| PROTOAVIS | • PROTOAVIS n. a member of the genus Protoavis of the Triassic periods, with dinosaur-like tail and hind legs, but some anatomical features characteristic of modern birds. |
| PROTOCOLS | • protocols n. Plural of protocol. • PROTOCOL v. to draw up a protocol. |
| PROTODERM | • protoderm n. (Botany) the primary meristem from which the epidermis develops. • PROTODERM n. the dermatogen, the nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. |
| PROTOGINE | • protogine n. (Geology) A form of granite containing silvery flakes of talc or similar minerals. • PROTOGINE n. a kind of granite or gneiss containing a silvery talcose mineral. |
| PROTOGYNY | • protogyny n. (Biology) The condition in which an organism begins life as a female and then changes into a male. • protogyny n. (Botany) The condition of flowers whose female parts mature before the male ones. • PROTOGYNY n. the development of female organs before male to avoid self-fertilization. |
| PROTONATE | • protonate v. (Chemistry, transitive) To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical). • protonate v. (Chemistry, intransitive) To acquire an additional proton. • PROTONATE v. to acquire an additional proton. |
| PROTONEMA | • protonema n. (Botany) A filament of cells that forms following the germination of the spores of mosses and liverworts. • PROTONEMA n. a branched filament produced by germination of a moss spore, giving rise to moss plants from buds. |
| PROTOPODS | • protopods n. Plural of protopod. • PROTOPOD n. a part of a crustacean appendage. |
| PROTOSTAR | • protostar n. (Astronomy) A collection of gas and dust in space with high temperature that usually grows to the point… • PROTOSTAR n. a condensing mass of gas in the early formation of a star. |
| PROTOTYPE | • prototype n. An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items)… • prototype n. An early sample or model built to test a concept or process. • prototype n. (Computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none… |
| PROTOXIDE | • protoxide n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any of a series of oxides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of oxygen… • PROTOXIDE n. that one of a series of oxides having the lowest proportion of oxygen, also PROTOXID. |
| PROTOXIDS | • protoxids n. Plural of protoxid. • PROTOXID n. that one of a series of oxides having the lowest proportion of oxygen, also PROTOXIDE. |
| PROTOZOAL | • protozoal adj. Protozoan. • PROTOZOAL adj. of or pertaining to the Protozoa. |
| PROTOZOAN | • protozoan n. (Cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular… • protozoan adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan. • PROTOZOAN n. any member of the Protozoa, also PROTOZOON. |
| PROTOZOIC | • protozoic adj. Of or relating to the protozoa. • PROTOZOIC adj. of or pertaining to the protozoa. |
| PROTOZOON | • protozoon n. (Cytology) A protozoan. • PROTOZOON n. any member of the Protozoa, also PROTOZOAN. |