| APPROPRIATELY | • appropriately adv. In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably. • APPROPRIATE adv. suitable. |
| INAPPROPRIATELY | • inappropriately adv. In an inappropriate manner. • INAPPROPRIATE adv. not appropriate, also UNAPPROPRIATE. |
| PARAPOPHYSIAL | • parapophysial adj. Relating to the parapophysis. • PARAPOPHYSIAL adj. of or like a parapophysis, a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
| PEPPILY | • peppily adv. In a peppy manner. • PEPPY adv. full of energy. |
| PLEURAPOPHYSIS | • pleurapophysis n. A process on a vertebra that is essentially a vertebral rib. • PLEURAPOPHYSIS n. a lateral process of a vertebra, with the morphological character of a rib. |
| POLYPEPTIDE | • polypeptide n. (Organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide. |
| POLYPEPTIDES | • polypeptides n. Plural of polypeptide. • POLYPEPTIDE n. a compound containing between 10 and 100 peptides. |
| POLYPEPTIDIC | • polypeptidic adj. Of or pertaining to a polypeptide. • POLYPEPTIDIC adj. of or like a polypeptide. |
| POLYPHOSPHORIC | • polyphosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Used to describe polymeric phosphoric acids and their derivatives. • POLYPHOSPHORIC adj. as in polyphosphoric acid, any oxyacid of pentavalent phosphorus. |
| POSTAPOCALYPTIC | • postapocalyptic adj. Occurring after an apocalypse or catastrophic event. • post-apocalyptic adj. After the apocalypse. • post-apocalyptic adj. Of or pertaining to a fiction genre dealing with the collapse of society. |
| PREAPPLYING | • preapplying v. Present participle of preapply. • PREAPPLY v. to apply beforehand. |
| PREPPILY | • preppily adv. In a preppy manner. • PREPPY adv. denoting the style and behaviour of preparatory school students. |
| PUPPYLIKE | • puppylike adj. Resembling a puppy. • PUPPYLIKE adj. like a puppy. |
| SLIPSLOPPY | • SLIPSLOPPY adj. sloppy, nonsensical. |