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. |
OPHTHALMOPLEGIA | • ophthalmoplegia n. (Medicine) A complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements. • OPHTHALMOPLEGIA n. paralysis of the ocular muscles. |
PAPILLOMATOSES | • papillomatoses n. Plural of papillomatosis. • PAPILLOMATOSIS n. the condition of having papillomata. |
PAPILLOMATOSIS | • papillomatosis n. (Pathology) the presence of papillomas. • PAPILLOMATOSIS n. the condition of having papillomata. |
PAPILLOMATOUS | • papillomatous adj. Having papillomae. • PAPILLOMATOUS adj. of or like a papilloma. |
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. |
PODOPHYLLUM | • podophyllum n. (Botany) Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with… • podophyllum n. The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug. • Podophyllum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – American mandrake. |
PODOPHYLLUMS | • podophyllums n. Plural of podophyllum. • PODOPHYLLUM n. the dried rootlet and rhizome of the mayapple, used as a caustic. |
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. |