| HYPODIPLOID | • hypodiploid adj. (Genetics) Having fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. • hypodiploid n. Such an organism. • HYPODIPLOID adj. having slightly fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. |
| HYPOLIMNION | • hypolimnion n. (Geography) The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake. • HYPOLIMNION n. a lower and colder layer of water in a lake. |
| MYIOPHILOUS | • MYIOPHILOUS adj. pollinated by flies, also MYOPHILOUS. |
| OPSONIFYING | • opsonifying v. Present participle of opsonify. • OPSONIFY v. to form opsonins in, a substance of blood serum making bacteria vulnerable to phagocytic action. |
| OPTIONALITY | • optionality n. (Finance, business) The value of additional optional investment opportunities available only after having… • optionality n. Quality or state in which choice or discretion is allowed. • OPTIONALITY n. the state of being optional. |
| PHYSIOLOGIC | • physiologic adj. Of or pertaining to physiology. • PHYSIOLOGIC adj. relating to physiology, also PHYSIOLOGICAL. |
| PINOCYTOSIS | • pinocytosis n. (Biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated… • PINOCYTOSIS n. a process by which droplets of liquid are taken into a cell in small vesicles pinched off from the cell membrane. |
| PINOCYTOTIC | • pinocytotic adj. Relating to pinocytosis. • PINOCYTOTIC adj. relating to pinocytosis, drinking by cells. |
| POIKILOCYTE | • poikilocyte n. (Physiology) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably… • POIKILOCYTE n. an irregular red blood corpuscle. |
| POLYPLOIDIC | • POLYPLOIDIC adj. having more than two sets (diploid) of the basic chromosome number (haploid), also POLYPLOIDAL. |
| POPMOBILITY | • popmobility n. (Dated) A form of aerobics performed to pop music. • POPMOBILITY n. a form of exercise that combines aerobics in a continuous dance routine, performed to pop music. |
| PROHIBITORY | • prohibitory adj. That serves to prohibit or forbid. • PROHIBITORY adj. serving to prohibit. |
| PROVISORILY | • provisorily adv. In a provisory manner; conditionally; subject to a proviso. • PROVISORY adv. of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or condition. |