HYPOPITUITARISM | • hypopituitarism n. (Medicine) A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland. • HYPOPITUITARISM n. deficient production of growth hormones by the pituitary gland. |
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. |
PITTOSPORUM | • pittosporum n. Any plant of the genus Pittosporum, various Old World shrubs and trees. • Pittosporum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Pittosporaceae – certain of trees called cheesewoods. • PITTOSPORUM n. any of numerous chiefly subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees. |
PITTOSPORUMS | • pittosporums n. Plural of pittosporum. • PITTOSPORUM n. any of numerous chiefly subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees. |
POSTPARTUM | • postpartum adj. Of a mother: after giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth). • postpartum adv. After giving birth. • postpartum n. The period immediately following childbirth. |
PROMPTITUDE | • promptitude n. The quality of being prompt; alacrity. • PROMPTITUDE n. the quality or habit of being prompt. |
PROMPTITUDES | • promptitudes n. Plural of promptitude. • PROMPTITUDE n. the quality or habit of being prompt. |
SUPERCOMPETENT | • supercompetent adj. (Biology, of a cell wall) Very permeable to foreign DNA. |
SUPERIMPORTANT | • superimportant adj. Very important. • SUPERIMPORTANT adj. having a very high degree of importance. |
SUPERPATRIOTISM | • superpatriotism n. Extreme patriotism. • SUPERPATRIOTISM n. extreme patriotism. |
SUPPORTMENT | • supportment n. (Obsolete) support. • SUPPORTMENT n. support. |
SUPPORTMENTS | • supportments n. Plural of supportment. • SUPPORTMENT n. support. |