| ANTHROPOBIOLOGY | • anthropobiology n. Bioanthropology. • ANTHROPOBIOLOGY n. the study of human biology. |
| HALFPENNYWORTHS | • halfpennyworths n. Plural of halfpennyworth. • HALFPENNYWORTH n. as much as is sold for a halfpenny or is worth a halfpenny. |
| HYPERFUNCTIONAL | • hyperfunctional adj. Having, or characterised by, increased function. • HYPERFUNCTIONAL adj. relating to hyperfunction, the overactivity of a gland or other bodily organ. |
| HYPERINFLATIONS | • hyperinflations n. Plural of hyperinflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
| HYPERINVOLUTION | • HYPERINVOLUTION n. extreme involution. |
| HYPERSALIVATION | • hypersalivation n. (Medicine) An excessive flow of saliva. • HYPERSALIVATION n. excessive salivation. |
| HYPOCRYSTALLINE | • hypocrystalline adj. (Geology, of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components. • HYPOCRYSTALLINE adj. of igneous rocks, having both glass and crystalline components. |
| LITHONTHRYPTICS | • lithonthryptics n. Plural of lithonthryptic. • LITHONTHRYPTIC n. a medicine for dissolving kidney stones, also LITHONTRIPTIC, LITHOTRIPTIC. |
| NEUROPATHICALLY | • neuropathically adv. In a neuropathic way. • NEUROPATHICAL adv. of or like a neuropathy, an affection of the nervous system or of a nerve, also NEUROPATHIC. |
| PALAEONTOGRAPHY | • palaeontography n. The description of fossil remains in scientific literature. • palaeontography n. The representation of forms of life represented by fossil remains. • PALAEONTOGRAPHY n. descriptive palaeontology, the description of fossil remains. |
| PHARYNGOLOGISTS | • pharyngologists n. Plural of pharyngologist. • PHARYNGOLOGIST n. a specialist in pharyngology, the study of the throat. |
| PHENYLKETONURIA | • phenylketonuria n. (Medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase… • PHENYLKETONURIA n. an inherited metabolic disorder in infants. |
| PHENYLKETONURIC | • phenylketonuric adj. Having or relating to phenylketonuria. • phenylketonuric n. A person who has phenylketonuria. • PHENYLKETONURIC adj. suffering from phenylketonuria, an inherited metabolic disorder in infants. |
| PHENYLTHIOUREAS | • phenylthioureas n. Plural of phenylthiourea. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
| PHOSPHORYLATING | • phosphorylating v. Present participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylating adj. That phosphorylates. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| PHOSPHORYLATION | • phosphorylation n. (Biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes. • PHOSPHORYLATION n. the process of phosphorylating a chemical compound. |
| POLYCHLORINATED | • polychlorinated adj. (Chemistry) Having many hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine. • POLYCHLORINATED adj. as in polychlorinated biphenyl. |
| PYROTECHNICALLY | • pyrotechnically adv. By means of pyrotechnics. • PYROTECHNICAL adv. relating to pyrotechnics, the art of making fireworks, also PYROTECHNIC. |
| ULTRASONOGRAPHY | • ultrasonography n. (Medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus. • ultrasonography n. The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures. • ULTRASONOGRAPHY n. the use of ultrasound. |
| UNCOPYRIGHTABLE | • uncopyrightable adj. (Copyright law) Ineligible for copyright. • uncopyrightable n. That for which no one can obtain copyright. • UNCOPYRIGHTABLE adj. not copyrightable. |