| EPIPHRAGM | • epiphragm n. (Zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation. • epiphragm n. (Botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses. • EPIPHRAGM n. the disc with which certain molluscs close the aperture of their shell. |
| MAPPERIES | • MAPPERY n. (Shakespeare) the making, or study, of maps. |
| PALAMPORE | • palampore n. (Now historical) A rich cotton cloth, originally made in India, used for bedspreads and shawls. • PALAMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALEMPORE. |
| PALEMPORE | • palempore n. Alternative form of palampore. • PALEMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALAMPORE. |
| PAMPERERS | • pamperers n. Plural of pamperer. • PAMPERER n. one who pampers. |
| PAMPERING | • pampering v. Present participle of pamper. • pampering n. The act by which somebody is pampered. • PAMPERING n. the act of treating with extreme or excessive indulgence. |
| PAMPHREYS | • PAMPHREY n. (Irish) a cabbage. |
| PANSPERMY | • panspermy n. (Biology) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances… • panspermy n. (Biology) The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis. • PANSPERMY n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMISM. |
| PAUPERDOM | • pauperdom n. The state of being a pauper. • PAUPERDOM n. the state of being a pauper. |
| PAUPERISM | • pauperism n. The state of being a pauper; poverty. • PAUPERISM n. the state of being a pauper. |
| PEPEROMIA | • peperomia n. Any plant of the genus Peperomia, some of which are popular houseplants. • Peperomia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Piperaceae – pepper-like herbaceous perennials. • PEPEROMIA n. a genus of subtropical herbaceous plants. |
| PERIPLASM | • periplasm n. (Cytology) The region between the plasma membrane and the outer membrane or cell wall. • PERIPLASM n. the region inside the wall of a biological cell. |
| PRESTAMPS | • prestamps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prestamp. • PRESTAMP v. to stamp beforehand. |
| REMAPPING | • remapping v. Present participle of remap. • remapping n. A new mapping. • REMAP v. to map again. |