| APOLIPOPROTEIN | • apolipoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to… • APOLIPOPROTEIN n. a protein that combines with a lipid to form a lipoprotein. |
| APPROPRIATIONS | • appropriations n. Plural of appropriation. • APPROPRIATION n. an act or instance of appropriating. |
| HYPOPHOSPHORIC | • hypophosphoric adj. Of or pertaining to hypophosphoric acid or its derivatives. • HYPOPHOSPHORIC adj. as in hypophosphoric acid, a tetrabasic acid produced by the slow oxidation of phosphorus in moist ai. |
| PHOSPHOPROTEIN | • phosphoprotein n. (Biochemistry) any protein containing bound phosphate or complexed with a phospholipid. • PHOSPHOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins, such as casein, that contain combined phosphoric acid. |
| POLYPHOSPHORIC | • polyphosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Used to describe polymeric phosphoric acids and their derivatives. • POLYPHOSPHORIC adj. as in polyphosphoric acid, any oxyacid of pentavalent phosphorus. |
| PRESUPPOSITION | • presupposition n. An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation. • presupposition n. The act of presupposing. • presupposition n. (Linguistics) An assumption or belief implicit in an utterance or other use of language. |
| PROPERISPOMENA | • properispomena n. Plural of properispomenon. • PROPERISPOMENON n. a word with the circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PROPRIETORSHIP | • proprietorship n. The state of being a proprietor; ownership. • PROPRIETORSHIP n. the office of proprietor. |
| PROPRIOCEPTION | • proprioception n. The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body. • PROPRIOCEPTION n. the sense of muscular position. |
| PROPRIOCEPTIVE | • proprioceptive adj. Of or pertaining to proprioception. • PROPRIOCEPTIVE adj. relating to proprioception. |
| PROPRIOCEPTORS | • proprioceptors n. Plural of proprioceptor. • PROPRIOCEPTOR n. a sense organ receptive to stimuli from within the body. |
| PROTOPORPHYRIN | • protoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |
| PYROPHOSPHORIC | • pyrophosphoric adj. Of, or relating to pyrophosphoric acid or its derivatives. • PYROPHOSPHORIC adj. as in pyrophosphoric acid, a type of acid. |