| HIPPOGRYPHS | • hippogryphs n. Plural of hippogryph. • HIPPOGRYPH n. a fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin, also HIPPOGRIFF. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PARAPOPHYSIAL | • parapophysial adj. Relating to the parapophysis. • PARAPOPHYSIAL adj. of or like a parapophysis, a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
| PARAPOPHYSIS | • parapophysis n. (Anatomy) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. • PARAPOPHYSIS n. a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
| 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. |
| POLYPEPTIDES | • polypeptides n. Plural of polypeptide. • POLYPEPTIDE n. a compound containing between 10 and 100 peptides. |
| POLYPHOSPHORIC | • polyphosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Used to describe polymeric phosphoric acids and their derivatives. • POLYPHOSPHORIC adj. as in polyphosphoric acid, any oxyacid of pentavalent phosphorus. |
| 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. |
| PORPHYROPSINS | • porphyropsins n. Plural of porphyropsin. • PORPHYROPSIN n. a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin. |
| 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. |
| PYROPHOSPHORIC | • pyrophosphoric adj. Of, or relating to pyrophosphoric acid or its derivatives. • PYROPHOSPHORIC adj. as in pyrophosphoric acid, a type of acid. |
| SLIPSLOPPY | • SLIPSLOPPY adj. sloppy, nonsensical. |