| AMPHIMACER | • amphimacer n. A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic. • AMPHIMACER n. a foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in 'castitas'. |
| CAMPIMETRY | • campimetry n. Perimetry. • CAMPIMETRY n. a technique for assessing the central part of the visual field. |
| EMMETROPIA | • emmetropia n. The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina. • EMMETROPIA n. correct refraction of light by the eyes. |
| EMPLASTRUM | • EMPLASTRUM n. a medicated plaster, also EMPLASTRON. |
| GERMPLASMS | • germplasms n. Plural of germplasm. • GERMPLASM n. plant genetic material. |
| HAMMERKOPS | • hammerkops n. Plural of hammerkop. • HAMMERKOP n. (South African) a bird of the heron family. |
| IMIPRAMINE | • imipramine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Tofranil) used to treat depression. • IMIPRAMINE n. an antidepressant drug also used in the treatment of enuresis. |
| IMPAIRMENT | • impairment n. The result of being impaired. • impairment n. A deterioration or weakening. • impairment n. A disability or handicap. |
| IMPARTMENT | • impartment n. The act of imparting something, or the thing imparted; disclosure. • IMPARTMENT n. the act of imparting. |
| JUMPMASTER | • jumpmaster n. One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane. |
| MIMEOGRAPH | • mimeograph n. (Historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying. • mimeograph v. To make mimeograph copies. • MIMEOGRAPH n. (tradename) an autographic stencil copying device invented by Edison. |
| PALMERWORM | • palmerworm n. (Archaic) Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body. • palmerworm n. A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees. • palmer-worm n. Alternative form of palmerworm. |
| PARAMECIUM | • paramecium n. An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium. • Paramecium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Parameciidae – a ciliophore widely used as a model organism and for education. • PARAMECIUM n. a genus of tiny animals including the slipper animalcule, also PARAMAECIUM, PARAMOECIUM. |
| PNEUMOGRAM | • pneumogram n. (Medicine) A record (often overnight) of the respiratory movements of a subject by the use of pneumography. • PNEUMOGRAM n. an X-ray photograph made by a pneumograph. |
| PROGRAMMED | • programmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of program. • programmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of programme. • programmed adj. (Quakerism) having a minister or pastor who conducts religious services. |
| PROGRAMMER | • programmer n. (Computing) One who writes computer programs; a software developer. • programmer n. One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played… • programmer n. A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine. |
| PROGRAMMES | • programmes n. Plural of programme. • programmes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of programme. • PROGRAMME v. to prepare a program for (a computer, etc.). |
| SPERMARIUM | • SPERMARIUM n. the male germ gland, also SPERMARY. |
| SPERMATIUM | • spermatium n. One of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi. • SPERMATIUM n. one of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi. |
| TRIPHAMMER | • triphammer n. Alternative spelling of trip hammer. • trip␣hammer n. A powered machine used in a forge which repeatedly strikes work placed on an anvil. • TRIPHAMMER n. a power hammer that is raised or tilted by a cam and allowed to fall under gravity. |