| ASPHALTITES | • asphaltites n. Plural of asphaltite. • ASPHALTITE n. a native asphalt occurring in veins below the ground. |
| DIPHOSPHATE | • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups. • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate. • DIPHOSPHATE n. a phosphate containing two phosphate groups. |
| PHOSPHATASE | • phosphatase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism… • PHOSPHATASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphate esters. |
| PHOSPHATIDE | • phosphatide n. (Chemistry) a phospholipid. • PHOSPHATIDE n. a phospholipid. |
| PHOSPHATING | • phosphating n. The application of a protective coating of phosphate to the surface of metals. • PHOSPHATE v. to treat with phosphate. |
| PHOSPHATISE | • phosphatise v. Alternative form of phosphatize. • PHOSPHATISE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATIZE. |
| PHOSPHATIZE | • phosphatize v. To convert something into a phosphate. • phosphatize v. To treat something with phosphate or phosphoric acid. • PHOSPHATIZE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATISE. |
| PISSASPHALT | • pissasphalt n. (Mineralogy) A soft, black, tarry bitumen, intermediate between petroleum and asphalt. • PISSASPHALT n. a semiliquid bitumen. |
| SPHACELATED | • sphacelated v. Simple past tense and past participle of sphacelate. • SPHACELATE v. to cause or affect with gangrene or mortification. |
| SPHACELATES | • sphacelates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sphacelate. • SPHACELATE v. to cause or affect with gangrene or mortification. |
| SPHACELUSES | • SPHACELUS n. necrosis, mortification. |
| SPHAERIDIUM | • sphaeridium n. (Zoology) A sense organ found on the exterior of most sea urchins, consisting of an oval or spherical… • SPHAERIDIUM n. a minute spheroidal body on the surface of a sea urchin, perhaps a sense organ. |
| SPHAGNOLOGY | • sphagnology n. The study of sphagnum mosses. • SPHAGNOLOGY n. the study of peat moss. |
| SPHALERITES | • sphalerites n. Plural of sphalerite. • SPHALERITE n. zinc sulphide, the chief source of zinc. |