| MYTHOPOET | • mythopoet n. (Mythology) a writer of mythic poetry; a mythopoeic writer. • mythopoet n. A member of the mythopoetic men’s movement. • MYTHOPOET n. a mythmaker; a writer of poems on mythical subjects. |
| OPTOMETRY | • optometry n. The art and science of vision and eye care. • OPTOMETRY n. the science of vision and eye-care. |
| OTOPLASTY | • otoplasty n. (Surgery) A procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears. • OTOPLASTY n. cosmetic surgery on the ears. |
| PHOTOTAXY | • phototaxy n. Phototaxis. • PHOTOTAXY n. the movement of an entire organism in response to light. |
| PHOTOTYPE | • phototype n. A metal printing block, used in the photogravure process. • phototype n. Type that has been set using phototypesetting. • phototype n. A measure of the susceptibility of the skin to tan, depending on the amount of melanin in the skin. |
| PHOTOTYPY | • phototypy n. The art or process of producing phototypes. • PHOTOTYPY n. the art or process of producing phototypes. |
| PHYTOTOMY | • phytotomy n. (Botany, dated) The study of the internal structures of plants. • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
| PHYTOTRON | • phytotron n. (Biology) A laboratory in the form of a greenhouse or similar building in which plants can be grown… • PHYTOTRON n. an apparatus that produces climates artificially for the study of plant growth. |
| POLYGLOTT | • polyglott adj. Obsolete spelling of polyglot. • polyglott n. Obsolete spelling of polyglot. • POLYGLOTT n. one who speaks many languages, also POLYGLOT. |
| PROTOTYPE | • prototype n. An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items)… • prototype n. An early sample or model built to test a concept or process. • prototype n. (Computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none… |
| PUTTYROOT | • puttyroot n. An American orchidaceous plant (Aplectrum hyemale) whose slender rootstock produces a solid corm filled… • PUTTYROOT n. an American orchidaceous plant which flowers in early summer. |
| TOPECTOMY | • topectomy n. (Surgery) The excision of parts of the frontal cortex of the brain, typically for the relief of epilepsy. • TOPECTOMY n. (obsolete) the excision of the top part of the cerebral cortex as a cure for mental illness. |
| TOPOMETRY | • topometry n. (Chiefly medicine) Any of various imaging or surveying techniques in which the three-dimensional positions… • TOPOMETRY n. the measurement of the surface features of a region. |
| TOPOTYPES | • topotypes n. Plural of topotype. • TOPOTYPE n. a specimen selected from a locality typical of a species. |