| ENDOPEROXIDE | • endoperoxide n. (Chemistry, biochemistry) Any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially… • ENDOPEROXIDE n. any of various biosynthetic intermediates in the formation of prostaglandins. |
| EXPLORATIONS | • explorations n. Plural of exploration. • EXPLORATION n. the act or an instance of exploring. |
| EXPORTATIONS | • exportations n. Plural of exportation. • EXPORTATION n. the act of exporting. |
| EXPROBRATION | • exprobration n. (Obsolete) Reproachful accusation; upbraiding. • EXPROBRATION n. the act of exprobrating, upbraiding. |
| EXPROMISSION | • expromission n. (Law) The intervention of a new debtor, substituted for the former one, who is consequently discharged… • EXPROMISSION n. relieving another person's debt by taking it upon oneself. |
| GROUNDPROXES | • GROUNDPROX n. an altitude warning system in aircraft. |
| MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
| OROPHARYNXES | • oropharynxes n. Plural of oropharynx. • OROPHARYNX n. the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis. |
| OVEREXPOSING | • overexposing v. Present participle of overexpose. • OVEREXPOSE v. to expose excessively. |
| PEROXIDATION | • peroxidation n. (Chemistry) Any oxidation reaction, especially of an oxide, that produces a peroxide. • peroxidation n. (Organic chemistry) The reaction of a double bond with a peroxide. • PEROXIDATION n. the creation of a peroxide. |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | • pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| PRAXINOSCOPE | • praxinoscope n. (Historical) An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of… • PRAXINOSCOPE n. an instrument with mirrors in which a series of moving drawings appear as a continuously moving picture; an early form of cinematograph. |
| PROPOXYPHENE | • propoxyphene n. Dextropropoxyphene. • PROPOXYPHENE n. a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting. |
| PROXIMATIONS | • proximations n. Plural of proximation. • PROXIMATION n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMITY. |