| DIPROTODONTS | • diprotodonts n. Plural of diprotodont. • DIPROTODONT n. any marsupial of the Diprotodontia, the suborder including kangaroos, wombats, etc., also DIPROTODON. |
| ORTHOPTEROID | • orthopteroid n. (Entomology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches… • ORTHOPTEROID n. a member of the Orthoptera, cockroaches. |
| ORTHOTROPIES | • ORTHOTROPY n. the state of being orthotropic, growing along a vertical axis. |
| ORTHOTROPISM | • orthotropism n. The property of being orthotropic or orthotropous. • ORTHOTROPISM n. vertical growth. |
| OSTEOPOROTIC | • osteoporotic adj. Relating to osteoporosis. • OSTEOPOROTIC adj. relating to osteoporosis. |
| PHOTOTROPHIC | • phototrophic adj. (Biology) That exhibits phototrophy. • PHOTOTROPHIC adj. relating to phototropism, movement directed by light. |
| PHOTOTROPIES | • PHOTOTROPY n. change of colour due to wavelength of incident light. |
| PHOTOTROPISM | • phototropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant towards or away from light. • PHOTOTROPISM n. movement directed by light. |
| POSTABORTION | • postabortion adj. After abortion (termination of pregnancy). • POSTABORTION adj. taking place after an abortion. |
| PROCTOLOGIST | • proctologist n. A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology. • PROCTOLOGIST n. a specialist in proctology. |
| PROTISTOLOGY | • protistology n. (Biology) The scientific study of protists. • PROTISTOLOGY n. the study of protists. |
| PROTOCOLISTS | • protocolists n. Plural of protocolist. • PROTOCOLIST n. a registrar or clerk. |
| PROTOHISTORY | • protohistory n. The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed… • PROTOHISTORY n. the study of human beings in the times that immediately antedate recorded history. |
| PROTONATIONS | • protonations n. Plural of protonation. • PROTONATION n. the acquisition of an additional proton. |
| PROTOTROPHIC | • prototrophic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to a prototroph or to prototrophy. • PROTOTROPHIC adj. of bacteria, feeding directly on uncombined elements. |
| SOMATOTROPIC | • somatotropic adj. (Physiology) That stimulates body growth. • SOMATOTROPIC adj. promoting bodily growth, also SOMATOTROPHIC. |
| SOMATOTROPIN | • somatotropin n. (Biology, medicine) Synonym of growth hormone. • SOMATOTROPIN n. a polypeptide growth hormone, also SOMATOTROPHIN, SOMATOTROPINE. |
| TROPHOBIOTIC | • trophobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to trophobiosis. • TROPHOBIOTIC adj. relating to trophobiosis, mutual exchange of nutriment in symbiosis. |
| TROPHOTROPIC | • trophotropic adj. Relating to trophotropy. • TROPHOTROPIC adj. related to trophotropism, direction of growth by nutritional factors. |
| TROPHOZOITES | • trophozoites n. Plural of trophozoite. • TROPHOZOITE n. in Protozoa, the trophic phase of an adult. |