| ALLOPOLYPLOIDY | • allopolyploidy n. (Genetics) A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from… • ALLOPOLYPLOIDY n. the state of being allopolyploid. |
| 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. |
| ENDOPOLYPLOIDY | • endopolyploidy n. The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus. • ENDOPOLYPLOIDY n. a polyploid state in which the chromosomes have divided repeatedly without subsequent division of the nucleus or cell. |
| PALAEOPHYTOLOGY | • palaeophytology n. Alternative form of paleophytology. • PALAEOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants, palaeobotany. |
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | • pathophysiology n. (Pathology) The physiological processes associated with disease or injury. • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of abnormal states. |
| PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY | • phototypography n. A photomechanical method of printing made to resemble traditional metal typography. • PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY n. any printing process involving the use of photography. |
| PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY | • photoxylography n. A process in which a photograph is printed on wood to use as a template for engraving. • PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY n. wood engraving after a photographic impression on a woodblock. |
| PHYSIOPATHOLOGY | • physiopathology n. Pathophysiology: the physiological processes associated with disease or injury, or the study thereof. • PHYSIOPATHOLOGY n. a branch of biology or medicine that combines physiology and pathology esp. in the study of altered bodily function in disease. |
| PHYTOPATHOLOGY | • phytopathology n. The study of plant diseases; plant pathology. • PHYTOPATHOLOGY n. plant pathology. |
| POLYMORPHOUSLY | • polymorphously adv. In a polymorphous manner. • POLYMORPHOUS adv. occurring in several forms. |
| POLYPHONOUSLY | • polyphonously adv. In a polyphonous manner. • POLYPHONOUS adv. relating to polyphony, also POLYPHONIC. |
| POLYPHYODONT | • polyphyodont n. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced. • POLYPHYODONT adj. having more than two successive dentitions. |
| PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | • psychopathology n. (Medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural… • psychopathology n. (Countable) A mental or behavioral disorder. • PSYCHOPATHOLOGY n. the study of mental illness. |
| PYROPHOTOGRAPHY | • pyrophotography n. (Photography) Any photographic process involving the use of heat to fix the picture. • PYROPHOTOGRAPHY n. the production of pyrophotographs. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |