| CORTICOTROPIC | • corticotropic adj. (Medicine) That stimulates the adrenal cortex; of or pertaining to corticotropin. • CORTICOTROPIC adj. stimulating the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOTROPHIC. |
| CORTICOTROPIN | • corticotropin n. (Biochemistry, endocrinology) Synonym of adrenocorticotropic hormone. • CORTICOTROPIN n. a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland, also CORTICOTROPHIN. |
| ELECTROMOTORS | • electromotors n. Plural of electromotor. • ELECTROMOTOR n. a device for applying electricity as a motive power. |
| LAEVOROTATORY | • laevorotatory adj. Alternative spelling of levorotatory. • lævorotatory adj. Alternative spelling of levorotatory. • LAEVOROTATORY adj. counterclockwise; rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left, also LEVOROTARY, LEVOROTATORY. |
| ORTHOPTEROIDS | • orthopteroids n. Plural of orthopteroid. • ORTHOPTEROID n. a member of the Orthoptera, cockroaches. |
| ORTHOTROPISMS | • ORTHOTROPISM n. vertical growth. |
| PHOTORECEPTOR | • photoreceptor n. (Biology) A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light. • PHOTORECEPTOR n. a receptor for light stimuli. |
| PROPORTIONATE | • proportionate adj. In proportion; proportional; commensurable. • proportionate adj. Harmonious and symmetrical. • proportionate v. (Transitive) To make proportionate. |
| PROTOCERATOPS | Sorry, definition not available. |
| PROTOCHORDATE | • protochordate n. Any chordate of the phyla Hemichordata, Urochordata or Cephalochordata. • PROTOCHORDATE n. a member of the Protochordata. |
| PROTOHISTORIC | • protohistoric adj. Of or pertaining to protohistory. • PROTOHISTORIC adj. relating to protohistory. |
| PROTONOTARIAL | • PROTONOTARIAL adj. of or like a protonotary, a principle law clerk in certain courts of law. |
| PROTONOTARIAT | • PROTONOTARIAT n. the college constituted by the twelve apostolical prothonotaries (bishops and senior members of the curia) in Rome, also PROTHONOTARIAT. |
| PROTONOTARIES | • protonotaries n. Plural of protonotary. • PROTONOTARY n. a court clerk; a chief clerk of any of various courts of law, also PROTHONOTARY. |
| PROTOTROPHIES | • prototrophies n. Plural of prototrophy. • PROTOTROPHY n. the state of being prototrophic. |
| THOROUGHWORTS | • thoroughworts n. Plural of thoroughwort. • THOROUGHWORT n. a wild flower with perfoliate leaves. |
| TROPHOTROPISM | • trophotropism n. The movements of the organs in a growing plant, as towards nutrient substances, induced by the chemical… • TROPHOTROPISM n. direction of growth by nutritional factors. |
| ULTRAORTHODOX | • ultraorthodox adj. Very orthodox, chiefly among Jewish sects. • ultra-Orthodox adj. (Of a Jew) Very strictly observant; Haredi; being either Hasidic or Litvish (Misnagdic). • ULTRAORTHODOX adj. extremely orthodox. |