| AMPHITROPOUS | • amphitropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other. • AMPHITROPOUS adj. of an ovule, with its point of attachment in the middle. |
| APOTROPAISMS | • APOTROPAISM n. a magical practice averting evil. |
| HAPTOTROPISM | • haptotropism n. (Biology) The movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus. • HAPTOTROPISM n. curving in response to touch, as a tendril. |
| HIPPOPOTAMIC | • hippopotamic adj. Of or relating to a hippopotamus. • HIPPOPOTAMIC adj. like a hippopotamus, clumsy, also HIPPOPOTAMIAN. |
| HIPPOPOTAMUS | • hippopotamus n. A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius; common hippopotamus). • hippopotamus n. Any similar animal of the family Hippopotamidae. • Hippopotamus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hippopotamidae – hippopotamuses. |
| IMPROPRIATOR | • impropriator n. (Archaic) A layperson in possession of ecclesiastical property. • IMPROPRIATOR n. a layman who is in possession of a benefice or its revenues. |
| METOPOSCOPIC | • metoposcopic adj. Of or pertaining to metoposcopy. • METOPOSCOPIC adj. relating to metoposcopy, the art of judging a person's character and fortune from his face, also METOPOSCOPICAL. |
| MORPHOTROPIC | • morphotropic adj. (Crystallography) Of or pertaining to morphotropism. • morphotropic adj. Describing a phase transition due to a change in composition. • morphotropic adj. Describing the phase boundary between tetragonal and rhombohedral regions of a ferroelectric. |
| OPPORTUNISMS | • opportunisms n. Plural of opportunism. • OPPORTUNISM n. the practice of regulating actions by favourable opportunities rather than consistent principles. |
| PHONOCAMPTIC | • phonocamptic adj. Reflecting sound. • PHONOCAMPTIC adj. reflecting sound, echoing; relating to echoes. |
| PHOTOMAPPING | • photomapping v. Present participle of photomap. • PHOTOMAP v. to map by means of aerial photography. |
| PHOTOTROPISM | • phototropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant towards or away from light. • PHOTOTROPISM n. movement directed by light. |
| PITTOSPORUMS | • pittosporums n. Plural of pittosporum. • PITTOSPORUM n. any of numerous chiefly subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees. |
| PITYROSPORUM | • Pityrosporum prop.n. Former name of Malassezia (“fungus genus”). • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| PLEIOTROPISM | • pleiotropism n. (Genetics) pleiotropy. • PLEIOTROPISM n. the state of being pleiotropic, having an effect simultaneously on more than one character in the offspring. |
| PROTOMORPHIC | • protomorphic adj. (Biology) Having the most primitive character; in the earliest form. • PROTOMORPHIC adj. primordial; primitive. |
| PROTOPLASMIC | • protoplasmic adj. (Cytology) Of or relating to protoplasm. • PROTOPLASMIC adj. of or like protoplasm, also PROTOPLASMAL, PROTOPLASMATIC, PROTOPLASTIC. |
| PYROMORPHITE | • pyromorphite n. (Mineralogy) A yellowish-green mineral, a mixed phosphate and chloride of lead with the chemical formula… • PYROMORPHITE n. a green, brown, or yellow lead ore. |