COMPOTATORY | • compotatory adj. Relating to compotation; drinking together. • COMPOTATORY adj. sharing in a compotation, carousing in company. |
CRYPTOBIONT | • cryptobiont n. (Biology) Any organism capable of cryptobiosis. • CRYPTOBIONT n. any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis. |
CRYPTOZOITE | • cryptozoite n. The exoerythrocytic stage of a malarial parasite. • CRYPTOZOITE n. a malarial parasite at the stage of development in its host before it enters the red blood cells. |
DIOPTOMETRY | • DIOPTOMETRY n. the measurement of ocular refraction. |
OPPORTUNITY | • opportunity n. A chance for advancement, progress or profit. • opportunity n. A favorable circumstance or occasion. • opportunity n. (Nonstandard, Euro-English) opportuneness. |
PHYTOSTEROL | • phytosterol n. (Biochemistry, botany) Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants… • PHYTOSTEROL n. any of various sterols derived from plants. |
POSTULATORY | • postulatory adj. Of the nature of a postulate. • postulatory adj. Supplicatory. • POSTULATORY adj. assuming or assumed as a postulate. |
PROTEOLYTIC | • proteolytic adj. (Biochemistry) Of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis. • PROTEOLYTIC adj. relating to proteolysis, the disintegration of protein. |
PROTOMARTYR | • protomartyr n. Any of the first Christian martyrs. • PROTOMARTYR n. the first martyr in any cause, esp. St Stephen. |
PROTONOTARY | • protonotary n. Alternative spelling of prothonotary. • PROTONOTARY n. a court clerk; a chief clerk of any of various courts of law, also PROTHONOTARY. |
PROTOPHYTES | • protophytes n. Plural of protophyte. • PROTOPHYTE n. any unicellular plant, or plant forming only a plasmodium, having reproduction only by fission, gemmation, or cell division. |
PROTOPHYTIC | • protophytic adj. Of or relating to the protophytes. • PROTOPHYTIC adj. relating to a protophyte. |
PROTOTROPHY | • prototrophy n. The condition of being a prototroph. • PROTOTROPHY n. the state of being prototrophic. |
PROTOTYPING | • prototyping n. The rapid creation of prototypes of a new product for demonstration and research purposes. • PROTOTYPE v. to make a prototype. |
THYROTROPIC | • thyrotropic adj. Able to stimulate the action of the thyroid gland. • THYROTROPIC adj. exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland, also THYROTROPHIC. |
THYROTROPIN | • thyrotropin n. (Biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. • THYROTROPIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPHIN. |
TROPOPHYTES | • tropophytes n. Plural of tropophyte. • TROPOPHYTE n. a plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought. |
TROPOPHYTIC | • TROPOPHYTIC adj. of or like a tropophyte, a plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought. |