ANTHROPOPHYTES | • anthropophytes n. Plural of anthropophyte. • ANTHROPOPHYTE n. a plant introduced incidentally in the course of cultivation. |
EPISTOLOGRAPHY | • epistolography n. The art or practice of writing epistles. • EPISTOLOGRAPHY n. letter-writing. |
HYPOPHOSPHORIC | • hypophosphoric adj. Of or pertaining to hypophosphoric acid or its derivatives. • HYPOPHOSPHORIC adj. as in hypophosphoric acid, a tetrabasic acid produced by the slow oxidation of phosphorus in moist ai. |
HYPOSULPHUROUS | • hyposulphurous adj. Alternative form of hyposulfurous. • HYPOSULPHUROUS adj. of or derived from hyposulphurous acid. |
MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
PARAPSYCHOLOGY | • parapsychology n. The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts. • PARAPSYCHOLOGY n. the study of unexplained mental phenomena. |
PHARYNGOSCOPES | • pharyngoscopes n. Plural of pharyngoscope. • PHARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for inspecting the pharynx. |
PHARYNGOSCOPIC | • pharyngoscopic adj. Relating to pharyngoscopy. • PHARYNGOSCOPIC adj. relating to a pharyngoscope. |
PHOSPHOROLYSES | • phosphorolyses n. Plural of phosphorolysis. • PHOSPHOROLYSIS n. a reaction analogous to hydrolysis involving phosphoric acid. |
PHOSPHOROLYSIS | • phosphorolysis n. (Chemistry) Any reaction, akin to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken by the action of phosphoric acid or phosphate. • PHOSPHOROLYSIS n. a reaction analogous to hydrolysis involving phosphoric acid. |
PHOSPHOROLYTIC | • phosphorolytic adj. Of or pertaining to phosphorolysis. • PHOSPHOROLYTIC adj. relating to phosphorolysis. |
PHOSPHORYLASES | • phosphorylases n. Plural of phosphorylase. • PHOSPHORYLASE n. any of the enzymes that catalyze phosphorolysis with the formation of organic phosphates. |
PHOSPHORYLATED | • phosphorylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylated adj. (Chemistry) reacted or combined with phosphoric acid. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
PHOSPHORYLATES | • phosphorylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phosphorylate. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
POLYMORPHOUSLY | • polymorphously adv. In a polymorphous manner. • POLYMORPHOUS adv. occurring in several forms. |
POLYPHOSPHORIC | • polyphosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Used to describe polymeric phosphoric acids and their derivatives. • POLYPHOSPHORIC adj. as in polyphosphoric acid, any oxyacid of pentavalent phosphorus. |
PTERIDOPHYTOUS | • PTERIDOPHYTOUS adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTIC. |
PYROPHOSPHATES | • pyrophosphates n. Plural of pyrophosphate. • PYROPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. |
PYROPHOSPHORIC | • pyrophosphoric adj. Of, or relating to pyrophosphoric acid or its derivatives. • PYROPHOSPHORIC adj. as in pyrophosphoric acid, a type of acid. |
SYNAPOMORPHIES | • synapomorphies n. Plural of synapomorphy. |