| APOCALYPTIC | • apocalyptic adj. Of or relating to an apocalypse… • apocalyptic adj. Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom). • apocalyptic adj. (Nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic. |
| APOPHYLLITE | • apophyllite n. (Mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate… • APOPHYLLITE n. a mineral, hydrated calcium potassium silicate, that exfoliates on heating. |
| APPLICATORY | • applicatory adj. Able to be applied or used, practical. • APPLICATORY adj. capable of being applied. |
| HYPOPLASTIC | • hypoplastic adj. Of, or pertaining to hypoplasia or hypoplasty. • HYPOPLASTIC adj. relating to hypoplasia. |
| PALAEOTYPIC | • palaeotypic adj. Relating to the palaeotype phonetic alphabet. • PALAEOTYPIC adj. of or like a palaeotype, a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
| PENTAPLOIDY | • pentaploidy n. The condition of being pentaploid. • PENTAPLOIDY n. the state of being pentaploid. |
| PLATINOTYPE | • platinotype n. (Uncountable) A method of making photographic prints using platinum salts. • platinotype n. (Countable) A print made by this method. • PLATINOTYPE n. an obsolete method of photography by reducing a compound of platinum. |
| 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. |
| POLYPHONIST | • polyphonist n. One who is proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a ventriloquist. • polyphonist n. (Music) A master of polyphony; a contrapuntist. • POLYPHONIST n. a contrapuntist, one who writes counterpoint. |
| POLYTROPHIC | • polytrophic adj. (Biology) Of bacteria etc.: feeding on multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one way. • polytrophic adj. (Biology, of an insect) Having a nutritive cell attached to each egg in the ovary. • polytrophic adj. (Of a lake) Rich in nutrients. |
| POLYTYPICAL | • polytypical adj. Polytypic. • POLYTYPICAL adj. of a taxon containing two or more taxa of lower ranks, also POLYTYPIC. |
| 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. |
| PROPYLITISE | • PROPYLITISE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITIZE. |
| PROPYLITIZE | • PROPYLITIZE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITISE. |
| PSILOPHYTES | • psilophytes n. Plural of psilophyte. • PSILOPHYTE n. any of an order of extinct plants. |
| PSILOPHYTIC | • psilophytic adj. Relating to psilophytes. • PSILOPHYTIC adj. of or like a psilophyte, a kind of extinct plant. |