| COELIOSCOPY | • coelioscopy n. (Medicine) endoscopy of the abdomen. • COELIOSCOPY n. a medical procedure for examining the abdomen. |
| COLONOSCOPY | • colonoscopy n. (Medicine) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope. • COLONOSCOPY n. examination of the inside of the colon using a colonoscope, a flexible viewing instrument passed into the colon through the anus. |
| FLUOROSCOPY | • fluoroscopy n. (Medicine) Examination using a fluoroscope. • FLUOROSCOPY n. examination with a fluoroscope. |
| HOMOPOLYMER | • homopolymer n. (Chemistry) a polymer formed from a single type of monomer. • HOMOPOLYMER n. a DNA or RNA strand whose nucleotides are all of the same kind. |
| LYOSORPTION | • LYOSORPTION n. the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp. of a solvent on suspended particles. |
| OLIGOTROPHY | • oligotrophy n. (Geography, a body of water) the quality of having a low level of nutrients and minerals. • OLIGOTROPHY n. the state of being oligotrophic. |
| POISONOUSLY | • poisonously adv. In a poisonous manner. • poisonously adv. (Obsolete) Using poison. • POISONOUS adv. having the quality or effect of poison. |
| POLTROONERY | • poltroonery n. Cowardice; lack of spirit; pusillanimity. • POLTROONERY n. mean pusillanimity, cowardice. |
| POLYALCOHOL | • polyalcohol n. (Organic chemistry) An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two). • POLYALCOHOL n. an alcohol that contains more than one hydroxyl group. |
| POLYAMOROUS | • polyamorous adj. Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory. • polyamorous adj. Open to having such relationships, regardless of one’s experience or current practices. • POLYAMOROUS adj. related to polyamory, the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time. |
| POLYCHOTOMY | • polychotomy n. Polytomy. • polychotomy n. A division or separation into more than two groups or pieces; a distinction that results in such division. • POLYCHOTOMY n. division into many parts, e.g. on a cladogram. |
| POLYCOTTONS | • polycottons n. Plural of polycotton. • POLYCOTTON n. a synthetic fabric. |
| POLYOMINOES | • polyominoes n. Plural of polyomino. • POLYOMINO n. a flat, many-sided shape made of up of identical squares placed side by side. |
| POLYONYMOUS | • polyonymous adj. Having many names or titles. • POLYONYMOUS adj. (Greek) of e.g. gods, having or known by various names. |
| POLYPHONOUS | • polyphonous adj. Polyphonic. • POLYPHONOUS adj. relating to polyphony, also POLYPHONIC. |
| PULMONOLOGY | • pulmonology n. The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract. • PULMONOLOGY n. the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the lungs. |