| ANTHROPOGRAPHY | • anthropography n. The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different… • ANTHROPOGRAPHY n. the study of the geographical distribution of human races. |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIA | • cryptosporidia n. Plural of cryptosporidium. • CRYPTOSPORIDIUM n. any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea. |
| DISAPPROBATORY | • disapprobatory adj. Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove. • DISAPPROBATORY adj. disapproving. |
| NONPROPRIETARY | • nonproprietary adj. Lacking proprietary value; not private or privileged information. • nonproprietary n. A drug that is not proprietary. • non-proprietary adj. Alternative form of nonproprietary. |
| PAROEMIOGRAPHY | • PAROEMIOGRAPHY n. the study of proverbs. |
| PORPHYROGENITE | • porphyrogenite n. (Historical) an honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably… • PORPHYROGENITE n. a Byzantine emperor's son, born in the purple. |
| PREPOSTEROUSLY | • preposterously adv. In a preposterous manner. • PREPOSTEROUS adv. contrary to nature, reason, or common sense. |
| PROPAROXYTONES | • proparoxytones n. Plural of proparoxytone. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| PROPITIATORILY | • propitiatorily adv. By way of propitiation. • PROPITIATORY adv. serving to propitiate, also PROPITIATIOUS, PROPITIATIVE. |
| 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. |
| PROTOPLANETARY | • protoplanetary adj. (Astronomy, planets) Of or pertaining to a protoplanet. • protoplanetary adj. Relating to a stage in the life of a red giant star or its protoplanetary nebula during the star’s final… • proto-planetary adj. Alternative form of protoplanetary. |
| PROTOPORPHYRIN | • protoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |
| PYROPHOSPHORIC | • pyrophosphoric adj. Of, or relating to pyrophosphoric acid or its derivatives. • PYROPHOSPHORIC adj. as in pyrophosphoric acid, a type of acid. |
| 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. |
| RHOMBENPORPHYR | • RHOMBENPORPHYR n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar phenocrysts rhombic in section, also RHOMBENPORPHYRY, RHOMBPORPHYRY. |
| UNPROSPEROUSLY | • unprosperously adv. In an unprosperous manner. • UNPROSPEROUS adv. not prosperous. |
| XYLOPYROGRAPHY | • xylopyrography n. (Art) The art of burning pictures onto wood. • XYLOPYROGRAPHY n. engraving designs on wood with hot poker. |