| ASPHYXYING | • asphyxying v. Present participle of asphyxy. • ASPHYXY v. to suffer defective aeration of the blood caused by failure of the oxygen supply, also ASPHYXIA. |
| HYPOGYNIES | • HYPOGYNY n. the condition of having flowers with organs below the ovary. |
| HYPOLYDIAN | • hypolydian adj. (Music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from C to F. • HYPOLYDIAN adj. relating to a mode in ancient Greek music. |
| HYPONYMIES | • hyponymies n. Plural of hyponymy. • HYPONYMY n. the formation of hyponyms. |
| POLYGYNIAN | • polygynian adj. (Botany) Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia. • POLYGYNIAN adj. having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia, also POLYGYNOUS. |
| POLYGYNIES | • polygynies n. Plural of polygyny. • POLYGYNY n. the condition of having more than one wife at the same time. |
| POLYGYNIST | • polygynist n. One who practices or advocates polygyny. • POLYGYNIST n. one who practises polygyny, marriage to several women. |
| POLYLYSINE | • polylysine n. A polypeptide (or section of a protein) consisting only of lysine residues. • POLYLYSINE n. a protein whose polypeptide chain consists entirely of lysine residues. |
| POLYMYXINS | • polymyxins n. Plural of polymyxin. • POLYMYXIN n. one of a group of mainly toxic antibiotics. |
| POLYONYMIC | • polyonymic adj. Relating to polyonym. • POLYONYMIC adj. of a name, consisting of more than two words. |
| POLYTYPING | • polytyping v. Present participle of polytype. • POLYTYPE v. to produce by use of a cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. |
| POLYVINYLS | • polyvinyls n. Plural of polyvinyl. • POLYVINYL n. a vinyl polymer. |
| PYROLYSING | • pyrolysing v. Present participle of pyrolyse. • PYROLYSE v. to decompose by heating, also PYROLIZE, PYROLISE, PYROLYZE. |
| PYROLYZING | • pyrolyzing v. Present participle of pyrolyze. • PYROLYZE v. to decompose by heating, also PYROLISE, PYROLIZE, PYROLYSE. |
| PYROXYLINE | • pyroxyline n. Archaic form of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
| PYROXYLINS | • pyroxylins n. Plural of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |
| YUPPIFYING | • yuppifying v. Present participle of yuppify. • YUPPIFY v. to infuse with the qualities or values of yuppies. |