| MALAPROPISM | • malapropism n. (Uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one. • malapropism n. (Countable) An instance of this; malaprop. • MALAPROPISM n. a humorous misuse of a word, also MALAPROP. |
| PANSPERMISM | • panspermism n. Synonym of panspermatism. • PANSPERMISM n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMY. |
| MALAPROPISMS | • malapropisms n. Plural of malapropism. • MALAPROPISM n. a humorous misuse of a word, also MALAPROP. |
| PANSPERMISMS | • PANSPERMISM n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMY. |
| PARAMORPHISM | • paramorphism n. (Geology) a change in the physical structure of a mineral without any chemical change. • PARAMORPHISM n. the state of being a paramorph. |
| PAEDOMORPHISM | • paedomorphism n. Alternative spelling of pedomorphism. • PAEDOMORPHISM n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHOSIS. |
| PANSPERMATISM | • panspermatism n. (Historical) The obsolete theory that germs are omnipresent. • PANSPERMATISM n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMISM, PANSPERMY. |
| PARAMORPHISMS | • paramorphisms n. Plural of paramorphism. • PARAMORPHISM n. the state of being a paramorph. |
| PREPROGRAMMED | • preprogrammed v. Simple past tense and past participle of preprogram. • preprogrammed v. Simple past tense and past participle of preprogramme. • PREPROGRAM v. to program beforehand. |
| PAEDOMORPHISMS | • PAEDOMORPHISM n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHOSIS. |
| PANSPERMATISMS | • PANSPERMATISM n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMISM, PANSPERMY. |
| PREPROGRAMMING | • preprogramming v. Present participle of preprogram. • preprogramming v. Present participle of preprogramme. • PREPROGRAMMING n. the act of programming beforehand. |
| PRESYMPTOMATIC | • presymptomatic adj. (Medicine) relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have developed and therefore… • pre-symptomatic adj. Alternative spelling of presymptomatic. • PRESYMPTOMATIC adj. preceding a symptom. |
| PREPROGRAMMINGS | • PREPROGRAMMING n. the act of programming beforehand. |