| APPROPRIATION | • appropriation n. An act or instance of appropriating. • appropriation n. That which is appropriated. • appropriation n. Public funds set aside for a specific purpose. |
| APPROPRIATORS | • appropriators n. Plural of appropriator. • APPROPRIATOR n. one who appropriates. |
| HIPPOPOTAMIAN | • hippopotamian adj. Resembling or characteristic of a hippopotamus. • HIPPOPOTAMIAN adj. like a hippopotamus, clumsy, also HIPPOPOTAMIC. |
| HYPOPHOSPHATE | • hypophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of phosphorus P2O64- derived from hypophosphoric acid; any salt containing… • HYPOPHOSPHATE n. any salt or ester of hypophosphoric acid. |
| HYPOPHOSPHITE | • hypophosphite n. (Chemistry) any salt of hypophosphorous acid. • HYPOPHOSPHITE n. a salt of hypophosphorous acid. |
| PHOSPHOLIPASE | • phospholipase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze the phosphate ester bonds of phospholipids. • PHOSPHOLIPASE n. any of several enzymes that hydrolyze lecithins or phosphatidylethanolamines. |
| PHOSPHOLIPIDS | • phospholipids n. Plural of phospholipid. • PHOSPHOLIPID n. a lipid which contains a phosphate group and also a nitrogenous group. |
| PHOTOSHOPPING | • photoshopping v. Present participle of photoshop. • PHOTOSHOP v. to manipulate a digital image using editing software. |
| POLYPROPYLENE | • polypropylene n. A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding… • POLYPROPYLENE n. any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene, also POLYPROPENE. |
| PORPHYROPSINS | • porphyropsins n. Plural of porphyropsin. • PORPHYROPSIN n. a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin. |
| PROPOXYPHENES | • propoxyphenes n. Plural of propoxyphene. • PROPOXYPHENE n. a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting. |
| PROPRIOCEPTOR | • proprioceptor n. (Anatomy) A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner… • PROPRIOCEPTOR n. a sense organ receptive to stimuli from within the body. |
| PROSOPOGRAPHY | • prosopography n. A study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships. • PROSOPOGRAPHY n. a biographical sketch; a description of person. |
| PROSOPOPOEIAL | • prosopopoeial adj. Prosopopoeic. • prosopopœial adj. Obsolete typography of prosopopoeial. • PROSOPOPOEIAL adj. relating to prosopopeia, personification. |
| PROSOPOPOEIAS | • prosopopoeias n. Plural of prosopopoeia. • prosopopœias n. Plural of prosopopœia. • PROSOPOPOEIA n. a figure of speech in which an imaginary or absent person is represented as speaking or acting, also PROSOPOPEIA. |
| PYROPHOSPHATE | • pyrophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. • PYROPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. |