| CHYMOTRYPSIN | • chymotrypsin n. An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine… • CHYMOTRYPSIN n. rennin. |
| CRYPTONYMOUS | • cryptonymous adj. Relating to, or published under, a cryptonym. • CRYPTONYMOUS adj. like a cryptonym, a secret name. |
| GENOTYPICITY | • GENOTYPICITY n. the state of being genotypic. |
| HYDROPHYTONS | • HYDROPHYTON n. the coenosarc of a hydroid colony. |
| HYMENOPLASTY | • hymenoplasty n. (Medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman’s hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken… • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
| HYPNOTHERAPY | • hypnotherapy n. Treatment of disease by means of hypnotism. • HYPNOTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of hypnotism. |
| HYPNOTICALLY | • hypnotically adv. In a hypnotic manner. • hypnotically adv. By using hypnotism. • HYPNOTIC adv. relating to hypnosis. |
| HYPOTONICITY | • hypotonicity n. The quality of being hypotonic. • HYPOTONICITY n. the state of being hypotonic. |
| PHARYNGOTOMY | • pharyngotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumour or anything that… • pharyngotomy n. Scarification or incision of the tonsils. • PHARYNGOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the pharynx. |
| POLYETHYLENE | • polyethylene n. (Organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware… • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
| POLYPHYODONT | • polyphyodont n. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced. • POLYPHYODONT adj. having more than two successive dentitions. |
| POLYSTYRENES | • polystyrenes n. Plural of polystyrene. • POLYSTYRENE n. a polymer of styrene. |
| POLYSYNAPTIC | • polysynaptic adj. (Of a reflex or impulse) of or involving multiple synapses. • POLYSYNAPTIC adj. involving two or more synapses in the central nervous system. |
| POLYSYNDETON | • polysyndeton n. (Rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
| POLYTONALITY | • polytonality n. (Music) The use of multiple keys in the same composition, especially by multiple instruments at the same time. • POLYTONALITY n. two or more tonalities in a composition. |
| PSEUDONYMITY | • pseudonymity n. The state of being pseudonymous, of hiding one’s true identity behind a pseudonym. • PSEUDONYMITY n. the state of being pseudonymous. |
| PYROGENICITY | • pyrogenicity n. (Pathology, chemistry, geology) The condition or extent of being pyrogenic. • PYROGENICITY n. the state of being pyrogenic. |
| SYNOPTICALLY | • synoptically adv. In a synoptic manner. • synoptically adv. With reference to a synopsis. • SYNOPTICAL adv. relating to a synopsis. |