| CORTICOTROPHIC | • corticotrophic adj. Alternative form of corticotropic. • CORTICOTROPHIC adj. stimulating the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOTROPIC. |
| CORTICOTROPHIN | • corticotrophin n. Alternative form of corticotropin. • CORTICOTROPHIN n. a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland, also CORTICOTROPIN. |
| DROOLWORTHIEST | • DROOLWORTHY adj. inspiring or likely to inspire excessive enthusiasm or pleasure; extremely attractive or desirable. |
| ORTHOCHROMATIC | • orthochromatic adj. Being uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range, and thus reproducing colours faithfully. • orthochromatic adj. (Photography) Sensitive to all colours except red. • ORTHOCHROMATIC adj. of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |
| ORTHOPTEROLOGY | • orthopterology n. The scientific study of the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROLOGY n. the study of cockroaches. |
| OSTEOARTHROSES | • osteoarthroses n. Plural of osteoarthrosis. • OSTEOARTHROSIS n. chronic noninflammatory disease of the joints and the bone adjacent. |
| OSTEOARTHROSIS | • osteoarthrosis n. Osteoarthritis. • OSTEOARTHROSIS n. chronic noninflammatory disease of the joints and the bone adjacent. |
| PHOTORECEPTORS | • photoreceptors n. Plural of photoreceptor. • PHOTORECEPTOR n. a receptor for light stimuli. |
| PROTHONOTARIAL | • prothonotarial adj. Relating to a prothonotary. • PROTHONOTARIAL adj. of or like a prothonotary. |
| PROTHONOTARIAT | • prothonotariat n. The college constituted by the twelve apostolic prothonotaries in Rome. • PROTHONOTARIAT n. the college constituted by the twelve apostolical prothonotaries (bishops and senior members of the curia) in Rome, also PROTONOTARIAT. |
| PROTHONOTARIES | • prothonotaries n. Plural of prothonotary. • PROTHONOTARY n. a court clerk; a chief clerk of any of various courts of law, also PROTONOTARY. |
| PROTOCHORDATES | • protochordates n. Plural of protochordate. • PROTOCHORDATE n. a member of the Protochordata. |
| PROTOHISTORIAN | • protohistorian n. One who studies protohistory. • PROTOHISTORIAN n. one who studies protohistory. |
| PROTOHISTORIES | • protohistories n. Plural of protohistory. • PROTOHISTORY n. the study of human beings in the times that immediately antedate recorded history. |
| PYROPHOTOMETER | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| TROPHOTROPISMS | • TROPHOTROPISM n. direction of growth by nutritional factors. |
| TROUBLESHOOTER | • troubleshooter n. A person skilled at locating the causes of problems and rectifying them. • troubleshooter n. (Computing) A software program or routine that attempts to diagnose a problem with the system. • TROUBLESHOOTER n. a skilled worker employed to locate trouble and make repairs in machinery and technical equipment. |