| HYPEROPIA | • hyperopia n. (Pathology) A disorder of the vision where the eye focusses images behind the retina instead of on it… • HYPEROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hypermetropia. |
| HYPEROPIC | • hyperopic adj. Farsighted; of, having, or pertaining to hyperopia. • HYPEROPIC adj. suffering from hyperopia, longsightedness. |
| ISOPROPYL | • isopropyl n. (Chemistry) the univalent organic radical (CH3)2CH-. • ISOPROPYL n. a radical derived from propane. |
| LIPOTROPY | • lipotropy n. The condition of being lipotropic. • LIPOTROPY n. the breaking down of fat in the body. |
| POLYPARIA | • polyparia n. Plural of polyparium. • POLYPARIUM n. the framework and base of a polyp colony, esp. coral, also POLYPARY. |
| PORCUPINY | • PORCUPINY adj. like a porcupine, a large spiny rodent of various kinds. |
| PORPHYRIA | • porphyria n. (Pathology) Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by… • PORPHYRIA n. any of various disorders of metabolism resulting in the excretion of an excessive quantity of porphyrins in the urine. |
| PORPHYRIC | • porphyric adj. Pertaining to porphyry. • porphyric adj. Pertaining to porphyria. • PORPHYRIC adj. relating to porphyria. |
| PORPHYRIN | • porphyrin n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a… • PORPHYRIN n. any of a large group of red or purple crystalline pigments present in plant and animal tissues. |
| PORPHYRIO | • porphyrio n. A swamphen. • Porphyrio prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – swamp hen. • PORPHYRIO n. any bird of the purple-coot genus Porphyrio. |
| PROPRIETY | • propriety n. (Obsolete) The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality. • propriety n. (Obsolete) A characteristic; an attribute. • propriety n. (Now rare) A piece of land owned by someone; someone’s property. |
| PROPYLITE | • propylite n. (Mineralogy) A form of andesite modified by hydrothermal processes. • PROPYLITE n. an andesite altered by solfataric action. |
| STROPPILY | • stroppily adv. In a stroppy way. • STROPPY adv. (colloquial) touchy, belligerent. |