| abetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels | - |
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| adenohypophysis | (noun) the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature | Synonyms: anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland |
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| anthropopathism | (noun) Attribution of human feelings to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. | - |
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| anthropophagite | (noun) a person who eats human flesh | Synonyms: anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater |
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| anthropophagous | (adjective) of or relating to eaters of human flesh | - |
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| anthropophagus | (noun) a person who eats human flesh | Synonyms: anthropophagite, cannibal, man-eater |
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| anthropophagy | (noun) human cannibalism; the eating of human flesh | - |
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| antipope | (noun) someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected | - |
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| apopemptic | (adjective) addressed to one who is departing | - |
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| apophasis | (noun) mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned | - |
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| apophatic | (adjective) of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable') | - |
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| apophatism | (noun) the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not) | - |
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| apophthegm | (noun) a short pithy instructive saying | Synonyms: aphorism, apothegm |
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| apophyseal | (adjective) of or relating to an apophysis | - |
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| apophysis | (noun) (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra | - |
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| (noun) (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers | - |
| apoplectic | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy | - |
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| apoplectiform | (adjective) resembling apoplexy | Synonyms: apoplectoid |
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| apoplectoid | (adjective) resembling apoplexy | Synonyms: apoplectiform |
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| apoplexy | (noun) a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain | Synonyms: cerebrovascular accident, CVA, stroke |
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| apoptosis | (noun) a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival | Synonyms: caspase-mediated cell death, programmed cell death |
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| carpophagous | (adjective) feeding on fruit | Synonyms: fruit-eating |
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| carpophore | (noun) a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel | - |
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| depopulate | (verb) reduce in population | Synonyms: desolate |
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| depopulated | (adjective) having lost inhabitants as by war or disease | - |
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| depopulation | (noun) the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all) | - |
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| hippopotamus | (noun) massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa | Synonyms: hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse |
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| hyperbetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age | - |
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| hyperlipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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| hypobetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol | - |
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| hypolipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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| hypoparathyroidism | (noun) inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood | - |
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| hypophyseal | (adjective) of or relating to the hypophysis | Synonyms: hypophysial |
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| hypophysectomise | (verb) remove the pituitary glands | Synonyms: hypophysectomize |
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| hypophysectomised | (adjective) having the pituitary gland removed by surgery | Synonyms: hypophysectomized |
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| hypophysectomize | (verb) remove the pituitary glands | Synonyms: hypophysectomise |
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| hypophysectomized | (adjective) having the pituitary gland removed by surgery | Synonyms: hypophysectomised |
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| hypophysectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the pituitary gland | - |
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| hypophysial | (adjective) of or relating to the hypophysis | Synonyms: hypophyseal |
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| hypophysis | (noun) the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain | Synonyms: pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland |
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| hypopigmentation | (noun) unusual lack of skin color | - |
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| hypoplasia | (noun) underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells | - |
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| hypopnea | (noun) slow or shallow breathing | - |
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| hypoproteinemia | (noun) abnormally low level of protein in the blood; can indicate inadequate diet or intestinal or renal disorders | - |
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| lipophilic | (adjective) having an affinity for lipids | Synonyms: lipotropic |
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| lipoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood | - |
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| lollipop | (noun) hard candy on a stick | Synonyms: all-day sucker, sucker |
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| (noun) ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick | Synonyms: ice lolly, lolly, popsicle |
| maypop | (noun) of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg | Synonyms: Passiflora incarnata |
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| neurohypophysis | (noun) the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature | Synonyms: pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland |
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| opopanax | (noun) an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines | - |
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| overpopulate | (verb) cause to have too great a population | - |
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| overpopulation | (noun) too much population | - |
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| pop | (adjective) (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) | Synonyms: popular |
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| (noun) music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love | Synonyms: pop music |
| (noun) a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork | Synonyms: popping |
| (noun) a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring | Synonyms: soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic |
| (noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk | Synonyms: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa |
| (adverb) like a pop or with a pop | - |
| (verb) burst open with a sharp, explosive sound | - |
| (verb) cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound | - |
| (verb) fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise | - |
| (verb) take drugs, especially orally | - |
| (verb) drink down entirely | Synonyms: belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, kill, pour down, toss off |
| (verb) hit a pop-fly | - |
| (verb) put or thrust suddenly and forcefully | - |
| (verb) hit or strike | - |
| (verb) release suddenly | - |
| (verb) bulge outward | Synonyms: bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, pop out, protrude, start |
| (verb) make a sharp explosive noise | - |
| (verb) appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly | Synonyms: burst out, crop up, pop out, pop up |
| (verb) cause to make a sharp explosive sound | - |
| popcorn | (noun) small kernels of corn exploded by heat | - |
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| (noun) corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat | Synonyms: Zea mays everta |
| pope | (noun) the head of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ |
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| popery | (noun) offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: papism |
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| popeyed | (adjective) having bulging eyes | - |
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| (adjective) with eyes or mouth open in surprise | Synonyms: goggle-eyed, openmouthed |
| popgun | (noun) plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound | - |
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| popinjay | (noun) an archaic term for a parrot | - |
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| (noun) a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot) | - |
| popish | (adjective) of or relating to or supporting Romanism | Synonyms: papist, papistic, papistical, R.C., Roman, Roman Catholic, Romanist, romish |
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| popishly | (adverb) like the Pope; in a popish manner | - |
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| poplar | (noun) any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins | Synonyms: poplar tree |
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| (noun) soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar | - |
| poplin | (noun) a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery | - |
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| popliteal | (adjective) of or relating to the area behind the knee joint | - |
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| popover | (noun) light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup | - |
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| popper | (noun) a container for cooking popcorn | - |
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| (noun) a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite) | - |
| poppet | (noun) a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines | Synonyms: poppet valve |
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| poppin | (adjective) Of an event that is taking place and is lively | - |
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| popping | (noun) a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork | Synonyms: pop |
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| poppy | (noun) annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers | - |
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| poppycock | (noun) senseless talk | Synonyms: hooey, stuff, stuff and nonsense |
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| popsicle | (noun) ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick | Synonyms: ice lolly, lollipop, lolly |
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| populace | (noun) people in general considered as a whole | Synonyms: public, world |
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| popular | (adjective) regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public | - |
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| (adjective) carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large | - |
| (adjective) (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) | Synonyms: pop |
| (adjective) representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large | Synonyms: democratic |
| popularisation | (noun) the act of making something attractive to the general public | Synonyms: popularization, vulgarisation, vulgarization |
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| (noun) an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable | Synonyms: popularization |
| popularise | (verb) make understandable to the general public | Synonyms: popularize |
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| (verb) cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use | Synonyms: generalise, generalize, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize |
| populariser | (noun) someone who makes something attractive to the general public | Synonyms: popularizer, vulgariser, vulgarizer |
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| popularism | (noun) music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority | - |
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| popularity | (noun) the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after | - |
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| popularization | (noun) the act of making something attractive to the general public | Synonyms: popularisation, vulgarisation, vulgarization |
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| (noun) an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable | Synonyms: popularisation |
| popularize | (verb) make understandable to the general public | Synonyms: popularise |
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| (verb) cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use | Synonyms: generalise, generalize, popularise, vulgarise, vulgarize |
| popularizer | (noun) someone who makes something attractive to the general public | Synonyms: populariser, vulgariser, vulgarizer |
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| popularly | (adverb) among the people | - |
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| populate | (verb) fill with inhabitants | - |
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| (verb) be an inhabitant of or reside in | Synonyms: dwell, inhabit, live |
| populated | (adjective) furnished with inhabitants | - |
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| population | (noun) the act of populating (causing to live in a place) | - |
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| (noun) (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn | Synonyms: universe |
| (noun) the people who inhabit a territory or state | - |
| (noun) a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area | - |
| (noun) the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.) | - |
| populism | (noun) the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite | - |
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| populist | (noun) someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite | - |
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| populous | (adjective) densely populated | Synonyms: thickly settled |
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| prosopopoeia | (noun) representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature | Synonyms: personification |
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| subpopulation | (noun) a population that is part of a larger population | - |
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| tropopause | (noun) the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere | - |
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| underpopulated | (adjective) having a lower population density than normal or desirable | - |
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| unpopular | (adjective) regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval | - |
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| unpopularity | (noun) the quality of lacking general approval or acceptance | - |
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| unpopulated | (adjective) with no people living there | Synonyms: unpeopled |
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