokesman. |
| PYRONINOPHILIC | • pyroninophilic adj. Readily stained by pyronine. • PYRONINOPHILIC adj. having an affinity for pyronine, any of several xanthene dyes. |