| 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. |
| DYOPHYSITE | • Dyophysite n. (Theology) Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ. • DYOPHYSITE n. a believer in the existence of two natures in Christ, human and divine, also DIOPHYSITE, DIPHYSITE. |
| HYPOGYNIES | • HYPOGYNY n. the condition of having flowers with organs below the ovary. |
| HYPONYMIES | • hyponymies n. Plural of hyponymy. • HYPONYMY n. the formation of hyponyms. |
| HYPOPHYSIS | • hypophysis n. (Anatomy) The pituitary gland. • hypophysis n. (Botany) The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap. • HYPOPHYSIS n. the pituitary gland. |
| PHYSICALLY | • physically adv. In a physical manner. • physically adv. According to the laws of physics. • physically adv. Using physical force. |
| PHYSIOLOGY | • physiology n. A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs… • physiology n. (Obsolete) The study and description of natural objects; natural science. • PHYSIOLOGY n. a branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved. |
| POLYCYSTIC | • polycystic adj. (Medicine) Having many cysts. • POLYCYSTIC adj. having or involving more than one cyst. |
| 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. |
| POLYVINYLS | • polyvinyls n. Plural of polyvinyl. • POLYVINYL n. a vinyl polymer. |
| PSYCHIATRY | • psychiatry n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing… • PSYCHIATRY n. a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. |
| PYROLYSING | • pyrolysing v. Present participle of pyrolyse. • PYROLYSE v. to decompose by heating, also PYROLIZE, PYROLISE, PYROLYZE. |
| PYROXYLINS | • pyroxylins n. Plural of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |
| STYPTICITY | • stypticity n. The quality or state of being styptic; astringency. • STYPTICITY n. the state of being styptic. |
| SYMPHYSIAL | • symphysial adj. Alternative form of symphyseal. • SYMPHYSIAL adj. relating to symphysis, the union or growing together of bones, also SYMPHYSEAL, SYMPHYSTIC. |
| SYMPHYSTIC | • SYMPHYSTIC adj. relating to symphysis, the union or growing together of bones, also SYMPHYSEAL, SYMPHYSIAL. |