| PROTOACTINIUMS | • PROTOACTINIUM n. a radioactive element that yields actinium on disintegration. |
| PROTOCHORDATES | • protochordates n. Plural of protochordate. • PROTOCHORDATE n. a member of the Protochordata. |
| PROTOHISTORIAN | • protohistorian n. One who studies protohistory. • PROTOHISTORIAN n. one who studies protohistory. |
| PROTOHISTORIES | • protohistories n. Plural of protohistory. • PROTOHISTORY n. the study of human beings in the times that immediately antedate recorded history. |
| PROTOLANGUAGES | • protolanguages n. Plural of protolanguage. • proto-languages n. Plural of proto-language. • PROTOLANGUAGE n. an assumed or recorded ancestral language. |
| PROTONOTARIATS | • PROTONOTARIAT n. the college constituted by the twelve apostolical prothonotaries (bishops and senior members of the curia) in Rome, also PROTHONOTARIAT. |
| 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. |
| PROTOPLASMATIC | • protoplasmatic adj. (Cytology) Of or relating to protoplasm. • PROTOPLASMATIC adj. of or like protoplasm, also PROTOPLASMAL, PROTOPLASMIC, PROTOPLASTIC. |
| PROTOPORPHYRIN | • protoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |
| PROTOSPATAIRES | • PROTOSPATAIRE n. the captain of the guards at Byzantium, also PROTOSPATHAIRE, PROTOSPATHARIUS. |
| PROTOSPATHAIRE | • PROTOSPATHAIRE n. (historical) the captain of the guards at Byzantium, also PROTOSPATAIRE, PROTOSPATHARIUS. |
| PROTOTYPICALLY | • prototypically adv. In a prototypical manner. • PROTOTYPICAL adv. relating to a prototype, also PROTOTYPAL, PROTOTYPIC. |
| PROTOZOOLOGIES | • PROTOZOOLOGY n. the study of protozoans. |
| PROTOZOOLOGIST | • protozoologist n. A zoologist whose speciality is protozoology. • PROTOZOOLOGIST n. one who studies protozoology. |