English dictionary: words starting with proca

noun

In italy: a person or agency providing a regular service for the conveyance of passengers or goods; = "carrier".

adjective

Insolent or arrogant in attitude or tone; forward, cheeky; provocative.

noun

Insolence or arrogance in attitude or tone; cheekiness; forwardness; an instance of this.

noun

A synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anaesthetic, especially in dentistry.

Usage examples:

Dr. persons says that chloroprocaine or procaine (procaine, novocain) should be safe in patients wi…

adjective

Of or relating to procambium.

noun

Primary meristematic tissue that differentiates into primary vascular tissue (xylem and phloem).

noun

An antineoplastic drug, used especially in the treatment of lymphomas.

noun

In certain red algae: a compact female reproductive structure consisting of one or more carpogonial branches with associated supporting and auxiliary cells.

noun

In certain red algae: a compact female reproductive structure consisting of one or more carpogonial branches with associated supporting and auxiliary cells.

noun

A microscopic single-celled organism which has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles, including the bacteria and cyanobacteria.

Usage examples:

These proteins are expressed by all organisms ranging from prokaryotes to higher eukaryotes, includ…

adjective

Of a verse: catalectic in its former colon.

noun

A rhetorical figure by which an opponent's objections are anticipated and answered.

adjective

Designating an exciting, remote, or occasional cause; specifically designating a cause (usually external) which brings about disease in a predisposed patient. compare proegumenal .