| HIPPOGRYPH | • hippogryph n. Alternative spelling of hippogriff. • HIPPOGRYPH n. a fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin, also HIPPOGRIFF. |
| APPROPRIACY | • appropriacy n. The extent to which something is suitable or appropriate for a certain circumstance, occasion, etc; appropriateness. • APPROPRIACY n. the condition of delicate and precise fittingness of a word or expression to its context, even when it is chosen from a number of close synonyms. |
| HIPPOGRYPHS | • hippogryphs n. Plural of hippogryph. • HIPPOGRYPH n. a fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin, also HIPPOGRIFF. |
| PARAPOPHYSIS | • parapophysis n. (Anatomy) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. • PARAPOPHYSIS n. a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
| PORPHYROPSIN | • porphyropsin n. Any of a group of purple carotenoid pigments, similar to rhodopsin, in the retinas of some fish. • PORPHYROPSIN n. a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin. |
| APPROPINQUITY | • appropinquity n. (Obsolete) nearness; propinquity. • APPROPINQUITY n. nearness. |
| APPROPRIATELY | • appropriately adv. In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably. • APPROPRIATE adv. suitable. |
| PARAPOPHYSIAL | • parapophysial adj. Relating to the parapophysis. • PARAPOPHYSIAL adj. of or like a parapophysis, a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
| PORPHYROPSINS | • porphyropsins n. Plural of porphyropsin. • PORPHYROPSIN n. a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| POLYPHOSPHORIC | • polyphosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Used to describe polymeric phosphoric acids and their derivatives. • POLYPHOSPHORIC adj. as in polyphosphoric acid, any oxyacid of pentavalent phosphorus. |
| 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. |
| INAPPROPRIATELY | • inappropriately adv. In an inappropriate manner. • INAPPROPRIATE adv. not appropriate, also UNAPPROPRIATE. |
| PROTOPORPHYRINS | • protoporphyrins n. Plural of protoporphyrin. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |