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noun (pangeneses)
- A mechanism for heredity proposed by w:Charles Darwin, Charles Darwin long before the true mechanism was discovered.
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| panspermia |
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noun
- the hypothesis that life on Earth originated from microorganisms from outer space
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| parasitology |
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noun
- the science of parasites.
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| phenetic |
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adjective-
(systematics): Of, or relating to, phenetics.
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| photobiology |
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noun
- The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes
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| phototaxis |
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(biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light
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| phylum |
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noun (phyl, a, pl2=phylums)
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(context, biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
- Mammals belong to the Chordata.
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| polymerous |
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adjective
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(botany) Having many parts or members in each set.
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(chemistry) polymeric, Polymeric.
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| polyphyletic |
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adjective
- having multiple ancestral sources
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| positive |
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noun
- A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- A favourable point or characteristic.
- Something having a value in physics, such as an electric charge.
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(grammar) An adjective or adverb in the degree.
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(context, photography) A image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.
adjective
- Definitively laid down; explicitly stated; clearly expressed, precise, emphatic.
- Bacon:
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: Positive words, that he would not bear arms against King Edward"s son.
- Fully assured, confident; certain.
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I"m absolutely you've spelt that wrong.
- Overconfident, dogmatic.
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: Some , persisting fops we know, That, if once wrong, will needs be always so.
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(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective or adverb; not comparative or superlative.
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"Better" is an irregular comparative of the form "good".
- Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.
- The idea of beauty is not , but depends on the different tastes of individuals.
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Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
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Good lord, you've built up a arsenal of weaponry here.
- Characterised by the existence or presence of qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
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The box was not empty " I felt some substance within it.
- Characterised by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
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The results of our experiment are .
- Characterised by affirmation, constructiveness, or influence for the better; favourable.
- He has a outlook on life.
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The first-night reviews were largely .
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: a voice in legislation.
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(context, chiefly, philosophy) actual, Actual, real, concrete.
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: Positive good.
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(photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
- A photograph can be developed from a photographic negative.
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(physics) Having more protons than electrons.
- A cation is a positive ion as it has more protons than electrons.
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(slang) HIV positive.
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| prehensile |
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adjective
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(zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
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Some monkeys have tails which they use to pick things up.
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| primitive |
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noun
- An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.
- Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress.
- Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar.
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(biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
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| progress |
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noun (rfc-level, Noun at L4+ not in L3 POS section)
- A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance
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In actual space, as the of a ship, carriage, etc.
- In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.
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In business of any kind; as, the of a negotiation; the progress of art
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In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the of a child at school
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Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political
- A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.
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The Queen embarked on her last spring.
- the advance or growth of modern, industrialized society, its technology, and its trappings
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The of society can be uneven.
verb (progress, es)
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(intransitive) to move, go, or proceed forward; to advance
They through the museum.
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(intransitive) to improve; to become better or more complete
Societies unevenly.
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| prototype |
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noun
- An original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations
- An early sample or model built to test a concept or process
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The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked.
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