PUPPYISH | • puppyish adj. With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy. • PUPPYISH adj. pertaining to a puppy. |
HIPPOGRYPH | • hippogryph n. Alternative spelling of hippogriff. • HIPPOGRYPH n. a fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin, also HIPPOGRIFF. |
HIPPOPHAGY | • hippophagy n. The eating of horsemeat. • HIPPOPHAGY n. feeding on horses. |
HIPPOGRYPHS | • hippogryphs n. Plural of hippogryph. • HIPPOGRYPH n. a fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin, also HIPPOGRIFF. |
HYPNOPOMPIC | • hypnopompic adj. Relating to the state of consciousness before becoming completely awake. • HYPNOPOMPIC adj. pertaining to the semiconscious state before waking. |
PARAPOPHYSIS | • parapophysis n. (Anatomy) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. • PARAPOPHYSIS n. a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
PORPHYROPSIN | • porphyropsin n. Any of a group of purple carotenoid pigments, similar to rhodopsin, in the retinas of some fish. • PORPHYROPSIN n. a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin. |
HYPOPHOSPHITE | • hypophosphite n. (Chemistry) any salt of hypophosphorous acid. • HYPOPHOSPHITE n. a salt of hypophosphorous acid. |
PARAPOPHYSIAL | • parapophysial adj. Relating to the parapophysis. • PARAPOPHYSIAL adj. of or like a parapophysis, a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
PORPHYROPSINS | • porphyropsins n. Plural of porphyropsin. • PORPHYROPSIN n. a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin. |
HYPOPHOSPHITES | • hypophosphites n. Plural of hypophosphite. • HYPOPHOSPHITE n. a salt of hypophosphorous acid. |
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. |
PLEURAPOPHYSIS | • pleurapophysis n. A process on a vertebra that is essentially a vertebral rib. • PLEURAPOPHYSIS n. a lateral process of a vertebra, with the morphological character of a rib. |
POLYPHOSPHORIC | • polyphosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Used to describe polymeric phosphoric acids and their derivatives. • POLYPHOSPHORIC adj. as in polyphosphoric acid, any oxyacid of pentavalent phosphorus. |
PROTOPORPHYRIN | • protoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |
PSEUDEPIGRAPHY | • pseudepigraphy n. The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy. • PSEUDEPIGRAPHY n. the ascription of false names of authors to works. |
PYROPHOSPHORIC | • pyrophosphoric adj. Of, or relating to pyrophosphoric acid or its derivatives. • PYROPHOSPHORIC adj. as in pyrophosphoric acid, a type of acid. |
PROTOPORPHYRINS | • protoporphyrins n. Plural of protoporphyrin. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |