| FLUOROSCOPIST | • fluoroscopist n. One who carries out fluoroscopy. • FLUOROSCOPIST n. one who uses a fluoroscope. |
| GLUCOPROTEINS | • glucoproteins n. Plural of glucoprotein. • GLUCOPROTEIN n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid, also GLYCOPROTEIN. |
| INOPPORTUNELY | • inopportunely adv. In an inopportune manner. • INOPPORTUNE adv. inconvenient, unseasonable. |
| LEPIDOPTEROUS | • lepidopterous adj. Having scaly wings. • lepidopterous adj. Of, or pertaining to butterflies. • LEPIDOPTEROUS adj. having four wings, such as a moth or butterfly. |
| LUTEOTROPHINS | • luteotrophins n. Plural of luteotrophin. • LUTEOTROPHIN n. another name for the hormone prolactin, also LUTEOTROPIN. |
| NUCLEOPROTEIN | • nucleoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein. • NUCLEOPROTEIN n. a compound that consists of a protein (as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes. |
| PARTICOLOURED | • particoloured adj. Made up of sections having different, often bright, colours. • PARTICOLOURED adj. having many colours, also PARTICOLORED. |
| PETROLIFEROUS | • petroliferous adj. (Geology, petrology, of a rock or geologic formation) Containing or yielding petroleum. • PETROLIFEROUS adj. bearing petroleum. |
| PLAGIOTROPOUS | • PLAGIOTROPOUS adj. showing plagiotropism, the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| PREREVOLUTION | • prerevolution adj. Occurring before a period of revolution. • PREREVOLUTION adj. preceding a revolution. |
| PROCURATORIAL | • procuratorial adj. Of or pertaining to a procurator or proctor. • PROCURATORIAL adj. of or like a procurator. |
| PROLOCUTRICES | • prolocutrices n. Plural of prolocutrix. • PROLOCUTRIX n. a spokesman, a chairwoman, esp. of the lower house of Convocation. |
| PROLOCUTRIXES | • PROLOCUTRIX n. a spokesman, a chairwoman, esp. of the lower house of Convocation. |
| PROMULGATIONS | • promulgations n. Plural of promulgation. • PROMULGATION n. the act of promulgating. |
| PROSECUTORIAL | • prosecutorial adj. (Criminal law) Relating to prosecuting of criminal cases. • PROSECUTORIAL adj. of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution. |
| REPOPULATIONS | • repopulations n. Plural of repopulation. • REPOPULATION n. the act of repopulating. |
| RETROPULSIONS | • retropulsions n. Plural of retropulsion. • RETROPULSION n. pushing backwards. |
| SOMATOPLEURIC | • somatopleuric adj. (Embryology) Pertaining to the somatopleure; somatopleural. • SOMATOPLEURIC adj. of or like a somatopleure, also SOMATOPLEURAL. |
| TELEUTOSPORIC | • teleutosporic adj. Relating to teleutospores. • TELEUTOSPORIC adj. of or like a teleutospore, a thick-walled winter spore of the rust fungi. |
| THERMOPHILOUS | • thermophilous adj. Of or pertaining to a thermophile. • THERMOPHILOUS adj. of plants etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHIL, THERMOPHILE, THERMOPHILIC. |