| 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. |
| LYOSORPTION | • LYOSORPTION n. the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp. of a solvent on suspended particles. |
| ONEIROSCOPY | • oneiroscopy n. The interpretation of dreams. • ONEIROSCOPY n. judging a dream. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PROTOGYNOUS | • protogynous adj. (Biology) Exhibiting protogyny. • protogynous adj. (Botany) Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers). • protogynous adj. (Botany) Whose female parts (archegonia) mature before the male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids. |
| PROTONOTARY | • protonotary n. Alternative spelling of prothonotary. • PROTONOTARY n. a court clerk; a chief clerk of any of various courts of law, also PROTHONOTARY. |
| 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. |
| PYCNOGONOID | • pycnogonoid n. (Zoology) Any member of the Pycnogonida; a sea spider. • PYCNOGONOID n. a sea-spider, also PYCNOGONID. |
| TROPOMYOSIN | • tropomyosin n. (Biochemistry) A protein involved in muscle contraction. It is related to myosin and occurs together… • TROPOMYOSIN n. a filamentous protein which controls the interaction of actin and myosin in muscle fibres. |