COMPTROLLERSHIP | • comptrollership n. The position or office of a comptroller. • COMPTROLLERSHIP n. the office of comptroller. |
MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
MEGASPOROPHYLLS | • megasporophylls n. Plural of megasporophyll. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
MICROSPOROPHYLL | • microsporophyll n. A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll). • MICROSPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more microsporangia. |
MONOPROPELLANT | • monopropellant n. Any propellant that consists of a single substance, or of a mixture of fuel and oxidant in the same container. • MONOPROPELLANT n. a rocket propellant containing both the fuel and the oxidizer in a single substance. |
MONOPROPELLANTS | • monopropellants n. Plural of monopropellant. • MONOPROPELLANT n. a rocket propellant containing both the fuel and the oxidizer in a single substance. |
PAPILLIFORM | • papilliform adj. Shaped like a papilla. • papilliform n. Such a tooth. • PAPILLIFORM adj. nipple-shaped. |
PAPILLOMAVIRUS | • papillomavirus n. (Virology) Any variety of virus which causes warts. • PAPILLOMAVIRUS n. any of a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses that cause papillomas and are sometimes associated with human cancers of the genital tract and esp. of the cervix. |
PEPPERMILL | • peppermill n. Alternative form of pepper mill. • pepper␣mill n. A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen. • pepper␣mill n. (Historical, slang) The Curta, a cylindrical hand-held mechanical calculator invented in the 1930s. |
PEPPERMILLS | • peppermills n. Plural of peppermill. • pepper␣mills n. Plural of pepper mill. • PEPPERMILL n. a small hand-mill in which peppercorns are ground. |
PHOTOMULTIPLIER | • photomultiplier n. (Physics) A device, normally in the form of a tube, that uses a photocathode to convert photons into… • PHOTOMULTIPLIER n. a photocell with a series of dynodes which amplify the emission current by electron multiplication. |
POLYMORPHICALLY | • polymorphically adv. In a polymorphic manner; having multiple manifestations. • POLYMORPHIC adv. occurring in several forms. |
POLYMORPHOUSLY | • polymorphously adv. In a polymorphous manner. • POLYMORPHOUS adv. occurring in several forms. |
PROTOPLASMAL | • protoplasmal adj. (Cytology) Of or relating to protoplasm. • PROTOPLASMAL adj. of or like protoplasm, also PROTOPLASMATIC, PROTOPLASMIC, PROTOPLASTIC. |
SUPPLEMENTARILY | • supplementarily adv. In a supplementary way; additionally. • SUPPLEMENTARY adv. added or serving as a supplement. |