| FERROGRAPHY | • ferrography n. The analysis of particle wear on machine components based on the contaminants found in lubricating oil. • FERROGRAPHY n. a technique for measuring magnetically the wear on machinery. |
| MARIONBERRY | • marionberry n. A member of the blackberry family, a cross between the Chehalem berry and olallieberry blackberries. • MARIONBERRY n. a hybrid fruit, a cross between a loganberry and a wild blackberry. |
| MICROARRAYS | • microarrays n. Plural of microarray. • MICROARRAY n. a collection of microscopic DNA spots, aka gene chip. |
| PERFORATORY | • PERFORATORY adj. causing perforation, also PERFORATIVE. |
| PREPARATORY | • preparatory adj. Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative. • PREPARATORY adj. by way of preparation. |
| PROCURATORY | • procuratory adj. Tending to, or authorizing, procuration. • PROCURATORY n. authorization to act for another. |
| PROPRIETARY | • proprietary adj. Of or relating to property or ownership. • proprietary adj. Owning something; having ownership. • proprietary adj. Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret. |
| PROTERANDRY | • proterandry n. (Botany) The condition of being proterandrous. • PROTERANDRY n. in a hermaphrodite organism, the maturation and loss of the male elements before the female elements develop. |
| PROTOMARTYR | • protomartyr n. Any of the first Christian martyrs. • PROTOMARTYR n. the first martyr in any cause, esp. St Stephen. |
| PYROGRAPHER | • pyrographer n. An artist who practises pyrography. • PYROGRAPHER n. one who practises pyrography. |
| PYROGRAVURE | • pyrogravure n. Pyrography. • pyrogravure n. A design or picture made by pyrography. • PYROGRAVURE n. design traced by pyrography. |
| REFORMATORY | • reformatory adj. Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative. • reformatory n. A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school. • REFORMATORY n. a penal institution to which esp. young or first offenders are committed for training and reformation. |
| REPROBATORY | • reprobatory adj. Reprobative. • REPROBATORY adj. condemnatory, also REPROBATIVE. |
| REPROGRAPHY | • reprography n. The reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics, especially using electromechanical or photographic methods. • REPROGRAPHY n. the reproduction of graphic or typeset material. |
| RESERVATORY | • reservatory n. A place in which things are reserved or kept. • reservatory adj. Reserving something. • RESERVATORY n. a receptacle; a reservoir. |
| RESPIRATORY | • respiratory adj. (Relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing. • RESPIRATORY adj. related to respiration. |
| RETARDATORY | • retardatory adj. Retardant; delaying. • RETARDATORY adj. tending to retard. |
| REVERBATORY | • reverbatory adj. Alternative form of reverberatory. • reverbatory n. Alternative form of reverberatory. • REVERBATORY n. a furnace in which the flames are made to pass over the substance being heated; a reverberatory furnace or kiln. |