CHLORPYRIFOS | • chlorpyrifos n. A crystalline organophosphate insecticide that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.[diethoxy-sulfanylidene-(3,5,6-trichloropy… |
CHLORPYRIFOSES | Sorry, definition not available. |
FLAMEPROOFERS | • flameproofers n. Plural of flameproofer. • FLAMEPROOFER n. one who flameproofs. |
FLUOROGRAPHIES | • fluorographies n. Plural of fluorography. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
FLUOROPHORES | • fluorophores n. Plural of fluorophore. • FLUOROPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for fluorescence. |
NONPROFESSORIAL | • nonprofessorial adj. Not professorial. • NONPROFESSORIAL adj. not professorial. |
PETROLIFEROUS | • petroliferous adj. (Geology, petrology, of a rock or geologic formation) Containing or yielding petroleum. • PETROLIFEROUS adj. bearing petroleum. |
PREFLORATIONS | • preflorations n. Plural of prefloration. • PREFLORATION n. the manner in which the petals and sepals are folded in the flower-bud. |
PREPROFESSIONAL | • preprofessional adj. Prior to starting a profession. • preprofessional n. One who is working towards becoming a professional. • PREPROFESSIONAL adj. of or relating to the period preceding specific study for or practice of a profession. |
PROFESSORIAL | • professorial adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a professor or professors, or of a professorship or professorships. • PROFESSORIAL adj. of or like a professor. |
PROFESSORIALLY | • professorially adv. In a professorial manner. • PROFESSORIAL adv. of or like a professor. |
PROFITEROLES | • profiteroles n. Plural of profiterole. • PROFITEROLE n. (French) a small puff of choux pastry, usually filled with cream and covered with a chocolate sauce. |
PROLIFERATIONS | • proliferations n. Plural of proliferation. • PROLIFERATION n. a rapid increase in number. |
PROLIFEROUS | • proliferous adj. Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative. • proliferous adj. (Botany) producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers. • proliferous adj. (Zoology) reproducing by budding. |
PROLIFEROUSLY | • proliferously adv. In a proliferous manner. • PROLIFEROUS adv. producing buds and/or new plants vegetatively. |
SCOLOPENDRIFORM | • scolopendriform adj. Resembling the centipedes of the genus Scolopendra. • SCOLOPENDRIFORM adj. having the form of a centipede. |
SOPORIFEROUSLY | • soporiferously adv. In a soporiferous manner. • SOPORIFEROUS adv. causing or tending to cause sleep. |