| PEPPERMINTY | • pepperminty adj. Resembling or characteristic of peppermint. • PEPPERMINTY adj. tasting of peppermint. |
| 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. |
| APPROPINQUITY | • appropinquity n. (Obsolete) nearness; propinquity. • APPROPINQUITY n. nearness. |
| APPROPRIATELY | • appropriately adv. In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably. • APPROPRIATE adv. suitable. |
| HYPOPHOSPHITE | • hypophosphite n. (Chemistry) any salt of hypophosphorous acid. • HYPOPHOSPHITE n. a salt of hypophosphorous acid. |
| HYPOPHOSPHITES | • hypophosphites n. Plural of hypophosphite. • HYPOPHOSPHITE n. a salt of hypophosphorous acid. |
| PROTOPORPHYRIN | • protoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |
| INAPPROPRIATELY | • inappropriately adv. In an inappropriate manner. • INAPPROPRIATE adv. not appropriate, also UNAPPROPRIATE. |
| 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. |
| PROTOPORPHYRINS | • protoporphyrins n. Plural of protoporphyrin. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |