| COMPOTATORY | • compotatory adj. Relating to compotation; drinking together. • COMPOTATORY adj. sharing in a compotation, carousing in company. |
| HOMOEOPATHY | • homoeopathy n. Alternative spelling of homeopathy. • homœopathy n. Alternative spelling of homeopathy. • HOMOEOPATHY n. the use of minute quantities of medications that in large amounts, produce symptoms like those of the disease being treated, also HOMEOPATHY. |
| HOMOEOTYPIC | • HOMOEOTYPIC adj. denoting or relating to the second nuclear division of meiosis, which resembles mitosis, also HOMEOTYPIC. |
| LYOSORPTION | • LYOSORPTION n. the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp. of a solvent on suspended particles. |
| METOPOSCOPY | • metoposcopy n. The practice of judging someone’s character, or telling their fortune, from studying their face or forehead. • METOPOSCOPY n. the art of judging a person's character and fortune from his face, principally his forehead. |
| MORPHOTROPY | • MORPHOTROPY n. the effect on crystalline form of the addition or substitution of an element or radical. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOCHROMY | • photochromy n. The art or process of reproducing colours by photography. • PHOTOCHROMY n. a former process of colour photography. |
| POLTROONERY | • poltroonery n. Cowardice; lack of spirit; pusillanimity. • POLTROONERY n. mean pusillanimity, cowardice. |
| 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. |
| PROCTOSCOPY | • proctoscopy n. The examination of the anal cavity, rectum or sigmoid colon by means of a proctoscope. • PROCTOSCOPY n. examination by use of a proctoscope, an instrument for examining the rectum. |
| 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. |
| PROTOTROPHY | • prototrophy n. The condition of being a prototroph. • PROTOTROPHY n. the state of being prototrophic. |
| PROVOCATORY | • provocatory adj. Provocative. • PROVOCATORY adj. provocative. |
| PSYCHOMOTOR | • psychomotor adj. Of or pertaining to the function of muscles under the control of the mind. • PSYCHOMOTOR adj. pertaining to physical action as immediate result of mental act. |
| 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. |