| AUTOCOPROPHAGY | • autocoprophagy n. The feeding on its own excrement. • AUTOCOPROPHAGY n. eating one's own feces. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOIDS | • autopolyploids n. Plural of autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOIDY | • autopolyploidy n. The property of being autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOIDY n. the state of being an autopolyploid, an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| CAMPYLOTROPOUS | • campylotropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo… • CAMPYLOTROPOUS adj. having the ovule partly inverted and curved. |
| OPHTHALMOSCOPY | • ophthalmoscopy n. Examination of the eye with an ophthalmoscope. • ophthalmoscopy n. The design, construction and use of ophthalmoscopes. • OPHTHALMOSCOPY n. an examination by use of an ophthalmoscope. |
| PALEOPATHOLOGY | • paleopathology n. The study of ancient diseases. • paleopathology n. (Countable) Any ancient disease itself. • PALEOPATHOLOGY n. a branch of pathology concerned with ancient diseases as evidenced esp. in fossil or other remains. |
| PERITONEOSCOPY | • PERITONEOSCOPY n. the visual examination of the peritoneal cavities by means of an endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdomen. |
| PHOSPHOROLYTIC | • phosphorolytic adj. Of or pertaining to phosphorolysis. • PHOSPHOROLYTIC adj. relating to phosphorolysis. |
| PHYTOPATHOLOGY | • phytopathology n. The study of plant diseases; plant pathology. • PHYTOPATHOLOGY n. plant pathology. |
| POLYPROTODONTS | • polyprotodonts n. Plural of polyprotodont. • POLYPROTODONT n. any member of the Polyprotodontia, the suborder of marsupials, including opossums, dasyures, etc., with many small incisors. |
| POSTCOPULATORY | • postcopulatory adj. Occurring after copulation. • POSTCOPULATORY adj. taking place after copulation. |
| PROPAROXYTONES | • proparoxytones n. Plural of proparoxytone. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| PROPORTIONABLY | • proportionably adv. In a proportionable manner; proportionately. • PROPORTIONABLE adv. proportional, proportionate. |
| PROPORTIONALLY | • proportionally adv. In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively. • PROPORTIONAL adv. relating to proportion. |
| PROTOPORPHYRIN | • protoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |
| PYROPHOTOGRAPH | • PYROPHOTOGRAPH n. a burnt-in photograph, e.g. on glass or porcelain. |
| PYROPHOTOMETER | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |